Installing debian “squeeze” with PXE boot on a Samsung N145 Plus netbook
Introduction This article describes the steps necessary to install debian 6 “squeeze” on a Samsung N145 Plus netbook, with the following specification: Intel Atom processor 10.1″ display 1GB RAM 340GB...
View ArticleDebian “jessie” on Intel “Skylake”
Except for work computers with GNU/linux, the last of which was retired in 2008, my GNU/linux computers have been outdated hand-me-downs. And when the P4 I got back in 2010 went belly up, I figured it...
View ArticleUsing a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B as a router/firewall for the home LAN
Since 1999 I have been using a 1996 vintage DEC PII desktop as the router/firewall between the internet and my home network. The DEC computer came to me with Win95 (or possibly Win98) in 1998, got...
View ArticleGet update notifications in the MATE desktop on debian jessie
One thing I have been missing since Gnome 2 was suceeded by the (IMO) horrible Gnome 3, is a tool tray notification icon for pending debian updates. When someone continued Gnome 2 as MATE and MATE...
View ArticleSign nginx website and dovecot imap server on debian with let’s encrypt
If you have a setup with a single server with multiple services (web, IMAP etc.), and one CNAME per service (www.somedomain.com, imap.somedomain.com), and you would like to get the services signed in a...
View ArticleInstalling debian 11 “bullseye” using PXE boot on an Acer Aspire 5 A515-45...
I installed GNU/linux on a laptop, for the first time since 2012. And the install was mostly trouble free. I spent a little time on getting the PXE boot working and getting the wireless NIC working,...
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