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	<title>Organizing Linux Information! &#187; APT</title>
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		<title>TIP: Resolve DPKG&#8217;s &#8220;extended_states&#8221; error message during upgrade</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/09/29/tip-resolve-dpkgs-extended_states-error-message-during-upgrade/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tip-resolve-dpkgs-extended_states-error-message-during-upgrade</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/09/29/tip-resolve-dpkgs-extended_states-error-message-during-upgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=1935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While doing an upgrade on your Debian or Ubuntu system, if you ever encounter the following error message: E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/extended_states (1) all you need to do is to rename that file to something else. For example: # cd /var/lib/apt/ # mv extended_states extended_states.tmp Now you can continue whatever you were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TIP: Remove left over package configuration files from Debian</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/09/20/tip-remove-left-over-package-configuration-files-from-debian/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tip-remove-left-over-package-configuration-files-from-debian</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/09/20/tip-remove-left-over-package-configuration-files-from-debian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=1922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So you would think that just removing a package from your Debian system would remove all the configuration files and other related files associated with that package, right? But that is not the case. There is a difference between &#8220;purging&#8221; and &#8220;removing&#8221; in Debian. As far as I understand, removing a package by the following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A comprehensive command guide to Debian&#8217;s APT-GET and DPKG</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/03/30/a-comprehensive-command-guide-to-debians-apt-get-and-dpkg/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=a-comprehensive-command-guide-to-debians-apt-get-and-dpkg</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/03/30/a-comprehensive-command-guide-to-debians-apt-get-and-dpkg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=1240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Purpose: Debian has a very powerful package management system called APT. Learning some useful commands can really unleash the true power and usefulness of this package management system. From time to time I will add commands and other tips and tricks that will be helpful to solve some issues and get work done faster. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip: How to keep a Debian package on hold</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/03/04/tip-how-to-keep-a-debian-package-on-hold/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tip-how-to-keep-a-debian-package-on-hold</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/03/04/tip-how-to-keep-a-debian-package-on-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=1012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I ended up in a situation where I had to use an old version of watchdog package from Etch (4.0) on Debian Lenny (5.0) because of a bug in Lenny&#8217;s version. First you need to uninstall the current version  (5.4-10) of  watchdog package: apt-get purge watchdog Download the watchdog package from Etch and install [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip: Debian Lenny Backports</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/20/debian-lenny-backports/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=debian-lenny-backports</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/20/debian-lenny-backports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Debian Lenny&#8217;s backports has been officially started. The name of the backport is lenny-backports just like previous backports. To start using the Lenny backports just add the following file to your /etc/apt/sources.list file: deb http://www.backports.org/debian lenny-backports main contrib non-free and give the following command: # apt-get update To start installing packages from lenny-backports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOWTO: Switching from APT-GET to APTITUDE</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/20/howto-switching-from-apt-get-to-aptitude/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=howto-switching-from-apt-get-to-aptitude</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/20/howto-switching-from-apt-get-to-aptitude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Purpose: This blog entry will show you the steps involved to switch from Debian&#8217;s classic &#8216;apt-get&#8217; tool to &#8216;aptitude&#8217;. This blog assumes that you are familiar with &#8216;apt-get&#8216; tool on Debian systems. Somewhere along Debian Etch release, Debian Developer recommended to start using aptitude instead of apt-get. We won&#8217;t go into the details of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>HOWTO: Upgrading to Debian 5.0 Lenny from Debian 4.0 Etch</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/16/upgrading-to-debian-50-lenny-from-debian-40-etch/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=upgrading-to-debian-50-lenny-from-debian-40-etch</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/16/upgrading-to-debian-50-lenny-from-debian-40-etch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[APT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Purpose: This is quick guide to show how you can upgrade to the latest stable release of Debian &#8211; 5.0 (Lenny). You can also read more information about the release here. Step 1: Change your sources.list file nano /etc/apt/sources.list Change all the instances of &#8220;etch&#8221; to &#8220;lenny&#8221;. Save and quit the file. Your file should [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tip: Tell apt-get not to install &#8220;recommends&#8221; packages in Debian Linux</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/01/07/howto-tell-apt-get-not-to-install-recommends-packages-in-debian-linux/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=howto-tell-apt-get-not-to-install-recommends-packages-in-debian-linux</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/01/07/howto-tell-apt-get-not-to-install-recommends-packages-in-debian-linux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Purpose: If you are using Debian Lenny and are installing software packages using apt-get then you might have noticed the new version of apt-get in Lenny installs the &#8220;recommends&#8221; packages automatically thus increasing the number of packages installed on your computer. The &#8220;apt-get&#8221; in Debian Etch (4.0) did not use to install &#8220;recommends&#8221; packages.  In [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>HOWTO: Setting up Debian Proxy Cache server for .deb packages</title>
		<link>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2008/04/16/setting-up-debian-proxy-cache-server-for-deb-packages/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=setting-up-debian-proxy-cache-server-for-deb-packages</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.koolwal.net/2008/04/16/setting-up-debian-proxy-cache-server-for-deb-packages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=47</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Purpose: Suppose you have multiple machines/computers running Debian Linux and you do experiment with them a lot like installing various .deb packages, tweaking some hardware, installing kernels, testing various hardware and then re-installing the system again and the cycle goes on and on. Now the problem with this is that every time you do a [...]]]></description>
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