Tag: Debian

dpkg command cheatsheet Syntax <th> <strong>Description</strong> </th> <th> <strong>Example</strong> </th> dpkg -i {.deb package} <td>...
rpcbind and auth ports open The last time I installed Debian Etch i closed both port 111 and 113 but since I’ve forgot it already and a new installation is in progress, this post should remind me how to...
Debian backports and pinning I’m running Debian Etch because I prefer the stable Debian package tree. This is all great but the software is a little outdated compared to other distributions like Ubuntu....
Mounting remote filesystems using SSH and Debian This post describes how to mount a remote filesystem through SSH using the shfs kernel module on a Debian Etch server. By doing this I can access the remote filesystem as if...