This is my quick guide to setting up a Debian apt repository: Install the needed software apt-get install apt-utils Create the directory structure under the webroot mkdir -p /var/www/apt/sarge Add the created .deb files to the archive cp mypackage-1.0.deb /var/www/apt/sarge Update the package list to reflect the new package. cd /var/www/apt apt-ftparchive packages sarge > …
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theAdmin Apt repository setup
I’m back. I also have a lot to write about now but I wanted to start with a new feature I have added to my theadmin.org server. I am now starting to package up some software for Debian. I have my apt repository setup at apt.theadmin.org. To add it just add one of the following …
Java Plugin in Firefox on Debian PPC
Note: This is for PPC users only, x86 users can just grab the files straight from Java.com I needed to get the Java plugin working with Firefox on my Mac Mini Debian install. Since I ended up using IBM’s Java, it was not automatically setup so after reading the docs (file:///usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-ibm/docs/navigation/index.en.htm?eng) that came with it …