Tag Archives: Debian

11 Quarters of Global Legacy PC Decline

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“In the U.S., PC shipments totaled 14 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 5.7 percent decline from the second quarter of 2016 (see Table 2). The U.S. market declined due to weak consumer PC demand. The business … Continue reading →

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Upgrading to Debian Stretch

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Robert Pogson

I’ve done it. Our server and all but one of our clients have been dist-upgraded to Debian Stretch. The dist-upgrade went smoothly on all clients. The server was another matter. Oh, the dist-upgrade was smooth but web-applications were ripped by … Continue reading →

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Intel Surrenders To ARM

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Intel has discontinued three of its offerings for the Internet of Things and embedded device markets. The chipmaker said in a series of low-key product updates that it would be killing off the Edison, Galileo and Joule compute modules and boards … Continue reading →

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Debian 9 “Stretch” Released

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Robert Pogson

I’ve had a couple of systems running it. Today I will convert my main machine. See https://twitter.com/debian

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SBCs

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Over the last year, LinuxGizmos has reported on dozens of new community backed, open spec, hacker- and developer-friendly single board computers that run Linux and Android. We’ve added these to a curated list of earlier boards to publish a catalog … Continue reading →

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Debian Stretch Is Imminent

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“On 2017-06-03 at the latest, we will tag all remaining RC bugs with either stretch-ignore OR stretch-will-remove. Packages that have RC bugs tagged with stretch-will-remove will be removed the weekend before the release unless they have been fixed in testing … Continue reading →

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Armageddon, M$-style

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“On May 12, hackers hit more than a hundred countries, exploiting a stolen N.S.A. tool that targeted vulnerabilities of Microsoft software. The attacks infected only machines running on Windows operative system. Among the victims are public administrative bodies such as … Continue reading →

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RK 3399 And Linux

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“This patch add basic node for the board and make it able to bringup. Peripheral works:- usb hub which connect to ehci controller;- UART2 debug- eMMC- PCIe Not work:- USB 3.0 HOST, type-C port- sdio, sd-card” See Linux-Kernel Archive: [PATCH v2 1/2] arm64: … Continue reading →

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The Sad Case Of The Linux Foundation

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Tom King and I collared Jim Zemlin and I made mention to him that there was little to catch the Desktop user’s attention or interest within the gathering’s program and scheduling for the duration of the summit. Zemlin stood in … Continue reading →

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SSD

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“Increase the speed, durability, and efficiency of your system for years to come with the Crucial MX300 SSD. Boot up in seconds and fly through the most demanding applications with an SSD that fuses the latest 3D NAND Flash technology … Continue reading →

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Ventspils Controls Costs With FLOSS

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“the city has replaced more and more costly proprietary software solutions by open source alternatives, gaining substantial savings, says Raitis Roze, deputy director at the city’s IT department. “We also implemented open source IT management tools, enabling us to manage … Continue reading →

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I’m a Linux Geek And Proud Of It

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Robert Pogson

“While Linux is certainly very easy to use, there are some activities surrounding it that are seen as more complex than others. While they can be all be avoided easily enough, they do have a certain, geeky appeal. How many … Continue reading →

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