Category: Ubuntu

update: 2020-05: printer works – with ubuntu 12 as virtualbox 6.1 vm (should also work with ubuntu 16, untested) with printers and GNU Linux it is usually like this: plug & print … 3 days later, it actually printed a […]

Mozilla Firefox, Firefox Browser, or simply Firefox, is a free and open–source (src: Wikipedia) web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, Mozilla Corporation. even when mozilla is (financially) having a tough time, security should be everyone’s top […]

don’t be evil “Google controls about 62% of mobile browsers, 69% of desktop browsers, and the operating systems on 71% of mobile devices in the world. 92% of internet searches go through Google and 73% of American adults use YouTube. […]

My Guide to free as possible do it yourself laptop, tested an worked on two x60s: 1. get a Lenovo x60s https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ebay+Lenovo+x60s 2. a fresh battery (they still produce replacement batteries) https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ebay+Lenovo+x60s+battery 3. get Atheros ar5b95 Wireless WiFi g42 cq42 […]

ONLY BUY FROM HARDWARE VENDORS THAT SUPPORT OPEN SOURCE! (release the sources for their drivers and documentation for their hardware) had to swap the Wifi card on both LibreBooted Lenovo x60s for Atheros ar5b95 Wireless WiFi WLAN Karte für HP […]

Update: 2020-03 it is very very confusing. on the one side the whole world is moving towards https SecurityLab, [25.03.20 15:55] “Mozilla implements an additional HTTPS Only mode in Firefox 76, in which the browser will only accept encrypted connections, […]

first of all: i (still) love VirtualBox. The ability to migrate VMs between Windows and Linux servers is really cool, and it is still free to use. NO other Virtualization software can do that! 🙂 and that is exactly my […]

Amazing machine! – Streaming Netflix BigBang with 20Watts… odroid_h2_overview_datasheed_hardware.pdf streams 1080p from youtube “effortless” cpu hits it’s limits with 4k youtube (firefox) as fast as a i5 while using very little energy 10 W idle / 20 Watts during “average” […]

You can find the Debian version on which your Ubuntu version is based in the file: /etc/debian_version From 10.04 up to 17.04:    Ubuntu      |       Debian   18.04  bionic     buster  / sid   […]