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[hemmerling] Unix 4/12 - Unix Applications, Unix Tools and Unix Drivers
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Software Components of Linux
FreeIPA - Identity Management System
- Experts claimed that FreeIPA on Linux might take the role for ActiveDirectory on Windows ( making use of LDAP, Kerberos, OTP ).
The POSIX and Unix environment subsystem for Windows
- The Windows NTFS File System required for the installation drive
. - W2k, WinXP Pro, Win2003:
- Microsoft Interoperabilitäts- und Migrations-TechCenter "Windows Services for UNIX" - Windows Services for UNIX ( SFU ) 3.5 is available for free download.
- Win2003, Win2008, Win7, Win 8, Win2012:
- In Windows Server 2008 and high-end versions of Vista, Win7 ( Enterprise and Ultimate ) and Win8 ( Enterprise ), the recent “Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications” ( SUA ) is included.
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Printing on Linux
- Nowadays, as of 2013-11, Linux systems load a hardware-specific kernel module, to enable general printing support. You need a special kernel module for each different printer( e.g. one module for PCL5, one for EPSON, one for PostScript,..) The printing is then configured by the helpof CUPS.
Tools & Toolsets for Embedded Linux
- BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux - “BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. It provides replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in GNU fileutils, shellutils, etc. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. BusyBox provides a fairly complete environment for any small or embedded system”.
Special Drivers for Linux
PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol
- PPPoE = Internet connection over Ethernet, i.e. DSL connection without router.
- Archive.org "Roaring Penguin 'RP-PPPoE'" ( -2022-01-19 ) - “free PPPoE client for Linux”.
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Joystick
Video Playing & Contents Blocking
Verified Media Path ( VMP )
Streaming Service "Joyn" refuses to operate on Linux Browsers
- Joyn - Error message “Hoppla! Da ist etwas schief gelaufen. Kannst du andere Videos auch nicht mehr anschauen? Keine Panik, der Kundenservice hilft dir weiter”.
- Joyn Community "Fehlende Sicherheitsfunktion bei alten Browserversionen, manchen Browsern und Linux-Systemen" - “In diesem Fall fehlt eine Sicherheitsfunktion namens Verified Media Path, die als Sicherheitsmaßnahme von unseren Lizenzgebern verpflichtend ist”.
Resources
- Ubuntuusers Forum "Joyn unter Ubuntu", 2020-09 - “seit ein paar Tagen geht Joyn (free) auf Linux nicht mehr”.
Streaming Services
List of free streaming TV and Video Services
- See “Related Pages” at top of this page.
Audio Streaming Services with Browsers
| Browser | Firefox | Chrome | Opera | Error Message & Error Behaviour | |||||||||
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| Website | AL | DEB | UBU | U+REP | AL | DEB | UBU | U+REP | AL | DEB | UBU | U+REP | |
| Amazon Music | No | Firefox ESR 128.13.0esr (64-bit), 2025-08: “Firefox aktualisieren. Wir haben den Service aktualisiert und diese Browserversion wird nicht mehr unterstützt. Bitte aktualisiere deinen Browser” | |||||||||||
| Spotify | No | F: Doesn't start playing a song, though other website function like “Save to Library” works | |||||||||||
| YouTube Music | Yes  |
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Video Streaming Services with Browsers
| Browser | Firefox | Chrome | Opera | Error Message & Error Behaviour | |||||||||
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| Website | AL | DEB | UBU | U+REP | AL | DEB | UBU | U+REP | AL | DEB | UBU | U+REP | |
| ARD | No | F: “Wiedergabefehler. Dieses Video kann leider nicht abgespielt werden” | |||||||||||
| Tagesschau | No | Yes | No | F, O: “Wiedergabefehler. Wiedergabefehler. Dieses Video kann leider nicht abgespielt werden. Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis. Wichtig: Inhalte mit Geoblocking können nur von Deutschland aus abgerufen werden” | |||||||||
| ZDF | Yes |
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| Deutsche Welle | No | “No compatible source was found for this media” | |||||||||||
| KiKA | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| phoenix | Yes |
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| 3sat | Yes |
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| ARTE | No | “No compatible source was found for this media” | |||||||||||
| Kabel1 | No | Yes | “Error. Sorry, the video can not be played. We offer you an alternative video which starts in a few seconds” | ||||||||||
| BILD Mediathek "BILD-Live Livestream" | “Ton einschalten”. Video hangs, when started ( wait-animation ) | ||||||||||||
| Euronews TV | No | “An error occured. Please try again later ( Playback ID: XXXXX )”. This is a YouTube live video, there error message “Your browser can't play this video” | |||||||||||
| N-TV | No | “Medium konnte nicht geladen werden. Fehlercode: 12400 Player-Id: XXXX. Session-Id: YYYY” | |||||||||||
| WELT "N24 Doku" | |||||||||||||
| WELT | |||||||||||||
| Welt der Wunder "Live TV" | No | “html5: Unsupported video format” | |||||||||||
| Al Jazeera | No | “This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser Error Code: MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED” | |||||||||||
| Bibel TV | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| Blomberg Europe | No | Black video screen | |||||||||||
| CGTN Europe | No | “Error loading player: No playable sources found” | |||||||||||
| CNN | No | Windows: “Unable to load video. Please try again later. Error code: XXXXX”, Linux: Website asks for login to play the video | |||||||||||
| Deluxe Music | No | Video hangs, when started ( wait-animation ) | |||||||||||
| DMAX | No | Video hangs, when started ( wait-animation ) | |||||||||||
| Hope TV Deutsch | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| K-TV | No | “Your browser can't play this video” | |||||||||||
| MTV Germany, YouTube "MTV Deutschland" | Yes |
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| NHK WORLD-JAPAN "Watch Live TV" | No | Video doesn't play at all | |||||||||||
| NRWision "TV-Programm" | No | “Für diese Datei konnte keine kompatible Quelle gefunden werden” | |||||||||||
| ORF ON | No | “Dieses Video darf aus rechtlichen Gründen nur in Österreich und ohne VPN (virtuelles Netzwerk) wiedergegeben werden”. Or: Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| RITSA TV "LIVE TV" | |||||||||||||
| ServusTV | No | Video hangs, when started ( wait-animation ) | |||||||||||
| DF1 | No | “Dieser Inhalt ist in Ihrer Region leider nicht verfügbar” | |||||||||||
| SonLife "Watch" | No | Video is playing, but no sound. Video stops sometimes by the error message “Player error The player is having trouble. We’ll have it back up and running as soon as possible” | |||||||||||
| YouTube "SonLife Broadcasting Network" | Yes |
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| SPORT1 | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| TV5MONDE Europe | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| TV5MONDEplus | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| TV.de | No | “Der Live-Stream kann nicht abgespielt werden Folgende Browser können diesen Stream abspielen:” | |||||||||||
| Zattoo "Sender" | No | Video is playing, but no sound | |||||||||||
| YouTube | Yes |
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Search for Resources
Video Codex Resources
- RPM repository "RPM resource libvpx.so.6()(64bit)" - “VP8/VP9 Video Codec SDK AlmaLinux 9.6 AppStream for x86_64”. It is installed with “Virtualbox”, automatically? Or is is required by “Virtualbox”?
Resources
- Ubuntuusers "Stationen" - How to configure Linux to watch German TV on Linux ( with browser or Linux app ).
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