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Appnr - easy way to install apps
in HackITLinux, on October 1, 2008
Gone are the days of invoking "configure;make;make install" when one needs to install a single application on Linux. (well, it is still there but mostly used by hard-core geeks hehe). Now, it easy to install software via synaptic or the command-line apt-get. Fast forward some more an...
Freeing up some space from your apt cache
in HackITLinux, on August 16, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Roman Sigaev
In a constrained space provided by the current netbooks , such as the Asus Eee PC, MSI Wind, etc., space is a premium. However, it is also important that you keep the OS updated with the latest patches. On the desktop, whilst having more HDD ...
Getting rid of stowaway packages
in HackITLinux, on February 29, 2008
Whilst it is true that apt-get and Synaptic (or insert your favorite package manager here) make it easy to install and upgrade applications. However, uninstalling is still quite tricky specially if the application has lots of dependencies. I have been victim to getting my system borked bec...
Conary or apt-get?
in HackITLinux, on March 6, 2007
First, I wish that Linux Software installation is as easy as the Mac - just copy the application package to a directory and run it off of that. Deleting it just requires dragging that same file to the trash bin and emptying it. Easy, right? :)
Anyway, in Linux, I prefer using apt-get or ...
Apt-file, your installation companion
in HackITLinux, on February 21, 2007
How many times have you encountered the lack of a library or header file whilst compiling a package? If you are like me who prefers installing from source rather than using the pre-compiled binaries, I often find myself googling the missing packages and determining which ones to install so my co...