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Graham Hagney

Extract Ubuntu Installed Package list

A way to get a list of all packages installed on your machine use the following command. dpkg –get-selections > my-pkg-list You can later reinstall the packages in the list using this command: dpkg –set-selections < my-pkg-list sudo apt-get -u dselect-upgrade This list will include both packages you installed, and …

Interesting Spam report data

Hi found this interesting site at Barracuda Central.org which has some very interesting consolidated data to do with the amount of spam blocked, Type of spam etc….http://www.barracudacentral.org/data/spam

GEtting rid of old Ubuntu Kernels.

Every time Ubuntu installs a new Linux kernel, the old one is left behind. This means that if you are regularly updating an Ubuntu system the Grub boot menu becomes longer and longer with kernels you don’t need anymore. The old kernels are deliberately left installed and on the menu …