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Fixing empathy in ubuntu 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, and 14.04

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comparison of minimal packaging between distribute and distutils2

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Emacs and flymake for python, javascript, php, rst

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inconsistent duplicate attribute mailhost

Adding a new schema in LDAP can give you headache. I've the cure for this one: Inconsistent duplicate attributeType: "mailHost" This is due to a new misc.schema that is now default in Ubuntu Lucid at least (and maybe other distribution) …

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Enabling Ctrl-S for forward-history-search in bash

Ctrl-R and Ctrl-S are advertised in every readline command-line to do backward and forward search in your command history (as emacs does on text with the same shortcuts). And you've probably come to the fact that if Ctrl-R is working …

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Import / Export ldap database

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How to add a schema in OpenLDAP 2.4

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Removing duplicate contacts

After the sync of iPhone / Thunderbird / Google Contacts and importing contacts from my telephone, I had several duplicate entry. Duplicate Contact Manager saved me. After the sync of iPhone / Thunderbird / Google Contacts and importing contacts from …

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iPhone, Thunderbird and Google Sync

I recently acquired an iPhone. As any stubborn tech maniac, I cannot live without a proper synchronization between my Mails, Contacts, and Agenda. I can't figure out any decent reason to have an iPhone if these cannot be achieved. Hopefully, …

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