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Jun. 27, 2025

Debian Upgrade Marathon: 8 Jessie

Jessie marks the halfway point of our journey, from Sarge to Bookworm, from 2005 to 2025. It is here that I enter into more familiar territory, having only used desktop Debian since around the end of Debian 8’s life cycle.
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Jun. 18, 2025

Debian Upgrade Marathon: 7 Wheezy

With enough road now behind us, I finally took it upon myself to make a clone of the Upgrade-Journey drive so that I can save scum if the need arises.
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Jun. 7, 2025

All You Need Is SSH

As a self professed minimalist, I’ve long been a fan of the axiom “Perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”, penned by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
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