The developers of the Linux Mint distribution have stated that snap packages and snapd will not be included in the upcoming Linux Mint 20 release. Furthermore, automatic installation of snapd alongside other packages installed via APT will be prohibited. Users can manually install snapd if desired, but its addition alongside other packages without the user's knowledge will be forbidden. The essence of the problem is that […
The release of Devuan 3.0 "Beowulf," a fork of Debian GNU/Linux provided without the system manager systemd, has been introduced. This new branch is marked by its transition to the Debian 10 "Buster" package base. Live builds and installation ISO images have been prepared for the AMD64, i386, and ARM (armel, armhf, and arm64) architectures. Devuan-specific packages can be downloaded from the repository packages.devuan.org. Branches have been created within the project […
The Wine Launcher project develops a container for Windows games based on Wine. Notable features include a modern launcher style, isolation, and independence from the system, as well as providing each game with separate Wine and Prefix, which ensures that the game will not break when Wine is updated in the system and will always work. Capabilities: Separate Wine and Prefix for each […]
Remote learning is becoming increasingly popular for all the reasons we understand. While many Habr readers are familiar with various courses in digital specialties – software development, design, product management, etc. – the situation with lessons for the younger generation is somewhat different. There are many services for online lessons, but which one to choose? In February, I evaluated different platforms, and […]
Kubernetes is an excellent tool for running Docker containers in a clustered production environment. However, there are tasks that Kubernetes cannot address. With frequent deployment in a working environment, we need fully automated Blue/Green deployment to avoid downtime in this process, which also requires handling external HTTP requests and performing SSL offloading. This necessitates integration […]
When creating my own backup management methodology across multiple MS-SQL servers, I spent a lot of time learning the mechanism for passing values in PowerShell during remote calls, so I'm writing this reminder for myself in case it might be useful to someone else. So, let's start with a simple script and run it locally: $exitcode = $args[0] Write-Host 'Out to host.' Write-Output 'Out to […]
For those who are still using Windows 7 and are reluctant to switch to Windows 10, it might be worth considering open-source operating systems. Recently, the release of Linux Lite 5.0 took place, designed to work with outdated hardware and aimed at introducing Windows users to Linux. Linux Lite 5.0 […]
The release of the web browser Firefox 77 has taken place, along with the mobile version Firefox 68.9 for the Android platform. Additionally, an update for the long-term support branch 68.9.0 has been formed. Soon, the Firefox 78 branch will enter beta testing, with a release scheduled for June 30. Key new features: A new service page "about:certificate" has been added for accessing the built-in certificate viewer interface. In […]
Good day. The team translating the GitLab product on a voluntary basis would like to reach out to the community of developers, testers, managers, and other professionals working with this product, as well as to all those who care. It should be noted that this is not a new initiative; the Russian language has existed in GitLab for quite some time. However, recently the percentage of translations has been increasing, and we would like to make […]
In mid-May, version 5.0 of Zabbix was released, and we organized a series of online meetups in various languages to clearly demonstrate all the changes and innovations to the community. We invite you to take a look at the presentation by Zabbix's CEO and creator, Alexey Vladychev, where he explained step by step what’s new in Zabbix 5.0, Zabbix 4.2, and Zabbix 4.4. Let's start with the changes, […]
The story began long ago, back when CentOS 7 (RHEL 7) was released. If you used disk encryption on CentOS 6, there were no problems with automatic disk unlocking upon connecting a USB flash drive with the necessary keys. However, with the release of version 7, everything suddenly stopped working as you were used to. At that time, a solution could be found by reverting dracut to […]
The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.27.0 is now available. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, offering flexible nonlinear development based on branching and merging. Implicit hashing of the entire previous history in each commit is used to ensure the integrity of the history and resist "backdating" changes, and digital certification is also possible […]
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