Future upgrade from Stretch RC2 to release

2017-03-28 Thread Niclas Arndt
Hi, I am considering changing from OpenSUSE to Debian for my e-mail server but I expect a learning curve. I'm sorry if my questions are basic, but please bear with me. * Is there any chance that Stretch will be stable by 2017-05-16 when OpenSUSE Leap 42.1 goes EOL? * Is it advisable to

Does KDE desktop environment work with Stretch VNC server?

2017-08-26 Thread Niclas Arndt
Hi, OpenSUSE 42.1 had a problem with running a VNC server on the KDE desktop environment. It forced me to use XFCE, which is ok although I prefer KDE. Now I am installing Debian Stretch and rather than risk having to redo the installation, I thought I should ask if you know whether KDE VNC

Re: Auto-assembled SW RAID in rescue mode

2018-05-14 Thread Niclas Arndt
___ From: Pascal Hambourg <pas...@plouf.fr.eu.org> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2018 4:14 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Auto-assembled SW RAID in rescue mode Le 11/05/2018 à 13:34, Niclas Arndt a écrit : > At boot, I was prompted with a BIOS message sayi

Auto-assembled SW RAID in rescue mode

2018-05-10 Thread Niclas Arndt
Hello, I have a question that I suspect comes from the way rescue mode auto RAID assembly and grub restoration work. I received unofficial BIOS files from Gigabyte with new versions of Intel ME and CPU microcode. After upgrade, several Stretch machines no longer boot. (Fresh installation

Re: Auto-assembled SW RAID in rescue mode

2018-05-11 Thread Niclas Arndt
g> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 9:15 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Auto-assembled SW RAID in rescue mode Le 10/05/2018 à 23:30, Niclas Arndt a écrit : > > I received unofficial BIOS files from Gigabyte with new versions of Intel ME > and CPU microcode. After upgrade

Status of Intel-related vulnerabilities and bugs?

2018-04-10 Thread Niclas Arndt
Hello, I'm trying to get my head around all the recent Intel-related vulnerabilities and bugs and what they mean for the practical usefulness of my not-so-old and still under warranty motherboards in the role of a secure Debian internet server. I have spent quite some time googling for both