How to set up Apt caching server on Ubuntu or Debian – Xmodulo

http://xmodulo.com/apt-caching-server-ubuntu-debian.html After following this guide (which was easy) there look to be a few caveats stick to the stable release as well as stable repos or you may start getting lots of 403 errors while trying to find local mirrors. it took me a while to realise because i thought it was just a volatile …

install lxqt desktop on jessie

LXQT is the merge of lxde (GTK) and razor-qt (Pure QT) Here’s how to install in Debian Jessie: Open a new file in nano (eg: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lxqt.list) and paste the siduction repos. deb http://packages.siduction.org/lxqt jessie-backports main deb-src http://packages.siduction.org/lxqt jessie-backports main After you paste simply update and install apt-key adv –keyserver pgpkeys.mit.edu –recv-key 15CBD88045C45076 aptitude update aptitude …

Why I can’t ditch Gnome 3

*UPDATE razor-qt merged with LXDE who were in the process of migrating from GTK to QT. The merged project is available from http://lxqt.org/ LXQT is also installable in Debian now. install lxqt desktop on jessie *ORIGINAL On low power machines people will often mention that Gnome/KDE are sometimes too bloated to use. I don’t really …

Organise your music with Rhythmbox File Organizer

Basically this is a short plug for my Rhythmbox Plugin, Fileorganizer. The plugin Supports all the latest versions of Rhythmbox in current distros. HomepageDownload Fileorganizer is a Rhythmbox Plugin that will move and rename files according to your tags and then update the database so you don’t lose your ratings and play counts. Don’t waste your …

MiniDLNA: The best streaming software hands down!

*UPDATE* – minidlna is now a package in Debian! It’s also a package in Ubuntu 11.10 so you can just install it from your package manager. 😉 I stream to my Xbox 360 and other devices from a file server in the office. For years I’ve used (and purchased) TwonkyMedia Server but I was never …