If you ever needed physical proof AGILE is a false methodology you need look no further than unattended-upgrades in Ubuntu. This Canonical produced and preinstalled piece of software well and truly qualifies as a virus. It is a shining example that no amount of pointing User Stories and hacking on the fly (Sprints) will ever produce a viable architectural software design. This Canonical produced virus has been afflicting the computing world since at least Ubuntu … Nuking unattended-upgradesRead more
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Oracle Virtualbox Guest Additions Won’t Install on Ubuntu 22.04
Oracle Virtualbox Guest Additions won’t automatically install under Ubuntu 22.04. Even if you haven’t been there before, you are going to be there now if you install Ubuntu 22.04 in a VM. Canonical is relentless when it comes to bad ideas they force on unsuspecting users. (Unity Desktop anyone? How about Up-Start, Snap, or Ubuntu Phone?) This time a change was made to remove autorun capabilities without really giving much of a heads up. I’ve … Oracle Virtualbox Guest Additions Won’t Install on Ubuntu 22.04Read more
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So You Can’t Find Yocto People
I have been somewhat hounded since February, perhaps as late as March about a project that needs yocto skills. Like most embedded systems people who are professionals, I dabble in yocto when a project requires it. I don’t do “kernel mods” and I don’t write device drivers but I will work on recipes to change out device trees and add our custom software. Some of the newer tools from Toradex make yocto builds a bit … So You Can’t Find Yocto PeopleRead more
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Your Sonim XP5800 Won’t Delete Contacts
It’s really annoying when your Sonim phone won’t let you delete contacts. Oh, you can delete some, just not the ones you want. I finally got fed up enough that I figured out how to do this. First you need to navigate to the applications menu. Next navigate to the Backup and Restore app. Choose backup. You will need to have an SD card installed because that is where backups get written. Now you need … Your Sonim XP5800 Won’t Delete ContactsRead more
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Linux Mint Random Shutdowns
A jaded computer geek would tell you Linux Mint random shutdowns can’t be fixed. As popular as Mint is, it really tries to offend everyone. There are no end of possible fixes from self-proclaimed “experts.” I’ve even seen people blame the Linux kernel itself, completely ignoring the fact other distros use the same kernel and don’t have this problem. I’m going to take you down the “Maybe it’s not exactly Mint” path first. Most of … Linux Mint Random ShutdownsRead more