I've been working towards a move from macOS to Linux for a while now, and the very concerning announcement from Apple that it intended to write code to scan content on users' private devices hastened Read more

I experimented a little using a Raspberry Pi 4 as a desktop Linux machine (a future blogpost), but it was not to be: it was far too slow to be usable, even if I did manage to make it work correctly Read more

I'm still travelling occasionally for work. Far less than I used to, of course, and frankly still more than I would like, but there we go. The screen on the Surface Pro 6 is nice, but I am more Read more

I am booting Debian 11 on my Surface Pro 6 from a LUKS-encrypted volume. I have a 256GB microSD card in the slot, and I want that to be encrypted with LUKS too. For convenience, I want the SD card's Read more

Yesterday, I wrote about getting Debian 11 running on an old Mac Mini. It wasn't much of a write-up, as it was very easy. Since I am running it as a server, I'd like it to reboot automatically if Read more

Goal Get Debian Bullseye and VirtualBox running on an older (2012) Mac Mini. Installing Debian Bullseye This was very easy. As in "plug in the installation medium, boot with Option key held down, Read more