Ubuntu Linux Disable Autorun | How do I disable autorun in Ubuntu Linux? As in recent news, Linux on the Desktop is vulnerable to autorun attacks via a specially crafted USB flash drive. You can help to make your Linux Desktop safer by disabling autorun for removable media. In Ubuntu, open up a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal). In
Debian 6 Squeeze
Debian 6 Squeeze | Yes Debian 6 – Squeeze is now available, after almost exactly two years of development and bug squashing. Here are the netinstall CD download links: http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst Netinstall images containing non-free firmware are also available: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware One welcome change along with this release is the new debian.org website: This is a warm welcome and refreshingly modern
Cisco AnyConnect in 64bit Ubuntu Linux
Cisco AnyConnect in 64bit Ubuntu Linux | UC Berkeley uses the Cisco AnyConnect VPN software but it needs some additional steps to work in 64bit Ubuntu Linux. Upon trying to connect you may see: “Connection attempt has failed due to server certificate problem.” There is no server certificate problem. It’s rather a Cisco client software problem. Let’s fix it for the Cisco
Play Audible Audio Books in Linux
Play Audible Audio Books in Linux | How can I play back Audible audio books in Linux? Thanks to wine, the Audible PC software installs and works perfectly to playback Audible content. Sorry for the odd shaped screenshots. This is from my netbook. First, make sure you have wine installed: sudo apt-get install wine 1. Find and download the Audible Manager Windows
Check for IPv6 Connectivity
Check for IPv6 Connectivity | How can I find out if my ISP is IPv6 ready? The website test-ipv6.com will check for IPv6 connectivity right from your browser. An IPv6 enabled connection will look something like this: If enabled, you can search via ipv6.google.com for example: Contact your ISP to inquire into IPv6 trials or beta testing.
Generate Strong Passwords
Generate Strong Passwords | How can I generate strong passwords from the command line? The excellent program apg is fantastic for generating all sorts of passwords. 1. Install apg: $ sudo apt-get install apg 2. Then you can simply run $ apg …which will run default options and give something like this: stmiller@li166-66:~$ apg Please enter some random data
Centos Switch MTA to Postfix
Centos Switch MTA to Postfix | How do I switch the MTA in Centos from Sendmail to postfix? Install postfix and the switch mail package: # yum install postfix system-switch-mail Then run: # system-switch-mail Choose postfix Done! [Note: As of Red Hat 6 (and Centos 6 when available) postfix is the default MTA.]
Thunderbird Recover Email Password
Thunderbird Recover Email Password | How do I recover saved passwords from Thunderbird? Finding saved email passwords in Thunderbird is as easy as going to the Security portion of the settings: Tools -> Options (Windows) | Edit -> Preferences (Linux) | Thunderbird -> Preferences (OS X) -> Security > Passwords > Saved Passwords There you are given an option to
Acronis Free for Western Digital Drives
Acronis Free for Western Digital Drives | Western Digital provides a free copy of Acronis Home 2009 for download. This only works on Western Digital drives! Here is the download page: http://support.wdc.com/product/downloaddetail.asp?swid=119 “Acronis True Image WD Edition Software helps you to completely clone your current system drive onto your new WD hard drive. Cloning makes an exact copy of your old system
Virtual Appliances for Download
Virtual Appliances for Download | Where can I find a good variety of Virtualbox or VMware images? Two great websites are turnkeylinux.org and virtualboximages.com. Many of these images available can run in various virtual machine types (VMware, Virtualbox, Parallels, etc). In particular the Turnkey LAMP Stack Appliance is most excellent! There is no need to bother setting up an entire