Articles tagged with ubuntu

  1. Cache has broken packages, exiting

    Posted on in system_administration

    I've been getting the following error from cron.daily in my inbox lately:

    /etc/cron.daily/apt:
    Cache has broken packages, exiting
    

    That's an annoying email to get everyday. I decided I would apt-get clean and that would probably fix the problem:

    $ sudo apt-get clean
    $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
    Reading package …
  2. Installing Unison 2.27.57 via MacPorts

    Posted on in System Administration

    MacPorts LogoI've mentioned before that I use Unison to keep a few important directories synchronized between my various workstations and file server. I made the switch to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS recently, and started using its unison 2.27.57 package. This breaks all of my Macs that use unison 2 …

  3. Ubuntu: Installing VMware Tools in 10.04 LTS

    Posted on in System Administration

    Ubuntu Circle of Friends Logo (Orange on White)Although this process is well documented on the Ubuntu community site, I decided to take notes of the exact steps that I took so that I wouldn't have to fumble through that long document next time. I'm installing the tools in a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS …

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