GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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Linuxiac ☛ Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 10 (Mar 3 – 9, 2025)
Catch up on the latest GNU/Linux news: Firefox & Thunderbird 136, Garuda "Broadwing," Tails 6.13, PipeWire 1.4, Wine 10.3, KeePassXC 2.7.10, Xen 4.20, and more.
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Instructionals/Technical
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Linuxiac ☛ How to Install Spotify on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Learn how to install Spotify on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with this step-by-step guide. Use the APT or Snap approach to enjoy your favorite music.
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Distributions and Operating Systems
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[Old] The Unix Heritage Society ☛ [TUHS] 1972 UNIX V2 "Beta" Resurrected
Here's an update on my work with the s1/s2 tapes - I've managed to get a working system out of them. The s1 tape is a UNIX INIT DECtape containing the kernel, while s2 includes most of the distribution files.
The s1 kernel is, to date, the earliest machine-readable UNIX kernel, sitting between V1 and V2. It differs from the unix-jun72 kernel in the following ways: [...]
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BSD
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[Old] OpenBSD ☛ OpenBSD Upgrade Guide: 5.4 to 5.5
OpenBSD 5.5 is year 2038 ready on all platforms, but this required a change to a 64 bit time type, which should cover us for the next 290 billion years. This results in a "flag day" event, where old binaries will not run on the new kernel, and the new binaries won't run on the old kernel, and some file formats will be changing. A remote, no-console upgrade process is provided below, but it will be a more touchy process than usual. If you can possibly do this upgrade with a console, this is highly recommended. This may also be a good time to consider a reload from scratch or to rebuild on new hardware. It is suggested you practice remote upgrades on a similar system with similar applications with a local console before remotely upgrading critical systems.
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DragonFly BSD Digest ☛ Lazy Reading for 2025/03/09
The remainder of my tab cleanout from last week.
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SUSE/Events
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Unicorn Media ☛ SCALE Is This Weekend, SUSECon’s in a Couple of Days, and ATO Hey Hi (AI) Is Only a Week Away
Scale is taking over Pasadena, SUSECon has moved in on Disney's domain of Orlando for a week, and ATO Hey Hi (AI) Has an Official Poster (and is close to being sold out). It looks like it's going to be a good conference year to us!
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Unicorn Media ☛ Our Man at Scale 22x Attends Solomon Hykes Keynote, and Roams the Exhibit Floor Talking With Everybody Who’ll Talk Back
Most people at Scale seem to think this one illustrates that Scale has survived the Covid era and is looking better than ever.
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Fedora Family / IBM
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