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Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Meet_the_Kubuntu_Focus_NX_Mini_Linux_PC_with 11th_Gen_Intel_CPUs,_Up_to_64GB_RAM⠀⇛ Meet the Kubuntu Focus NX mini Linux PC, the first small form factor desktop system from Kubuntu Focus, which only produced Linux laptops until now. Kubuntu Focus NX is powered by 11th generation Intel CPUs, namely the Intel Core i5-1135G7 or Intel Core i7-1165G7 with 4 cores and 8 threads, and featuring integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics and supporting up to four 4K displays at the same time. # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Kubuntu_Focus_Announces_New_Desktop_Model »_Linux_Magazine⠀⇛ The Kubuntu Focus team has announced their newest system would be a small form factor desktop optimized for Kubuntu 22.04. The Kubuntu Focus NX is a new, small form factor desktop computer that ships with Kubuntu 22.04 and the latest KDE Plasma interface. This new machine can be specced with either an i5-1135G7 or i7- 1165G7 11th gen Intel CPU, both of which include the Xe iGPU which can drive up to 4 displays. The Kubuntu Focus NX supports up to 64GB of memory, up to 2.0 TB of NVMe storage, and up to 4 TB of SATA storage and even comes with a bracket that allows you to mount the device to the back of your monitor. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Kubernetes_1.25_Update_Focuses_on_Security_and_Storage_– Container_Journal⠀⇛ This week, the Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) for Kubernetes released a Combiner update to the cloud-native platform that adds more than 40 enhancements. The bulk of the enhancements delivered in Kubernetes 1.25 involve capabilities that were previously in beta to stable, which means they will soon find their way into curated distributions of the platform. Those capabilities include replacing the current PodSecurityPod module with a pod security admission module that is more accessible and ephemeral containers, which are designed to exist for a limited amount of time on a pod to make troubleshooting a cluster simpler. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Video ☛ Gaining_Experience_for_your_Linux_Career_–_What should_you_Learn?!_–_Invidious⠀⇛ If you’re trying to get your foot in the door for an exciting career in Information Technology, what should you learn? There’s countless technologies out there, and you can’t learn them all. In this video, Jay discusses an unlikely source of information for what to learn – visiting job boards! # ⚓ Video ☛ How_to_install_Neptune_7.5_“Ada”_–_Invidious⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install Neptune 7.5 “Ada”. # ⚓ Video ☛ YET_ANOTHER_package_format,_and_Ubuntu_might_not get_this_GNOME_feature_–_Linux_&_Open_Source_News_– Invidious⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_255⠀⇛ Details on two new efforts in the Linux kernel, the Pi-like RISC-V board that just hit its funding goal, and a significant milestone for Asahi GPU driver development. # ⚓ Video ☛ Xdotool_Simulates_Key_Presses_and_Mouse_Clicks_– Invidious⠀⇛ xdotool is a command line utility that is most often used to simulate key presses or mouse clicks. This is especially useful to those of us that use standalone window managers because sometimes you want to bind an action to a keyboard event or mouse event rather than a shell command. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.19.4⠀⇛ I'm announcing the release of the 5.19.4 kernel. All users of the 5.19 kernel series must upgrade. The updated 5.19.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ stable/linux-stable.git linux-5.19.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/ linux-s... thanks, greg k-h # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.15.63⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.10.138⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_5.4.211⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.19.256⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.14.291⠀⇛ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Linux_4.9.326⠀⇛ o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ 7_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Linux_Student Information_Systems_–_LinuxLinks⠀⇛ A student information system (also known as a student management system or school management system) is computer software for educational institutions to manage student data. It helps members of the school or other educational organization to organize their work in learning and teaching, and to simplify digital processes, especially those that involve analytical evaluation, statistics, or information that is updated very frequently and should be made available to its recipients in a timely manner. This type of software typically provides tracking of demographic attributes, gradebooks, tracking student attendance, calendars, reporting, building student schedules, transcripts, and managing many other student-related data needs. A student information system is a critical application for educational organizations. They help to automate many daily tasks, and reduce the amount of time spent on administrative functions. By helping teachers to be more productive and informed, this type of software can make a real contribution to the classroom. Parents also have access to data about their children, helping them to make enlightened educational decisions. In some respects, a student information system has similarities with Enterprise Resource Planning. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ MakeTech Easier ☛ How_to_Display_the_Weather_Forecast_on Linux_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛ Weather information is crucial for planning and scheduling your daily tasks. In Linux desktops, there are variety of options to get that info. This article will walk you through some of the best solutions available for you. [...] These are traditional desktop apps that display weather information. They have little to no integration with the desktop shell. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ How_to_tune_the_Linux_kernel_with_the_/ proc_filesystem⠀⇛ Linux is an amazing and powerful operating system. More specifically, the Linux kernel is the source of many of its superpowers. I have been using Linux for 25 years and have used a lot of versions of the Linux kernel. I have even compiled the kernel a time or two in class and a few times just for grins. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ Install_Memcached_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_Linux Server⠀⇛ Tutorial for learning the commands to install and configure Memcached on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa to cache data for PHP or Python-based applications. Memcached is a BSD-licensed published cache server used by many organizations and website owners to quickly retrieve data from memory. It has been used by many users to improve the overall speed and performance of their dynamic websites with database connectivity to improve performance by avoiding disk access by storing important data in memory or by minimizing the call of complex and frequently used database queries – especially SELECT statements. Data is provided with a unique key value and stored as strings in memory whereas the connection takes place to the Memcached server via the PROTOCOLS TCP and IP. The stored data can be either permanent or temporary. Well, in the case of temporary storage, the deletion of cached data will happen automatically after the configured interval of time. # ⚓ Citizix ☛ How_to_set_up_wordpress_in_Ubuntu_22.04_with Mariadb_and_Nginx⠀⇛ WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. WordPress is one of the most popular CMS available today. WordPress.com is a hosted software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that lets you build a website using WordPress building blocks. It will cost you to host your website on the WordPress site. The WordPress software is free and Open Source but to have it up and running you need to set up hosting. In this guide we are going with this option, setting up WordPress in Ubuntu 22.04 with Mariadb as a database with Nginx and php-fpm to serve wordpress. # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Calculate_Subnet_Masks_on_Linux_With ipcalc⠀⇛ Subnetting a large network improves security, increases performance, and organizes your network in a logical way. But some of the calculations are tough. The Linux ipcalc command makes the planning stage easy. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ ODROID-Go_Ultra_handheld_game_console_coming in_October_for_$111_(Amlogic_S922X_chip_and_Ubuntu_Linux_OS) –_Liliputing⠀⇛ Hardkernel has been making single-board computers for more than a decade and starting in 2018 company began repurposing some of its hardware to make hacker-friendly game consoles sold under the ODROID-Go brand. The latest model is the same size and shape as the ODROID-Go Super, which was introduced in 2020. But the new model has a faster CPU, improved graphics performance, and twice as much RAM (the memory is also speedier now). The ODROID-Go Super also had just enough built-in storage for a bootloader, which meant that the operating system had to be installed on a microSD card. The new Ultra model has 16GB of eMMC flash storage for the operating system, which means it boots more quickly and offers better stability. Amlogic’s S922X processor has been a popular option for Android-powered media streaming devices in recent years, but it’s less commonly found in mobile devices. But Hardkernel seems pretty confident in the new processor and other upgrades. The company says the new ODROID-Go Super performs more than twice as fast as the previous-gen model… although it’s a bit less energy efficient. Despite having a larger battery, the new handheld should only get an estimated 6 hours of continuous game play time, compared with 10 hours for the ODROID-GO Super. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Do_you_use_Kdenlive?_Share_your_project_and_behind the_scenes_footage_and_stills!_–_Kdenlive⠀⇛ Kdenlive will be carrying out a fundraiser soon and we would like to explain its place in the moviemaking ecosystem through the experience of the filmmakers that use it. That is you. We would like to hear about your projects. If you have parts of your work you can share with us, behind the scenes stills or footage on set, shots of your team working on post- production using Kdenlive, and so on, we would love to see them. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ GNOME’s_New_Quick_Toggles_Land_in_Ubuntu 22.10_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ GNOME Shell 43 beta is now available in the Ubuntu 22.10 daily builds. If you read this blog regularly — you’re certifiably awesome if you do — you’ll have a good idea on the new features GNOME 43 has to offer. The big one for me is the new version of GNOME Shell and its Quick Toggles system menu. GNOME devs have radically redesigned the system menu to be more useful, more modern, and more versatile. The utilitarianism of the ‘masonry layout’ previous builds used gives way to interactive pills. You can click on a pill to enable/disable its function instantly, and if more menus are available you can access those too. I’ve tweeted about this menu a lot cos, simple: I love it. I can now switch Wi-Fi networks from the system menu (no more full- screen network picker). I can change audio device ad-hoc without needing to open the Settings app. The menu also lets me change input device as well, though the input slider only appears if a mic is in use. [...] If you run Ubuntu 22.10 daily you’ll get these updates in the next few days, or you can get them now by enabling the proposed repository. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Deepin_releases_20.6_plus_a_preview_of_major new_version_•_The_Register⠀⇛ A leading Chinese Linux vendor is polishing what may be its last Debian-based release, and preparing for the move to becoming a fully independent distro with its own new package format, Linglong. Deepin, the most internationally visible Chinese Linux distribution, has put out two new versions: the latest release of its existing stable version, Deepin 20.6, and a preview of the forthcoming new major release, Deepin 23. Back in April, we looked at Deepin 20.5, the previous release. This version is a relatively minor update with some components refreshed: kernel 5.15, including native NTFS support, and the option of kernel 5.17; version 510 of the Nvidia binary graphics driver; and Qt version 5.15. Issues in the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) and various accessory programs have been fixed, and the system-wide search tool has been improved [...] We installed the preview version of Deepin 23 in a VM, and so far this test release is still based on Debian. For instance, we were able to install DKMS, which allowed us to install VirtualBox’s guest additions. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ ALP_Aims_to_Balance_Past,_Present_with_Future_–_openSUSE News⠀⇛ The openSUSE Project has been discussing technical aspects for the Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP) on the development mailing list. An email titled x86_64 architecture level requirements, x86-64-v2 for openSUSE Factory kicked off a discussion acknowledging challenges possessed by instructional sets for different subsets of the x86-64 architecture. Four defined levels of the x86-64 architecture are categorized as x86-64-v1, x86-64-v2, x86-64-v3 and x86-64-v4. The newer micro-architectures after 86-64-v2 allow for greater performance advantages and are present in many of the newer hardware on the market. All these architectures exist within the code stream of openSUSE Factory, which are targeted for specific builds and distributions. For example, openSUSE Tumbleweed is a customized build blueprint of all the code functioning together that leads to a well tested release of a snapshot for the rolling release distribution. Another would be the super stable openSUSE Leap release, which is based on years of building toward a mature target that was designed to bring uniformity among Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise. [...] However, once the prototype is released, the release team plans to run tests and gather comparative data to understand the performance differences of v2 and v3. There is a desire to support a migration path. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Tails_5.4_Privacy-Focused_OS_Released_for_Linux Paranoids⠀⇛ Tails, a Linux distribution focused on security and anonymity, has reached version 5.4, hardening several aspects of the Linux kernel. Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is a Debian-based distro that differs from all other Linux distributions in that it is a live system solely focused on privacy. However, keep in mind that it is not a daily driver OS. In other words, Tails isn’t something you’ll want to go if you’re a Windows or Mac user looking to switch to Linux for your everyday jobs. The distribution is intended for security paranoids looking for maximum personal security and anonymity on the Internet. But, of course, this has its drawbacks. For example, because it is primarily designed to run from a USB stick, the changes you make don’t get saved. Therefore, as soon as you reboot, everything goes to default. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ FOSSLife ☛ Brian_Kernighan_Updates_Awk_to_Add_Unicode Support⠀⇛ Brian Kernighan, co-creator of Awk (and the K in the name of the tool), has quietly submitted code for adding Unicode support to the scripting language, reports Kevin Purdy. Awk is “a special-purpose language for extracting and manipulating language that was key to Unix’s pipeline features and interoperability between systems,” Purdy explains. # ⚓ Unix_legend,_who_owes_us_nothing,_keeps_fixing foundational_AWK_code_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ A Princeton professor, finding a little time for himself in the summer academic lull, emailed an old friend a couple months ago. Brian Kernighan said hello, asked how their US visit was going, and dropped off hundreds of lines of code that could add Unicode support for AWK, the text-parsing tool he helped create for Unix at Bell Labs in 1977. “I have tested this a fair amount but clearly more tests are needed,” Kernighan wrote in the email, posted in late May as a kind of pseudo-commit on the onetrueawk repo by longtime maintainer Arnold Robbins. “Once I figure out how … I will try to submit a pull request. I wish I understood git better, but in spite of your help, I still don’t have a proper understanding, so this may take a while.” Kernighan is the “K” in AWK, a special- purpose language for extracting and manipulating language that was key to Unix’s pipeline features and interoperability between systems. A working awk function (AWK is the language, awk the command to invoke it) is critical to both Standard UNIX Specification and IEEE POSIX certification for interoperability. There are countless variants of awk—including modern derivations with support for Unicode—but “One True AWK,” sometimes known as nawk, is a kind of canonical version based on Kernighan’s 1985 book The AWK Programming Language and his subsequent input. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Our_America⠀⇛ Early on in her masterful book Cuba: An American History, Ada Ferrer alludes to a double meaning embedded in her subtitle: “History in the first sense refers to what happened; in the second, to what is said to have happened.” Cuba’s history, Ferrer tells us, is likewise two histories. It is simultaneously a narrative of freedom (as well as of its absence from historical memory) and a chronicle of the ways in which those who have struggled for liberation understood their history and were ultimately able to change it materially. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Walking_the_Authenticity_Beat_in_the_City_of_Big Shoulders⠀⇛ Chicago isn’t listed as a cast member of The Bear—but it probably should be. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_Student_Debt_Relief_Plan_a_‘Big Deal,’_Says_Sanders,_‘But_We_Have_Got_to_Do_More’⠀⇛ “In the year 2022, in the wealthiest country on Earth, everyone in America who wants a higher education should be able to get that education without going into debt.” o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ PET_Bottles_Diligently_Turned_Into_Filament⠀⇛ While the price of 3D printers has come down quite a lot in the past few years, filament continues to be rather pricey especially for those doing a lot of printing. This has led to some people looking to alternatives for standard filament, including recycling various forms of plastic. We’ve seen plenty of builds using various materials, but none so far have had this level of quality control in the final project. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Everything_You_Didn’t_Know_You_Need_To_Know About_Glitching_Attacks⠀⇛ If you’ve always been intrigued by the idea of performing hardware attacks but never knew where to start, then we’ve got the article for you: an in- depth look at the hows and whys of hardware glitching. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Skarper_E-Bike_Conversion_Kit_Simplifies Electrifying_Your_Bike⠀⇛ If you’re a Hackaday reader, it’s a good bet you could figure out how to convert your bike to use an electric motor. But you might have more important things to do, so a start up company, Skarper, wants to help you with a conversion kit and the folks over at [autoevolution] took a closer look at how it works. The interesting part is that it transfers power from the motor to your wheels through a disc that substitutes for the bike’s disc brake. You can see a promotional video about the product from the company below. # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ China_Launches_The_Inevitable Indigenous_GPU⠀⇛ It was absolutely inevitable that China would try to create its own GPU compute engines. It was never a given that it would succeed in only three years. But with the launch of the BR series of products from Biren Technology, there is finally a credible homegrown GPU controlled by China for graphics and compute, and that is going to add even more competition to the already intense GPU market. Back in 2019, the trade war between the United States and China was escalating and the Middle Kingdom had long-since been prevented from buying compute engines for its HPC system aspirations. And so Zhang Wen, a serial entrepreneur who, among other things, worked to helped China make better LED chips at a startup created by Zhang Rujing, the founder of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China’s largest chip foundry, decided that China needed its own GPU for computer graphics as well as for numerically intensive high performance computing. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Stealth_Plan_to_Privatize_Medicare_for All⠀⇛ In a rational world, this simple fact would lead Congress to do what every other industrialized nation has done; create a publicly funded system of universal health care either through a government- run system such as Medicare for All, or through a tightly regulated system of non-profit insurers that offer a defined benefit package specified by the government, as in Germany. Of course, politics in the US is rational only in the sense that it follows the logic of profits over people. The desires of the donor class come first, and the corporations of the Medical-Industrial Complex have lots of money to give. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ More_Young_Americans_are_Using_Cannabis_and Hallucinogens._That’s_Good_News.⠀⇛ That, believe it or not, is good news.  Both of these “drug” categories have a history of use as long as the history of humanity, with known medical and mental benefits, few negative side effects, and virtually no correlation to violent behaviors. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Help Net Security ☛ Phishing_PyPI_users:_Attackers compromise_legitimate_projects_to_push_malware_–_Help_Net Security [Ed: One has to be careful what one installs on a system; a lot of the media still blames "Linux" for users putting malware on it]⠀⇛ PyPI, the official third-party software repository for Python packages, is warning about a phishing campaign targeting its users. “We have additionally determined that some maintainers of legitimate projects have been compromised, and malware published as the latest release for those projects. These releases have been removed from PyPI and the maintainer accounts have been temporarily frozen,” the PyPI team noted. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (firefox-esr, libxslt, and open-vm-tools), Fedora (dotnet6.0 and firefox), Oracle (curl, firefox, rsync, and thunderbird), Red Hat (curl, firefox, php:7.4, rsync, systemd, and thunderbird), SUSE (bluez, chromium, freerdp, glibc, gnutls, kernel, postgresql10, raptor, rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer, and spice), and Ubuntu (firefox, linux, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws, linux-azure-fde, open- vm-tools, and varnish). # ⚓ Video ☛ Music_Video_Disclosed_as_a_Cyber_Vulnerability_– Invidious⠀⇛ Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation music video of 1989 has officially been declared a security vulnerability as it freezes some models of hard drives on older computers. # ⚓ eSecurity Planet ☛ GitLab_Patches_Critical_RCE_in_Community and_Enterprise_Editions_|_eSecurityPlanet⠀⇛ The GitLab DevOps platform has released fixes for a critical remote code execution vulnerability, urging users to patch ASAP. # ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_releases_1_Industrial_Control_Systems_Advisory |_CISA⠀⇛ CISA has released 1 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory on August 25, 2022. This advisory provides timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. # ⚓ CISA ☛ Cisco_Releases_Security_Updates_for_Multiple Products_|_CISA⠀⇛ Cisco has released security updates for vulnerabilities affecting ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator, FXOS, and NX-OS software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. For updates addressing lower severity vulnerabilities, see the Cisco Security Advisories page. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ U.S._Solicitor_General_and_Department_of Commerce_must_hold_NSO_accountable_–_Access_Now⠀⇛ NSO Group must be held accountable for facilitating human rights abuses around the world. This week, Access Now and partner human rights organizations wrote to the U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, Energy, and Defense calling on them to ensure that NSO Group remains on the Entity List — a trade restriction list. “There is clear evidence that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware continues to be used by governments to engage in secret surveillance of journalists around the world,” said Michael DeDora, US Advocacy Manager of the Committee to Protect Journalists. “This is a direct threat to freedom of the press, and the free flow of information. The U.S. government must hold NSO Group accountable for their violations and send a firm message to the world that this behavior will not be tolerated.” NSO Group was originally added to the list in response to the company’s threats to human rights and national security, on November 2, 2021. These threats remain unmitigated, and this list is where the company must remain. Earlier this month, Access Now and coalition partners also urged the U.S. Solicitor General to oppose NSO Group’s claims before the U.S. Supreme Court that it is entitled to sovereign immunity before U.S. Courts — it should not be. The Solicitor General will be providing an opinion to the Supreme Court on NSO’s appeal. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_New_Schism:_Will_the_Idea_of_the_‘West’ Survive_the_Scourge_of_the_Russia-Ukraine_War?⠀⇛ The ancient Greek historian and geographer Herodotus is often credited with the coinage of the term ‘West’ in the 5th Century BC. The root causes of that coinage might have been mostly geographic. However, in the 11th Century, the division between West and East became decidedly geopolitical, when the center of power of the Catholic Church began shifting eastward, from Rome to Byzantium. While the Catholic Church represented the West, the Orthodox Church epitomized the East. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Tight_Connections_Between_Slavery_and War⠀⇛ Many of the answers trace back to causes like poverty, corruption and inequality. But they also stem from something less discussed: war. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Assassination_of_Ayman_al-Zawahri⠀⇛ Both justifications, however, are nothing more than rationalizations for a state-sponsored murder on the part of the U.S. national-security establishment. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Extreme_Heat,_Droughts_in_China_and_Europe Signal_Global_Climate_Emergency⠀⇛ “There’s no question that there will be some loss of crops.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_China_Suffers_Through_‘Worst Heatwave_Ever_Recorded’⠀⇛ In a year when climate records—from floods, fire, and drought—are being shattered daily like shards of glass, there is one country that bests them all: China. The country is experiencing a heatwave like no other. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Over_650_Progressive_Groups_Vow_to Fight_‘Dirty’_Manchin_Deal_‘With_Everything_We’ve Got’⠀⇛ “After the IRA paved the way for another decade of fracking and pipelines, we have no choice but to fight this dirty deal with everything we’ve got.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_Energy_Giants_Spending Millions_to_Block_This_State’s_Effort_to_Create Consumer-Owned_Utility⠀⇛ As the 2022 election season heats up, Maine’s highest spending political committee doesn’t belong to the fundraising division of any political party. Instead, the dubious honor belongs to a ballot question committee called Maine Affordable Energy. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ US_Banks_Pouring_$23_Billion_Into Russian_‘Carbon_Bomb’_Projects⠀⇛ Compiled by the Leave It in the Ground Initiative (LINGO), the new database details the various investors and creditors of Russian “carbon bombs”—extraction projects with the potential to emit at least one billion tonnes of carbon. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘This_Is_Huge’:_California_to_Ban_New Gasoline-Fueled_Car_Sales_by_2035⠀⇛ “We cannot address climate change without phasing out oil-powered transportation, and we applaud California for embracing the promise of clean transportation.” # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ WSJ_Sells_Lithium_Neocolonialism_as Climate_Necessity⠀⇛ Lithium mining in Northern Chile by Andrew O’Brien. Via Flickr By Teddy Ostrow / FAIR True to its name, the Wall Street Journal never fails to lay bare its corporate sympathies. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_River_of_Shit_Runs_Through_It⠀⇛ Old Chet told us Montanans who were present at the pre-construction public meetings that Big Sky was going to be a “place for regular Montanans to go skiing.” But Chet was lying through his teeth. That was evident to anyone looking at who was putting up the money for the venture. That would be the Chrysler Realty Corp., General Electric Pension Fund, Burlington Northern, and the Montana Power Co. to name a few. And not only did they get everything they wanted, Chet even “cajoled two Montana governors, obtaining permission for the resort to make use of the state’s nickname, Big Sky.” # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_State_Audit_Office_worries_that too_many_Hungarian_women_getting_university_education will_lead_to_less_children_being_born⠀⇛ o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_March_Towards_US_Fascism Began_With_the_Corporate_Hijacking_of_Democracy⠀⇛ “At bottom, the Court’s opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self-government since the founding , and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_Student_Debt_Fight_Continues, Progressives_Eye_Another_Goal:_Tuition-Free_College⠀⇛ While President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe $10,000 off the student loan balances of most federal borrowers includes reforms that will make debt repayment more manageable going forward—as well as new rules aimed at cracking down on institutions that drown vulnerable students in debt—it will do little to alter an absurd and massively unjust system that allows colleges to drive up costs at will. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ We_Can_Do_So_Much_More_on_Student_Loan Forgiveness⠀⇛ That the president is calling for just $10,000 in loan cancellation, or, in the case of Pell Grant recipients, $20,000, is an insult especially to people of color who are still carrying student debt burdens. NAACP President Derrick Johnson made that much clear in early June. “The black community will be watching closely when you make your announcement, but $10,000 is not enough,” he said then. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Progressives_Say_Biden_Student_Debt_Plan_‘A Good_Start,_But_Not_Enough’⠀⇛ “Every penny of student debt should be erased because college is a public good and it should be free.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ After_$1.9_Trillion_Giveaway_to_Rich, McConnell_Calls_Debt_Relief_for_Working_Class_‘Slap_in_the Face’⠀⇛ “You should sit this one out,” government watchdog Public Citizen suggested after McConnell (R-Ky.) lamented the cancellation plan as a “slap in the face” to borrowers who have paid their debt or didn’t go to college. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_The_Only_Decent_Economy_Is_One That_Works_for_Working_People⠀⇛ Consider what typically constitutes ​”good” economic news: The stock market booming. Corporate earnings rising. Business growth. In general, any factor that contributes to an environment in which businesses can get bigger, hire more workers, make more profits, and enrich investors to a greater degree. This vision of the economy’s legitimate purpose is so deeply ingrained in the cultural fabric of America that any economic journalist or analyst who did not accept it would never be hired in the first place. Yet it is a fundamental misunderstanding of what the economy really is.  # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Why_the_Elites_in_the_Global_South_Favour Indebtedness,_How_Creditors_Have_Eroded_National_Sovereignty, and_How_States_are_Beginning_to_Fight_Back⠀⇛ The book which they co-edited offers no explanation for this phenomenon. For my part, I have often written on the subject. Here is a very brief summary of my explanation: # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Productivity_Growth:_What_Happened_to_the Upturn?⠀⇛ However, there was also some anecdotal evidence that we might be a faster growth trajectory. The most obvious story had to with the increased use of Zoom and other technologies allowing for teleconferencing. Insofar as business can be conducted without people traveling across town or across the country, there is a gain in productivity. There were many other stories of businesses being forced to adopt new and often more efficient ways of operating to get around the disruptions of the pandemic. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Ryanair_prepared_to_take_case_of_300 million_forint_fine_to_EU_Court_of_Justice⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ When_Moral_Clarity_Goes_Extinct⠀⇛ Recent episodes of purposeful and accidental truth- telling brought to my mind the latest verbal lapse by George W. Bush, the president who hustled this country into war in Afghanistan and Iraq after the 9/11 attacks. He clearly hadn’t planned to make a public confession about his own warmongering in Iraq when he gave a speech in Texas this spring. Still, asked to decry Russian president Vladimir Putin’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine, Bush inadvertently and all too truthfully placed his own presidential war-making in exactly the same boat. The words spilled out of his mouth as he described “the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified invasion of Iraq—I mean of Ukraine.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Howard_Zinn_at_100:_Remembering_“The_People’s Historian”⠀⇛ Today marks the centennial of historian Howard Zinn’s birth. More than a decade after Zinn’s death in 2010, his best-selling A People’s History of the United States (1980) remains the most popular—and radical—introduction to American history, having recently surpassed 4 million copies sold. Zinn did more than any other historian to popularize the historiographical revolution of the Long 1960s, bringing from the campuses to the public its spotlight on the oppression of groups formerly marginalized in US history textbooks: African Americans, workers, Native Americans, women—and on their liberation movements. In place of traditional textbook triumphalism, Zinn’s People’s History offered a scathing account of American capitalism’s role in promoting economic, racial, and sexual inequality. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ United_We_Rise⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Chomsky:_Six_Months_Into_War,_Diplomatic Settlement_in_Ukraine_Is_Still_Possible⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Amid_Redistricting-Fueled_Chaos,_Corporate Democrats_Win_in_New_York_Primaries⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Progressive_Industrial_Complex_and_Our Fascist_Future⠀⇛ Don’t tell the liberals that the average Democrat in the Congress is worth a bit more than the average Republican.  They don’t want to be confused by reality.  In their minds, the Democrats are still the party of the working class.  You know, the party that it almost maybe was, for a few years in the 1930’s, when it had to be. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Corporate_Democrats_Maloney_and_Goldman Fend_Off_Progressives_in_NY_Primary⠀⇛ Maloney, chair of the powerful Democracy Congressional Campaign Committee, which controls the party’s election year war chest for House candidates, fended off progressive challenger state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi in the 17th District who said as she launched her campaign that the Democratic Party “should be led by fearless champions—not selfish, corporate politicians.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Dr._Oz_Condemned_for_‘Disgusting’_Comments on_Fetterman_Stroke⠀⇛ “No real doctor—or any decent human being, to be honest—would ever mock a stroke victim… It’s disgusting.” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Watchdog_Leader:_‘It_Is_Clear_Why_Barr_Did Not_Want_the_Public_to_See’_Newly_Released_Trump_Memo⠀⇛ Following a watchdog group’s win in court last week, the Biden administration on Wednesday released an unredacted memorandum from 2019 about whether then-President Donald Trump obstructed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russia’s election interference. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Dutch_far_right_politician_Geert_Wilders awarded_Hungarian_state_honour⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ NPR_Host_and_NYT_Guest_Stress_that Russia_is_Communist_While_Vilifying_Uninformed Republicans⠀⇛ After I and others tweeted about this, NPR posted this correction: # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_Mozilla_Blog:_A_little_less misinformation,_a_little_more_action⠀⇛ As each generation comes of age, they challenge the norms that came before them. If you were to ask most people their go-to way to search, they would mention a search engine. But for Gen Z, TikTok has become one of the most popular ways to find information. Adrienne Sheares, a social media strategist and a millennial who grew up relying on search engines, had difficulty grasping the habit. So, she spoke with a small group of Gen Zers and reported what she heard in a recent Twitter thread. Among her learnings: Young people are drawn to content TikTok curates for them, they prefer watching quick videos over reading, and they know misinformation exists and “will avoid content on the platform that can easily be false.” Sheares’ thread went viral. Her curiosity resonated, especially for people with habits very different to those of Gen Z’s. As part of our mission at Mozilla, we’re working to support families in having a healthy relationship with the internet. That includes an online experience where young people are equipped to cut through the noise – including misinformation. So we wanted to learn more about how Gen Z consumes the news, and how families can encourage curiosity about current events without shutting out social media. After all, while it may be rife with misinformation, it’s still an essential platform for many teens to connect with their peers. [...] Many teens know how to confirm facts through resources on the internet. That’s thanks to ongoing efforts by educators who include verifying information in their lesson plans. Kevin, workshop team director at Teens for Press Freedom, recently saw a post on Instagram purportedly about a California bill that would allow late-term abortions. “I looked it up because I was curious,” he said. He quickly learned that the law doesn’t actually propose that. The issue, Kevin said, is taking the time to fact-check. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ When_Rap_Lyrics_Become_Incriminating_Speech⠀⇛ Jeffrey Lamar Williams, one of the most critically revered and commercially successful figures in contemporary poetry, has been held in solitary confinement in a Georgia jail since his arrest on May 9. Williams emerged from Atlanta’s thriving poetry scene in 2011 with I Came From Nothing, a genre-reshaping collection filled with imagery from his childhood in Jonesboro South, the notorious housing projects where a young Williams watched his older brother die of gunshot wounds. That collection and the prolific output that followed would launch a slew of imitators and protégés, many of them childhood friends who were members of Williams’s Young Stoner Life star-making poetry collective. But in an 88-page, 56-count indictment, Georgia prosecutors allege that YSL is not a poetry collective but a front for a “criminal street gang” whose members have committed crimes including armed robbery, aggravated assault, carjacking, and murder. All 28 people charged, including Williams—whom prosecutors name as a cofounder of the gang—are accused of conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute. The most frequently cited evidence for the charges leveled against Williams? Incredibly, lines lifted directly from his own poetry. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Oklahoma_Teacher_Disciplined_for_Sharing_Access to_Banned_Books_Has_Quit⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ MN_Abortion_Laws_Create_an_“Access_Island”_— but_for_Whom?⠀⇛ For nearly three decades, long before the fall of Roe v. Wade, the blond brick Building for Women in Duluth, Minnesota, has been a destination for patients traveling from other states to get an abortion. They have come from places where abortions were legal but clinics were scarce and from states where restrictive laws have narrowed windows of opportunity. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Golf’s_Sportswashing_of_Saudi_Arabia⠀⇛ Here’s the big question in Jock Culture these days: Is the Kingdom of Golf being used to sportswash the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Or is it the other way around? After all, what other major sport could use a sandstorm of Middle Eastern murder and human rights abuses to obscure its own history of bigotry and greed? In fact, not since the 1936 Berlin Olympics was used to cosmeticize Nazi Germany’s atrocities and promote Aryan superiority have sports and an otherwise despised government collaborated so blatantly to enhance their joint international standings. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Transforming_the_Narrative_of_the_Latinx Community⠀⇛ From August 30–September 1, the Latinx House’s inaugural Raizado Festival will be a space of gathering for Latinx organizers and allies. The event, which will be held in Aspen, Colo. and livestreamed here, is set to feature talks on maternal health, wealth inequality, lack of representation in Hollywood, environmental justice, and more, along with film screenings and live music. The Latinx House cofounder Mónica Ramírez spoke with The Nation about the festival, creating rooted coalitions, and how culture and narratives shape policy. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ At_Long_Last,_Congress_Considers_a_National Domestic_Workers_Bill_of_Rights⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Yoga_Versus_Democracy?⠀⇛ Today – the rise of a politically potent religious right over the past 50 years notwithstanding – fewer Americans identify with formal religions. Gallup found that 47% of Americans reported church membership in 2020, down from 70% in the 1990s; nearly a quarter of Americans have no religious affiliation. # ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Protest_Song_Of_The_Week:_‘Not_Without_a Fight’_By_Danceland⠀⇛ The genesis of many of the tunes on the album was pandemic isolation and the death of Joe’s mom. They weave autobiographical elements into strong storytelling narratives. One of the songs called “Not Without A Fight” is a pointed social critique in support of Black Lives Matter, survivors of domestic abuse, homeless children, indigenous people, and the LGBTQ+ community.“This tune is a reaction to the constant injustice suffered by innocent people just trying to live their lives,” Joe explains. “It was inspired by a culmination of events including the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and the horrific stories surrounding indigenous children in residential schools here in Canada.”A lyric video with complimentary visuals was developed for “Not Without A Fight.”Watch or listen to “Not Without A Fight” by Danceland: * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ ACEUPTO_Wordo:_COYPU⠀⇛ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Using_nix_download_bandwidth_limit⠀⇛ I submitted a change to the nix package manager last week, and it got merged! It’s now possible to define a bandwidth speed limit in the nix.conf configuration file. # ⚓ My_RSS_feed_with_HTML_content_is_back⠀⇛ Dear readers, given the popular demand for a RSS feed with HTML in it (which used to be the default), I modified the code to generate a new RSS file using HTML for its content. # ⚓ The_Horribleness_that_is_Android…⠀⇛ What’s wrong with Android, you ask? Google, obviously. You’d think that, with hundreds of billions of dollars to play with, they would soar above, say, an amateur effort like Linux. But no, instead they took linux and made it largely unusable, except in some, very specific use cases. Don’t be fooled — you are not Google’s customer. Google is paid by hardware manufacturers and advertisers, and those who buy consumer data. You, the consumer, are the ticket to the game. Google (and other companies) will do the minimum necessary to keep the illusion of serving you while maximizing profits from their real customers… [...] An ‘app’, consequently, is a piece of spyware, combined with an advertising display, with a small amount of useful functionality, locked down to be incompatible and unusable by other ‘apps’, of course (lock-in). Apps are there to extract money from you, while providing Google with valuable telemetry. [...] These are cranked out by uninspired billionaire wannabees, who care more about ad integration and in-app purchases than actually performing a useful task. Collecting personal information is likely more lucrative than selling the app, and selling apps at the Google store for a buck with Google taking most of it is probably not a viable business model in the first place. [...] First task: find a file manager. The built-in ‘Device storage’ one is complete bullshit, so you go back to F-Droid. You try one that seems to not work at all, because your phone is like 3 years old. You try another one, which seems to work, called File Explorer. [...] Your partner is looking at you funny, because you said you were just going to get an audiobook, and three hours have gone by, and you are very agitated, muttering obsenities, and it’s really unpleasant to be anywhere near you when you get like that. [...] P.S. IOS, apparently, is even worse about not allowing you to see and manipulate files. Well, that prick Jobs was known for saying that “it’s not the customer’s job to know what they want”, so no great surprise there. Also why I would never own Apple hardware. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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While some don’t recognize August 25th as Linux’s birthday, I do. It was on August 25th, 1991, when 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds made his now-famous announcement on the comp.os.minix newsgroup that he’s working on a free operating system for 386(486) AT clones, just as a “hobby.” # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Happy_birthday,_Linux!_Here_are_6_Linux origin_stories_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ On August 25, 1991, Linux 0.01 was announced. All of us have a story to tell about Linux. I told my story a couple of months ago, but for those who weren’t here: My first exposure to Linux was when my grassroots hospice organization moved from paper to digital charting. We didn’t have the funding to get something proprietary, but the IT department had Linux set up on our old machine, and we used the GNOME desktop and OpenOffice to start our journey in creating digital assets. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ The_Best_Linux_Task_Manager_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you the best Linux Task Manager. For those of you who didn’t know, Linux Task Manager is one of the essential tools that help you to find out the details of resource usages (CPU/RAM) by any particular software or even the system itself. Task managers are very important to monitor and detect system slowdowns etc. Linux provides a lot of task management tools that are more capable than Windows Task Manager. We have both CLI (Command Line) and GUI task- manager programs. With CLI, these programs run on the Linux terminal and give you a full report of all running applications. For GUI task managers, these programs provide the user with an interactive graphical user interface. If you’re looking for the perfect task manager, the following list should be helpful. [...] As a Linux lover, I always prefer to use a command- line interface program. This CLI-based Linux task manager will be an excellent help for performing some specific tasks. # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ 15_Ways_to_Tweak_Nemo_File_Manager_in_Linux_to Get_More_Out_of_it_–_It’s_FOSS⠀⇛ Nemo is the default file manager of the Cinnamon Desktop. You get it in Linux Mint and other distributions with the Cinnamon desktop. It’s a powerful file manager with plenty of features you might not know. Some tweaks are hidden inside the Nemo settings while some require installing additional extension packages. I have included commands for installing extensions for Ubuntu and Debian-based distributions. [...] Nemo Preview is a cool feature that comes in handy if you want to peek into some files on the go. You can access the preview feature for images, audio, video, PDF, etc. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Thunderbird ☛ Thunderbird_Tips:_Rearrange_The_Order_Of_Your Accounts⠀⇛ One of Thunderbird’s strengths is managing multiple email accounts, newsgroup accounts, and RSS feed subscriptions. But how do you display those accounts in the order YOU want? It’s super easy, and our new Thunderbird Tips video (viewable below) shows you how in less than one minute! # ⚓ Adriaan Zhang ☛ Logging_Requests_with_SQLite_and_Nginx⠀⇛ Googling revealed multiple solutions that enabled me to accomplish my goals to great degree of customizability. But I didn’t feel like using any of them. For no reason. Some bizarre, neurotic, obsessive-compulsive tendency within me screamed to waste time reinventing the wheel instead of taking the easy way out, and the rest of my brain simply caved to its siren call. (It didn’t help that Twitter wasn’t loading on my computer at the time.) # ⚓ SSH_Tips_and_Tricks⠀⇛ Since I joined Charm, I’ve been working and learning more about SSH, and I thought I would share a few quick tips and tricks with you. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Glances_Monitoring_Tool_on Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Glances is a free, open-source, and cross-platform curses-based system monitoring tool written in Python. It is a real-time system monitoring tool that monitors system resources, including CPU, Memory, Load, Disk I/O, Processes, File System space, Network interface and more. It is designed to present a large amount of monitoring information via command-line and web-based interface. It uses psutil library to grab information from the system. It allows you to set different thresholds such as careful, warning, and critical in the configuration file and show each in different colors. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Check_out_my_appearance_with_Brodie_on_Tech Over_Tea⠀⇛ I had the pleasure of speaking to Brodie Robertson recently on the subject of Linux Gaming, Steam Deck and all sorts of things for you to sit back and chill with. This was over on Brodie’s Tech Over Tea channel. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_reservations_continue_to_grow, now_at_its_highest_point⠀⇛ Valve has confirmed two tasty bits of info today for those waiting on getting a Steam Deck, and for those curious about how things are currently going. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_Ajenti_Control_Panel_in_Debian_and Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ajenti is a free and open source web-based Admin Control Panel that allows you to perform a wide range of server administration tasks such as installing and updating packages, managing services, and so much more. Written in Python and Javascript, Ajenti provides a powerful and intuitive UI that is lightweight and resource-friendly. In addition, it’s easy to install and a great tool for novices or users who do not have advanced Linux knowledge. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_the_likes_of_Parkitect_and_Project Hospital_in_this_latest_game_bundle⠀⇛ Another reasonably good pick here from Humble Bundle with the Career Break Bundle. Here’s what’s in it and what to expect on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. As usual now I’ll be going over each game to list the Steam Deck Verified rating plus either Native Linux status or ProtonDB ranking so you’ve got the full picture. # ⚓ Earthly ☛ Building_Pong_in_Your_Terminal:_Part_Two⠀⇛ I’ve been trying to learn Golang recently. As a side project I’ve been building a version of Pong that you can play in your terminal. In Part One I showed how to use the tcell library to get a bouncing ball working in our terminal. In this second part, I’ll finish up the game by adding paddles, players, a score and some game logic. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Boneraiser_Minions_is_probably_my_next_100 hour_indie_obsession⠀⇛ Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but I’ve discovered another game that takes elements from Vampire Survivors and makes it nicely unique again. Enter the world of Boneraiser Minions. Another really cheap indie game that’s released recently at around $1.99 / £1.69 and you can get a great many hours out of this one. It works perfectly on Linux with Proton and it is Steam Deck Verified too. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Waves_and_Waves_2:_Notorious_are_now_free after_developer_passed_away⠀⇛ Waves and Waves 2: Notorious are two rather good twin-stick shooters and sadly, the developer behind them has died after a battle with Cancer and as a dying wish has made both games free to keep for everyone. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Command_armies_over_voice_comms,_Radio General_–_Water_Rats_expansion_out_now⠀⇛ Radio General – Water Rats is the first paid expansion for the positively rated unique strategy game, where you call the orders over your microphone. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Games_publisher_PQube_accused_of_‘predatory practices’_and_being_manipulative_(updated)⠀⇛ PQube, a games publisher that has over 50 games on Steam, has been accused of engaging in “predatory practices”. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ KaOS_2022.08_Released:_What_to_Look Forward_to_in_the_Latest_Release⠀⇛ The lean KDE-based distribution, KaOS, is back with a new release, with a series of new features and upgrades in tow. In August 2022, the distro’s developers announced the release of the latest version, titled KaOS 2022.08. The latest release delivers a power-packed performance and incorporates changes suggested by the users for a while. The lightweight distro is here to stay and promises a seamless experience to the end users with its range of bug fixes, new upgrades, and alternate applications. [...] Here’s what you can expect with KaOS 2022.08… # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ How_to_Get_KDE_Plasma_5.25_in_Kubuntu 22.04_Jammy_Jellyfish⠀⇛ The KDE developers now enabled the popular backports PPA with necessary updates with KDE Plasma 5.25 which you can install now in Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish. Here’s how. KDE Plasma 5.25 released a few days back on June 14, 2022 with some stunning updates. With this release, you get the dynamic accent colour, revamped login avatars, floating panel and many such features which we covered in the feature highlight article. But, if you are running Kubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish which was released long back on April 2022, you have the KDE Plasma 5.24 with KDE Framework 5.92. You probably waiting to enjoy the new features in your stable Kubuntu 22.04 release, and now its possible to install it in Kubuntu 22.04 via the famous backports PPA. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ KDE_Plasma_5.25_Now_Available_for_22.04 LTS_Users_–_OMG!_Ubuntu!⠀⇛ If you’re running Kubuntu 22.04 LTS you can now upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.25, the latest stable release of the free, open source desktop environment. The Kubuntu team has made the update available to install from its backports PPA following requests from users. To be clear: this is not an automatic upgrade. The Kubuntu 22.04 LTS install image ships with KDE Plasma 5.24 by default, and that’s not changing. Instead, users who want to upgrade to Plasma 5.25 on Jammy can opt-in by adding the Kubuntu backports PPA and a new backports- extra PPA (technically the extra PPA can be used on its own but the team say it’s designed to be used alongside the standard backports PPA). “Providing backports of new Plasma versions to a LTS release always must be an ‘opt-in’ process, however we are aware that many of our users now are accustomed to adding our backports PPA as a matter of course, so for a LTS release some additional caution is required in what we make available there,” the team say. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Help_improve_GNOME!_–_Form_and_Function⠀⇛ gnome-info-collect is a new tool which collects anonymous data about how GNOME systems are configured, and then sends that information back to GNOME servers, where it can be analyzed. The goal of this tool is to help improve GNOME, by providing data that can inform design decisions, influence where resources are invested, and generally help GNOME understand its users better. As of today, gnome-info-collect is ready to be used, and we are asking all GNOME users to install and run it! The more people who provide data, the better! So, if you would like to help us improve GNOME, please consider installing and running gnome-info-collect on your system. It only takes a second. [...] The collected data is completely anonymous and will be used only for the purpose of enhancing usability and user experience of GNOME. No personal information is recorded, like usernames or email addresses. Any potentially identifying information, such as the IP address of the sender and the precise time of receiving the data, is discarded on the server side. To prevent the same client from sending data multiple times, a salted hash of the machine ID and username is used. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ FreeBSD_on_the_Framework_Laptop⠀⇛ Now with that said, I ordered this Framework Laptop on November 20, 2021 and was marked as part of Batch 6. It’s currently configured with 1x USB C, and 3x USB A Expansion Cards. I also have an HDMI Expansion Card, and another USB C Expansion Card on the side in case I want to switch it up. I use the USB C port for charging primarily but also to connect my Anker PowerExpand+ 7-in-1 Dongle, which has a variety of other ports (not all are working). This machine came with the Tempo 92HD95B Audio Codec for people that want to further identify the model. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Doug Brown ☛ Solving_my_truck’s_TPMS_sensor_problem_with the_help_of_an_RTL-SDR_dongle⠀⇛ One of the computer modules in modern vehicles listens to the radio waves for signals sent wirelessly by tire pressure sensors in order to make sure that all four tires are inflated to the correct pressure. TPMS stands for Tire Pressure Monitoring System. This blog post is going to be about the TPMS sensors and how I used some computer software/hardware tools to help diagnose a problem with them. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ A_peer_instruction_approach_for_engaging girls_in_the_Computing_classroom:_Study_results⠀⇛ Today, we are publishing the third report of our findings from our Gender Balance in Computing research programme. This report shares the outcomes from the Peer Instruction project, which is the last in our set of three interventions that has explored teaching approaches to engage more girls in computing. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Drew DeVault ☛ A_review_of_postmarketOS_on_the_Xiaomi_Poco F1⠀⇛ I have recently had cause to start looking into mainline Linux phones which fall outside of the common range of grassroots phones like the PinePhone (which was my daily driver for the past year). The postmarketOS wiki is a great place to research candidate phones for this purpose, and the phone I landed on is the Xiaomi Poco F1, which I picked up on Amazon.nl (for ease of return in case it didn’t work out) for 270 Euro. Phones of this nature have a wide range of support from Linux distros like postmarketOS, from “not working at all” to “mostly working”. The essential features I require in a daily driver phone are (1) a working modem and telephony support, (2) mobile data, and (3) reasonably good performance and battery life; plus of course some sane baseline expectations like a working display and touchscreen driver. The use of mainline Linux on a smartphone requires a certain degree of bullshit tolerance, and the main question is whether or not the bullshit exceeds your personal threshold. The Poco F1 indeed comes with some bullshit, but I’m pleased to report that it falls short of my threshold and represents a significant quality-of-life improvement over the PinePhone setup I have been using up to now. The bullshit I have endured for the Poco F1 setup can be categorized into two parts: initial setup and ongoing problems. Of the two, the initial setup is by far the worst. These phones are designed to run Android first, rather than the mainline Linux first approach seen in devices like the PinePhone and Librem 5. This means that it’s back to dealing with things like Android recovery, fastboot, and so on, during the initial setup. The most severe pain point for Xiaomi phones is unlocking the bootloader. [...] I have a much higher tolerance for “initial setup” bullshit than for ongoing problems bullshit, so this is a promising result for my needs. I have found that this device is ahead of the PinePhone that I had been using previously in almost all respects, and I have switched to it as my daily driver. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Unix Sheikh ☛ Do_you_feel_overwhelmed_trying_to_stay_up_to date_with_the_latest_tech_news?⠀⇛ Even though the technology related news media isn’t about inhibiting thinking or controlling the masses, like the regular news media, the technology media is mostly using the same tactics by creating sensational and story-formattet junk. You can spot a bad technology media (or any news media) by the low level of investigative journalism and the high level of sensationalism it contains. If you try to follow all the latest news within technology, whether hardware related or software related or security related, etc., you can easily spend 3-5 hours a day reading through all the information, even if you only skim. Add social media to the mix, with people sharing links to this and that, and you will spend your entire day shoveling through it all. Let me share something with you. Most of the technology news media is not about the technology, it’s all about getting you to feel overwhelmed and out of control. By doing so they make sure that you keep coming back for more in a desperate attempt to keep up with it all. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Yoshua Wuyts ☛ State_Machines_II⠀⇛ In the past I’ve written about state machines in Rust. And more recently I’ve also written about anonymous enums 1 in Rust. I’ve been wondering what would happen if the two interacted? I think the result could actually be quite nice, and worth daydreaming about. In this post we’ll be discussing state machines, the language features which could make them easier to use, and ways in which we could push the ergonomics further. # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ Why_do_arrays_start_at_0?⠀⇛ I was at my wits end for this newsletter after my first two ideas hit research barriers. Then someone linked me this story about why arrays start at 0 and bam I had my topic. Specifically, arguing that said link is wrong and does not, in fact, fully explain why arrays start at 0. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Networking_embedded_board_taps_Qualcomm processor,_4x_1GbE_ports_and_1x_10GbE_port⠀⇛ The DR8072 V01 is a networking board based on the Qualcomm Atheros IPQ8072A System on Chip (SoC) which also supports Wi-Fi 6. According to the developer company Wallystech, this board was optimized to provide users with high-bandwidth data transmission and robust performance in challenging RF environments. According to the IPQ8072A datasheet, the SoC offers four ARM Cortex A53 with a max frequency of 2GHz. The IPQ8072A is compatible with the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz Wi-Fi spectral band. The DR8072 V01 product page specifies that the 2.4GHz radio provides speeds up to 1147Mbps while the 5GHz radio offers speeds up to 2475Mbps.  o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ What_Adults_Don’t_Get_About_Teens_and_Digital Life⠀⇛ These messages are well-intentioned and in many cases on point. They’re shared with teens by adults who truly care about them and want to ensure that young people are staying safe and on a path to a successful life. Still, these messages fall short. We don’t mean they are inaccurate or wrong; we mean they aren’t enough. Sometimes, they even backfire, amplifying anxiety without clarifying what teens can or should do when challenges come up. Today’s teens need more than broad principles and panicked warnings. # ⚓ Kevin Burke ☛ How_to_Ventilate_Your_House⠀⇛ Modern homes in particular are designed not to leak any air if you don’t want to. While this is good news for efficiently heating or cooling your house, it is bad news for air quality inside. Measure air quality inside your house and understand which tools are best for bringing in better air. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Wired ☛ A_Slack_Bug_Exposed_Some_Users’_Hashed Passwords_for_5_Years⠀⇛ Slack, which is now owned by Salesforce, says a security researcher disclosed the bug to the company on July 17, 2022. The errant passwords weren’t visible anywhere in Slack, the company notes, and could have only been apprehended by someone actively monitoring relevant encrypted network traffic from Slack’s servers. Though the company says it’s unlikely that the actual content of any passwords were compromised as a result of the flaw, it notified impacted users on Thursday and forced password resets for all of them. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Ongoing_phishing_campaign_can_hack_you_even_when_you’re protected_with_MFA_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ On Tuesday, Microsoft detailed an ongoing large- scale phishing campaign that can hijack user accounts when they’re protected with multi-factor authentication measures designed to prevent such takeovers. The threat actors behind the operation, who have targeted 10,000 organizations since September, have used their covert access to victim email accounts to trick employees into sending the hackers money. Multi-factor authentication—also known as two- factor authentication, MFA, or 2FA—is the gold standard for account security. It requires the account user to prove their identity in the form of something they own or control (a physical security key, a fingerprint, or face or retina scan) in addition to something they know (their password). As the growing use of MFA has stymied account- takeover campaigns, attackers have found ways to strike back. # ⚓ Optimizing_Developer_Impact_on_K8s_Security_–_Container Journal⠀⇛ Kubernetes just passed its eighth birthday (hope you didn’t forget to send a card). In that time, the DevSecOps movement has decisively shifted security left. The evolution continues to add work to a software engineer’s plate—a plate that is already heaped with Kubernetes complexity. While the now-de facto choice for container orchestration has matured into an enterprise-grade solution, Kubernetes security controls still often boil down to preventing developers from direct access to production clusters or namespaces. In the early days of Kubernetes, development teams commonly operated Kubernetes clusters on their own. This practice was replaced as Kubernetes workloads became more critical; developers now generally own workload security while platform engineers take responsibility for securing the Kubernetes platform. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ What’s_the_optimal_length_for_a_2FA code?⠀⇛ I’ll admit, this weirded me out. Surely 4 is just far too short. Right? I think almost every 2FA code I’ve seen has been 6 digits long. Even back in the days of carrying one of those physical RSA fobs, 6 has been the magic number. But why? A 2FA code is meant to prevent a specific class of problem. If an attacker has got hold of something you are (your username1) and something you know (your password), you are still protected by something you have (your phone). Whether your second-factor is an app generating unique codes, a SIM card receiving SMS2, or a cryptographic enclave producing signed transactions – it doesn’t matter. The attacker can use your password but won’t get the unique second code. # ⚓ Certificate_Transparency_is_really_not_a_replacement for_key_pinning⠀⇛ I’ve noticed that there’s a common misconception that Certificate Transparency is a replacement for HTTP public key pinning. If those words make no sense to you: HTTP public key pinning was a now-mostly-defunct mechanism whereby websites could “pin” themselves to a set of public keys, so that browsers would not accept a certificate for that website’s hostname unless one of those pinned public keys appeared in its certificate chain. Certificate Transparency is a system whereby certificates must be logged in public append-only logs, so that domain owners can observe them as they are issued and detect malicious certificates (see my previous overview here). # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ Spyware_Scandals_Are_Ripping_Through_Europe⠀⇛ What sets the scandal in Greece apart is the company behind the spyware that was used. Until then the surveillance software in every EU scandal could be traced back to one company, the notorious NSO Group. Yet the spyware stalking Koukakis’ phone was made by Cytrox, a company founded in the small European nation of North Macedonia and acquired in 2017 by Tal Dilian—an entrepreneur who achieved notoriety for driving a high-tech surveillance van around the island of Cyprus and showing a Forbes journalist how it could hack into passing people’s phones. In that interview, Dilian said he had acquired Cytrox and absorbed the company into his intelligence company Intellexa, which is now thought to now be based in Greece. The arrival of Cytrox into Europe’s ongoing scandal shows the problem is bigger than just the NSO Group. The bloc has a thriving spyware industry of its own. As the NSO Group struggles with intense scrutiny and being blacklisted by the US, its less well-known European rivals are jostling to take its clients, researchers say. Over the past two months, Cytrox is not the only local company to generate headlines for hacking devices within the bloc. # ⚓ Vice ☛ How_a_Third-Party_SMS_Service_Was_Used_to_Take Over_Signal_Accounts⠀⇛ Last week, hackers broke into the systems of Twilio, a cloud communications company that provides infrastructure to other companies to automate sending text messages to their users. By breaking into Twilio systems hackers could read victims’ text messages. This potentially gave the hackers a chance to take over any victim’s accounts that were tied to their phone number on services that use Twilio. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Bank_account_obstacles_creating_Finland’s “second_class_citizens”⠀⇛ This is because strong authentication is required to access almost all public services and many commercial services, and the most common form of authentication is a bank ID. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Don’t_Wait:_Get_Into_the_Encryption Habit_Now⠀⇛ Photo by Christiaan Colen via Flickr By Thomas Knapp / CounterPunch In early August, a Nebraska prosecutor charged a mother and daughter with violating the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks. T… # ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Joins_48_Public Interest_Groups_Urging_House_To_Pass_Bipartisan_Privacy Bill_–_Public_Knowledge⠀⇛ Today, Public Knowledge joined nearly 50 other public interest, consumer advocacy, and civil rights groups in a letter urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to move the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA)” to a vote by the full House of Representatives. The groups contend that this comprehensive federal privacy and civil rights legislation will create “real and lasting protections” for millions of Americans, shielding their personal data like never before. The following is an excerpt from the letter: “The American Data Privacy and Protection Act strengthens civil rights and privacy protections nationwide. To accomplish these sweeping advancements and bring relief to millions today, we understand that some compromise is necessary. ADPPA has limited preemption of state privacy laws that cover the same issues as ADPPA. It does not preempt state civil rights laws, consumer protection laws of general applicability, or laws related to student or employee privacy, health privacy, financial privacy, social security numbers, facial recognition, electronic surveillance, encryption, or several other categories. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ DOJ_now_relies_on_paper_for_its most_sensitive_court_documents,_official_says⠀⇛ The Justice Department has filed its most sensitive court documents on paper since January 2021 to avoid any chance of a breach or vulnerability in electronic filing systems compromising its high stakes cases. In an interview this week, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam Hickey told CyberScoop the department implemented the policy last year but did not connect that change to any specific breach or cybersecurity event. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ “War_Poisons_Everybody”:_Remembering_Howard_Zinn on_His_100th_Birthday⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘It_was_him_or_me’_The_daughter_of_a_conservative Russian_senator_on_her_decision_to_speak_out_against_the_war —_and_lose_her_father_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Interview by Kristina Safonova. English-language version by Sam Breazeale. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Six_months_in:_How_Russia’s_full-scale_invasion_of Ukraine_compares_to_other_modern_wars_—_Meduza⠀⇛ August 24 marks exactly six months (182 days) since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While the war appears far from over, the size of the territory it affects and the number of troops involved have already made it comparable to many of the most well-known and politically significant conflicts of the last seventy years. Relatively speaking, the war’s death toll is still low, but it’s not guaranteed to stay that way — especially as it settles into a war of attrition. To better understand the invasion in a historical context, Meduza compared the best data we have on it to data from eight other modern interstate conflicts. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Outspoken_antiwar_politician_and_former Yekaterinburg_mayor_Evgeny_Roizman_charged_with_felony ‘discrediting_the_military,’_could_face_up_to_five_years_in prison_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Police in Yekaterinburg arrested former Mayor Evgeny Roizman on Wednesday morning, local time, on felony charges of discrediting the Russian Army. The Telegram channel Mash published a video showing police officers raiding Roizman’s home. The former mayor’s lawyer told the news website RBC that she learned about Roizman’s arrest from the media. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_announces_detention_of_Azov_supporter_in Kaliningrad_for_allegedly_plotting_attacks_on_Baltic_Fleet and_airport_—_Meduza⠀⇛ According to Interfax, Russia’s FSB announced that it has detained a local resident in Kaliningrad. The man, allegedly a supporter of the Ukrainian Azov regiment, was preparing terrorist attacks in the Kaliningrad region, according to the security services. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Duginist_Propaganda_in_Turkey;_How_Russia- Turkey_Are_Both_Friends_and_Competitors⠀⇛ The latest commentary, including: – Eurasianist politics in Turkish media – Duginist network organizations in Turkey – Why Erdogan finds Duginist perspectives useful – Turkey-Russia competition in Asia, Black Sea, Africa, etc o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ A_Short_List_of_Cognitive_Biases⠀⇛ Cognitive biases are systematic deviations from rational judgment. All of us experience them to some degree, and it’s useful to understand them in order to avoid or mitigate them. A short list of ones that I’ve found helpful in my personal and professional life. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 650+_Progressive_Groups_Vow_to_Fight_Manchin Deal_“With_Everything_We’ve_Got”⠀⇛ # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Wired ☛ Here’s_What_Happens_When_Countries_Use_Bikes to_Fight_Emissions⠀⇛ An international team of researchers decided to look into what factors have enabled these countries to make that shift and what might happen if more countries adopted a similar transportation focus. Two conclusions are clear: It’s hard to get reliable data on bicycles, and bicycle-focused transportation could eliminate emissions equivalent to that of a decent-sized industrialized country. # ⚓ Antipope ☛ [Repeated]_The_gathering_crisis⠀⇛ There is a forecast risk of unscheduled, protracted, rolling black-outs in midwinter. The government’s own forecasts of a “reasonable worst case” (which include some scheduled blackouts) still rely on the UK importing electricity via the grid interconnectors from France, the Netherlands, and Belgium—but those nations are having their own energy problems. # ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ Investment_Frauds⠀⇛ The history of the technological and philosophical underpinnings of Bitcoin make two things clear. First, while ingenious, Nakamoto’s innovation was squarely in the mainstream of work on digital currencies for the previous quarter-century. Second, the libertarian goal of the cryptocurrency movement was to implement Austrian economics and thereby avoid the need to trust government and corporate institutions. Nakamoto clearly shared this goal. One can argue that fraud is an inevitable consequence of the libertarian program, but that does not make it the goal of libertarians. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Seth Michael Larson ☛ Preparing_for_the_wave_of_open_source funding⠀⇛ I’ve listed the sections below in order of priority if your end goal is to be sponsored by organizations or companies. Not all sections will be relevant for all projects, pick and choose what makes sense for you! # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ A_First_Step,_But_We_Have_to_Do_More_on Student_Debt⠀⇛ But we have got to do more. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, education, from pre- school through graduate school, must be a fundamental right for all, not a privilege for the wealthy few. If the United States is going to effectively compete in the global economy we need the best educated workforce in the world, and that means making public colleges and universities tuition free as many other major countries currently do – and that includes trade schools and minority-serving institutions as well. In the year 2022, in the wealthiest country on earth, everyone in America who wants a higher education should be able to get that education without going into debt. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ DaemonFC (Ryan Farmer) ☛ [Repeat]_Cook_County_Judge’s Office_gets_thrown_off_GULAG_Tube_(YouTube)_and_has_to_file an_appeal.⠀⇛ GULAG (Google) doesn’t even feel compelled to tell them why they have been banned, and the court begs GULAG to allow them back on instead of ordering them to. # ⚓ NPR ☛ A_former_employee_accuses_Twitter_of_big_security lapses_in_a_whistleblower_complaint⠀⇛ The whistleblower also accuses Twitter of misleading federal regulators about its progress toward tightening up the privacy and security of its users’ accounts after a major [crack]. The complaint adds that Twitter’s policy toward fake accounts incentivized “deliberate ignorance” by undercounting spam accounts and providing bonuses to executives for growing the number of users on the platform, but not sniffing out bots. Twitter’s security vulnerabilities makes the platform vulnerable to foreign spies, hacking and disinformation campaigns, Zatko further alleges. # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ Time_is_Running_Out_to_Upgrade_US Immigration_Policy⠀⇛ The green card pileup mainly affects skilled workers from countries with the largest populations. At the current rates, about 200,000 skilled Indian immigrants are likely to die before they receive a green card, a process that is expected to take until the year 2216, a whopping 194 years from now. In addition, hundreds of thousands of foreign-born children of H1-B visas will have to switch over to international student visas or self-deport, despite having lived in the country legally for nearly their entire lives. The only way to resolve this issue is to include the original versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and U.S. Innovation and Competitiveness Act (USICA) in this year’s defense bill. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Municipal_candidate_in_Moscow_suffers_spinal fracture_in_attack_outside_local_election_board_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In the latest of a series of incidents targeting political candidates nonaligned with the Kremlin, Communist Party Moscow municipal council candidate Sergey Burtsev was attacked outside a local election board on Wednesday, August 24. Doctors later concluded that he suffered a spinal fracture as well as numerous cuts and bruises. Burtsev told the news outlet Holod Media that a man allegedly pretending to be intoxicated assaulted him after he refused to call a taxi for him. # § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ First_person_incarcerated_in_Russia_for calling_the_invasion_of_Ukraine_‘a_war’_says_he’s_being denied_vital_medical_aid_in_prison_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The first person to be incarcerated in Russia for spreading supposed “disinformation” about the invasion of Ukraine says his health is rapidly deteriorating behind bars. Former Moscow municipal deputy Alexey Gorinov was sentenced to seven years in prison for calling Russia’s attack “a war” in a speech to his fellow council members. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Intelligence_operative_confirms_British gov’t_is_targeting_The_Grayzone⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ The_Far-Right_Crusade_Against_Human Sexuality⠀⇛ Real child abuse is a serious and corrosive societal malady that needs to be addressed with empathy and well-funded structures of support and protection. Most of it occurs in the home by someone well known to the child. Much of it has been perpetrated by religious figures, such as priests or pastors. But this recent war on human sexuality has nothing to do with protecting children. In fact, thanks to conservative governance, many of the social supports for victims of abuse have been systematically cut and consistently underfunded or under-staffed. This has one reason: rigid social control. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Abortion_Is_Now_a_Top_Issue_Driving_Midterms, Due_to_Far_Right_Supreme_Court⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ UK_Court_Says_Dissident_Can_Sue_Saudi_Arabian Government_For_Hacking_His_Phone_With_NSO_Malware⠀⇛ Lie down with dogs, get put in the position of producing potentially damning evidence. That’s the lesson NSO is going to learn if this lawsuit goes any further. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Let’s_Hear_From_the_Women_Lis_Smith_Smeared⠀⇛ It’s been exactly one year since Andrew Cuomo left office in epic disgrace. But enough about that guy. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Slow_[Internet]_among_barriers_to growth:_PC⠀⇛ Speed test data by Ookla shows Australia’s actual [Internet] speeds are not globally competitive, with a download speed ranking of 18th in the world and the median fixed broadband download speed ranking 61st. Agriculture businesses were most likely to cite unsuitable [Internet] speed and geographic location as barriers, suggesting poor digital connectivity in regional and remote areas could be limiting technology uptake. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Former_UK_Supreme_Court_Judge_Calls_Out_Online Safety_Bill_As_Harmful_By_Itself⠀⇛ We have discussed at great lengths the many problems of the UK’s Online Safety Bill, in particular how it will be a disaster for the open internet. Unfortunately, it appears that important politicians seem to think that the Online Safety Bill will be a sort of magic wand that will make the “bad stuff” online disappear automatically (it won’t). o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ HBO_Max_And_Sesame_Street_Highlight_The Stupidity_Of_Mindless_Media_Megamergers⠀⇛ If you recall, AT&T spent nearly $200 billion on megamergers thinking it was going to dominate the online video advertising space. But after spending a fortune on DirecTV and Time Warner, laying off 50,000 people, killing off popular properties like Mad Magazine and DC’s Vertigo imprint, it quickly became clear that AT&T executives had absolutely no idea what they were doing. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Denuvo_Promises_to_Kill_Nintendo_Switch Emulator_Piracy_With_New_Protection⠀⇛ Anti-piracy company Denuvo has announced a new product that aims to prevent pirated copies of Nintendo Switch games from being played on PC-based emulators. Denuvo says that ‘Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection’ will have no impact on the gaming experience and will ensure that anyone wishing to play a game will have to buy a legitimate copy. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ U.S._Appeals_Court_Affirms_Disney_Win Against_Evel_Knievel_Estate_Over_Toy_Story_Character⠀⇛ I guess I shouldn’t be shocked, but the trademark and publicity rights dispute between Disney and K&K Promotions, the company that manages the rights for the late stuntman Evel Knievel, was still ongoing until recently. If you’re not aware of what I’m talking about, the movie Toy Story 4 included a character named Duke Caboom, a toy motorcycle stuntman that certainly had some characteristics that were an homage to Knievel. Not just Knievel, though, and that’s the important bit. Instead, the character had its own backstory, name, and imagery, all of which borrowed from several stuntmen from that era. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Fucking_TTAB_Says_FUCT_Owner_Can’t Trademark_‘Fuck’_Because_That_Word_Fucking_Belongs_To All_Of_Us⠀⇛ I love this story so much I want it to find other similar vulgar stories so that those stories can have little baby vulgar stories for me to read. You may recall the saga of Erik Brunetti, founder of FUCT, a fashion brand with a name supposedly standing for Friends U Can’t Trust. We wrote about FUCT at first being denied a trademark on the brand over vulgarity concerns, a decision overturned on appeal on First Amendment grounds. It was a good ruling on the merits, as the government shouldn’t be in the business of saving our ears from naughty words based on its judgement of naughtiness. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Private_Torrent_Site_User_Faces Prison_After_Sharing_40_Movies⠀⇛ During a court hearing scheduled for tomorrow, a private torrent site user is expected to admit that he shared around 40 movies in breach of copyright. The case is special. Not only is this a criminal prosecution carrying a possible prison sentence, it will also pave the way for similar action against an undisclosed number of pirates. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Yout.com_Site_Blocking_‘Whack-a-Mole’ Continues_in_Peru⠀⇛ Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com finds itself blocked again by Peruvian ISPs. Just a few months ago the service protested a similar blockade. The Government isn’t easily defeated though, as it simply requested another temporary blockade, pending an investigation. And while the formal deadline has passed, getting the blockade lifted is easier said than done. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Movement:_A_personal_reframing⠀⇛ Renewing a focus and commitment with physical movement. For the past years I’ve had several cycles of disenchantment with computers. Although nice things have come out of them, like Compudanzas, they have also represented a source of anxiety: it seems I have internalized that my way of contributing to the world, society and a solarpunk present and future *has* to be through computers. This thought has been reinforced by a way of looking to my own history, as I’ve been “always around computers”, “always excelling at mathematical and logical thinking”. “This is what I’m good at, this is where I can be most helpful”. The disenchantment leaves me floating in the void. # ⚓ Open_content_that_you_can_contribute_to⠀⇛ And would also like to mention iNaturalist, where people can contribute observations of animals, plants, fungi, &c. Photos are shared under user- chosen terms, but they recommend using some CC licenses compatible with Wikimedia Commons. # ⚓ I_am_my_father’s_son⠀⇛ Oh man, I had a good chuckle at that. I remember one day that me and my mum were both home from work, and we decided to go to the local hospital to donate blood. My dad returned home from work when we were both at the hospital. Years later he recounted the story and made special note about how everybody left the house but left the lights on. I was laughing my arse off at that. As a teenager I got the occasional remark about how I looked like my father. When I answer the phone, no-one can work out whether it’s me or my father. [..] local Sainsbury’s (a UK supermarket). I proceeded to tell her the best strategy for getting there, which included what pedestrian crossing to take. She thanked me as she rolled her eyes. In that instant I knew I was exactly like my father. My mum recently accused me of being even worse than my father. Yeah, he is a bit of an arsehole. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Local_peer_to_peer_binary_cache_with_NixOS_and_Peerix⠀⇛ There is a cool project related to NixOS, called Peerix. It’s a local daemon exposed as a local substituter (a server providing binary packages) that will discover other Peerix daemon on the local network, and use them as a source of binary packages. Peerix is a simple way to reuse package already installed somewhere on the network instead of downloading it again. Packages delivered by Peerix substituters are signed with a private key, so you need to import each computer public key before being able to download/use their packages. While this can be cumbersome, this also mandatory to prevent someone on the network to spoof packages. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3375 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 08.25.22⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_25/08/2022:_Tails_5.4_and_EasyOS_4.3.5⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:08 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Videos_and_Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Fedora_Family_/_IBM_/_Red_Hat o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers # Mozilla o Programming/Development # Python # Rust * Leftovers o Hardware o Security o Finance * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Politics o Technical # Science # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ Using_eBPF_for_network_observability_in the_cloud_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ Observability is the ability to know and interpret the current state of a deployment, and a way to know when something is amiss. With cloud deployments of applications as microservices on Kubernetes and OpenShift growing, observability is getting a lot of attention. Many applications come with strict guarantees, such as service level agreements (SLA) for downtimes, latency, and throughput, so network-level observability is a highly imperative feature. Network-level observability is provided by several orchestrators, either natively or by using plugins and operators. Recently, eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) emerged as a popular option to implement observability at the end-hosts kernel, due to performance and flexibility. This method enables custom programs to be hooked at certain points along the network data path (for instance, a socket, TC, and XDP). Several open source eBPF- based plugins and operators have been released, and each can be plugged into end-host nodes to provide network observability through your cloud orchestrator. # ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Kubernetes_v1.25:_Pod_Security_Admission Controller_in_Stable_|_Kubernetes⠀⇛ The release of Kubernetes v1.25 marks a major milestone for Kubernetes out-of-the-box pod security controls: Pod Security admission (PSA) graduated to stable, and Pod Security Policy (PSP) has been removed. PSP was deprecated in Kubernetes v1.21, and no longer functions in Kubernetes v1.25 and later. The Pod Security admission controller replaces PodSecurityPolicy, making it easier to enforce predefined Pod Security Standards by simply adding a label to a namespace. The Pod Security Standards are maintained by the K8s community, which means you automatically get updated security policies whenever new security-impacting Kubernetes features are introduced. o § Videos and Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ If Not True Then False ☛ Kernel_6.0-rc2_+_Fedora_36_+ NVIDIA_515.65.01_–_If_Not_True_Then_False⠀⇛ This is quick guide howto install Kernel 6.0-rc2 on Fedora 36 with or without latest NVIDIA 515.65.01 drivers. If you have NVIDIA 515.65.01 already installed, then you still have to update your drivers with patched version. If you are not using NVIDIA and want install only Kernel 6.0 on Fedora 36 then skip whole step 1. # ⚓ The TLLTS Podcast ☛ The_Linux_Link_Tech_Show_Episode_968⠀⇛ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_469:_Ctrl-C_Reset⠀⇛ FreeBSD Q2 2022 Status Report, FreeBSD in Science, fastest yes(1) in the west, Why Programmers Can’t “Reset” Programs With Ctrl-C, Run Slack in FreeBSD’s Linuxulator, and more. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ 6.0_Merge_window,_part_2_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds released 6.0-rc1 and closed the merge window on August 14, as expected; by then, 13,543 non-merge changesets had found their way into the mainline repository. Just over half of those were pulled after our first 6.0 merge-window summary was written. The latter part of the merge window tends to be more focused on fixes than new features, but there were still a number of interesting changes added during this time. # ⚓ LWN ☛ The_trouble_with_64-bit_DMA⠀⇛ We live in a 64-bit world, to the point that many distributors want to stop supporting 32-bit systems at all. However, lurking within our 64-bit kernels is a subsystem that has not really managed to move past 32-bit addresses. The quick merge-window failure of an attempt to use 64-bit addresses in the I/O memory-management unit (IOMMU) subsystem shows how hard it can be to leave all of one’s 32- bit history behind. Peripheral devices that move data at any significant rate have to support direct memory access (DMA) to get reasonable performance. As the DMA name suggests, these devices once had direct access to the system’s memory in the physical address space. Over time, though, most systems have moved to interposing an IOMMU between devices and memory, for a number of reasons. The IOMMU can help to ensure that the device only accesses the memory that was intended for it, for example. It is also possible to use the IOMMU to make pages scattered throughout physical memory appear to be contiguous from the device’s point of view. For all of this to work, a device driver must create an IOMMU mapping for an I/O buffer before presenting the mapped addresses to the device. Those addresses, called I/O virtual addresses (or IOVAs), look like physical addresses, but they have their own 64-bit address space. One would expect to be able to pass an address anywhere in that range to a device, but life is not so simple; many devices have surprising limitations on how many address bits they can actually use. The kernel’s DMA-mapping layer takes this into account; drivers pass in a mask indicating the address range that the device can handle, and the kernel finds an address within that range. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Best_text_editor_for_Linux⠀⇛ There are many different text editor choices for a Linux system. Your choice of which text editor to use will depend on the type of work you plan on doing. For example, writing basic documents vs. coding websites or programs. Whatever your case, there are a lot of nice text editors available. In this tutorial, we have compiled a list of our favorite text editors for Linux. We have included both GUI text editors and command line editors. In some cases, you may want one of each. This will help you decide which one is the best for you and your situation. [...] Here are some of our top picks for text editors on Linux. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Best_Music_Player_for_Linux⠀⇛ Linux systems offer a wide range of choice, and music players are no exception. For quite a while, there have been fantastic options when choosing the perfect music player for your Linux computer. All of these players are just as good, if not better, than their proprietary counterparts on other operating systems. They range from the minimal, light weight, and targeted to feature-rich multipurpose players capable of nearly anything. There’s a great choice for every music fan on Linux. Determining the best music player on Linux mostly boils down to user preference and depends on what the user wants to get out of their music player. In this tutorial, we have compiled a list of our favorite music players for Linux. This will help you decide which one is the best for you and your situation. [...] Which music player is right for you? Almost all of the below music players are available in most distribution repositories. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_OBS_Studio_on_Linux_Mint_21 LTS⠀⇛ OBS Studio is a free, lightweight open-source, cross-platform screencasting software for screen recording, camera image, and sound record. OBS Studio also makes it easier for those new to the world of live streaming as it is designed to be simple to use, comes with plugins and scripts that can be installed and is considered one of the best free, open-source software of its nature. OBS Studio lets you capture footage from your desktop or webcam feed and microphone audio. In addition, you can mix different sources, such as adding your webcam feed to your game footage. Furthermore, OBS Studio gives users a high degree of control over their recordings, such as selecting which monitors or windows to record. OBS Studio is an incredibly powerful and versatile tool that any aspiring streamer should consider using. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install OBS Studio on Linux Mint 21 LTS by importing the official LaunchPAD PPA that contains the latest stable version and updating and removing the software in the future. # ⚓ H2S Media ☛ How_to_install_PostgreSQL_13_on_Ubuntu_22.04 LTS_Linux⠀⇛ Postgres is a platform-independent object- relational database management system (ORDBMS). In many Linux distributions, the database management system is part of the basic equipment. It can also be used on Windows and macOS systems. Due to the object relationality, the DBMS is suitable for data warehouse databases. It differs from relational database management systems such as MySQL in that even complex data objects can be stored relationally in the database. Postgres works on the client-server model. The server is responsible for managing the databases and processing and answering client requests. In addition to the server and a command line-based client, many Linux distributions also supply a client program with a graphical user interface. The communication between client and server takes place in a distributed architecture via TCP/IP connection. Few features of Postgres are: distributed under an open source license, platform- independent; can be expanded in many ways with functions, self-defined data types or operators; no size limit; high reliability; stores data objects in the relational database schema, and more… # ⚓ MakeTech Easier ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Monitor_Not_Working?_Try These_Fixes_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛ Getting your Raspberry Pi device to work with an HDMI display should be easy. However, if you’re not seeing any HDMI output on your monitor, check out our list of troubleshooting tips that should help you fix the problem in no time. Go through the list and try each of these solutions until you find one that works for you. # ⚓ nixCraft ☛ How_to_add_swap_to_AWS_EC2/Lightsail_Amazon Linux_instance⠀⇛ So like many solo developers, I am tight on resources, especially money-wise. I have two AWS EC2 VMs running as WireGuard VPN on Amazon Linux for personal usage, and another one is my dev machine with Python, PHP and stuff. These are tiny VMs with just 512MB ram. The main problem is my little VM powered by CentOS or Amazon Linux 2 runs out of memory when I run “sudo yum update“. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_Ajenti_Control_Panel_in_Debian_and Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ajenti is a free and open source web-based Admin Control Panel that allows you to perform a wide range of server administration tasks such as installing and updating packages, managing services, and so much more. Written in Python and Javascript, Ajenti provides a powerful and intuitive UI that is lightweight and resource-friendly. In addition, it’s easy to install and a great tool for novices or users who do not have advanced Linux knowledge. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ pls:_Modern_Alternative_for_the_ls_command in_Linux_–_TREND_OCEANS⠀⇛ The pls (prettier and more powerful) is a modern alternative to the ls command to list your files and directories. It outputs the data in a prettier and more powerful format for easy understanding. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_get_and_change_audio_metadata_in Linux⠀⇛ Audio metadata contains information like artist, song title, track number, album name, etc. It can even contain an embedded image of the cover art for the album. This metadata is accessed by music players in order to display relevant information about the song that is playing. Without this metadata, a music player might have trouble sorting your music by artist, album, genre, or putting the tracks in proper order. There are times when you may need to edit audio metadata. An example would be to correct the tags for songs that have been miscategorized into the wrong genre. Or you may be working on a custom compilation of tracks and want to sort them in a certain order, etc. In this tutorial, you will see how to get and change audio metadata on a Linux system. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_get_and_change_PDF_metadata_in_Linux⠀⇛ PDF metadata contains information like author, subject, creator, producer, and keywords. This information is embedded into the PDF file itself, and can be retrieved if a user needs to determine who released the document, or wants to see what application was used to create it, etc. The keywords can also help organize PDF documents by category in case you have a lot of PDF files. In this tutorial, you will see how to get and change PDF metadata on a Linux system. This can be accomplished from both command line and GUI. We will cover both methods below. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Clean_up_filenames_with_detox_command_line utility⠀⇛ If you have spent much time on the command line to work with files in Linux, then you probably know about the pains of dealing with file names that contain spaces or any other strange characters. It can be tedious to escape certain file names or to work with a bunch of files that have inconsistent encoding in their file names. The detox command is a solution to this problem, as it converts all file names to a consistent format that make them easier to work with. In this tutorial, you will see how to install the detox command line utility on all major Linux distros. Then, we will show you how to get started using the detox command through usage examples. This is a great tool to use if you import files from other operating systems or download lots of files online. It will sanitize your file names so they follow a uniform naming format and are easy to work with on Linux and in the command line. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_get_and_change_image_metadata_in Linux⠀⇛ Image metadata is information that is embedded into files like jpeg, tiff, and other common formats. The primary form of metadata used in photos is called EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format). This data can contain supplemental information for the image, such as the date and time that the photo was taken, with what camera model, GPS info, author, copyright information, and more. This kind of metadata comes in handy when you need to determine additional information about an image, such as who the original author is. It is also possible to manually add or edit metadata to an image file. In this tutorial, you will learn how to get and change image metadata on a Linux system. This can be accomplished from the command line with the ExifTool program. We will cover usage examples below. # ⚓ Running_darktable_on_RISC-V_–_LIEBERBIBER⠀⇛ A while ago I got hold of a cheap Sipeed Lichee RV RISC-V development board. After finally getting it up and running, I wondered if and how well darktable would work on RISC-V? The answer is: surprisingly well, if the hardware is fast enough… # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_install_VMware_Tools_on_Ubuntu_|_FOSS Linux⠀⇛ VMware tools are modules and services that allow numerous features in VMware products for a boosted management of seamless user interactions with guests’ OSs. On the other hand, VMware is a stable and outstanding virtualization solution that permits you to run a significant number of isolated operating systems on a solo machine. When utilizing VMware as the hypervisor, it is paramount to install VMware tools in the guest to boost virtual machine performances. Installing these tools will aid you in getting the most out of the system as it gives the machine more capabilities like automatic window resizing, shared clipboard with the host system, and drag and drop file transfer. Another point to note is that using VMware tools helps a VMware (VM) virtual machine merge nicely with VMware hypervisor. If you install VMware tools on a virtual machine, it will directly report back to the VMware hypervisor its IP address and a lot more information like VPU usage, memory usage, disk usage, and more. This hypervisor can generate even more interesting statistical reports using the reported back data, which will, in turn, play a role in aiding you in monitoring your virtual machine easily. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Podman_Compose_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| Linux_Mint_21?⠀⇛ Welcome. Now you will learn how to install Podman Compose on Ubuntu 22.04 | Linux Mint 21 This tool is a kind of add-on for Podman. It is not especially necessary, but it is useful to have it to use the Docker Compose methodology. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Ionic_Framework_on_Debian_11 Bullseye⠀⇛ Ionic Framework is an open-source toolkit for building high-quality mobile and desktop apps. Ionic comes with integrations for popular frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue. Developers use ionic to create performant, cross-platform applications for various purposes. Ionic has a wide range of features and functionality, making it a popular choice for developers looking to develop mobile apps. Amongst its many features, Ionic allows developers to create sophisticated user interfaces, use powerful hardware features, and take advantage of native app functionality. Additionally, Ionic’s community of developers and active user base contribute to its popularity; developers can find a wealth of resources and support when using Ionic. In sum, Ionic Framework is a powerful toolkit that enables developers to build performant, high-quality mobile apps. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install Ionic Framework on Debian 11 Bullseye and its dependencies, create a project, and start the test application. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_MariaDB_10.6_on_Debian_11 Bullseye⠀⇛ MariaDB is one of the most popular open-source databases next to its originator MySQL. The original creators of MySQL developed MariaDB in response to fears that MySQL would suddenly become a paid service due to Oracle acquiring it in 2010. With its history of doing similar tactics, the developers behind MariaDB have promised to keep it open source and free from such fears as what has happened to MySQL. Many Linux distributions include MariaDB as their default database management system due to this assurance from the developers. MariaDB 10.6 brings several significant improvements, including improved performance, scalability, and new features such as a crash-safe replication mechanism and improved SQL compatibility. In terms of performance, MariaDB 10.6 includes several optimizations that can help to speed up database operations. For example, the new version contains several changes that can help to reduce disk IO and improve caching strategies. In addition, MariaDB 10.6 introduces a new storage engine called MyRocks, which is designed for modern hardware architectures and can provide significant performance improvements. In terms of scalability, MariaDB 10.6 includes several changes that make it easier to run large databases on multiple servers. For example, the new version introduces sharding support, which allows databases to be divided into numerous pieces that can be spread across multiple servers. In addition, MariaDB 10.6 includes several changes that improve the ability to replicate databases across multiple servers. Finally, regarding SQL compatibility, MariaDB 10.6 introduces several features that make it easier to port applications from other database systems. For example, the new version includes support for Oracle’s PL/SQL language and introduces a compatibility mode that can make running MySQL applications on MariaDB servers easier. As a result, MariaDB 10.6 is a significant release that includes many improvements that users of all types will welcome. In the following tutorial, you will learn how to install or upgrade MariaDB 10.6 on Debian 11 Bullseye using the command line terminal and some tips on upgrading your existing database if needed one exists using the MariaDB.org APT repository so you will always have the latest stable version directly to improve security and performance when releases are available. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_PlayOnLinux_on_Linux_Mint_21 LTS⠀⇛ PlayOnLinux is a versatile piece of software that allows Linux users to install a wide range of Windows-based applications. Not only does it allow for the installation of games, but it also supports office applications, web browsers, and even Apple iTunes. Furthermore, the software is constantly updated to support new applications and wine versions. As a result, PlayOnLinux is an essential tool for any Linux user who wishes to run Windows- based software. The following tutorial will teach you how to install PlayOnLinux on Linux Mint 21 LTS release series using the command line terminal using the default APT repository or installing the Flatpak third-party package manager to get a newer version binary. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Plasma_5.25_for_Jammy_22.04_available_via_PPA_| Kubuntu⠀⇛ We have had many requests to make Plasma 5.25 available in our backports PPA for Jammy Jellyfish 22.04. Providing backports of new Plasma versions to a LTS release always must be an ‘opt-in’ process, however we are aware that many of our users now are accustomed to adding our backports PPA as a matter of course, so for a LTS release some additional caution is required in what we make available there. Therefore, at least for the time being, Plasma 5.25 will be available via an additional ‘backports-extra’ PPA, so users can make a positive informed choice to upgrade. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_32-bit_i686_Dunfell-series_version 4.3.5⠀⇛ Version 4.3.5 released, for old 32-bit i686 computers. If your computer has 486 or 586 CPU, too old. If it has the old ISA expansion bus, not PCI, again too old. Minimum screen size 1024×768, minimum RAM 512MB (with swap partition). I haven’t provided a update “difference file” this time. Limine bootloader now version 3.16, which has fixes for some old computers, so prefer fresh write to the usb-stick, rather than update. o § Fedora Family / IBM / Red Hat⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ The_History_and_Evolution_of_Fedora Linux_Distribution⠀⇛ Fedora is a free and open-source Linux distribution that is maintained by Fedora Project which is sponsored by Red Hat with support from other companies. Fedora is referred to as a “bleeding edge” operating system. This implies that it regularly gets the latest software updates, features, and drivers. As such, it’s an operating system recommended for users who crave the latest applications, drivers, and features. Fedora is designed as a reliable, secure, and general-purpose Linux distribution for all users. It can be deployed in a workstation as a desktop operating system or used in a server environment. New releases of Fedora are pushed out after 6 months. In this guide, we go down memory lane and see how far Fedora Linux has come. # ⚓ Linux Shell Tips ☛ Fedora_Linux_36_Released_–_Download_DVD ISO_Images⠀⇛ The latest release of Fedora is Fedora 36 which was released on May 10, 2022. In this guide, we look at notable features provided by the latest release and how to download the DVD ISO images. # ⚓ IBM Old Timer ☛ IBM_emeritus_Irving_Wladawsky-Berger:_The Economic_Potential_of_the_Internet_of_Things⠀⇛ The estimate was based on the likely evolution of technology and the rate of adoption of IoT solutions between 2015 and 2025, as well as economic and demographic trends. The estimated range was so wide because there were so many unknowns at that early stage in IoT’s development, including the costs of technology, the rate of development and deployment of these highly complex solutions, their level of acceptance by consumers and workers, and the policies and regulations enacted by governments. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Optimize_loops_with_long_variables_in_Java_|_Red Hat_Developer⠀⇛ The just-in-time (JIT) compiler in OpenJDK improves Java performance through a number of optimizations, particularly in loops. Until recently, many optimizations worked only when the loop index was an int variable. This article shows how the HotSpot virtual machine was upgraded to add the same optimizations for long variables. The article covers particularly out-of-bounds checking (also called range checks). # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Explore_GitOps_with_Red_Hat_at_ArgoCon_2022_|_Red Hat_Developer⠀⇛ Tech conference season is kicking into gear, and Red Hat Developers is ready for it! We are excited to be a diamond sponsor of the upcoming ArgoCon 2022 in September. We will deliver a keynote session about the future of DevOps and GitOps in person at the Computer History Museum in San Francisco. Registration for the virtual event is complimentary. # ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ 7_ways_CIOs_can_prepare_today_for the_future_of_work_|_The_Enterprisers_Project⠀⇛ As leaders, we are constantly striving toward further innovation in our organizations. We aspire to be the “go-to” person for questions about change and the guiding light for embracing new solutions ‒ all the while keeping our humility and knowing when to lean into our resources for support. With technology evolving faster than ever, here are seven things you can implement today to improve your leadership game and prepare your teams for the future of work. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Robustel_industrial_IoT_gateways_run_Debian- based_OS,_offer_5G,_4G_LTE,_LoRaWAN_connectivity_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ Robustel has launched three Arm-based industrial IoT gateways namely the EG5100, EG5120, and LG5100 that offer 5G, 4G LTE, and/or LoRaWAN connectivity, and runs Debian 11-based RobustOS Pro Linux operating systems The edge gateways also feature two Ethernet ports, two RS232/RS485 ports for connection to industrial devices, digital inputs and outputs for simple monitoring and control, and support a wide 9 to 60V DC power input through a 2-pin terminal block. [...] Both the Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A53 models run RobustOS Pro Linux distribution based on Debian11 (Bullseye) and support for Docker-based applications. # ⚓ Tails ☛ Tails_5.4_is_out⠀⇛ Harden several aspects of our Linux kernel. [...] Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.4. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Its FOSS ☛ Linux_Mint_Release_Cycle:_What_You_Need_to_Know –_It’s_FOSS⠀⇛ Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution. You probably already know that. Ubuntu releases a new version every six months but Linux Mint doesn’t follow the six-monthly release pattern. Linux Mint uses the Ubuntu LTS (long term support) version as its base. An LTS version of Ubuntu is released every two years and hence you also get a major Mint version every two years (Mint 19, 20, 21, etc). Like the Ubuntu LTS versions, a major Linux Mint version is also supported for five years. Although, there are three point releases in between (Mint 20.1, 20.2, 20.3). Compared to Ubuntu, how long does Linux Mint receive updates? When should you expect an upgrade for Linux Mint? Should you upgrade when a new version is available? Here, let me highlight all these necessary details regarding the release cycle of Linux Mint. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Open-source_storage_for_beginners_with_Ceph_| Ubuntu⠀⇛ Modern organisations have become reliant on their IT capabilities, and at the heart of that infrastructure is a growing need to store data. Be it transactional databases, file shares, or burgeoning data lakes for business analytics. Traditionally, storage needs have been catered to by big iron hardware vendors, but over the last decade, more and more organisations have turned to open-source solutions such as Ceph running on commodity hardware. In this post we will introduce Ceph, and some of the reasons why organisations choose it. [...] The main advantage of Ceph is that it provides interfaces for multiple storage types within a single cluster, eliminating the need for multiple storage solutions or any specialized hardware, thus reducing management overheads. A typical cluster is built with standard servers, and two Ethernet networks, one for client access, and one internal to the cluster. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ODROID-Go_Ultra_portable_gaming_console_and devkit_coming_soon_with_Amlogic_S922X_SoC_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ The Korean company’s adventure with portable gaming consoles started with the ESP32-based ODROID-Go to celebrate its 10th birthday in 2018. At the time it looked like a side project, but the console was popular enough that they released their first Linux handheld game console with the ODROID-Go Advance (OGA) in 2019, and then the ODROID-Go Super (OGS) in 2020 with a larger 5-inch display, and both equipped with a Rockchip RK3326 quad-core Cortex- A35 processor. The new ODROID-Go Ultra is based on the same design as the OGS model, but with a serious jump in performance, and the ability to support more demanding emulators. [...] A few developers will get their hands on samples next week, and mass production is scheduled to start later on with sales and shipping expected to start in October 2022 with the ODRODI-Go Ultra going for $111. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Google’s_long-in-development_Gabeldorsche Bluetooth_stack_quietly_arrives_with_Android_13⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Android_users_could_soon_gain_access_to_Tidal’s_Early Access_Program⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ 6_features_the_iPhone_14_could_borrow_from Android_phones_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Headlines ☛ How_to_Make_Trading_Cryptocurrency_On Android_More_Convenient_And_Hassle-Free⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mashable ☛ OnePlus_10T_review:_Speed_meets_affordability_in this_Android_phone_|_Mashable⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Medevel ☛ Liso_App_Is_An_Open-source_Decentralized_Private_Data Vault⠀⇛ Liso is a free open-source decentralized password manager that goes beyond keeping your password safe in a secure vault. It helps you keep a record of all of your private data information secured. The project is written by Oliver Martinez who is an open- source developer and enthusiast. Liso is primarily written in the Dart language and Flutter framework. o § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Tech Times ☛ Firefox_Ditches_104_for_New_105_Update: Beta_Testing_Shows_No_Blocker_Bugs_for_Linux_|_Tech Times⠀⇛ Firefox is letting go of its previous 104 for the new Mozilla Firefox 105. The newer web browser has already been released to the beta channel for public testing and shows no blocker bugs and more improvements when run on Linux. [...] According to the story by 9to5Linux, with Mozilla letting go of Firefox 104, Firefox 105 has been released to the beta channel for “public testing, early adopters, and bleeding edgers.” It was noted that the new browser also brings back something that was long anticipated. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ KDAB ☛ The_Future_of_KDAB_CI_–_KDAB⠀⇛ For years, we at KDAB have been using Buildbot as our build and continuous integration system. Gerrit hosts all our projects and is our code review platform. Our deployment of Buildbot and build machines has naturally grown over the years. It builds hundreds of configurations and up to a thousand builds daily, but issues with reliability and quality of service called for a major restructuring. Over the past year, we gradually developed and migrated to new infrastructure and, once that was in place, we were finally able to add some long-awaited features. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 16_Open-source_Starters_and_Boilerplate_for Building_Your_SaaS_Project⠀⇛ SaaS or Software as a service, is a software delivery model over the internet which saves the user the cost of installing, configuring and using the software, on their machines. The most popular example for SaaS is Gmail, the Google email service, Google Drive, Microsoft Office 365, Dropbox, and several web-based CRM, ERP, and others. But the most popular and daily used SaaS platform is Netflix which is basically a SaaS company that follows a subscription model to deliver movies, and TV series on demand. SaaS by default supports multiple customers, subscription plans, and often come with a payment gateway to manage paid subscriptions, and several other tools. # ⚓ LWN ☛ A_fuzzy_issue_of_responsible_disclosure_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Fuzz testing is the process of supplying a program with random inputs and watching to see what breaks; it has been responsible for the identification of vast numbers of bugs in recent years — and the fixing of many of them. Developers generally appreciate bug reports, but they can sometimes be a bit less enthusiastic about a flood of reports from automated fuzzing systems. A recent discussion around filesystem fuzzing highlighted two points of view on whether the current fuzz-testing activity is a good thing. Filesystem code must accept input from two different directions. On one side is the system- call interface used by applications to work with files. Any bugs in this interface can have widespread implications ranging from data corruption to exploitable security vulnerabilities. But filesystem code also must deal with the persistent form of the filesystems it manages. On- disk filesystem representations are complex data structures that can become corrupted in a number of ways, ranging from hardware errors or filesystem bugs all the way to deliberate manipulation by an attacker. Crashing when presented with a corrupted filesystem image is considered poor form, so filesystem developers generally try to keep that from happening. But it is hard to envision all of the ways in which a filesystem image can go wrong, especially if the corruption is created deliberately by a hostile actor. Many of our filesystems have their roots in a time when malicious filesystem images were not something that most people worried about; as a result, they may not be entirely well prepared for that situation. For this reason, allowing the mounting of untrusted filesystem images is generally seen as a bad idea. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Python_tops_programming_love_list but_for_jobs,_learn_SQL_•_The_Register⠀⇛ Once again, Python is at the top of the IEEE’s annual survey of popular programming languages – seemingly decided by a grab bag of metrics – while SQL appears to be a crucial skill. When it comes to popular languages, the survey found Python topped the list, followed by three flavors of C (original, ++ and #), Java, SQL, and JavaScript. Beyond those seven, and popularity drops quickly: R, the next most popular programming language, more than half as popular as its closest rival. As we noted last year, Python’s presence atop the list is atypical, as JavaScript regularly leads lists of popular languages from other sources, such as Stack Overflow, whose 2021 and 2022 Developer Survey reports both have JavaScript in pole position, followed by HTML/CSS, SQL, Python and Typescript. In 2021, IEEE Spectrum allowed users to apply their own weightings to the report to see different results, but decided not to include such a feature this year. Spectrum said it made the choice because few people were using it, and that the “giant ball of floating- point math” in browsers messed up the figures. # ⚓ LWN ☛ From_late-bound_arguments_to_deferred computation,_part 1_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Back in November, we looked at a Python proposal to have function arguments with defaults that get evaluated when the function is called, rather than when it is defined. The article suggested that the discussion surrounding the proposal was likely to continue on for a ways—which it did—but it had died down by the end of last year. That all changed in mid-June, when the already voluminous discussion of the feature picked up again; once again, some people thought that applying the idea only to function arguments was too restrictive. Instead, a more general mechanism to defer evaluation was touted as something that could work for late-bound arguments while being useful for other use cases as well. # ⚓ IEEE ☛ Top_Programming_Languages_2022⠀⇛ # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in Rust_457⠀⇛ * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ UP_Squared_2_is_a_compact_Elkhart_Lake_SBC with_Celeron_N6210_or_Pentium_J6426_processor_–_CNX Software⠀⇛ UP Squared 2 is a compact single board computer powered by either an Intel Celeron N6210 or Pentium J6426 “Elkhart Lake” processor with up to 16GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash, 4K capable HDMI and DisplayPort video outputs, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and more. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ PowerDNS ☛ Security_Advisory_2022-02_for_PowerDNS_Recursor up_to_and_including_4.5.9,_4.6.2,_4.7.1⠀⇛ Today we have released PowerDNS Recursor 4.5.10, 4.6.3 and 4.7.2 due to a medium severity issue found. The security advisory only applies to Recursors running with protobuf logging enabled. Please find the full text of the advisory below. [...] The source tarballs (4.5.10, 4.6.3, 4.7.2) and signatures (4.5.10, 4.6.3, 4.7.2) are available from our download server. Patches are available at patches. Packages for various distributions are available from our repository. # ⚓ Bluetooth_+_Electrical_switchgear_|_Pen_Test_Partners⠀⇛ The ongoing rapid growth of Industrial IoT (IIoT) across all business sectors continues to bring to focus the discrepancies that exist between the approaches to safety and cyber-security on safety critical sites. Safety has been culturally ingrained into all aspects of industrial site operations for a long time, but cyber-security is still so often seen as an afterthought that is then bolted on (or not bolted on at all in some cases!) o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Tornado_Cash_and_collateral_damage_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Tornado Cash is (or was) a service for mixing cryptocurrency in order to provide privacy protection for the owners. While transactions on cryptocurrency blockchains are pseudonymous, the parties are only identified by public keys, there are ways to trace the transactions and to associate individuals with their holdings. Early on, one of the attractions of Bitcoin was its anonymity, but that turned out to be illusory. Cryptocurrency mixers provide a means to restore some level of anonymity to the system. Mixers (or “tumblers”) work by collecting up a bunch of deposits, which get coalesced into larger chunks over a random period of time, then doling out portions of that chunk as withdrawals at a later time. Naturally, a percentage of the deposits (1-3% normally) typically stay with the service as profit. Because the deposits and withdrawals are not synchronized in time, users can break the link between a particular chunk of cryptocurrency and their holdings. Privacy-conscious users presumably change the patterns of their withdrawals by using differing amounts than those of the deposits to further obfuscate any links. Someone who wants to donate to a cause that might be unpopular with some nation-states (say, money for Ukraine) might use a mixer to avoid problems from a donation being traced back to them. Of course, there are others who want privacy for less savory reasons: criminals of various sorts. It seems clear that mixers are used for money laundering, but many tools, perhaps all, can be used for both good and ill. Typically, however, tools are not prosecuted (or sanctioned), people are. There is a point at which any anonymity or pseudonymity generally must be shed due to existing anti-money-laundering protocols. In particular, when someone wants to turn their cryptocurrency into, say, US dollars (or any other real currency), they have to work with a financial organization that is subject to the “know your customer” (KYC) guidelines/rules. The financial organization will gather identity information from its customers establishing a link between a given address and a person. That is one of the prime reasons a criminal might want to mix their ill-gotten gains before a withdrawal, but there are perfectly legitimate reasons for others to do so. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_You_Should_Hone_Your_Firecraft⠀⇛ The odds are that most of you are level 1 noobs at firecraft. Have you ever lit your own fire with a lighter or a match? Have you ever lit a fire with a striker? Have you started a fire with a primitive bow drill? You ought to learn how to do one of those skills in order to increase your real world firemaking level. You question why you should waste your time on such a cave dweller process. Such Stone Age mentalities are best left in the past, you think. You are secure in the present and you believe in the future. While there is truth in what you think, there is also a cold hard truth you neglect: essentially all societies and civilizations collapse. Are you prepared for if and when they do? Will you overcome the frost with the flame? o § Technical⠀➾ # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ On_Keeping_Gimmicks_Out_of_the_Classroom⠀⇛ Having resisted all manner of education gimmicks and fashions that have been thrust at me by well meaning college managers, it was refreshing to read this piece written by renowned undergraduate textbook writer and educator, David Griffiths. Published in the Institute of Physics magazine Physics World, Griffiths reminds us that Physics sells itself to students if presented honestly… [...] The point is made that any new approach to teaching will produce measurable improvements, but only because of the enthusiasm of the practitioner. Infectious enthusiasm is most likely the key, and not all teachers have that, so maybe the gadgets help these classes. But I’m not convinced. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Backing_up_online_documentation,_part_2⠀⇛ Then generate server.crt and server.key with mkcert. However, what I’m interested in is automatically redirecting to the offline version if I visit the site in my browser. Fortunately, there is a very simple solution for this using the Redirector addon. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 4787 ➮ Generation completed at 02:44, i.e. 18 seconds to (re)generate ⟲