Steven Rosenberg's microblog of short posts https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/ Think globally, microblog locally en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss steven@stevenrosenberg.net (Steven Rosenberg) steven@stevenrosenberg.net (Steven Rosenberg) How to install Google Chrome on Fedora Linux quick and easy - Linuxiac https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0428_061216_how_to_install_google_chrome_on_fedora_linux_quick_and_easy How to install Google Chrome on Fedora Linux quick and easy - Linuxiac

(Note: This post recommends the RPM over Flatpak for speed and disk-space reasons. Flatpak browsers do have some issues, but these are not among them for me. I use the Chrome Flatpak and have been very happy with it.) https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-google-chrome-on-fedora-linux/

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:15:10 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/28/13/15/10/ Devuan users are at risk, take action to protect your system - Linuxiac https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0428_061011_devuan_users_are_at_risk_take_action_to_protect_your_system Devuan users are at risk, take action to protect your system - Linuxiac https://linuxiac.com/devuan-users-are-at-risk/

]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:11:12 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/28/13/11/12/ Debian 12 Bookworm runs so well, it makes it hard for me to think about moving to Fedora or openSUSE https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0427_160936_debian_12_bookworm_runs_so_well_it_makes_me_worry_that_fedora_can_t_match Debian 12 Bookworm runs so well, it makes it hard for me to think about moving to Fedora or openSUSE

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:12:47 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/27/23/12/47/ Debian 12 Bookworm release is planned for June 10, 2023 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0427_155346_bookworm_release_planned_on_2023_06_10_and_the_last_weeks_up_to_the_release Debian 12 Bookworm release is planned for June 10, 2023 https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2023/04/msg00007.html

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:55:02 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/27/22/55/02/ The Debian Stable security alert for curl came out on Monday, and Testing/Bookworm got the new package on Tuesday. That's a pretty good turnaround https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0425_142140_debian_alert_dla_3398_1_curl_lwn_net Debian alert DLA-3398-1 (curl) [LWN.net] https://lwn.net/Articles/930001/

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:23:10 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/25/21/23/10/ GotoSocial recommends Hostwinds for VPNs https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0422_144515_hostwinds_customer_centric_web_hosting_solutions GotoSocial recommends Hostwinds for VPNs https://www.hostwinds.com/

]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2023 21:46:27 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/22/21/46/27/ You probably know this, but you can't really buy a Raspberry Pi. Here's the availability from Adafruit https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0422_144107_raspberry_pi_computers_products_category_on_adafruit_industries You probably know this, but you can't really buy a Raspberry Pi. Here's the availability from Adafruit https://www.adafruit.com/category/176

]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2023 21:42:43 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/22/21/42/43/ I love a quiet laptop :: passthejoe https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0422_141145_i_love_a_quiet_laptop_passthejoe I love a quiet laptop :: passthejoe https://passthejoe.net/posts/2023_0422_i_love_a_quiet_laptop/

]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2023 21:12:28 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/22/21/12/28/ Friction in the Hugo composition process — Part 1 :: passthejoe https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0422_141105_friction_in_the_hugo_composition_process_part_1_passthejoe Friction in the Hugo composition process — Part 1 :: passthejoe https://passthejoe.net/posts/2023_0422_hugo_friction-part-1/

]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2023 21:11:46 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/22/21/11/46/ The Buffalo News was the crown jewel of Warren Buffett’s news empire. Now it’s just another Lee paper - Poynter https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0421_171636_the_buffalo_news_was_the_crown_jewel_of_warren_buffett_s_news_empire_now_it_s_just The Buffalo News was the crown jewel of Warren Buffett’s news empire. Now it’s just another Lee paper - Poynter https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2023/buffalo-news-owner-lee-enterprises-cuts-layoffs-outsourcing-berkshire-hathaway/

]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:17:30 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/22/00/17/30/ End of life dates for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7 are just a few months away | blog.CentOS.org https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0416_123544_end_dates_are_coming_for_centos_stream_8_and_centos_linux_7_blog_centos_org End of life dates for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7 are just a few months away | blog.CentOS.org https://blog.centos.org/2023/04/end-dates-are-coming-for-centos-stream-8-and-centos-linux-7/

]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:37:20 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/16/19/37/20/ Ernie Ball introduces Slinky Flatwound Guitar Strings at NAMM 2023 https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0414_101255_ernie_ball_new_at_namm_2023_ernie_ball_blog Ernie Ball introduces Slinky Flatwound Guitar Strings at NAMM 2023 https://blog.ernieball.com/events/ernie-ball-new-at-namm-2023/

]]> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:14:23 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/14/17/14/23/ Beekeeper Studio is billed as "The SQL Editor and Database Manager of Your Dreams" https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0413_133755_the_sql_editor_and_database_manager_of_your_dreams_beekeeper_studio Beekeeper Studio is billed as "The SQL Editor and Database Manager of Your Dreams." I installed the Flatpak. https://www.beekeeperstudio.io/

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:39:23 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/13/20/39/23/ The DBeaver database tool is available as a Flatpak. You KNOW I installed it. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0413_122639_flathub_an_app_store_and_build_service_for_linux The DBeaver database tool is available as a Flatpak. You KNOW I installed it. https://flathub.org/apps/details/io.dbeaver.DBeaverCommunity

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 19:28:04 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/13/19/28/04/ Posting to Mastodon is easier because there's a 500-character limit https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0413_111155_posting_to_mastodon_is_easier_because_there_s_a_500_character_limit_x_x Posting to Mastodon is easier because there's a 500-character limit

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:12:40 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/13/18/12/40/ I replaced upstream Distrobox with Debian-packaged Distrobox on my recently upgraded Bookworm (12) laptop https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0413_110915_distrobox_use_any_linux_distribution_inside_your_terminal I replaced upstream Distrobox with Debian-packaged Distrobox on my recently upgraded Bookworm (12) laptop. My first new Distrobox used a Debian 11 image and has a custom home directory so my config files don't clash with my non-Distrobox home. https://distrobox.privatedns.org/

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:11:38 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/13/18/11/38/ I'm getting my Debian 12 (Bookworm) system together. It was an upgrade from Debian 11 and went pretty smoothly. https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0413_110649_debian_the_universal_operating_system I'm getting my Debian 12 (Bookworm) system together. It was an upgrade from Debian 11 and went pretty smoothly. The upgrade probably went a lot faster because I run as many Flatpaks as possible (and they update separately). http://debian.org

]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:08:45 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/13/18/08/45/ I just did what looks like a successful upgrade from Debian 11 (Bullseye) to 12 (Bookworm) https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0412_050958_chapter 4_ upgrades_from_debian_11_bullseye I just did what looks like a successful upgrade from Debian 11 (Bullseye) to 12 (Bookworm) https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html

]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:11:32 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/12/12/11/32/ I just upgraded my Fedora Silverblue 37 VM to 38, and it was very smooth https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0407_083427_i_just_upgraded_my_fedora_silverblue_37_vm_to_38_and_it_was_very_smooth I just upgraded my Fedora Silverblue 37 VM to 38, and it was very smooth

]]> Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:35:02 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/07/15/35/02/ These are the Flatpak apps I'm running https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0406_072515_flathub_an_app_store_and_build_service_for_linux These are the Flatpak apps I'm running:

AbiWord

Boxy SVG

PDF Arranger

Foliate

Flatseal

Chrome

Extension Manager

Bottles

Texmaker

GIMP

GNOME Boxes

Deja Dup

(GNOME) Web

Rhythmbox

Inkscape

LibreOffice

Firefox

RaspberryPi Imager

Zoom

]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:32:27 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/06/14/32/27/ The Foliate e-book reader is in Debian Bookworm https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0406_072242_debian_details_of_source_package_foliate_in_bookworm The Foliate e-book reader is in Debian Bookworm https://packages.debian.org/source/bookworm/foliate

]]> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:23:56 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/06/14/23/56/ OpenBSD FAQ: Following -current and using snapshots https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0404_132819_following_current_and_using_snapshots OpenBSD FAQ: Following -current and using snapshots https://www.openbsd.org/faq/current.html

]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:29:07 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/04/20/29/07/ OpenBSD -current - Frequently Asked Questions - Solene@ https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023_0404_132420_solene_openbsd_current_frequently_asked_questions OpenBSD -current - Frequently Asked Questions - Solene@ https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2020-03-27-openbsd-current.html

]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 20:26:12 UTC https://passthejoeupdates.nfshost.com/2023/04/04/20/26/12/