debian install CDs
I've just realized that I never have to burn another stinking Debian installer CD. Why bother, if I can just boot into Knoppix and run debootstrap. Just look how easy the process is: boot into knoppix. mkdir /1 mke2fs -j /dev/sda1 mount /dev/sda1 /1 debootstrap sarge /1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian Of course this will not boot, so I will have to build the kernel. But I would do that anyways right after I rebooted the first time into any install anyway.
change of jobs
I am leaving my employer of two years, SOMA Networks, for new opportunities at Fortinet. I have a lot of mixed feelings, but I recall feeling this way when I left my last job. Fortinet Technologies has recently been features in an Ottawa Citizen article. Seems like a big change to work for a company with real clients and real products. :) Here are a few resources I found useful while I was searching for work: Yahoo! Ottawa S/W Jobs teledyn Linux jobs
spamassasin extras
Here are a couple of interesting spamassasin rule sets: Jennifer's Sets Rules Du Jour Rule Sets Rules Emporium Here is some related help... "Installing and configuring Exim 4 on Debian" - Nice step by step how-to. Here is something that made a huge difference on my spam set: SURBL - Spam URI Realtime Blocklists This is similar to an RBL, but instead of looking at an email source it looks at URIs found in the email body.
cool debian tools
A few of us, Debian veterans, started naming off cool tools and tricks on IRC for the benefit of a newbie. One person suggested to put this list up somewhere... so here goes: apt-file - APT package searching utility -- command-line interface auto-apt - package search by file and on-demand package installation tool apt-show-versions - Lists available package versions with distribution cron-apt - Automatic update of packages using apt deborphan - Find orphaned libraries apt-listchanges - Display new Debian changelog entries from .deb archives apt-spy - writes a sources.list file based on bandwidth tests dpkg-repack - generates a .deb from an installed package Tools for keeners and developers:
first post!
I’ve just finished coding up this blog script. I wanted something that did not use a database backend, and most importantly could be added to from the command line. The implementation is in PHP and I add entries using vim. The PHP Manual came in very handy. B.