Ars Technica: DOS_deck offers free, all-timer DOS games in a browser, with controller support. “DOS_deck [provides] the most frictionless path to playing classic DOS shareware and abandonware, like Doom, Jazz Jackrabbit, Command & Conquer, and Syndicate, with reconfigured controller support and a simplified interface benevolently looted from the Steam Deck. You can play it in a browser, right now, the one you’re using to read this post.” It looks like only the Android table is available for the Epic Pinball game. Just in case you try to play the Excalibur table a couple times before you figure it out. >cough<
Tag Archives: Operating Systems
Krebs on Security: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Edition
Krebs on Security: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Edition. “Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three ‘zero day’ vulnerabilities that Microsoft warns are already being exploited in active attacks.”
The Register: Revamped Raspberry Pi OS boasts Wayland desktop and improved imager tool
The Register: Revamped Raspberry Pi OS boasts Wayland desktop and improved imager tool. “You might have missed it in the excitement over the announcement of the Raspberry Pi 5 at the end of September, but a couple of weeks later, the Raspberry Pi Foundation also updated Raspberry Pi OS. The new release is quite significantly different from previous versions, so we thought we should take it for a spin.”
Ars Technica: Ubuntu 23.10 is a Minotaur that moves faster and takes up less space
Ars Technica: Ubuntu 23.10 is a Minotaur that moves faster and takes up less space. “Ubuntu 23.10, codenamed Mantic Minotaur, is the 39th Ubuntu release, and it’s one of the three smaller interim releases Canonical puts out between long-term support (LTS) versions. This last interim before the next LTS doesn’t stand out with bold features you can identify at a glance. But it does set up some useful options and upgrades that should persist in Ubuntu for some time.”
Patch now: This serious Linux vulnerability affects nearly all distributions (ZDNet)
ZDNet: Patch now: This serious Linux vulnerability affects nearly all distributions. “As security holes go, CVE-2023-4911, aka ‘Looney Tunables,’ isn’t horrid. It has a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 7.8, which is ranked as important, not critical. On the other hand, this GNU C Library’s (glibc) dynamic loader vulnerability is a buffer overflow, which is always big trouble, and it’s in pretty much all Linux distributions, so it’s more than bad enough.”
How-To Geek: Microsoft Ends Free Windows 10 & 11 Upgrades for Windows 7 & 8
How-To Geek: Microsoft Ends Free Windows 10 & 11 Upgrades for Windows 7 & 8. “Microsoft just closed its free upgrade path for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. This may seem like an insignificant change, but it will affect two very large groups of people. Enthusiasts can no longer use their old Windows 7 and 8 product keys to activate Windows 10 or 11 on a new PC or in a virtual machine. And stubborn gamers who refused to install Windows 10 will soon be forced to make an upgrade, as Steam will stop working on Windows 7 and 8 in 2024.”
Linux Journal: The 6 Best Tools to Create a Bootable USB From an ISO in Linux
Linux Journal: The 6 Best Tools to Create a Bootable USB From an ISO in Linux. “Linux, known for its robustness and versatility, offers a plethora of tools for creating bootable USB drives from ISO files, which are exact copies of disk data. This guide aims to delve into the top six tools available on Linux for crafting bootable USB drives from ISO files.”
Ars Technica: iOS 16.7 arrives for older iPhones and people who don’t want to upgrade
Ars Technica: iOS 16.7 arrives for older iPhones and people who don’t want to upgrade. “The iOS and iPadOS 16.7 update covers all devices that could run version 16, including older stuff like the iPhone 8, iPhone X, and first-gen iPad Pro that can’t be upgraded to version 17. In a couple of months, if precedent holds, newer devices will have to upgrade to keep getting security fixes, while iOS 16 updates will continue to support older devices for at least another year.”
MakeUseOf: 10 Lightweight Linux Distributions to Give Your Old PC New Life
MakeUseOf: 10 Lightweight Linux Distributions to Give Your Old PC New Life. “Old PCs can’t cope with the demands of modern operating systems and software. While upgrading hardware such as memory can help, the better solution is a lightweight operating system. Many Linux distros are designed to be lightweight, with versions of Linux under 500MB and even under 100MB available. If you’re looking for a resource-light operating system for your PC, try these compact, lightweight Linux distros.”
OMG Ubuntu: Zorin OS 16.3 Released with Upgrade Tool, LibreOffice 7.5
OMG Ubuntu: Zorin OS 16.3 Released with Upgrade Tool, LibreOffice 7.5. “Zorin OS 16.3 introduces a number of refinements that, its developers say, help ‘elevate your computing experience even further’. On paper, the inclusion of the new Zorin OS Upgrader app is Zorin OS 16.3’s tentpole feature.”
How-To Geek: Linux Mint 21.2 Now Available, Will Get Updates Until 2027
How-To Geek: Linux Mint 21.2 Now Available, Will Get Updates Until 2027. “Linux Mint is one of the most popular desktop Linux distributions around, with a solid Ubuntu base and several desktop environments to choose from. Linux Mint 21.2 is now available, and it looks like another great release.”
Ars Technica: Unity’s visionOS support has started to roll out—here’s how it works
Ars Technica: Unity’s visionOS support has started to roll out—here’s how it works. “Starting today, some developers can use the popular software Unity to make apps and games for Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset. A partnership between Unity and Apple was first announced during Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote last month, in the same segment the Vision Pro and visionOS were introduced.”
Ars Technica: Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again
Ars Technia: Windows 95, 98, and other decrepit versions can grab online updates again. “If you have any interest in retro-computing, you know it can be difficult to round up the last official bug fixes and updates available for early Internet-era versions of Windows like 95, 98, and NT 4.0. A new independent project called ‘Windows Update Restored’ is aiming to fix that, hosting lightly modified versions of old Windows Update sites and the update files themselves so that fresh installs of these old operating systems can grab years’ worth of fixes that aren’t present on old install CDs and disks.”
How-To Geek: Firefox 115 Now Available, Final Release for Windows 7 & 8
How-To Geek: Firefox 115 Now Available, Final Release for Windows 7 & 8. “It hasn’t been long since the last major Firefox update, but right on schedule, Firefox 115 is now rolling out. The new update has the usual mix of new features and improvements, but it’s also the end of the road for older Windows versions.”
Engadget: Android can now ‘remix’ emojis and help with reading practice
Engadget: Android can now ‘remix’ emojis and help with reading practice. “Google has listed a bunch of features rolling out to the Android ecosystem starting today, June 1st, and one of them can help new readers improve their diction and vocabulary.”