Windows 10 on Debian under KVMWindows 10 on Debian under KVM
Here are some things that you need to do to get Windows 10 running on a Debian host under KVM. UEFI Booting UEFI is big and complex, but most of[...]
Debian PPC64EL EmulationDebian PPC64EL Emulation
In my post on Debian S390X Emulation [1] I mentioned having problems booting a Debian PPC64EL kernel under QEMU. Giovanni commented that they had PPC64EL working and gave a link[...]
Debian S390X EmulationDebian S390X Emulation
I decided to setup some virtual machines for different architectures. One that I decided to try was S390X – the latest 64bit version of the IBM mainframe. Here’s how to[...]
Desklab Portable USB-C MonitorDesklab Portable USB-C Monitor
I just got a 15.6″ 4K resolution Desklab portable touchscreen monitor [1]. It takes power via USB-C and video input via USB-C or mini HDMI, has touch screen input, and[...]
Isolating PHP Web SitesIsolating PHP Web Sites
If you have multiple PHP web sites on a server in a default configuration they will all be able to read each other’s files in a default configuration. If you[...]
Links June 2020Links June 2020
Bruce Schneier wrote an informative post about Zoom security problems [1]. He recommends Jitsi which has a Debian package of their software and it’s free software. Axel Beckert wrote an[...]
How Will the Pandemic Change Things?How Will the Pandemic Change Things?
The Bulwark has an interesting article on why they can’t “Reopen America” [1]. I wonder how many changes will be long term. According to the Wikipedia List of Epidemics [2][...]
Squirrelmail vs RoundcubeSquirrelmail vs Roundcube
For some years I’ve had SquirrelMail running on one of my servers for the people who like such things. It seems that the upstream support for SquirrelMail has ended (according[...]
Storage TrendsStorage Trends
In considering storage trends for the consumer side I’m looking at the current prices from MSY (where I usually buy computer parts). I know that other stores will have slightly[...]
Comparing CompressionComparing Compression
I just did a quick test of different compression options in Debian. The source file is a 1.1G MySQL dump file. The time is user CPU time on a i7-930[...]