The original article appears here zcat -f /var/log/dpkg.log* | grep ” install ” | sort You could easily add a grep onto the end instead of the sort, to find a particular package. So something like zcat -f /var/log/dpkg.log* | grep ” install ” | grep -i ‘thunderbird’ 2011-03-10 18:57:20 install thunderbird 3.1.8+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 2011-03-10 19:02:36 […]
29
Jun
Getting a history of Package installs in Ubuntu or Debian
Posted by Wayno Published in Skill Level: Easyno comment
28
Jun
Getting a Logitech USB headset to work with Skype and Debian on an Acer Netbook
Posted by Wayno Published in Audio, debian, netbook, Skill Level: Easy, soundOh man. Some of the crazy solutions I found on the web. Fudgeting with .asoundrc files. Arghh. Very simple fix! Get the latest Debian Skype version. Plug in your Logitech USB Headset. RIGHT Click on the Skype icon in the TASKBAR (not the desktop icon) – the one with a green check. and highlight options. […]
26
Jun
Creating a usb flash drive for a Debian install using Linux
Posted by Wayno Published in debian, Skill Level: EasyOkay – So I downloaded the debian iso, and burned it to CD. It was then that I discovered that my USB DVD writer, is now dearly departed. (In other words, it doe NOT work. As in: “It’s dead, Jim!”) Soooo. What do I do…..Well I have a usb flash drive, but how do I […]
20
Jun
Monitoring CPU and Motherboard Temperatures in Linux
Posted by Wayno Published in Joe, loni, Skill Level: Easy, sshAnd so I asked Loni: is there a way to look at motherboard/cpu temps via an ssh connection? She said sure! sudo apt-get install lm-sensors sudo sensors-detect sensors Restart kmod: sudo /etc/init.d/kmod start And you will get output that looks something like: it really was that easy – Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at 3000 in0: […]
2
Jun
100th Post — A special thanks
Posted by Wayno Published in Joe, loni, Skill Level: Easy, UncategorizedWhen i started this site over 3 years ago, I felt a little bit like Forrest Gump: Linux is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get! Little did I know when I started down this journey over 6 years ago, this is where I’d be. I didn’t get here […]
2
Jun
Building your own ftp server in Linux using vsftpd
Posted by Wayno Published in filesharing, howto, Joe, Skill Level: MediumI am asked frequently: How can I make my own ftp server? FTP — or file transfer protocol, was one of the original protocols used in the development of the Internet. It allows us to transfer files between a server machine (host) and a client. With the advent of peer-to-peer Bit Torrent it might seem […]
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