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New root exploit found for Linux machines.

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A new Linux exploit has been found for Linux machines. This involves the FUSE filesystem framework and can crash Systemd after executing a program as a normal user. This is CVE-2021-33910, Denial of service (stack exhaustion) in Systemd (PID 1). More information about this exploit may be found here: https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/2. A sample program proof of … Read more

Fedora Silverblue a very safe and secure operating system.

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Fedora Silverblue is using a very interesting feature. OSTree. This makes the operating system root filesystem read-only and the addition of software to the core operating system is something that can be rolled back at any time. This is rather like a Github repository. The underlying root filesystem is immutable and only the changes layered … Read more

Linux distribution alternatives to Ubuntu.

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There are many Linux distributions that are good alternatives to Ubuntu. This gives you more freedom of choice. Debian Live distribution. This is a nice way to try out some Debian goodness before installing on your system. Find some download links here: https://www.debian.org/CD/live/. Ubuntu is based on Debian anyway, so running the original distro should … Read more

How to use local time in Ubuntu 20.04 and have the same time when rebooting into Windows.

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The default installation of Ubuntu uses UTC time instead of local time to maintain the system clock. But this changes the Windows clock to UTC from local time when you reboot and this is very annoying. Run this command to fix this issue. jason@jason-desktop:~$ timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 –adjust-system-clockjason@jason-desktop:~$ timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 –adjust-system-clock This will change … Read more

How to start the SSH server in Venom Linux.

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To start the SSH server on a Venom Linux machine, use this command. bash-5.0# /usr/sbin/sshdbash-5.0# /usr/sbin/sshd This will start up the SSH server and then you may connect over SSH to your machine. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and make these changes to allow the SSH server to run and allow logins. Allowing root login is … Read more

Comparison of virtualization server platforms.

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Some popular virtualization solutions The two competing virtualization solutions, VMware and HyperV both allow virtualization to be installed on a server or client machine to allow the creation of virtual machines to test operating systems and/or use spare computing resources to run a virtualized server instance without requiring the user to install more physical hardware … Read more

Some cool footage and images of old operating systems.

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Installing BeOS on a modern computer. This is a very cool alternative operating system. The screenshot below, shows an Apple II machine connecting to a Debian server over a network connection. This allows the more powerful machine to be administered easily over a remote connection. I wonder if you could use an Apple II as … Read more

Peppermint 7 Released

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Peppermint 7 launched a few days ago. Peppermint is a lightweight
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution with an emphasis on speed and simplicity.
Although the name is similar to Linux Mint, the projects aren’t
directly related. more>>