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Logitech QuickCam Messenger on Ubuntu 9.04 using Skype

This article shall help you getting a Logitech QuickCam Messenger (ID: 046d:08f0) running on Linux Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) using Skype.

To make sure, you got the right cam, plug it into your computer.
Check if your camera matches my ID by running:Read more

Creating Ubuntu packages from CPAN modules

Some of our PERL tools require some CPAN modules that are not part of the standard Ubuntu distribution. It's obviously possible to install the module using CPAN but I like using deb packages where possible as then you only have one repository to manage. Fortunately with dh-make-perl it is possible to quickly turn any CPAN module in to a debian package!Read more

Initrd

InitRd is a temporary file system used in the boot process of the Linux kernel. initrd and initramfs refer to slightly different schemes for loading this file system into memory. It contains user-space helpers to do the hardware detection, module loading and device discovery necessary to get the real root file system mounted.

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