July 27, 2011 · Package Mgmt · 1 comment

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This script can only work if you use this script instead of apt-get to install/upgrade/remove/purge/downgrade your packages.
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September 28, 2010 · Package Mgmt · 7 comments

Synaptic is a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing software packages on Debian-based distributions. If you are using Debian or Ubuntu you will easily find Synaptic in the System Tools menu or in the Administration menu. Synaptic uses the GTK graphic libraries . So, if you are using GNOME on your debian-based distro you will probably have Synaptic installed as well. Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

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July 22, 2010 · Package Mgmt · 8 comments

Apt-fast script that combines the power of the axel download manager with the stability of apt-get.
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June 16, 2010 · Package Mgmt · 3 comments

Are you like me and have multiple Ubuntu machines under one roof? Are you tired of downloading the same update multiple times? Sick of what seems to be duplicate work? Let me introduce you to my little friend... squid-deb-proxy.
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April 29, 2010 · Package Mgmt · (No comments)

Umarks 2 is Backup and restore Ubuntu installed packages on multiple machines, on a single machine after a clean install of Ubuntu or to restore a previous selection of packages.
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