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Installing merb on phusion passenger

on in Linux, Ruby

I’ve created a little merb app for a customer. The reason I chose merb because I really like the :provides-api. The app had to generate a lot of xml, so using Merb was really nice.

But the installation on the server was a little troublesome. I had...

Brother HL-2030 & Ubuntu Hardy

on in Linux

Ah, time for my yearrly recurring troubles with my Brother HL2030. Very nice printer. But the driver support under Linux is terrible. Yes, brother released some (crapy) closed source drivers for Linux. But in my opinion that’s even worse than no drivers...

Wii sensor bar repareren

on in Other

Ik heb twee hele lieve ratjes maar ze knagen alle losliggende kabels door :( Nu was de Wii aan de beurt. Bijna alles weggewerkt of draadloos. Behalve de sensor bar natuurlijk. En ja hoor, die hadden ze te pakken genomen (op twee plekken zelfs). Dus...

New virtualization server / HTPC machine

on in Linux, Other

I was thinking about putting together a new low-energy VT-enabled HTPC. So I can use it to watch video’s, play my music on it, use it for testing purposes, put freebsd on it and a lot more. That’s why I want the VT extension. So I can install KVM/Xen...

Installed passenger a.k.a. mod_rails

on in Linux, Ruby

Today I’ve installed Phusion passenger on one of our servers. I wanted Redmine for one of our projects so this seemede a nice opportunity to install it.

Installation was a breeze. For mod_rails as well Redmine.

So I was thinking: we have mod_rails...