Wandering Samurai

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  • Updating Packages Using Apt On Old Debian Installs

    When attempting to install a new package or update an existing package if you are presented with the error E: Release file expired, ignoring http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian/dists/squeeze-lts/Release (invalid since 189d 0h 42min 32s) You will need to execute the following command as root: $ echo ‘Acquire::Check-Valid-Until “false”;’ > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90ignore-release-date And then perform… $ apt update or if […]

    September 20, 2016
  • Adding apps to the Finder Toolbar

    Where before you could simply drag any icon up to the Finder toolbar and hold it there for a second to add it, you now need to first hold down Option+Command and then start dragging the desired icon to the toolbar. You can still remove the icons the same way as before: holding down Command, […]

    February 3, 2016
  • Profiling PHP with XHProf & XHGui

    For a well described tutorial on basic PHP profiling and optimization I would recommend the 3 part article written by Davey Shafik: Profiling PHP Part 1: Intro to Xhprof & Xhgui Profiling PHP Part 2: Xhgui In-Depth Profiling PHP Part 3: Practical Performance Tuning

    December 18, 2015
  • Installing Node.js and NPM on Mac OSX

    The Node.js site has finally started building packages for node.js instead of requiring users to install using source. The download page can be found on the page for Node.js Downloads.

    August 24, 2015
  • History support for PERL CPAN

    If you are like me, every time you go to install a new perl module you realize the system doesn’t have command line history support and have to go hunting for the correct module to install. A Little Bit Of History This option, provided you have Term::ReadLine::Perl or Term::ReadLine::Gnu installed, will give your CPAN command […]

    October 20, 2014
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