I recently started having trouble with APT transactions on my Kubuntu desktop. "apt-get update" would fail for some source entries with the error "The HTTP server sent an invalid reply header". I thought it was something specific to (K)Ubuntu, but when I had the exact problem on my NSLU2 running Debian I figured the problem … Continue reading Trouble with apt-get and Squid
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Over the last fortnight I finally got the wriggle-on to upgrade all my (K)Ubuntu systems to Hardy Heron. Various issues occurred with each of them, but overall the entire exercise went smoothly (my wife's little old Fujitsu Lifebook was probably smoothest of the lot). I had one rather vexing issue however, on my old (I'm … Continue reading Ubuntu 8.04 Wireless Weirdness
For ages I've toyed with running Linux on the ex-lease Sony Vaio I've got. When I first picked it up, Centrino was a dirty word as far as Linux was concerned, so it's been a Windows box all along. But now that the lease is over and it's all mine, I decided to take the plunge.The announcement … Continue reading Edgy comes to visit
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