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The blog post discusses the recent changes in the PolicyKit framework, specifically the transition from .pkla files to .rules files written in JavaScript. It provides a solution for re-enabling remote user capabilities (such as re...
Xterm users can enable font resizing with Ctrl+<plus> and Ctrl+<minus> on Debian by modifying Xresources, enhancing usability.
Polkitd (Policy Kit Daemon) in Trixie has lost the functionality to evaluate its .pkla files. The new version of polkit changes the syntax used for local policy rules. System administrators can override the default security policy...
The text discusses the annoyance of the 'modernize-sources' notice in Trixie (Debian 13) when running apt update and provides a solution to silence the notices.
The text discusses the reselling of used Seagate hard disks as new by resetting the SMART attributes and the Seagate FARM extension. It provides instructions for installing smartmontools v7.4 for Debian Bullseye and Bookworm and h...
The text discusses the DYMO LabelWriter Wireless and the challenges of using it on Debian Linux. It explains the lack of support for Linux and the tools available to make it work. It also provides instructions on how to set up the...
The New York DEC's killing of a pet squirrel, Peanut, swung the US presidential elections, shaping history. The celebrity endorsements and tireless campaigning were overshadowed by the attention-grabbing incident, showing the impa...
The esptool utility has issues with cheap Flash chips on ESP32 boards, especially when running on Linux. The common error is a failure to read flash block at the 2MB barrier. The solution is to create an esptool.cfg file with spec...
0htop and PCP have a new home at Hack Club
2024-05-12 •
htop and Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) have migrated to Hack Club after the shutdown of the Open Collective Foundation. Hack Club, a US IRS approved 501(c)(3) charity, provides similar services to Open Collective at a 7% fee. Nathan ...
0Opencollective shutting down
2024-02-28 •
The Open Collective Foundation (OCF) has made the decision to dissolve, effective December 31, 2024. They are beginning a staged dissolution process to allow over 600 collectives time to close or transition their work. The last da...
Thunderbird v115.3.1 in Debian stable has received a UI redesign called Supernova. The new UI features a 'New Message' button that can be disabled, but there is no way to remove the 'New Event' button for the Calendar view via a U...
The text discusses a problem with Xfce4 opening links in Chromium despite Firefox being set as the default browser. The author shares a fix for the issue and expresses frustration with GTK.
0Linux kernel USB errors -71 and -110
2023-06-19 •
The author experienced USB errors -71 and -110 after a BIOS upgrade, leading to slow boot times and keyboard input issues. After researching, the author found that power cycling the host resolved the issue.
0Install "kept back" updates on Ubuntu
2023-03-22 •
Canonical has implemented a staged roll-out for some Ubuntu package updates, and the author finds it rather annoying at times. The post provides a command to disable the phased roll-out feature on apt upgrade and mentions other op...
The Linux App Summit is criticized for producing a 5-page sponsorship brochure on Windows with Adobe, despite being a Linux event. The Linux Foundation's 2022 Annual Report was also produced on Macs. The post highlights the lack o...
The text discusses the purpose of life, exploring different perspectives and concluding that it is a subjective and personal matter. It also touches on the purpose of an artificial intelligence language model, ChatGPT, and a distu...
0Thunderbird gpg key import
2023-02-27 •
The text discusses the issue of importing GPG keys into Thunderbird, highlighting the 5MB import limit and providing two workarounds for the problem.
0Getting gpg to import signatures again
2023-02-27 •
The GnuPG ecosystem has been affected by fake signatures in 2019, leading to the SKS Keyserver network being history. Changes in gpg defaults are being implemented in various Linux distributions. Daniel Kahn Gillmor argues against...
0Happy tenth birthday, dear Thunar bug
2023-01-10 •
Thunar, the Xfce4 file manager, has had a bug for ten years that underflows the time remaining for a file copy. The bug will also be present in the upcoming Debian Bookworm release.