Tag: Ubuntu

  • pam bugs hurt

    I did some upgrades of what seemed like a million packages today on my Debian sid computer.  I was doing this remotely and when I tried to ssh back in I got kicked out after entering my password, hmmm. OK, so I waited until I could get in front of it and tried to login…

  • MediaServer with Rygel

    Like a lot of  people, I have one of those set-top TV boxes that can record TV shows at set times.  I made sure that I could get at the files (using a FTP server in this case) and that the files were some sort of common standard (MPEG 4 TS).  I also have a…

  • Debian Linux on HP DV6-6023TX

    It was time to update my creaking old laptop.  I ordered HP6-6023TX online and after a few days it arrived just before a long weekend. I first backed up Windows 7 onto a set of DVDs and found that either my blank DVDs are old or this new DVD drive is far more fussy. There…