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Objective

Install Gitlab on Debian 9 Stretch

Distributions

Debian 9 Stretch

Requirements

A working installation of Debian Stretch with root access.

Difficulty

Easy

Conventions

  • # - requires given command to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
  • $ - given command to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Introduction

Gitlab is an awesome free software alternative to Github. It allows teams and individual developers to host and manage their own projects on servers that they control. Debian Stretch provides a stable foundation for Gitlab and can make for an excellent code repository server. Plus, Gitlab's Omnibus Package makes installation super simple.

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Objective

Install the latest stable version of Mesa on Debian Stretch.

Distributions

Debian 9 Stretch

Requirements

A working install of Debian Stretch with root access.

Difficulty

Medium

Conventions

  • # - requires given command to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
  • $ - given command to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Introduction

Mesa is a big deal if you're running open source graphics drivers. It can be the difference between a smooth experience and an awful one. Mesa is under active development, and it sees constant noticeable performance improvements. That means it's really worthwhile to stay on top of the latest releases. Debian usually doesn't, though, so Debian users have to take matters into their own hands.

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Objective

This article explains a system upgrade procedure from Debian 9 Stretch to Debian 10 Buster.

Currently, Debian Buster is in a state of testing. The stable Debian 10 Buster release date is to be expected in a second or third quarter of 2019.

Buster Full Upgrade

Let's first fully upgrade our current Debian Stretch system: 
# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade
# apt-get dist-upgrade

Update Package Repository to Debian Buster

# sed -i 's/stretch/buster/g' /etc/apt/sources.list

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Objective

Learn to use redirections, pipes and tee in the Bash shell

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: - Linux distribution agnostic

Requirements

  • Access to a Bash shell

Difficulty

EASY

Conventions

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Objective

The objective is to remove all orphaned packages from CentOS Linux. By orphaned packages we mean all packages which no longer serve a purpose of package dependencies.

For example, package A is depended on package B, thus, in order to install package A the package B must also be installed. Once the package A is removed the package B might still be installed, hence the package B is now orphaned package.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: - CentOS 7

Requirements

Privileged access to you CentOS Linux system will be required.

Difficulty

EASY

Conventions