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[Solved] Broken Packages In Ubuntu

One of the worst things about working for a big company distributed world-wide is that you don't have a direct contact with the leaders of the IT department.

working life, Perl, Linux

Never Break Backward Compatibility (Again)

Here we are again. It seems that, every time I upgrade Xubuntu, I cannot compile old Linux kernels anymore. Last time, it was GNU Make that broke the build [https:

Linux, GNU, personal, make

Never Break Backward Compatibility

Some weeks ago I asked both on Twitter and Google+ about a problem I had. For some reason I was not able to compile an old Linux kernel version (2.

development, working life, Linux

Versions Madness

Last week, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, published this post [https://plus.google.com/102150693225130002912/posts/jmtzzLiiejc] on Google+. > So, I made noises some time ago about how

Linux, Windows, UEFI

The Long Way To Dual Boot

During the Christmas holidays I've bought a new HP laptop with Windows 8.1 preinstalled. I'm not a fan of Microsoft operating systems but my wife

Linux, open source, ethics, social networks, GNOME, Groupon

The Day That Killed Groupon Reputation

This Thursday I was looking at the social networks in a moment of rest, when the hashtag #defendGNOME gained my attention. For the ones that are not Linux addicted, GNOME

Linux, tips, development

[Linux] How to Define a Path for Shared Objects

In Linux, the predefined paths for shared objects (.so) are /lib/ and /usr/lib/. During normal usage this is OK but sometimes it's necessary to specify other additional

Linux, terminal

[Linux] 2 Alternatives to Standard Terminal Emulators

Nothing to complain with gnome-terminal: I've used it for years and I can say that it does its dirty work very well. But lately, too often I need

Linux, solved, OpenGL, VirtualBox

[Solved] OpenGL issue with Xubuntu 14.04 inside VirtualBox

On my workplace, I use Xubuntu in a virtual machine (VirtualBox) in full-screen mode without any problem, at least until last week, when I've upgraded from Saucy Salamander

security, Linux, open source, bugs

Has Open Source Failed?

This week has been pretty embarrassing for GNU/Linux estimators. According to ArsTechnica [http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/03/critical-crypto-bug-leaves-linux-hundreds-of-apps-open-to-eavesdropping/] a bug has been found on the GnuTLS library. Basically

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