OS X and Macs - the Windows killer?
For the last week I have almost exclusively been using a PowerPC Mac - claimed by Apple to be a great platform just a few years a ago. Personally, I think that Mac OS X is an interesting platform. The...
View ArticleOffer of the Day
This turned up in my inbox this morning and I thought I would share it with people.Good dayI have on several occasions received email from some other debian consultants not just you they've all been...
View ArticleBuilding Debian (and Ubuntu) Meta Packages
Over the last few weeks I have been building a bunch of Debian packages (aka debs) for a new Ubuntu server roll out. Most of the packages are either updates to existing packages or meta packages....
View ArticlePackaging Drush and Dependencies for Debian
Lately I have been trying to avoid non packaged software being installed on production servers. The main reason for this is to make it easier to apply updates. It also makes it easier to deploy new...
View ArticleHowto Setup a Private Package Repository with reprepro and nginx
As the number of servers I am responsible for grows, I have been trying to eliminate all non packaged software in production. Although ubuntu and Debian have massive software repositories, there are...
View ArticlePackaging Doctrine for Debian and Ubuntu
I have been indoctrinated into to the everything on production machines should be packaged school of thought. Rather than bang on about that, I intend to keep this post relatively short and announce...
View ArticleMaking it Easier to Spawn php-cgi on Debian and Ubuntu
Apache is a great web server, but sometimes I need something a bit more lightweight. I already have a bunch of sites using lighttpd, but I'm planning on switching them to nginx. Both nginx and lighttpd...
View Article$100 Drupal Site Series: Part 4 - Platforms
So far in this series we have covered a potential target market and business plan, resources and infrastructure and the tools required to deliver Drupal sites with a sale price of $100 per site. In...
View ArticleFixing Zimbra's Broken debs
As much as I love Zimbra, I find their Debian packaging frustrating. Why do they insist on shipping half broken debs? I can excuse vmware for being too lazy to provide proper descriptions for their...
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