Debian and Ubuntu Development

• My Debian & Ubuntu work from April to mid-August 2017

  Okay, so I have been slack with my blogging again. I have been travelling around Europe with work quite a bit, had a short holiday over Easter in Denmark, and also had 3 weeks of Summer Holiday in Germany.

• Debian turns 24!

  Today is Debian's 24th anniversary. If you are close to any of the cities celebrating Debian Day 2017, you're very welcome to join the party! If not, there's still time for you to organize a little celebration or contribution to Debian. For example, spread the word about Debian Day with this nice piece of artwork created by Debian Developer Daniel Lenharo de Souza and Valessio Brito, taking inspiration from the desktop themes Lines and softWaves by Juliette Belin:

• Ubuntu Foundations Development Summary – August 16, 2017

  This newsletter is to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Foundations Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on. If you would like to reach the Foundations team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-devel channel on freenode.

• Ubuntu's new desktop will have an always-visible dock

  Canonical, the makers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has started to release details of the upcoming desktop environment shift in Ubuntu 17.10. Months after the decision to drop its own Unity desktop was announced, the new GNOME look is taking shape.

today's howtos

• Shooting Your Foot in Rust

• Build your own Linux

• How To Install Cinnamon Desktop Environment In Ubuntu

• How To List The Dependencies Of A Package In Linux

• Creating heat maps using the new syslog-ng geoip2 parser

• How to change irssi's timezone without restart

• 5 apps to install on your Fedora Workstation

Docker/Containers/Kubernetes

• Docker Announces New Release of Docker Enterprise Edition to Modernize Windows, Linux and Mainframe Applications in Hybrid IT Environments

• Docker Gets Upgrade as Container Market Heats Up

• Docker Enterprise Edition Updated To Offer Containers-as-a-Service

• Docker-supported OS list expands with Enterprise Edition update

• Docker Updates Enterprise Edition With Secure Multi-Tenancy Support

• The Managed Kubernetes Opportunity for MSPs

  Kubernetes, an open source orchestration platform for Docker containers, is an increasingly important part of computing environments. But managed Kubernetes services are difficult to find -- which creates an opportunity for MSPs. A container orchestrator is a tool that automates the provisioning and management of containers.

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