After the latest system updates, VLC has also been updated and has given us a nice surprise: it is no longer able to play our multimedia files on the NAS (Network Attached Storage, so a network disk that serves files over the home network) disk. The problem occurs, in particular, with the Samba-type connection (SMB/CIFS) but also with the Apple[…]
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Linux Kernel 5.3 has reached the end of life and no longer receive updates
“I’m announcing the release of the 5.3.18 kernel. Note, this is the LAST 5.3.y kernel release. It is now end-of-life. Please move to 5.4.y now. All users of the 5.3 kernel series must upgrade,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman in a mailing list announcement. “The updated 5.3.y git tree can be found at https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary.” Linux Kernel 5.3 Reached End of Life, Users[…]
Read moreHow to solve the Spotify player – can’t play – issue on Linux
You know, modern start-ups (not all, but the most) put Linux behind macOS and Windows. And Spotify made no exception. The Linux app is available, it’s pretty and integrated, but it has a lot of issues that the counterparts do not have on Apple and Microsoft operating systems. The most annoying issue you can find with the Spotify app on[…]
Read moreKDE Plasma 5.17.3 – It’s another KDE Plasma update!
The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 5.17.3. This is the third maintenance update added to the famous desktop environment and it brings bugs and issues fixes, also newly updated translations. Plasma 5.17 was released in October 2019 with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience. This release adds new translations and bugfixes, including: An improved[…]
Read moreThe pain of the modern Apple operating systems
I was a Mac user in very difficult times, between the transition from Motorola microprocessors to Intel CPUs. I experienced the transition from traditional MacOS to the innovative MacOS X and I had a lot of fun as beta-tester for all the new technologies that the Unix world was bringing into the machines of the bitten apple. The moments of[…]
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