I'm thinking about using custom Debian packages to help ease system administration of a bunch of servers. There are a number of tools which I end up installing and configuring on all of my servers.

A deb is an ar archive, with a magic number of !<arch>, consisting of three files. The first file is named debian-binary. It is a text file with a series of newline separated lines. Currently it has ...

Microsoft fixed yesterday a faulty Debian package that was messing with users' OS settings during its installation routine. The faulty package that was causing all the problems was Open R v3.5. Open R ...

Progeny Debian is a valuable new addition to the roster of Linux distributions suited for enterprise users. With its well-developed set of system administration tools, Progeny can help cut IT costs ...

After two new Canary updates rolled out over the weekend those interested can now install Debian Linux packages on the Chrome OS platform, albeit in the highly experimental channel of Chrome OS.

Freenet has generated a lot of hype for being the “son of Napster” or some equally degrading report. For Freenet to survive, it needs to get away from being just another way to get illegal MP3s. In ...