Howtos
Replace Current Bootloader With GRUB
Debian
GRUB is the standard bootloader in the latest releases of Debian. However, another bootloader could have been installed on your computer.
Fixing a Messed Up Package Database
FreeBSD
The package database gets sometimes messed up, and the result is some strange errors about »pkgdb«. It's easy to fix.
Replace the Default Text Editor
FreeBSD
In FreeBSD »vi« is the default text editor. But the choise of a default text editor is customizable as everything else in the free world.
Apt, Fix GPG Error
Debian Etch
Signed repositories get verified with apt from version 0.6 which is part of Debian Etch. If a signiture key is missing on your system, apt-get will return an error message.
Disable IPv6 for Good
Debian Sarge / Debian Etch
If you use good old IPv4 instead of IPv6 for your network connection, you should disable IPv6. The advantages are faster system boot and faster webbrowsing.
Java the Debian Way
Debian Sarge
Have you ever wondered how to install Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) the Debian way? This trick does it on Debian Sarge, on Etch the Java packages are in the repository.
View Processes With »Ctrl+Alt+Del«
Debian Sarge / KDE <= 3.3.x
KDE System Guard is a nice tool to watch processes, CPU and memory usage. In KDE 3.4.x you can call KDE System Guard by pressing »Ctrl+Alt+Del«. You can do the same in earlier versions of KDE but you have to set it up yourself. This is how.