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It’s like…

Posted on March 7, 2023 by s3hh

Let’s say you had one of those huge keyrings, with 50 keys on it. (Let’s say 41 keys – number chosen either randomly or bc its the current number of capabilities) On the plus side, when you want to let … Continue reading →

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OCI based linux

Posted on October 27, 2022 by s3hh

Containers are most commonly distributed in two ways: 1. ‘Image based’: lxc and lxd distribute their container images as full images, a simple representation of root filesystem and some configuration info. 2. OCI: based on the original docker format, this … Continue reading →

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Openconnect (anyconnect) on Ubuntu Jammy

Posted on May 2, 2022 by s3hh

Sorry, I should have posted this weeks ago to save others some time. If you are running openconnect-sso to connect to a Cisco anyconnect VPN, then when you upgrade to Ubuntu Jammy, openssl 3.0 may stop openconnect from working. The … Continue reading →

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sxmo on pinephone

Posted on September 7, 2020 by s3hh

If you are looking for a new phone that either respects your privacy, leaves you in control, or just has a different form factor from the now ubiquitous 6″ slab, there are quite a few projects in various states of … Continue reading →

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New library: libsubid

Posted on June 20, 2020 by s3hh

User namespaces were designed from the start to meet a requirement that unprivileged users be able to make use of them. Eric accomplished this by introducing subuid and subgid delegations through shadow. These are defined by the /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid … Continue reading →

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Customizing ubuntu phone: terminal top keyboard row

Posted on December 21, 2019 by s3hh

This is one of those “for my own reference on my next (pine) phone” posts, but anyone using ubuntu phone (ubports.com) may find it useful. I use mutt (in a libertine ‘container’) on the ubuntu phone for sending email. The … Continue reading →

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First experience with Ubuntu Touch

Posted on September 20, 2019 by s3hh

For the past few weeks I’ve been using a nexus 4 running ubuntu touch as, mostly, my daily driver. I’ve enjoyed it quite a bit. In part that’s just the awesome size of the nexus 4. In part, it’s the … Continue reading →

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Running your own mail server

Posted on July 8, 2019 by s3hh

Motivation Not too long ago there was some hubub around https://myaccount.google.com/purchases. In brief, if you use google mail, it tracks your purchases through receipts received in email. Now, some people see this as no big deal or even a feature. … Continue reading →

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My phone’s not dumb, it just looks it.

Posted on July 1, 2019 by s3hh

Well actually it is a little. For my money, the height of the smartphone age was 2009-2011. That brought us the Nokia n900 and Nokia n9. Both brilliant for their own reasons. There were devices before that which I’d be … Continue reading →

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Unprivileged container builds using stacker

Posted on March 16, 2019 by s3hh

One of the primary goals of user namespaces was to provide the ability for unprivileged users to have their own range of uids over which they would have privilege, with minimal need for setuid programs and no risk (barring bugs … Continue reading →

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