Posted by Andrew on July 2nd, 2009 under Debian, Tips and tricks Tags: ftp, gedit, gftp, nautilus, web hosting, web server •
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I work with multiple websites on multiple servers and have tried many pieces of FTP software over the years. I tend to lean on gFTP for FTP but have recently been having connectivity issues with it. I decided to seek out a better solution and stumbled on something that now makes perfect sense.
Using Nautilus as an FTP client not only makes things easier for me navigation wise but it allows me to open files directly in gedit, edit them and upload them all within my editor. No more downloading, saving, editing, going back to my FTP client and then uploading it.
Using nautilus as a browser, referred to “File Browser” in the gnome menu allows me to traverse multiple servers as if they are local, open, edit, and upload files, all with relative simplicity. So let’s get started.
To open nautilus in browser mode you can use the following command
nautilus –browser
Once you have opened up the File Browser go to File and select Connect to Server or use Alt+F M. At this point you will need to select the server type, FTP, anonymous FTP etc. Fill out the information and submit.
Once this has been saved there should be a folder with the name you gave the connection in your bookmarks folder on the left side of the file browser. You can now simple copy and paste, drag and drop, etc files, folders and more. You can also traverse the directories on the remote connection and open the files with local programs. You will need to grant access to the keyring in order for local programs to download and upload to the server. Using this method gedit can save existing and new files directly to the server which over time will be a great time and frustration saver.
This tip isn’t very technical and it’s something I’m surprised I never really noticed before. I must admit however that I’m quite fond of this method and have been using it to work on multiple server
If you have more similar tips or tricks I hope that you will leave a comment. I haven’t tried this with more than gedit but I’m sure it will work with other Nautilus friendly applications.
Posted by Andrew on July 1st, 2009 under Community, Debian, News, Squeeze Tags: C#, Debian, litigation, Microsoft, patents, Squeeze, tomboy, Ubuntu, xandros •
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As the Debian project releases a second update of its Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (”Lenny”) distribution, a controversy has broken out over the next version, “Squeeze.” GNU guru Richard Stallman has warned that by including a Mono-based note-taking application called Tomboy, Debian runs the risk of Microsoft litigation over C# patents.
Read Entire Article on desktoplinux.com
Posted by Andrew on July 1st, 2009 under Articles & Links, Community Tags: App Store, apps, Linux, software •
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I just read an article by Matt Hartley on the Datamation Blog titled Building a Linux app store: Can you help?
The point of his article is that there is no definitive application database for Linux apps. Debian, and debian based distribution users have some pretty decent options for finding software in their realm of comfortability be it free, non-free, etc. There is no real place to find nearly every useful application for Linux from one source with a simple search function, categories, reviews, installation instructions, and more.
Things like this have been tried for specific distributions but have not lasted the test of time. Read the article and leave Matt some comments.
Posted by Andrew on July 1st, 2009 under Debian, Lenny, News, Security Tags: 5.0, Debian, lenny, News, Security, Update •
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From http://debian.org/News/2009/20090627
June 27th, 2009
The Debian project is pleased to announce the second update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename “lenny”). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems.
Please note that this update does not constitute a new version of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away 5.0 CDs or DVDs but only to update via an up-to- date Debian mirror after an installation, to cause any out of date packages to be updated.
Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won’t have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.
New CD and DVD images containing updated packages and the regular installation media accompanied with the package archive respectively will be available soon at the regular locations.
Upgrading to this revision online is usually done by pointing the aptitude (or apt) package tool (see the sources.list(5) manual page) to one of Debian’s many FTP or HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:
Miscellaneous Bugfixes
This stable update adds a few important corrections to the following packages:
New version of the debian-installer
The debian-installer has been updated to allow the installation of the previous stable release (Debian 4.0 “etch”) and to include an updated cdebconf package which resolves several issues with installation menu rendering using the newt frontend, including:
- explanatory text overlapping with the input box due to a height miscalculation
- overlapping of the “Go Back” button and the select list on certain screens
- suboptimal screen usage, particularly affecting debian-edu installations
The installer has been rebuilt to use the updated kernel packages included in this point release, resolving issues with installation on s390 G5 systems and IBM summit-based i386 systems.
Security Updates
This revision adds the following security updates to the stable release. The Security Team has already released an advisory for each of these updates:
URLs
The complete lists of packages that have changed with this release:
The current stable distribution:
Proposed updates to the stable distribution:
Stable distribution information (release notes, errata, etc.):
Security announcements and information:
Posted by Andrew on June 19th, 2009 under Debian Today Tags: Debian Today •
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Debian Today has been gone for a few months now. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to keep the most current backups so I had to go with a backup from February. There weren’t many really great articles between then and now so there isn’t a lot missed. Over the next few days/weeks I and Hunter will be going over some of our older articles and planning new articles, tips, tricks, etc.
Stay tuned.
Posted by Andrew on February 3rd, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: Debian, lenny •
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Soon the Debian Project will be announcing it’s targeted release date for Debian Lenny. The week of February 14th is going to work best for all of the teams involved in the release. It has also been mentioned that there will be a Lenny and a half release midway through Lenny’s lifespan. I will post more information about the official release date as I get it.
Posted by Andrew on January 22nd, 2009 under Debian Today •
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Things are starting to finally get moving again with Debian Today. After doing some work around the site we will begin posting again pretty soon. Having been so far out of the Debian loop for months I have some catching up to do as well. Keep a look out for new content coming soon.
Posted by Admin on October 9th, 2008 under Debian Today •
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Due to some unforeseen circumstances I will not have access to Debian Today for updates for some time. The site will still be here but it will have to be put on hold until I return and get things back in order. Unless someone else steps in before tomorrow morning that wants to make posts then there will be no posts for probably 2 weeks to a month or more. I wish I didn’t have to go but there is a lot of issue with myself and my family that need to be taken care of and now is the time to do it.
Posted by Admin on October 7th, 2008 under Debian Today •
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As said before we had a few issues with hosting the last couple weeks so the site was down. We didn’t get a good backup so we are missing a few posts and some other things but over all we got the bulk of the site back and working. Getting everything working smoothly again will take some time which I don’t much of right now so it will be a slow process. Regular posts should be coming soon but the first order of business is getting everything back to normal and then trying to improve upon what we already had working. Until I figure out what host I want to use I decided to go with a free host which actually has a pretty good set up for the price (free). I hope to find a Debian host that suits my needs and budget rather soon since the site is starting to cost more than I thought it would to run. I do want to thank 000webhost.com for providing a great free service. If you have a site you need hosted and already own your own domain or plan to get a domain then 000webhost.com is something you should take a look at.
- 350 MB of Disk Space, 100 GB Bandwidth
- Host your own domain (http://www.yourdomain.com
- cPanel Powered Hosting (you will love it)
- Over 500 website templates ready to download
- Easy to use website builder
- Free POP3 Email Box with Webmail access
- FTP and Web based File Manager
- PHP, MySQL, Perl, CGI, Ruby.
- No forced ads
That’s a lot of stuff for free and as you see there isn’t any pop ups, banners, or anything forced on you. They accept donations for their service and to my understanding they get a pretty good amount of donations and they run a paid host that brings in a good amount of money so they can afford to do it. I don’t usually push stuff like this on the site but these guys were a life saver, or more specifically a Debian Today saver.
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Posted by Admin on October 5th, 2008 under Debian Today •
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We recently suffered through some problems related to hosting and the site was unavailable to you. DebianToday was taking more than its share of bandwidth and the host didn’t like that. There was a bit of a struggle to find a new host that could acommidate us and we finally have one that should work out. There will be new posts going up soon but right now we are going to be working on getting this place updated the best we can. The site isn’t fully back to the way it was, a lot of things aren’t set up or are different so that’s going to take some time. I will be working on a new theme for the site in the next few days as well as trying to start getting back in to daily posts. Stay tuned for a more indepth update on the situation.
