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2/13/2019 8:40 am  #1


Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

Note, you have one extra day to find a really good article.  I want to see better summaries of the articles as well.  Don't wait until the last minute to post.  You don't get credit for the article if it is posted after 9 AM.

We do not have school on Monday.  It is President's Day.  Have a great 3 day weekend.

 

2/13/2019 9:27 am  #2


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

On tecmint they review 13 new distros for linux.  Some of the distributions that have not been reviewed yet may be worthy of consideration due to their great potential.  Another not so well-known feature of Distrowatch is a waiting list that consists of distributions: Not reviewed yet, With missing or faulty components, Without solid English documentation, Projects that do not seem to be maintained anymore.

https://www.tecmint.com/new-linux-distributions-2019/
Adam Benson

Last edited by abenson647 (2/13/2019 9:28 am)

 

2/13/2019 9:51 am  #3


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

This is a list of the best file managers for Linux distros. The list includes things like Nautilus which we have used in the past and many more similar but different file managers. Another file manager that I've installed is Nemo. According to the article it "contains all the missing features of Nautilus." It also shows the progress of operation when moving or copying files. https://www.ubuntupit.com/linux-file-manager-top-10-reviewed-for-linux-users/
-Wade Dahl

 

2/13/2019 10:32 am  #4


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

Great link to finding themes, applets, desklets, and extensions for linux mint. There are 270 different "spices" for linux mint which can be found here. The website also gives an in depth description to what each download does and an image of how it looks and works.
-Antonio Gomez

https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/extensions

 

2/13/2019 11:22 am  #5


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

"Dirty Sock" is a privilege escalation vulnerability associated with Ubuntu OS. It was recently discovered by security researcher Chris Moberly from Shenanigans Labs. Dirty Sock is not a part of the OS. It is within Snapd version 2.28 and later. Snapd is a daemon that manages snaps (app packing format .snap) and is included by default in all recent versions of Ubuntu.

Moberly was able to bypass the access control restrictions on a local REST API server that snap packages interact with during installation of snaps. He published a proof-of-concept code on GitHub containing 2 example exploits, able to create new root-level accounts. The exploit can be run directly on an infected host, or can be hidden inside malicious snap packages. He reported the exploit to Canonical (developers of Ubuntu & Snapd) and helped them fix it.

Canonical released Snapd 2.37.1 and security updates for Ubuntu to remedy this vulnerability. Other distros including Debian, ArchLinux, OpenSUSE, Solus, and Fedora released security updates as well.

Article: https://cyware.com/news/dirty-sock-pe-vulnerability-in-linux-systems-could-allow-attackers-to-gain-root-level-access-to-servers-534d2d34

Proof-of-Concept: https://github.com/initstring/dirty_sock/

-Kayla R.

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2/13/2019 12:21 pm  #6


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/MakuluLinux-Core-OS-Debuts-With-Impressive-Desktop-Design-85808.html
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=makulu

A new Linux distro has appeared and its called Makulul Linux core OS. It features a impressive desktop design.
Its based on Debian and Ubuntu. This distro provides a sleek, smooth and stable user experience on any computer. 
It comes with pre-installed multimedia codecs, device drivers, and software.
Also HAS a Spin wheel style circular display menu.
-Enrique Amezcua

 

2/14/2019 9:18 am  #7


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

This article talks about 20 different Raspberry Pi projects you can do. You can  do a bunch of different things from Weather Stations to FM Radios, and much more. You can also build home media centers, retro game emulators, and bots on the internet. There are a bunch of projets available on the raspberry pi that you can do.


https://www.ubuntupit.com/20-best-raspberry-pi-projects-that-you-can-start-right-now/

 

2/14/2019 10:20 am  #8


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

TLP(Thinkpad Laptop Power) is a command line tool that will increase battery life on your portable devices that are running Linux. It increases power efficiency by implementing many different power saving modes for different computer components. For example, it will decrease performance on your CPU and your hard disk drive to increase battery life. It also has a feature that will put your radeon graphics card into a power saving state. Overall, TLP is a great free open source option that will squeeze more juice out of your portable Linux machines.

-Blaine

https://www.tecmint.com/tlp-increase-and-optimize-linux-battery-life/

Last edited by BlaineP16 (2/18/2019 11:34 pm)

 

2/16/2019 8:35 am  #9


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

On April 10 2019 you will be able to access Linux files from Windows. The article states that this was possible before it was trickier and there was always a risk of corruption. With the updates to WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) users will now be able to safely access and edit Linux files from within Explorer. For now the distro files will only be able to be accessed while that distro is running. The Linux files will be treated the same as accessing a network resource.

 

2/16/2019 5:23 pm  #10


Re: Article #6 - Due 19th - No school Monday!

How would you like to be able to login to your linux box from a windows PC? The first article goes over the steps to enable SSH on your linux machine, and setup PuTTY on Windows to remotely access your linux box. The second article goes over some steps included in the first article, but also includes commands to copy or send files to a remote system.

Article 1: https://www.codeproject.com/articles/497728/howplustoplususeplussshplustoplusaccessplusaplusli

Article 2: http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/what-is-ssh-command


-Spencer

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