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ESTACION DE PACKET RADIO - BUENOS AIRES (GF05OM)
BOLETINES INFORMATIVOS PROGRAMADOS (BIP)
Copyright 2021 Eduardo A. Castillo
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Plasma Mobile 21.07 Released with Improvements for Kasts, Dialer,
Shell, and More
Plasma Mobile 21.07 brings updates to the Shell with a much-improved
top panel (which makes the Shell more responsive overall), the Dialer
with better support for international numbers, support for hardware
keyboards, and the ability to display the right contact name when
receiving a call, as well as the Qrca QR reader, with support for
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VirtualBox 6.1.24 Released with Support for Linux 5.13 and Ubuntu
Specific Kernels
VirtualBox 6.1.24 comes almost three months after version 6.1.22
to introduce support for the latest and greatest Linux 5.13 kernel
series, for both hosts and guests. As you can imagine, this means
that you can now run GNU/Linux distributions powered by Linux
kernel 5.13 on virtual machines, or install VirtualBox on a distro
running Linux
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Researchers Flag 7-Years-Old Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux
Kernel (CVE-2021-33909)
A vulnerability (CVE-2021-33909) in the Linux kernelâ€Ös
filesystem layer that may allow local, unprivileged attackers
to gain root privileges on a vulnerable host has been unearthed
by researchers. “Qualys security researchers have been able
to independently verify the vulnerability, develop an exploit,
and obtain full root privileges on default installations of Ubuntu
20.04, Ubuntu 20.10,
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5 Essential Soft Skills for Sysadmins Self-Improvement
Your technical skills might be superb, but do you have equally
compelling soft skills? Learn more about 5 essential soft skills
for sysadmins here.
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Jim Whitehurst Left IBM Because Heâ€Öd Rather Be CEO
Contrary to what some may have feared, the exect a sign that IBM
was trying to make Red Hat more like IBM, reneging on its earlier
promise. Learn more about why Jim Whitehurst left IBM here.
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12 Popular Linux Networking Tools and How to Use Them
In this article, weâ€Öve created a list of some of the most popular
Linux networking tools, and weâ€Öll try to get you familiar with
these tools and their basic usage.
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Dealing with Security Vulnerabilities on Data Center Servers Requires
More Skilled Staff
There is a lot of attention being paid to continuously updating
servers to patch security vulnerabilities on Linux servers
running in data centers – a basic step underpinning technology
infrastructure in every industry. Yet, staff resources to deal
with maintaining servers are not sufficient to meet the workload,
said 55% of respondents in a worldwide
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Automatically Bring up a SocketCAN Interface on Boot
Working with Controller Area Network (CAN) on your Linux PC? Through
the SocketCAN kernel modules, Linux supports CAN quite well. It can
be a bit tricky though, to get your USB-to-CAN adapter configured
and up and running. This tutorial not only explains how to bring
up your SocketCAN network interface, it also show you how
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How to Install Shlink URL Shortener with Nginx on Ubuntu 20.04
In the following guide, you will learn how to install Shlink on
Ubuntu 20.04 with a complete Nginx example configuration. Shlink
is a free, open-source, self-hosted URL shortener written in PHP
that provides both a REST and a CLI interface to interact with it
to generate and manage short URLs.
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Nasty Linux systemd Security Bug Revealed
Qualsys has found an ugly Linux systemd security hole that can
enable any unprivileged user to crash a Linux system. The patch is
available, and you should deploy it as soon as possible.
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