Linux week

[themaceisback]

if you want to kill it? Its an operating system, you have to wipe the harddrive and then install somehting different if you don't like it. and there realy isn't that much difference between distros, i prefer ubuntu but i use the CLI version

[demonchild66]

what all will it change and can i keep the version i already have so that i can pick and choose on some days?

[themaceisback]

you can keep your current os if you have unpartitioned space on your hd, which you prob don't. You could but a 30-60gb hd for about $60 and install on that hd and dual boot your computer(if it supports it)

[Ryan Armstrong]

sorta like the macs at our school. they use windows xp and os x

[demonchild66]

huh. thats gay. does your school have the touch screen boards?

[Venom]

Originally Posted by themaceisback

ls=lists files in currenet directory
cd (directory)=moves you to X directory use ".." as the directory to go back a directory
mv "filename" "location and new filename"=moves a file to a specified point, just put a new name if you are renameing a file
cp "file" "location"=copyies a file to X location
emacs=text editor, may not be default on linux machines, if not use the command "apt-get install emacs"
nano=built in text editor (not as good as emacs in my opinion but still alright
rm "filename"= deletes file

ill put some mroe up later,

do you want security for a server or non-server

Both? Why not lol

[Ipp]

Tutorial Ninjas » Blog Archive » Duel Booting! Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu

Got a tutorial so you can do both. Linux and Windows

[themaceisback]

all editions of ubuntu have no ports open default when you install so you don't have to rush to get it secure.

(NOTE:for denyhosts to work you must have iptables installed)For servers i would suggest denyhosts, it is designed for ssh/ftp login attempts, you can specify how many login attempts until a temporary ban(you specify ban time) and how many bans until a permanent ban. all of those option can be set in the denyhosts configuration file.

to get denny hosts simply type in the command prompt

sudo apt-get install iptables(only if not installed)
sudo apt-get install denyhosts

Lokkit, a GUI firewall configurer that is great and simple, there is no need to explain it here, for it is that simple, works on CLI versions of the OS as well

to get it type

sudo apt-get install lokkit


If you want a more comprehensive firewall download guarddog. I personally haven't used it so I cannot describe how to set it up.

to get it type
sudo apt-get install guarddog


more to come later

[Ryan Armstrong]

Originally Posted by demonchild66

huh. thats gay. does your school have the touch screen boards?

yes, 2 of them