de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum




Category: Linux


  • Wikis and other annoyances

    Wikis and other annoyances

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    Wikis are cool! I had installed MediaWiki on my server some time ago, but it remained 99% of the time idle because to be honest I had no idea what to do with it. Recently…

  • Mnemonic

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    This post is not a post. It is more a reminder to myself of stuff I want to write about, and to which I’ve been giving some thought. All I need to do now is…

  • Testing Flock

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    As usual, I’m not satisfied with stuff in my computer. For some reason there’s always something I feel could be better in my computer. A program that could be doing stuff it does not but…

  • Debian, APT and gpg keys

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    For quite some time now Debian’s repositories have been relying on gpg keys to ensure the authenticity and integrity of their packages. One thing no one had the decency of explaining is how to get…

  • VT8233 on Linux – making S/PDIF work

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    I’m making this post hoping it might be useful in case someone googles for something related. A long time ago when I bought the parts for my current desktop at home I chose Asus’ excellent…

  • Sound Juicer Sucks

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    Sound Juicer looks like a pretty good application for encoding audio tracks. To bad it doesn’t work the way it should. I have never had problems with it before, because I always used its default…

  • The bright side

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    Now, for some good news. At least, there are some. I’m finally free from M$ Windows. The last bastion has fallen – Microcal Origin now runs on my Debian GNU/Linux. Last night I removed the…