Archive for the Category: Operating Systems

Raspberry Pi 4 and IBM MQ

December 16, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I have a new Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM and I decided to install the latest release of IBM MQ on it. The current available release of IBM MQ is v9.2.1 CD. If you want to try out IBM MQ on Raspberry Pi then just follow the instructions on this page. The instructions […]

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Ubuntu 20.10 Released

October 23, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Canonical has just released Ubuntu v20.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.10/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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OpenBSD v6.8 Released

October 20, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v6.8. http://www.openbsd.org/67.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Time for a Bigger NAS

September 30, 2020 Roger Lacroix

If you read my old blog posting, you know I like and use Buffalo TeraStation as my NAS (Network Attached Storage). It supports Windows and macOS (Mac OS X) without any issues. My current Buffalo TeraStation III 4TB (Terabyte) has been nearly full for at least a year. I have been selectively deleting files and […]

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Free ‘Intro to Linux’ Course Surpasses One Million Enrollments

September 28, 2020 Roger Lacroix

The Linux Foundation has announced its ‘Introduction to Linux’ training course on the edX platform has surpassed one million enrollments. So, if you are working from home, or even in the office, and want to learn a new skill for free then you should sign up and take the free ‘Introduction to Linux‘ training course. […]

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IBM CECC – Flawed Platform for ISVs, Developers, Vendors, etc.

August 12, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Earlier this year, IBM shutdown its IBM PDP (Power Development Platform), originally called IBM VLP (Virtual Loaner Program), and replaced it with IBM CECC (Client Experience Centers Cloud). IBM does loves their acronyms! I appreciate IBM supplying virtual VMs for developers to use to port their applications to AIX, IBM i and Linux on POWER, […]

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OpenBSD v6.7 Released

May 19, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Theo de Raadt has just released OpenBSD v6.7. http://www.openbsd.org/67.html The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 20.04 Released

April 24, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Canonical has just released Ubuntu v20.04. http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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Fedora 31 Released

November 1, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project has just released Fedora 31. https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-31/ Fedora is a Linux distribution developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. Fedora contains software distributed under various free and open-source licenses and aims to be on the leading edge of such technologies. Fedora is the upstream source of the commercial Red Hat […]

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Released

August 8, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Red Hat has just announced the final Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 version has been released. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html-single/7.7_release_notes/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is released in server versions for x86, x86-64, Itanium, PowerPC […]

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