December 24, 2007
Distractions
This should have been the promised post about cargo cult programming, but an unfortunate mix up between my hosters setup and Debian Lenny required a complete re-installation of my site :(
I'm using a virtual server, so the Linux kernel is provided by the hoster - in my case 2.6.9. This kernel doesn't work with the new glibc version - so updating to that version stopped the server dead in its track. So, back to Debian etch it goes. The good side of all this hassle? It allowed me to test the daily backup made of my complete server - which works as advertised. It takes about 24 hours to get the restore done, but it allowed to recover from the screwup made by the update to the new glibc.
So, one weekend was spend to reinstall the server and all the applications on it, and making sure the configuration was as before. After that, I decided to use the Christmas holidays to made the final switch on my home box from Windows to Linux. I have found for nearly all applications a good replacement, except for home banking (getting my card reader for HBCI to work is still requiring some experimental work). But it just takes time to move everything over, so now blogging for some more time...