Bash for Windows

Earlier this year Microsoft, with support from Canonical, released the Linux subsystem for Windows 10, which allows a user to install an Ubuntu image. This is said not to be a container, nor a full VM, but the Ubuntu user-mode image running on the Windows kernel. How you ask? Read the How It Works section …

Devuan on the Raspberry Pi

For anyone who reads my posts regularly or follows me on twitter, you'll be aware I've worked a lot with Raspberry Pi's in a production capacity. The devices I've helped work with have ended up in shops and restaurants all around the world. Security Issues Recently I came across some security issues with debian 7 …

Installing NodeJS on Raspbian

After writing my previous post about NodeJS on the Raspberry Pi I realised I didn't cover how I got NodeJS on the Pi in the first place. For the most part getting packages on the Raspberry Pi is very straight forward, apt-get install , however in the case of the Raspberry Pi 1 getting NodeJS …

NodeJS and the Raspberry Pi

After the move to Canada I decided to rebuild my development infrastructure, mostly because it afforded me a good opportunity to play with some technologies I'd not played with before. For how to install NodeJS on the Raspberry Pi check out this post. My Infrastructure My infrastructure is made up of a few Raspberry Pi's, …

Canada!

I wanted to write a very quick post to explain why I've been so quiet over the past few months. Earlier this year at the beginning of October I moved from the UK to Canada, which was a big deal, and it became apparent after the fact that it took up more of my time …

Windows CE to Raspbian – Pt. 6: Creating an apt Repository

This is part five of a series of posts: click here for the previous post or here for the first post. This post is about creating an apt repository to support package distribution for debian and invoking package installation from C#. Although this is specifically aimed at Raspbian this is similar for other debian based operating systems. This is …

Global Game Jam 2016

Last year I was really excited for going to Global Game Jam, but due to a conflict of commitments and my Surface deciding to reset to factory setting on its own accord: I was unable to go. This year however I did go and after spending forty-eight hours in the Nottingham Video Game Archive this is …

Windows CE to Rapsbian – Pt. 5: deb Packaging

This is part five of a series of posts: click here for the previous post or here for the first post. This post is about creating a deb package to install on your Raspberry Pi, however it's mostly applicable to any device running a debian based OS. In this post we'll cover what a deb package is, how …

Windows CE to Raspbian – Pt. 4: PCI Compliance

This is part four of a series of posts: click here for the previous post or here for the first post. The purpose of this particular post is to cover the issues found when testing for PCI compliance. If you're wondering whether your device needs to be PCI compliant then ask yourself this question: Will my device be …

Windows CE to Raspbian – Pt. 3: Daemon Scripts for Mono Services

This is part three of a series of posts: click here for the previous post. The purpose of this particular post is to explain how to script your mono-service2 as a daemon and register that daemon to run at start-up and be killed at shutdown. It's important to note this post explains how to script daemons …