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With some popular Linux distributions recently updating their long-term-support releases eID functionality is broken once again until Estonian authorities catch up to release their drivers. Although Debian sid and PikaOS (being a derivate of it) will probably never be officially supported, setting it up is actually a pretty quick and easy process if you follow … Read more
If you are an Estonian ID-card holder or e-resident, wanting to install open-eID on Debian’s latest release bullseye or one of its derivates, this is how you do it! Generally, Estonian RIA-authority is doing a good job supporting ID authentification to the Linux community, yet only Ubuntu is officially supported, which is a pity since … Read more
This guide walks you through building a responsive recipe website from scratch using Pelican — a static site generator written in Python and the tuxlite_recipes theme. No prior knowledge of Pelican is assumed. What You Will Need To verify Python and Git are installed and ready, open a terminal and run: Both commands should print … Read more
I must admit that I have a soft spot for Krautrock. With the advent of synthesizers, music became more experimental than ever before. In a sense, it was a precursor to all the electronic music we know today, but less playful. Wolfgang Riechmann, after gaining experience in various bands, sadly did not live to see … Read more
I had already featured the gifted guitarist Alan Mearns in this series before. He is not only known as a songwriter for the music group Yes the Raven, but also as one of the world’s most outstanding interpreters of classical music. With his arrangements, he presents some classical pieces for the first time with nothing … Read more
An unpleasant but unfortunately often necessary task is interacting and posting on social media. Especially for those whose goal is to captivate consumers’ attention for as long as possible, I recently searched for a script that would publish pre-saved posts at a given time. There are already a variety of different scripts available for X … Read more
A well-known podcast in Germany recently interviewed a hacker. The title is naturally somewhat sensationalist (Hacker: This is how we’ll get you in 5 minutes), but I still hoped to learn something new about common methods and security vulnerabilities. My impression: there’s actually little that’s truly new in this regard. The most common method still … Read more
Even after months of error-free use, Citrix Receiver, ICA Client or Workspace App on Linux may display an error message, usually after an update. The error message is often caused by outdated SSL certificates. Citrix Client comes with its own collection of SSL certificates during installation. In this case, it is advisable to use the … Read more
Some of the software I use frequently do not receive automatic updates via the operating system’s package management because no repository was previously available for them. Since I want to automate updates across a range of different devices, I am using the option of creating a so-called private repository (ppa). First and foremost, it serves … Read more
Encryption using LUKS is the preferred method for protecting Linux systems from unauthorised access from the moment of installation. Full encryption is particularly essential for mobile devices. Another recommendation is to always store root and home directories on different partitions of the hard drive, which in turn greatly simplifies the protection of personal data during … Read more