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Proper Pi Pedigree | LINUX Unplugged 290

Angela Fisher — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:14:05 +0000

Show Notes/Links: linuxunplugged.com/290

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Big Sister is Watching | LINUX Unplugged 178

chris — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 23:02:22 +0000

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Follow Up / Catch Up

Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X

This is the first in a series on finding a replacement for Mac OS X.

Solus Releases ISO Snapshot 2017.01.01.0

The out-of-the-box experience for shipped applications in Solus has improved, as we’ve worked towards enabling a larger set of features for them.

A larger set of devices are now supported for MTP mounting, thanks to an upgraded libmtp.
Evince can now handle PS and XPS files.
Our package manager, eopkg, has received performance improvements as well as a fix to statelessness that’d cause the Software Center to hang.
Instances where a corrupted cursor would appear while using Firefox have been resolved.
VLC can now play content from SMB shares and SFTP locations. We’ve also done work on enabling subtitles for certain content played via MKV files.

Solus 2017.01.01.0 MATE Edition is a continuation of the goal we established with Solus 1.2.1, to deliver a Solus edition that has more traditional desktop experience and optimized for older hardware.

This release ships with the MATE 1.16 series and is the first operating system to ship with the Brisk Menu, our distribution agnostic implementation of a clean, efficient, and modern menu for the MATE Desktop. Brisk Menu enables quick access to installed applications, the Control Center, Software Center, as well as session controls for logging out, locking your system, etc.

Nexus 5 Now a Fully Working Ubuntu Phone, Fairphone 2 Gets Voice Call Support

Nexus 5 devices are now fully working Ubuntu__Phones_. “I even use it as my daily driver at the moment. I even connected it to HDMI to get an awesome convergence device,” reveals the developers for fans of the Ubuntu Touch operating system._

TING

Ting – mobile that makes sense

The First Inaugural Firefox Census Results

Speaking of our Linux folk, we found they tend to speak more languages than other OS users. 58% of Linux users speak more than one language, compared to 38% for Mac and Windows users.

How Facebook Uses Linux and Btrfs: An Interview with Chris Mason

Kodi v17.0 “Krypton” Release Candidatev

We want to close the year 2016 with a blast and as such we are happy to announce this Release Candidate of Kodi v17.0 Krypton. This final Kodi v17.0 will be action packed with a lot of features, changes and bug fixes and we left no stone unturned. Nearly every section had at least some maintenance done to make Kodi better than it already was.

LibreELEC – Just enough OS for KODI

Thunderbird replacement

Has anyone tried Zimbra Desktop as a replacement for Thunderbird?

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean: SSD Cloud Server, VPS Server, Simple Cloud Hosting

2017 Linux Predictions

The 6 Linux Distros We’re Most Excited For in 2017 – OMG! Ubuntu!

Linux Academy

Linux Academy | Linux and AWS Online Training

Amazon Echo for Linux Users

Virtual LUG’s suggestions for verifying what the Echo does online
Network tips to keep your IoT gear isolated and secure.
Home Assistant
openHAB

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IoT and Chill | LAS 432

chris — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:51:22 +0000

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Brought to you by: Linux Academy

Internet of Linux?

Can the Internet of Things really be under the control of Linux users?
Home Assistant
SmartThings Hub “How Things Work”

Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3. Track and control all devices at home and automate control. Installation in less than a minute.

Ryan has a new job

Community Manager at System76 -> Ryan’s blog post
System76 Blog Post -> Community Manager at System76
System76 “secret lab” and new project
New Oryx Pro, w/ GTX 10-series -> New Oryx Pro

Controlling IoT with Open Source:

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Runs Linux

Promethean

The ActivBoard Touch combines multi-touch functionality, a dry-erase surface and award-winning software to foster a truly interactive learning experience. It provides teachers with a wide range of tools to support their daily instruction while respecting tight budgets. – See more at:

https://support.prometheanworld.com/download/activinspire.html

Desktop App Pick

BleachBit

BleachBit “stifles investigation” of Hillary Clinton

BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy. Free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn’t know was there. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean a thousand applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari,and more.

Spotlight

KDE Connect 1.0 is here!

Today we are officially publishing the first stable release of KDE Connect. Hooray! This version is the most solid yet feature-packed version we ever released. It’s been in development for a year now and it took a lot of hard work, we hope you like it!

New Linux Show: User Error

— NEWS —

Having offended everyone else in the world, Linus Torvalds calls own lawyers a ‘nasty festering disease’

“I actually think we *should* talk about GPL enforcement at the kernel summit, because I think it’s an important issue,” Torvalds gently began, “but we should talk about it the way we talk about other issues: among kernel developers. No lawyers present unless they are in the capacity of a developer and maintainer of actual code, and in particular, absolutely not the Software Freedom Conservancy.”

Torvalds needs to rethink this position: Linus Torvalds calls own lawyers a 'nasty festering disease' https://t.co/qn94chknAn

— Christine Hall (@BrideOfLinux) August 27, 2016

Linus Torvalds says GPL was defining factor in Linux’s success

“The GPL ensures that nobody is ever going to take advantage of your code. It will remain free and nobody can take that away from you. I think that’s a big deal for community management.”

Linux's High Elders discuss if GPL compliance is best sought via relationship or lawsuit. Read this then the thread: https://t.co/DtybdizL3e

— Simon Phipps (@webmink) August 26, 2016

Bytemark sponsor Ubuntu MATE

A couple of weeks ago the _Bytemark_Managing Director,
_Matthew Bloch, contacted the Ubuntu
MATE team to offer free hosting for the project. As of August 18th 2016
all the Ubuntu MATE infrastructure is hosted on Bytemark Cloud Servers._

Secure, Monitor and Control your data with Nextcloud 10

Nextcloud 10 is now available with many new features for system administrators to control and direct the flow of data between users on a Nextcloud server. Rule based file tagging and responding to these tags as well as other triggers like physical location, user group, file properties and request type enables administrators to specifically deny access to, convert, delete or retain data following business or legal requirements. Monitoring, security, performance and usability improvements complement this release, enabling larger and more efficient Nextcloud installations. You can get it on our install page or read on for details.