Computing

This weekend I decided to upgrade my Linux server (the same server running this weblog). The machine is a decommissioned corporate Compaq DeskPro EN - 1GHz Pentium III with a 20GB hard drive. When I first installed Debian 3.1 (Sarge) I installed it on the original hard drive. I ran it that way for over two years and finally decided to replace the hard drive with a 300GB one. After doing some Googling on the subject, it seemed like this might not be too hard. Then, this is Linux after all and even the simplest tasks can balloon in complexity depending on the hardware you're working with. As I worked through the task it seemed a little tough but, in retrospect, it really wasn't that problematic. Here's what I did... Continue reading "Upgrade Hard Drive on Debian Linux (Sarge)"