Software Security, Open Source, and the xz affair
Recently, the Free and Open Source (FOSS) community, and especially the Linux ecosystem part of it, has been shocked by a malicious backdoor being inserted in the xz compression library, apparently with a goal to compromise SSH (Secure Shell) connections. You can read about the details in articles from the Register, Ars Technica, and a […]
Installing Android Nougat on a Stock Galaxy Tab 10.1
My daughter uses an Android Samsung tablet (coded GT-P7510) which ended official support on Android 4.0.4. Unfortunately I didn't pay any attention to this issue until the apps she most wanted to use, namely Netflix and YouTube stopped working on it as the Android version was too low. I found a ROM to upgrade to […]
Boot problems with systemd? Check /etc/fstab
My (actually this) Debian server failed to boot after a power failure last week, it turns out the graphics card failed too, probably because of the cold and the thermal shock, but replacing the card did not allow the computer to boot. With systemd, if something happens in the boot process, despite some obviously specific […]