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When did you install your system ?

Here is a way to know when you installed your system for the last time. The hocus-pocus is only true if you didn't modify your root partition ("/")...

Dual-screen with xrandr

This article simply explains how to get two same screens with a same computer. We're going to use xrandr, the soft is normally already installad on...

warning: SASL authentification problem

I got this message from the postfix's smtpd service : warning: SASL authentification problem: unable to open Berkeley db /etc/sasldb2: No such file or...

DNS configuration for Jabber

I find it is not very easy to find a correct DNS configuration for jabber domains (but it's so easy!), therefore I show you my configuration. In your...

Import a remote file with PHP and XML

How to import the content from a remote file by using PHP and XML ? That is very easy ! First, you must create the XML file (I give you a simple...

First stable version of MyNewsletter

The first stable version of my little web application is released. This application is a complet system (or nearly) of newsletter for your website,...

Linux-planet launched !

The english version of Planet-Libre is now working ! Indeed, it is a french planet dealing with GNU/Linux, but because there is no english planet such...

Forward system's mails to a mail box !

With a basic configuration, all system's mails, or almost are forwarded to the user "root". To read them, type "mail" is sufficient, as root. And to...

Linux-libre, a 100% Free kernel !

I read, with surprise that kernels provided by debian (themselves coming from kernel.org) are not 100% Free ! There are non-free softwares inside !...

The package module-init-tools causes problems...

During an upgrade of a system (changing of the version of a distribution), we can get problems with a few packages, for example, with a package and...