There is now a initiative with the Debian Developer community to salvage old packages. More details can be found here. The community are looking for people who are really committed to not only taking this on, so it is a long term commitment.
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October meetings
Reminder for dates for September meetings
Saturday 20th October – Holsworthy
Sat 27th October – Plymouth
Please see meetings page for times / venue details
September Meetings
Reminder for dates for September meetings
Saturday 15th September – Holsworthy
Sat 22nd September – Plymouth
Please see meetings page for times / venue details
Ubuntu for Containers
Ubuntu for containers
National Cyber Security Centre publish Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Guide
National Cyber Security Centre publish Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Guide.
Last week the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) in the UK issued their latest publication which gives advice on how to configure Ubuntu 18.04 LTS in accordance with their security best practices.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)is the UK government department responsible for providing guidance on Information Security to the UK public and private sectors as well as responding to online security incidents and securing networks.
July Plymouth Meeting
As per messages to the lug list, Hush coffee in Plymouth has sadly closed, this means that a new venue for LUG meetings is being looked for.
For the July meeting it has been suggested that people meet at :
Venue : Moments Cafe,
Address : New George St.
Map : https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5789779896
Date : Sat 28th July 2018
Time : From 12 Noon
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Linux Mint 19 and other lug news
Linux Mint 19 was recently released. ( https://linuxmint.com/ ) This has a host of new features, and is a long term support release.
As far as meetings are concerned, the Holsworthy meeting will take place as usual at the white hart on the 3rd Saturday in August (Sat 18th). The July Plymouth Meeting (4th Saturday) has a new venue and the website will be updated shortly. The August meeting will take place on Saturday 25th August.
The Holsworthy CoderDojo is now up and running. Volunteers are still needed for other Dojos planned for other parts of Devon. The Paignton Code club is taking a break and will be returning in September as a CoderDojo,
Google researcher discovered a severe vulnerability in modern web browsers
Google researcher has discovered a severe vulnerability in modern web browsers
Just thought I would share this, another good reason to keep your system updated.
https://thehackernews.com/2018/06/browser-cross-origin-vulnerability.html
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Copyright directive update
Update on previous posts on the EU Copyright Directive and Link Tax.
Today, MEPs on the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament were asked to decide: Should your freedom to participate on the web be restricted to serve corporate interests – or should alternative measures be adopted that safeguard fundamental rights?
Despite a massive outpouring of protest from voters during these last few days, the majority voted for both the link tax and upload filters:
https://juliareda.eu/2018/06/not-giving-up/
It looks like our local MEP Clare Moody voted AGAINST THIS, however this does not mean the right is over, we need to keep the pressure up and end this piece of legislation.
End of life support for Debian 8 – Jessie
“Released more than three years ago, on April 25, 2015, Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” is currently considered the “oldstable” Debian branch since the release of the Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” operating system series precisely a year ago, on June 17, 2017. As such, Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” has now reached end of life and will no longer receive regular security support beginning June 17, 2018.”
Read more (Links to Tux Machines)
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