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Debian water ? no : riverrock

I've found this water in Ireland (where I've been attending OSS2007), whose logo seems familiar, isn't it ?Notice the TM sign... weird ?Actually, it seems it's owned by Coca Cola somehow... even stranger

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My kingdom for a Debian !

Martin and me at OSS2007 social event :then :

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Using Iomega Home network Disk Drive 500 GB with GNU/Linux (Debian testing)

I have purchased a Iomega Home network hard drive 500 GB, to use it as a NAS.There have been problems to use it with my GNU/Linux Debian (testing) desktop, but I think I now can have a working setup,...

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Debian on Zonbu mini PC

I had bought a Zonbu mini-pC and had barely used it until recently. I have started over, and decided to install a Debian lenny distro over it.The installation went quite well, but requires the use of a...

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Amanda backups to VFAT partition on external (USB) drive on Debian

I have setup a mini-PC on which I have installed my network backup infrastructure, using Amanda.In this post, I try to summarize some useful options and links... to be improved, of course : comments...

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Applying as a Debian Maintainer

I've been doing lots of Debian related things, and even took care of some packaging tasks. Nothing really fancy, and noticeable until recent contributions to bts-link, maybe I've been thinking about...

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Proper power management on Asus P4B266 mainboard

I've had difficulties with power management on my P4B266 mainboard (yes, pretty old but still works).Here are a couple tweaks I've done (which work with Debian lenny) :passing acpi=force to the kernel...

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New GPG key

I have generated a new GPG key (4096R/7C5BB6A5) for the needs of my application as Debian Developer. Therefore, the old key (1024D/B4C5F37F) will soon be retired.If you happen to meet me, I'd be glad...

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I'm now a Debian Developer

As of today, I'm now obergix@debian.org.I've been a Debian contributor (more recently as Debian Maintainer) for quite a while, and after a few months of procedures, I've now been accepted as a...

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Debian business card made with GLabels

Unfortunately, GLabels is currently unmaintained. Still, it's a very convenient tool, IMHO to print DIY business cards.Here's my glabels business card file, for those interested to borrow and reuse it.

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Using a DreamPlug with Debian as an IPv4/IPv6 router for a home LAN behind a...

The goal of this article is to describe the setup I've made for my home LAN behind a FreeBox (French ISP Free.fr).1 Principles The FreeBox is configured :in router mode (with a local IPv4 network on...

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Scheduling appointments with capture template from org-agenda view

I've been frustrated by my inability to schedule appointments directly from the org-agenda view, for quite some time, but I think I've found a way.If like me you're using org-mode to manage your...

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Migrating picture tags from KPhotoAlbum to digiKam (or others) through IPTC

I've occasionally used KPhotoAlbum for a few years and eventually added many tags to the pictures.But I've decided I wanted to try other tools, and digiKam seems to be the best option from the many...

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Closed my LinkedIn account

I've just closed my LinkedIn account, in reaction to the recent announcements on their ill behaviour re. their user's data (in particular emails).Even if I didn't allow my mail to ever pass through...

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Touchpad side scrolling enabling in gnome flashback

For whatever reason, the touchpad right edge would no longer allow me to do scrolling (like the usual middle wheel on the mouse) under the gnome flashback session in Debian testing.Here's a way to make...

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Debian water ? no : riverrock

I've found this water in Ireland (where I've been attending OSS2007), whose logo seems familiar, isn't it ?Notice the TM sign... weird ?Actually, it seems it's owned by Coca Cola somehow... even...

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My kingdom for a Debian !

Martin and me at OSS2007 social event :then :

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Using Iomega Home network Disk Drive 500 GB with GNU/Linux (Debian testing)

I have purchased a Iomega Home network hard drive 500 GB, to use it as a NAS.There have been problems to use it with my GNU/Linux Debian (testing) desktop, but I think I now can have a working setup,...

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Debian on Zonbu mini PC

I had bought a Zonbu mini-pC and had barely used it until recently. I have started over, and decided to install a Debian lenny distro over it.The installation went quite well, but requires the use of a...

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Amanda backups to VFAT partition on external (USB) drive on Debian

I have setup a mini-PC on which I have installed my network backup infrastructure, using Amanda.In this post, I try to summarize some useful options and links... to be improved, of course : comments...

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