Category Archives: Debian

Disable bell GNU/Linux and FreeBSD

Posted on October 29, 2008 by jerome.schneider

Global disable on Linux You just have to remove the pcspkr module. Temporary remove on all Linux distributions : # rmmod pcspkr Complete remove on Debian and derivate (Ubuntu, Mepsis, …) : # echo "blacklist pcspkr" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist Turn off … Continue reading →

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Tips : Debian unstable (sid) switch to Python 2.4 by default

Posted on May 27, 2008 by jerome.schneider

Edit /usr/share/python/debian_defaults You should have something like this : [DEFAULT] # the default python version default-version = python2.4 # all supported python versions supported-versions = python2.4, python2.5 # formerly supported python versions old-versions = python2.3 # unsupported versions, including older … Continue reading →

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Configure Mailman on Debian Etch with a Postfix

Posted on May 27, 2008 by jerome.schneider

Install a Mailman with a Postfix on Debian apt-get install postfix mailman Configure Mailman Add or change these lines in /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py (example vhost : lists.example.net) : DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = ‘lists.example.net’ DEFAULT_URL_HOST = ‘lists.example.net’ DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = ‘http://%s/’ Configure Postfix Example with (domain … Continue reading →

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Your manfiles in color

Posted on May 7, 2008 by jerome.schneider

You can use most to replace less or more to read your man with colors. To do this on Debian it’s easy : # apt-get install most # update-alternatives –config pager Then test it : $ man man Enjoy !

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