Upgrading Proxmox Guests to Debian Jessie

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May 4, 2015

I just upgraded a few of my Proxmox Guests from Wheezy to Jessie. It went fairly smooth, but I still had to spend some time troubleshooting.

A few of my old configuration files did not play well with the update and I spend a lot more time on Upgrading OpenVZ machines than I should have due to a stupid mistake.

I wrote a little blog post that covers the upgrade step by step and also documents all software configuration issues that I encountered so far. I also added a little guide to replace systemd with sysvinit in OpenVZ containers.

If you are preparing to upgrade your machines have a look at my post:

https://www.skelleton.net/2015/05/04/upgrading-debian-guests-on-proxmox-to-jessie/

Linux is an Operating System for All Ages

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ZDNet

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May 4, 2015

Linux is for everyone from 13 to 84. Don’t believe me? See for yourself.

Accessibility in Linux is Good (But Could be Much Better)

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OpenSource.com

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May 4, 2015

Before I dive in, I suggest that you read 6 reasons people with disabilities should use Linux, which provides background for my article.

Gnu/Linux distributions provide great advantages over proprietary alternatives for people with disabilities. In this article, I’ll discuss some of the advantages, as well as areas that need improvement. Because I use Fedora, my article is written based on my experience with that Linux distribution.

Google’s New ‘Password Alert’ Extension Another Step To Protect Against Phishing Attempts

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Mohd Sohail

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May 4, 2015

Google has taken another step toward protecting users from fishing attempts by releasing a new Google Chrome extension ‘Password Alert‘. The extension protects users from being gmail account overused with other non-google websites. As soon as it detects that the password has been exposed to any non-google website/service, it prompts to reset password immediately.

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The Kilo Release is Here, and Other OpenStack News

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OpenSource.com

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May 4, 2015

Blue clouds, OpenStack

Interested in keeping track of what’s happening in the open source cloud? Opensource.com is your source for news in OpenStack, the open source cloud infrastructure project.

Distribution Release: Superb Mini Server 2.0.8

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DistroWatch

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May 4, 2015

Superb Mini Server (SMS), a Slackware-based distribution for servers, has been upgraded to version 2.0.8. This is a maintenance and security release. “Superb Mini Server version 2.0.8 released (Linux kernel 3.14.40). It has been almost a year and SMS 2.0.8 comes with LTS Linux Kernel 3.14.40 and many….”

How to Access a Linux Server Behind NAT Via Reverse SSH Tunnel

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The Linux Foundation

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May 4, 2015

You are running a Linux server at home, which is behind a NAT router or restrictive firewall. Now you want to SSH to the home server while you are away from home. How would you set that up? SSH port forwarding will certainly be an option. However, port forwarding can become tricky if you are […]
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Kernel Prepatch 4.1-rc2

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LWN

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May 4, 2015

The second 4.1 prepatch is out for testing. “As usual, it’s a mixture of driver fixes, arch updates (with s390 really standing out due to that one prng commit), and some filesystem and networking.“

Linux Kernel 3.14.40 LTS Arrives with ARM Improvements, Updated Drivers

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Softpedia

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May 4, 2015

Linux kernel 3.14.40 LTS arrived a few days ago, as announced by Greg Kroah-Hartman on the kernel mailinglist, and it brings a number of important improvements to the ARM and PowerPC architectures, as well as several updated drivers.

According to the attached shortlog, Linux kernel 3.14.40, which is an LTS (Long Term Support) release, brings improvements… (read more)

100 Essential Free Apps

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Steve Emms

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May 3, 2015

We can all admire the vast number of open source apps and tools that are available on modern operating systems. They come in all shapes and sizes. Small console tools that can be easily integrated into large projects, feature-rich apps that offer everything bar the the kitchen sink, well designed tools, and eye catching candy. Open source software holds numerous compelling advantages over proprietary software.

The 100 applications are divided into 5 sections: Work, Internet, Multimedia/Games, Tools, and Development/Science. You will probably have heard of many of the applications, but I’m pretty sure there will be many absorbing projects for you to discover.

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