Here is a link to how to find and or make .debs that you just have to have in your install. And the article covers a lot of different ways to find and download debs for your use.
One of the biggest strengths of Debian (and derivatives like Ubuntu) is support for the .deb package. [...]
So I’m having a conversation on the phone with Scrap [another IT Toolbox member — Sander] this morning and he relayed this little story from his adventures as a professor of information security studies at a local school. I’m going to share this story with you and include my usual warning and disclaimer: Put your [...]
We are currently reviewing the debian.org account database and checking a list of developer accounts that *appear* to be inactive. The purpose of this review is simply to minimize the number of live but unused debian.org accounts since they (in sufficient numbers) are an active security concern. It’s _not_ intended as a judgment or criticism [...]
Chances are if you print anything from a Mac, Linux, or Unix system, you’re using the Common Unix Printing System, or CUPS. Now, in a surprising development, Michael R. Sweet, CUPS’ creator, revealed on CUPS’ Web site that Apple has bought CUPS’ source code and other intellectual property.
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Apple takes a shine [...]
