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Arbitrary code execution in TeX distributions

5. March 20175. March 2017 sturmflut LaTeX, MiKTeX, TeX, Tex Live

Many out there use TeX or one of its distributions like LaTex, MiKTeX or teTeX. Sharing TeX files between authors is common, and often conference organizers, journal editors or university institutes offer TeX templates for papers and diploma theses. So what if a TeX file could take over your computer?

Linux Technology Ubuntu

New video demos Ubuntu Personal 16.04 on Aquaris M10 tablet

4. March 20174. March 2017 sturmflut Ubuntu Personal

German YouTuber Alex has published a new (german) video on his “Warum Linux Besser Ist” (“Why Linux is better”) channel detailing how to install Ubuntu Personal 16.04 on the bq Aquaris M10 FHD tablet.

Technology Ubuntu

MWC Interviews with Mark Shuttleworth, Alan Pope, Pauline Buth and Martin Wimpress on the UbuntuFun Podcast

3. March 20174. March 2017 sturmflut UbuntuFun

The UbuntuFun.de team just brought back a lot of material from Mobile World Congress. Among it is a 40 minutes long podcast episode featuring interviews with Mark Shuttleworth, Alan Pope and Martin Wimpress from Canonical, and Pauline Buth from dutch company Smoose.

Open Source Technology

Confusion over GitHub’s new ToS, open-source projects remove repositories

2. March 201716. March 2017 sturmflut Git, GitHub, GitLab

GitHub’s new Terms of Service (ToS) went into effect two days ago, and now the git-annex, propellor, ikiwiki, etckeeper, myrepos, and github-backup projects have removed their repositories while other projects have started to discuss if and how the new ToS affect them was well. What’s going on?

Open Source Security Technology Ubuntu

KDE issues security advisory for HTTPS KIO Slave

1. March 20174. March 2017 sturmflut KDE

The KDE project has issued a security advisory for the HTTPS KIO Slave yesterday. KIO is a KDE-specific technology which allows applications to transparently access any content as if it was a file, through the use of helper applications (“slaves”).

English Linux Open Source Technology Ubuntu

Mir and graphics on Ubuntu Core (with video)

27. February 20175. March 2017 sturmflut Canonical, Mir, Neverball, Neverputt, Project: Starfighter, Snappy, SuperTux, Ubuntu Core

Since we now how to do basic management of an Ubuntu Core installation, let’s move to the interesting part: installing Mir, playing some games and trying to run Unity 8. I made a video for all those who just want to see what’s working and don’t have the time/don’t feel like repeating the instructions.

Allgemein English

A dream in numbers, part 2

27. February 20171. March 2017 sturmflut Travel

As mentioned in part 1, ten years ago I decided to visit every member state of the European Union and

English Technology

Intel lowers prices (in response to AMD Ryzen?)

25. February 20171. March 2017 sturmflut AMD Ryzen, Intel

Intel has apparently just lowered the prices for a lot of CPU models, including the Core i7-6800K and i7-6900K used

English Technology

A look at AMD Ryzen

23. February 20171. March 2017 sturmflut AMD Ryzen, Intel

My desktop machine is three years old now and I’m looking for a replacement. I mostly use it for Blender,

English Linux Open Source Technology Ubuntu

Basic management of an Ubuntu Core installation

22. February 20172. March 2017 sturmflut Canonical, Snappy, Ubuntu Core

Part 1: Setting up an “All-Snap” Ubuntu Core image in a QEMU/KVM virtual machine Part 2: Basic management of an Ubuntu Core installation