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Upgrading Gentoo 2007.0 to 10.0
So I left all these servers running gentoo a couple years ago. Now, after all this time (and uptime!), I want to install something.
Error:
emerge -av portage
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies |
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=dev-lang/python-2.5" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required [...]
Cleaning up extracted package contents
I hate it when I download a source archive, uncompress it, and find that instead of creating a package directory, with the contents of the archive, the archive was created with a bunch of files at the root directory. Suppose I have a downloads directory with lots of archives. After I uncompress this [...]
Adding more disk space with LVM2
I’ve always known that virtualizing things can make management of all types of resources easier. Recently, I had the most pleasant experience adding disk space to a virtual machine. Of course, if you use LVM, this can happen just as easily with real physical disks, but for me, I was able to do [...]
Quick SSH Tip
I’d wager many of you know this already. Having done this a couple times the last two days though, I thought I’d add it for those that don’t. Maybe it’s useful to someone.
Problem: You want to log into a remote server with SSH and you don’t want to type a password. [...]
Microsoft exchange hosting with Sharepoint
I’m a Linux advocate myself. My servers run Linux. I use Linux primarily for my work. At home, I either use Linux or my iMac. While I can get all the services I’m happy with, I have to realize that some people like services that are harder to find and host [...]
Upgrading to Wordpress 2.7
I just updated all my blogs to Wordpress 2.7. I like the new admin interface. The upgrade was pleasantly easy and quick.