The teamviewer installation error “package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)” is observed on when attempting an install on 64 bit versions of either Debian or Ubuntu. This article details how to solve this quickly and easily. This comes from using a “multiarch” or “multiple-architecture” installer as opposed to one which has been expressly …

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apt-get is the command-line tool for handling packages for Debian Linux which is use to: Install/manage individual packages Upgrade packages Apply security patch(s) Keep Debian system up to date Download source .deb files Has many GUI and other utilities as front-ends Here is quick cheat sheet you will find handy while using apt-get at shell …

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PrivateInternetAccess Using OpenVPN and Squid Proxy – OpenVPN Configuration This article in the series deals with getting the OpenVPN service up and running with PrivateInternetAccess and how to configure our routes to allow us to selectively channel our traffic through it. As we already installed OpenVPN previously, we can jump straight in: we will need …

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PrivateInternetAccess Using OpenVPN and Squid Proxy – Introduction This series of articles describes how to set up a VPN connection to PrivateInternetAccess using OpenVPN and squid proxy to share the VPN connection and overcome the 5 device limit on the PIA account. We will be using: Debian Wheezy netinstall ISO webmin – to configure our …

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This article describes how to remove the Gnome desktop environment from a Debian install. Sometimes, unless you run the gauntlet of Expert Install (which is unnecessary if all you want is a general purpose, vanilla machine) then the Gnome desktop will be automatically installed from the installation DVD. The following commands will remove it (and …

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