Debian GNU/Linux Leftovers
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Barry Kauler ☛ NeoAPT simplified replacement for apt utility
The question came up in this forum thread:
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=14004
It is a convenience to run the 'apt' or 'apt-get' utilities in a terminal, to perform various package-management functions. One of those conveniences is to specify multiple packages to be installed.
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Beta News ☛ Debian GNU/Linux 12.10 drops just in time for St. Patrick’s Day with security fixes [Ed: Seems like a real article from Brian Fagioli, for a change]
St. Patrick’s Day is all about luck (plus corned beef and cabbage, of course), but when it comes to your GNU/Linux system, relying on luck isn’t exactly the best security strategy. Thankfully, Debian 12.10 has arrived just in time for the big Catholic holiday, bringing a fresh batch of security fixes and system updates to keep “bookworm” running smoothly.
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CNX Software ☛ Updated PineTab-V RISC-V tablet ships with Debian 12-based GNU/Linux image
Pine64 has launched an updated version of the PineTab-V RISC-V tablet with the same StarFive JH7110 SoC, 8GB RAM, and 128GB eMMC flash, but a few small hardware changes, and a Debian-based GNU/Linux image maintained by StarFive themselves. The PineTab-V is not exactly a new RISC-V tablet since it was launched in 2023, but at the time it was reserved for developers since it shipped with nothing… Users had to install the OS (that did not support the display yet) themselves, and work on the software/OS to improve it.
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Debian ☛ Bits from Debian: Debian Med Sprint in Berlin
Debian Med sprint in Berlin on 15 and 16 February
The Debian Med team works on software packages that are associated with medicine, pre-clinical research, and life sciences, and makes them available for the Debian distribution. Seven Debian developers and contributors to the team gathered for their annual Sprint, in Berlin, Germany on 15 and 16 February 2025.