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Posts tagged Ubuntu
Lucid Lynx
Apr 29th
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is being released very soon! [ Current available version is the Release Candidate] As always there are tons of new features and much appreciated upgrades! Be first in line to grab your LTS copy!!
Server Security Scanner
Apr 13th
One of the many sites I like to follow is ubuntugeek.com. Recently they have highlighted a security tool that I wanted to share with ya’ll. It is an automated vulnerability scanner that scans for the following: * Searching for worldwriteable files * Searching for worldwriteable directories * Searching for programs where the setuid is set
Got Virtual?
Mar 9th
A geek with a budget. That can be frustrating. New geek toys aren’t cheap and old geek toys aren’t worth much. Welcome to my life . I am not complaining, I have an EXTREMELY understanding, wonderful and patient wife who tolerates my geek needs on a daily basis — I am so lucky as to have gotten a girl that tolerates
Karmic Koala
Oct 29th
Today Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala has been released !! Go grab a copy and enjoy the latest and greatest from the best linux distro on the net! Here are a few sneak peaks of new features: Gnome 2.28 Empathy has replaced Pidgin as default IM client Ubuntu One Total file synchronization
Cacti – Network Monitoring Tool
Oct 22nd
Over the past few years I have amassed a decent collection of network hardware (much to the dismay of my ever-patient wife). And recently I’ve discovered the utility of SNMP. For those of you who don’t know SNMP is “Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a UDP-based network protocol. It is used mostly in network
Jaunty is Here!!!
Apr 23rd
Ubuntu 9 Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 has arrived! I haven’t had a chance to download it, but I will remedy that soon! New improvements include: Gnome 2.26 (improved multiple monitor management) X.Org server 1.6 (improved ATI graphics support and intel embedded chips) New notification system (see video here: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/jaunty904_notifications_example1_web_092.swf ) Improved boot performance Linux Kernel 2.6.28
Change Virutal User Password in Roundcube
Dec 21st
************************************************ UPDATE ***************************************************************** THIS POST IS IRRELEVANT TO A CERTAIN POINT — THE NEWEST VERSION OF ROUDCUBE HAS A PASSWORD PLUGIN THAT PERFORMS THIS SAME ACTION. YOU STILL NEED TO EDIT THE SQL STRING TO UPDATE YOUR USERS TABLE ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE REFERENCE THE PLUGIN API OR ROUNDCUBE FORUM IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
LinuxIgnoramous
Dec 15th
LinuxIgnoramous. What does this mean? It is a condition in which a human is incapable/unwilling to acknowledge that there is a viable alternate to the Windows operating system. In some cases it reaches such a severity that the inflicted person feels compelled to reach out and spread this contaminent. And in the rarest of cases
Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu
Aug 18th
Well I wasn’t so sure this new iteration of Ubuntu was going to work out — I had a lot of difficulties getting it to install stably on my laptop. I really had a positive experience with Feisty Fawn 7.10 and so I was a little surprised at how ‘rough’ Hardy Heron 8.04 was. However
