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    how to verify a deb package?

    hi there,

    i have deb package that i want to install with


    dpkg -i foo.deb

    but before i do this i want to verify the package's signature/checksum.

    i know this is usually done...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Fail in dualbooting ubuntu om macbook pro

    what do you get when it freezes? a blinking cursor? "GRUB"?

    you probably want to use the amd64 iso, not the 32 bit.

    you when the installer starts and ask you about the partition, there is a way...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Installation on MacBook Pro

    which macbook pro do you have? 13" or 15"? retina or non-retina?
    (MacBookPro 9,1 9,2 or 10,1?)


    You probably do not want to use bootcamp to create the partition for ubuntu. Instead, you probably...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Mac Mini late 2012 (6,1 6,2 6,3)

    Mac mini server late 2012 has a lot in common with the MBP 9,1 (non retina, 15", mid 2012). So you should look into threads like:
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2042319


    try what they...
  5. [ubuntu] Re: Grub won't load (ubuntu server 12.10 on MacBookPro5,5)

    Updates:

    I tried adding a small partition with a bios_grub flag and installing grub into it at the end of the installation. It seems that this flag causes rEFIt problems ("GPT partition of type...
  6. [ubuntu] Re: Grub won't load (ubuntu server 12.10 on MacBookPro5,5)

    thanks, but, unfortunately, pressing F12 does not change anything.
    what am i supposed to get with F12?
  7. [ubuntu] Grub won't load (ubuntu server 12.10 on MacBookPro5,5)

    Hi there,

    I'm trying to install ubuntu-server-amd64+mac ver 12.10 on a MacBookPro 5,5.
    after installation, booting ubuntu hangs during grub.

    the steps i have taken:

    A) i installed refit
    ...
  8. Thread: remap Ctrl key?

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    [ubuntu] Re: remap Ctrl key?

    https://github.com/alols/xcape
  9. Thread: remap Ctrl key?

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    [ubuntu] remap Ctrl key?

    How can I remap (left) Control key so that:
    1. If it is pressed and released with no other key, it acts as Escape.
    2. If it is pressed & held together with another key, it acts as Control (no...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Ubuntu 12.04 on macbook pro9,2

    note that the 13" MBP has no Nvidia card, so it may be a bit different than the 15" and 17" models (as in OP's situation). in that respect, it is probably more similar to my new MBA 5,2 (13", 2012)....
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    [ubuntu] Re: MBA 11" 2012 with 12.04

    http://paste.ubuntu.com/1070561/
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    [ubuntu] Re: MBA 11" 2012 with 12.04

    i have the new (2012) MBA 13" with 4GB ram.
    i'm dual booting Lion with 12.04.

    @eee.c
    * i have no superdrive, and i can confirm that booting from a usb works. (i used the amd+mac iso, converted...
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    [ubuntu] Re: DNS self-hosting: how to bootstrap?

    bump.
    so is it at all possible for one to self host the nameserver of mydomain.com at ns1.mydomain.com?

    after reading the manpage of nsd.conf, nsd's README (/usr/share/doc/nsd3/README.gz), the...
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    [ubuntu] DNS self-hosting: how to bootstrap?

    i host an ubuntu server on VPS, let's call it myHost.
    i registered a shiny domain, say mydomain.com, with a different registrar, say myRegistrar.
    i want to host my own (authoritative) DNS on...
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    Re: security practices while developing?

    In general, you are right, but, unfortunately, the code is too long, so this is never going to happen... i simply have to test new commits without trusting anything.



    Yes this certainly...
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    Re: security practices while developing?

    Well, the difference is that Debian's code is reviewed by many developers. You can argue that it is still possible to sneak in some malicious code - some will agree with you and some will not - but...
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    security practices while developing?

    Hi all,

    I recently joined an open source project, so I was wondering if other developers here could recommend some security practices they use.

    Motivation: It is a small project (3-5...
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    [ubuntu] best development practices?

    Hi all,

    I recently joined an open source project, so I was wondering if other developers here could recommend some security practices they use.

    Motivation: It is a small project (3...
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    [SOLVED] Re: webcam wont work in skype

    thanks!
    i followed the link in the beinning of the link that you posted, and ran skype with

    LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype &
    and now the webcam works great!
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    [ubuntu] Re: Skype in Medibuntu repositories

    thanks, this solved the mystery :)
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    [SOLVED] webcam wont work in skype

    i cannot get my webcam to work with skype in ubuntu.
    conversation works great (both mic and speakers) and i can see my friend's webcam, but he cannot see mine.

    i know my webcam (logitec quickcam...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Skype in Medibuntu repositories

    i too was wondering where the skype package is.
    i cannot see it on http://packages.medibuntu.org under karmic
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    [SOLVED] Re: New Install, reboot, GRUB

    does it really not take any keyboard input?
    do you see a grub prompt like "grub>" or something else?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Way New to Servers

    at the grub> prompt, what do you get when you enter "ls" (no quotes)? what do you get when you enter "set"?
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    [all variants] "dpkg -r" vs. "apt-get remove"

    if i install a .deb file with

    dpkg -i package.deb
    or by double clicking it, and i want to uninstall it, should i use

    dpkg -r package.deb
    or

    apt-get remove package
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