June 9, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Best Linux Foundation classes in 2020: Intro to Linux, Cloud Engineer Bootcamp, and more
Before I started writing about technology, I was a Beltway Bandit. That is, I was an IT contractor working for NASA and the Department of Defense. In those days, my job skills were Unix and mainframe system administrator, database programming, … Continue reading
June 8, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Ubuntu opens the door to talking with Linux Mint about Snap
The popular Linux Mint distribution’s developers were fed up with how Canonical‘s Ubuntu Linux was dealing with the Chromium web browser in its Snap application installation system, so they took action. Clement “Clem” Lefebvre, Mint’s lead developer, decided that Mint’s default software installation APT will block Snaps, Snap’s core program, from installing … Continue reading
June 5, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Linux Mint dumps Ubuntu Snap
Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions, and it’s my favorite. In part because, while it’s based on Debian Linux and Ubuntu, it goes its own way. For example, its developers created their own excellent desktop interface, Cinnamon. Now, Mint’s programmers, led by … Continue reading
June 4, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on NextCloud gets bigger and better with Nextcloud Hub 19
I’ve used Nextcloud, a great open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud, for years on both my own on-premise and shared servers. It works well, it’s simple to set up, and it does the main job of replacing public cloud storage services such as Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, … Continue reading
June 3, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on From Earth to orbit with Linux and SpaceX
In a terrible year, it was a great moment. On May 30, SpaceX‘s Crew Dragon, the first private-manned spacecraft ever and the first US-manned spaceflight in nine years, successfully delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley into orbit. Taking them was SpaceX’s … Continue reading
May 28, 2020
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Strapi introduces new open-source headless content management system
Strapi, the company behind the most popular open-source headless content management system (CMS), has announced the general availability of its Community Edition after two years of development. The business also announced paid support plans and disclosed plans for an Enterprise Edition, which … Continue reading