Debian Wheezy

Make iptables configuration persistent using systemd file with additional possibility to disable firewall after defined period of time. ...

Make iptables configuration persistent using custom service file with additional features like configurable wait time, so you can safely interrupt execution and test mode that will disable firewall after defined period of time. ...

Debian Wheezy provides an ancient version of pip utility for installing Python packages. To put it very simply, it does not work anymore as it is not using HTTPS protocol, but fortunately this issue can be quickly fixed. ...

Alteration of the software RAID arrangement often requires an update to the boot configuration of the mdadm utility for management of Software RAID. ...

The init-system-helpers package that provides a helper tools for all init systems is not available in primary Debian Wheezy repositories. You need to use wheezy-backports repository to install it on that operating system. ...

Build your first VServer on Debian Wheezy using psand.net public repository. ...

I have already described chkconfig utility in CentOS – How to manage system services blog post, but today I want to mention that you can also use it to manage services on Debian Wheezy. ...

I often want to omit data from certain tables during PostgreSQL database backup. Today I will look into this and post my findings for further reference. ...

Several months ago I have shortly described how to close a non-responsive ssh session, which comes in handy at times. Today I will describe how to close every active ssh session by inspecting existing pseudoterminals. ...

Sometimes I want to inspect and verify queries made by an application or hunt a bug that involves more complex queries. The essential part of this process requires altering PostgreSQL server configuration to log SQL statements. ...

Do you want to use the latest version of Iceweasel, also known as Firefox? Then add the repository provided by the Debian Mozilla team and choose between release, beta and aurora version. ...

Default Debian installation does not include VPN support inside the Network Manager applet. The reason behind this decision is probably the variety of available solutions. ...

Today, I will briefly describe how to automatically share X session on Debian Wheezy using VNC protocol. ...

Recently, I noticed “Failed to save changes” error when tried to move events between distinct calendars. After a short investigation I found that this bug is already fixed, but not packaged for an easy upgrade, so I will shortly describe how to apply fix for Debian Wheezy and Kolab 3.3. ...

Whenever I see auto-login feature implemented by using X login manager, I immediately think about how to automatically login user at the console without even touching graphical user interface. ...

VLAN (virtual local area network) is very useful concept as you can easily separate device management from users by using appropriate network devices and configuration. I will describe here in a form of a short note how to create VLAN interface using Debian system. ...