Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Setting up tftpd on Debian/Ubuntu

Posted on March 30, 2009 by segfault

The documentation on setting up tftpd on Debian/Ubuntu is pretty sparse Here is how you do it: sudo apt-get install tftpd && sudo mkdir /srv/tftp   # If you want to be able to upload to the TFTP server sudo … Continue reading →

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Using mod_deflate to save bandwidth and traffic charges

Posted on April 30, 2008 by segfault

If you’re running a web server using Apache 2.x and Ubuntu or Debian, you can save a lot of bandwidth by turning on mod_deflate. So just how does it work and how much data can you actually save? To use … Continue reading →

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PostGIS now supports PostgreSQL 8.3 in Ubuntu Hardy

Posted on April 24, 2008 by segfault

Thanks to the work of some inviduals, we have managed to get postgresql-8.3-postgis included in Hardy just days before release. Thanks to all those involved. Without this package, we would have had to use PostgreSQL 8.2 instead of PostgreSQL 8.3 … Continue reading →

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