Issue #286 / Sep 2024

"Anything mechanical, give it a good bash." With these immortal words, Commander Colin Maud, in the classic WW2 movie The Longest Day, smacked a stalled tank with his cane, ushering in an unexpected restart that would allow the downed vehicle to putter away and resume its role in the D-Day invasion. I thought of Commander Maud when I heard Microsoft's cure for the catastrophic crash scenario that is, as I write this column, affecting Windows systems worldwide, grounding airline flights and shutting down retail, banking, and hospital systems.

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In the news: TUXEDO Computers Releases InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen9 Laptop; Google Extends Support for Linux Kernels Used for Android; Linux Mint 22 Stable Delayed; Nitrux 3.5.1 Available for Install; Debian 12.6 Released with Plenty of Bug Fixes and Updates; Canonical Offers 12-Year LTS for Open Source Docker Images; Plasma Desktop 6.1 Released with Several Enhancements; SUSE Offers CentOS 7 Support with Liberty Linux Lite; and Ubuntu's App Center Supports Local Installs Again.

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