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Additional Workspaces in Gnome

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

I use Gnome on Ubuntu 18.04 with static workspaces and switch between them using keyboard shortcuts – for example, ALT+1 takes me to workspace one. Unfortunately, using the graphical settings editor, I was only able to assign keyboard shortcuts to … Continue reading →

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Detecting Security Upgrades on Ubuntu

Posted on October 22, 2016 by

In my article on unattended upgrades I described how to set up an Ubuntu system to install security upgrades automatically. This is convenient for small setups, but in an enterprise environment you typically want to perform some QA before applying the … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Server Secure With Unattended Upgrades

Posted on February 26, 2015 by

When operating servers, you’re responsible for keeping them up to date with the latest security fixes. Ubuntu comes with a mechanism that installs updates automatically so you don’t have to worry about it. Obviously, this is meant for personal servers … Continue reading →

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Installing Oracle’s JDK on Debian/Ubuntu

Posted on November 9, 2014 by

Due to licensing issues, Linux distributions don’t ship Oracle Java packages anymore. In many cases, that doesn’t matter since you can just use OpenJDK. But if you do need Oracle’s JDK, Debian packages are a bit more convenient than handling … Continue reading →

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Managing Docker Container Updates

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

When running a Debian/Ubuntu-based server, it’s relatively easy to figure out whether updates need to be installed. Tools based on apt work very well in this regard and even offer advanced features like unattended updates. Not so with services running … Continue reading →

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Enabling Hibernate Support in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

In this article, I’ll show you how to enable hibernate support in Ubuntu 14.04 (“Trusty Tahr”) by making a “Hibernate” menu entry appear in Unity’s global system pulldown menu. The Ubuntu developers disabled this a couple of years ago because … Continue reading →

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Mirroring an Apt Repository

Posted on September 21, 2013 by

When setting up a Hadoop cluster using Debian packages, it’s often useful to work with a local mirror. In this article, I’ll walk you through creating an apt mirror for Cloudera’s Hadoop distribution.

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Installing Ubuntu 13.04 on my Dell Precision M65

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

A few days ago I bought a larger and faster disk for my Dell Precision M65 notebook. If it wasn’t for the new disk, I would have never tried the latest Ubuntu (13.04, aka “Raring Ringtail”), because 12.04 worked fine … Continue reading →

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