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Debian – The following packages have been kept back

If you have some problems with package updates and apt-get return the message ‘The following packages have been kept back’ means that the packages have been retained and there are newer versions of the listed packages, which for some reason cannot be installed. (unfulfilled or changed or new dependencies) The solution: apt-get dist-upgrade -u Example:…

Linux rolls out to most Toyota and Lexus vehicles in North America

At the recent Automotive Linux Summit, held May 31 to June 2 in Tokyo, The Linux Foundation’s Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) project had one of its biggest announcements in its short history: The first automobile with AGLs open source Linux based Unified Code Base (UCB) infotainment stack will hit the streets in a few months.…

Building Nginx from source with ALPN support

What is ALPN ? Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN) is a Transport Layer Security (TLS) extension for application layer protocol negotiation. ALPN allows the application layer to negotiate which protocol should be performed over a secure connection in a manner which avoids additional round trips and which is independent of the application layer protocols. It is…