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====== News Archive ====== | ====== News Archive ====== | ||
+ | ===== 2017 ===== | ||
+ | ==== 2017-06-17: Debian GNU/Linux 9.0 (Stretch) released ==== | ||
+ | Not much news on my site, even though content gets constantly polished and updated where needed. | ||
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+ | However, last night [[https:// | ||
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+ | ==== 2017-05-06: Icedove became Thunderbird again ==== | ||
+ | Well... maybe a little late... but still. You get the picture :-) | ||
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+ | ===== 2016 ===== | ||
+ | ==== 2016-03-14: Iceweasel became Firefox again ==== | ||
+ | For years, the Debian team had to rebrand Firefox into Iceweasel. Luckily, by now Debian and the Mozilla Foundation settled their " | ||
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+ | Please note that this also has an impact on your [[misc: | ||
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+ | ===== 2015 ===== | ||
+ | ==== 2015-04-26: Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 (Jessie) released ==== | ||
+ | The heading says it all: Debian GNU/Linux 8.0 a.k.a. Jessie has been released! Although the release was scheduled for april 25th and here in Europe the 26th already was 4 hours old: Congratulations Debian Team for making this another great release! | ||
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+ | I run Jessie for a while now on my desktop(s), now on to upgrading all servers :) | ||
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+ | ===== 2014 ===== | ||
+ | ==== 2014-06-28: Moved from MediaWiki to DokuWiki ==== | ||
+ | [[http:// | ||
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+ | This switch also made me overhaul some of the content, double-check if all links are still working and hopefully present the content more clearly. | ||
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+ | ===== 2013 ===== | ||
+ | ==== 2013-07-30: Das Keyboard ==== | ||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | Usually I am not about blogging or writing down experiences because I want to provide objective documentation. But in this case I have to write a few words on //Das Keyboard// with MX Blue switches. | ||
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+ | I am no professional at typing at all, but working in a terminal a lot I do appreciate a good keyboard. After a lot of research I chose the [[http:// | ||
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+ | This is also the thing I // | ||
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+ | This last point is no big issue of course, although it leaves a little strange taste to it. All in all I am very happy with my Das Keyboard, I am sure it will serve me long! | ||
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+ | ==== 2013-06-16: A word of warning about debian-multimedia.org ==== | ||
+ | Previously, this domain was owned and maintained by Christian Marillat providing (amongst more) Multimedia Packages for Debian. By [[http:// | ||
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+ | Nowadays that domain is owned by an entity unknown to the Debian team, so you should remove it from your [[:: | ||
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+ | ==== 2013-05-05: Debian 7.0 (a.k.a. Wheezy) released ==== | ||
+ | Debian Wheezy is released. Thank you Debian team for yet another great release and as usual the best Debian ever! Now on to Jessie :) | ||
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+ | ==== 2013-05-03: Adding Games ==== | ||
+ | Gaming on Linux always has been a major topic around, but with the release of [[:: | ||
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+ | Also, Wheezy will be released this weekend. Yay! | ||
===== 2012 ===== | ===== 2012 ===== | ||
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Today I made several major updates. Time flies when having fun, so a few updates had to be done :) | Today I made several major updates. Time flies when having fun, so a few updates had to be done :) | ||
- | New pages have been added, like content about [[E17]] as well as nifty [[Power Management]]. All other pages got a little cleanup and updated information concerning the upcoming release of Wheezy. As you might know, Wheezy is frozen by now and IMHO it is now usable as desktop OS. | + | New pages have been added, like content about [[::apps:E17]] as well as nifty [[::misc:Power Management]]. All other pages got a little cleanup and updated information concerning the upcoming release of Wheezy. As you might know, Wheezy is frozen by now and IMHO it is now usable as desktop OS. |
==== 2012-08-29: New server ==== | ==== 2012-08-29: New server ==== | ||
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Downtime was minimal, if I am not mistaken nobody should have noticed it. | Downtime was minimal, if I am not mistaken nobody should have noticed it. | ||
- | Instead of using a headless [[VirtualBox]] installation I moved to KVM using libvirt and virt-manager. Great tools! This is due to a few reasons, the stability of VirtualBox wasn't good enough for a server and I don't like the recent Company Politics either... | + | Instead of using a headless [[::archive:VirtualBox]] installation I moved to KVM using libvirt and virt-manager. Great tools! This is due to a few reasons, the stability of VirtualBox wasn't good enough for a server and I don't like the recent Company Politics either... |
On other news DeskTux is now fully running IPv6 dual stack. So any service offered by DeskTux is ready for the future ;) | On other news DeskTux is now fully running IPv6 dual stack. So any service offered by DeskTux is ready for the future ;) | ||
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==== 2010-08-27: More content ==== | ==== 2010-08-27: More content ==== | ||
- | I even did it today: adding a description on how to regain a [[Graphical Console]] without the ' | + | I even did it today: adding a description on how to regain a [[:: |
Furthermore I've been working on the categories and a little on the layout again. | Furthermore I've been working on the categories and a little on the layout again. | ||
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Amazing what you get done if you are on holiday. I got quite a lot of the existing content updated and also could add new content (pages). So, make sure to check out the new content. | Amazing what you get done if you are on holiday. I got quite a lot of the existing content updated and also could add new content (pages). So, make sure to check out the new content. | ||
- | And there' | + | And there' |
=== Updated pages === | === Updated pages === | ||
- | ; [[Thunderbird]] | + | * [[::apps:Thunderbird]]\\ Additions for Sunbird calendaring including sharing your calendars (e.g. in the family). Also Address Book synchronization. Both using your own [[::archive:WebDAV]] server. |
- | ; [[BIOS]] flash : Added information for a bootable USB stick, which is more versatile than CD ISO images. | + | |
- | ; [[Compiz Fusion]] | + | |
- | ; [[NVidia]] : Updated information for Debian Squeeze, also added a description of "the Debian way" for the driver installation. | + | |
=== New pages === | === New pages === | ||
- | ; [[Firefox]] | + | * [[::apps:Firefox]]\\ A description of how to set up bookmark synchronization with your own [[::archive:WebDAV]] server using Xmarks. |
- | ; [[WebDAV]] | + | |
==== 2010-08-17: Debians Birthday ==== | ==== 2010-08-17: Debians Birthday ==== |
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