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Read more about the article Package Management and System Update in Ubuntu Desktop
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Package Management and System Update in Ubuntu Desktop

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:October 29, 2016
  • Post category:Linux Administration
  • Reading time:18 mins read

Ubuntu is based on Debian and all software packages are .deb files. Most software packages are free available from Ubuntu Repositories. Adding and removing software and System Update are critical…

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Read more about the article How to Remove Old Kernels in Debian and Ubuntu
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How to Remove Old Kernels in Debian and Ubuntu

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:October 25, 2016
  • Post category:Linux Administration
  • Reading time:22 mins read

After installing a new Linux kernel, old kernels are not automatically deleted. They remain in your disk (/boot partition). You have to delete them manually. Why? The main reason is…

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Read more about the article When to Restart Services or Reboot after Update on Debian or Ubuntu
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When to Restart Services or Reboot after Update on Debian or Ubuntu

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Linux Administration
  • Reading time:3 mins read

After update Debian (or Ubuntu) using apt-get update && apt-get -V upgrade you need to know which services need restart and if system reboot is required (kernel upgrade). A common…

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Read more about the article Update Postgres Major Version in Debian Jessie
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Update Postgres Major Version in Debian Jessie

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:January 24, 2016
  • Post category:Database Administration
  • Reading time:8 mins read

Postgresql update is not a trivial task. According to PostgreSQL Versioning policy: A major release is numbered by increasing either the first or second part of the version number, e.g.…

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Read more about the article Debian Server Update in Simple Steps
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Debian Server Update in Simple Steps

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:March 14, 2013
  • Post category:Linux Administration
  • Reading time:9 mins read

One of the biggest advantages of Debian is the easy and mostly safe upgrade. It is extremely rare a Debian server to be "broken" after applying updates. To update a…

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