Issue 6: Expert Security
You can never be too careful about protecting your system from intruders. This time, we put the focus on security. Marcel Gagné explores the Firestarter and Firewall Builder tools, then we show you tools for hunting rootkits and managing passwords.
Table of Contents
News
- Welcome to Ubuntu User: Marcel muses on Asimov, the future, and Ubuntu security.
- Interview: Confessions of a Community Manager with Jono Bacon of Canonical.
- News: Canonical becomes Associate Member of OIN, Certification program renewed, Ubuntu One code available.
- Letters
Features
- Firewalls: Protect your network with Firestarter and Firewall Builder.
- Hunting for Rootkits: Root out the bad guys with chkrootkit and rkhunter.
- KeePassX: This handy app will keep your passwords safe and close at hand.
- VirtualBox: Why reboot? You can virtualize Windows, Linux, and Unix systems with VirtualBox.
- Webcam: The WL-404 webcam connects directly to you network.
Know-How
- Tiny Tiny RSS: A web front end lets you use this aggregator on any Internet-capable computer.
- Fontmatrix: Keep your fonts under good regulation with this flexible fontmeister.
- Scripting: Until you understand Bash loops; do read this article; done!
- Dual-Booting Windows 7 You'll need a few extra steps to ensure Ubuntu boot capability.
- NTFS: Ntfs-3g brings harmony to accessing Windows NTFS partitions.
- PlayOnLinux: Running your Windows game on Wine is easy with this graphical front end.
- Wiican: The Wiimote can act as a mouse substitute or a presentation remote.
- Email Notification: When you're responsible for far-flung computers, keep track of performance and problems by email.
- Answerbuntu: Answers for your Ubuntu questions.
Desktop
- Back In Time: Backing up and restoring your data has never been so easy.
- Eschalon: Book II: A sprawling, role-playing game.
- Subsonic: This media streaming server lets you manage your music anywhere.
- Anaphraseus: Say it in several languages with this computer-assisted translation app.
Discovery Guide
If you are new to Ubuntu, these tutorials will help you put the cat in the bag.
- Installation
- Configuration
- Security
- Update
On the DVD
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Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" & 5 fantastic bonus *buntus:
Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, openArtist, and more!
Sample Articles
NO FEAR |
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I am 100% on the same page as Isaac Asimov, the man who gave us the famous “Three Laws of Robotics.” Asimov is one of the world’s most famous and most celebrated writers, and rightly so. In his lifetime, he penned hundreds of books and wrote thousands or short stories, articles, essays, and so on. |
003-003_welcome_06.pdf 367.50 kB |
ON THE DVD UBUNTU 10.04 AND MUCH MORE UBUNTU AND KUBUNTU |
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The DVD included with this issue comes with a delectable collection of Ubuntu flavors. |
006-007_dvd_KORR01.pdf 3.58 MB |
INTERVIEW: JONO BACON, UBUNTU COMMUNITY MANAGER |
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Jono talks about the inspirations and challenges of community management. |
008-009_interview_jono.pdf 404.68 kB |
SECRET STASH: KeePassX |
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For optimum security, a password has to be too long and complex for normal humans to remember. If you want to wield effective passwords without hurting your brain, manage your online logins with the KeePassX password manager. |
024-025_keepassx.pdf 3.20 MB |
MASTER OF LETTERS: FONTMATRIX |
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Fontmatrix can simplify font management for web designers, desktop publishers, and others. We’ll show you how it works. |
038-041_fontmatrix.pdf 4.25 MB |
ANSWERBUNTU |
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Mike Basinger answers reader-submitted questions. |
064-067_answers_uu06.pdf 4.97 MB |
CONKY: TURN YOUR DESKTOP INTO A DASHBOARD |
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We show you how to turn your desktop into a dashboard that displays system monitoring data, weather updates, news headlines, and more with Conky. |
086-088_disco_config.pdf 1.56 MB |
