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GNU/Linux Leftovers
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Server
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Kubernetes Blog ☛ Avoiding Zombie Cluster Members When Upgrading to etcd v3.6
This article is a mirror of an original that was recently published to the official etcd blog. The key takeaway? Always upgrade to etcd v3.5.26 or later before moving to v3.6. This ensures your cluster is automatically repaired, and avoids zombie members.
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Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization
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[OLd] John Lian ☛ I had to patch the Linux kernel to wake my PC using a browser
A kernel change in Raspberry Pi OS 5.15 broke the wake behavior. When the PC sleeps, it signals over the USB bus that everything can enter a low-power state. For TinyPilot to wake it, dwc2 must briefly assert the DCTL_RMTWKUPSIG bit, and the HID gadget must request that wake-up at the right time. Both pieces were missing.
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[Old] Apalralrd ☛ I spent a WEEK without IPv4 to understand IPv6 transition mechanisms
The biggest hurdle to implementing IPv6 on your own isn’t usually ISP support, router support, or client support. It’s the mental thought process behind un-learning the legacy methods of network design. With IPv6, we aren’t just copying the mistakes of IPv4 and adding a wider address space, we’re going back to how the internet protocol was intended to behave before we started running out of addresses, getting rid of network address translation, and generally adding a stronger focus on proper subnet design and routing.
So, here are a few quick notes that can are crucial in understanding IPv6: [...]
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Instructionals/Technical
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ID Root ☛ How To Install Magento on Debian 13
Magento stands as one of the most powerful open-source eCommerce platforms available today, powering thousands of online stores worldwide. If you’re planning to build a robust online retail presence, installing Magento on Debian 13 offers an excellent foundation combining stability, security, and performance.
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Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM)
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GNOME Desktop/GTK
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Marcus Lundblad: Xmas & New Year's Maps
It's that time of year again in (Norther Hemisphere) winter when year's drawing to an end. Which means it's time for the traditional Christmas Maps blogpost.
Sometimes you hear claims about Santa Claus living at the North Pole (though in Rovaniemi, Finland, I bet they would disagree…). Turns out there's a North Pole near Fairbanks, Alaska as well: [...]
OK, enough smalltalk… now on to what's happened since the last update (for the GNOME 49 release in September).
Sidebar Redesign
Our old design when it comes to showing information about places has revolved around the trusted old “popover” menu design which has served us pretty well. But it also had it's drawbacks.
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Distributions and Operating Systems
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Distro Watch ☛ Distribution Release: Qubes OS 4.3.0
The Qubes project has a new stable release, Qubes OS 4.3.0, which updates the project's templates for Fedora, Debian and Whonix. The release announcement shares the key changes: [...]
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Distro Watch ☛ Distribution Release: Chimera Linux 20251220
Chimera Linux is an independent distribution which uses an unusual combination of technologies behind the scenes. Chimera Linux uses BSD userland command-line tools, the Clang/LLVM compiler toolchain, Dinit for service management, and APK for package management. The project's latest snapshot introduces a text-based system installer: [...]
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Linuxiac ☛ Chimera Linux Releases New Images With Kernel 6.18
Chimera Linux, a still-in-development systemd-free, rolling release distro written from scratch that incorporates FreeBSD’s tools and libraries to provide a unique, lightweight, and modular experience, unveiled its latest set of installation ISOs powered by Linux kernel 6.18.
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