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Linux, RDP and SmartCard readers

We’re a Linux-mostly shop, running only  “Microsoft Windows” machines for specific software environments not available for Linux. One of those environments is DATEV “Unternehmen online”, which is bound to “Internet Explorer” and to using the DATEV (Windows-only) “Sicherheitspaket”, enabling access … Continue reading

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Time flies…

Nope, this is not about flight duration analysis for those little buggers. The title rather comes from a statement that “[the user has] a rather old Firefox profile…”. The complaint was that, when manually removing cookies from the Firefox cookie … Continue reading

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SLES, Xen and activation codes

SUSE Linux Enterprise servers (SLES) need subscription licenses to receive updates (and technical support by SUSE staff, if running on a “standard” or “priority” subscription), and you have the choice of one-year or three-year licenses. Those licenses come in the … Continue reading

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