Category Archives: Linux

Don’t update your Apache through Webmin

This morning while logged on inside the webmin interface, I saw that there were 10 packages to update. Without much thought, I just hit the “update packages” button and it went on its merry way. Unfortunately, the consequence was not … Continue reading

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The life of a hard drive

In 1997, I purchased a computer system with a Pentium II 300 processor. At that time, I remember that this computer ate all my savings and I was a poor university student. Inside the box, was 64MB of RAM and … Continue reading

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OpenBSD IPSEC stack has an FBI backdoor

According to a revelation from Theo de Raadt, the IPSEC stack in OpenBSD has a backdoor built in. The code was puportedly inserted by contractors who were also paid by the FBI. This revelation should not come as a big … Continue reading

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Exim remote exploit in the wild, with root access

What seems like a perfect (from attackers’ point of view) remote exploit has been discovered in the mail server software called Exim. In the exploit, an attacker can compromise an entire system remotely and gain access to not only the … Continue reading

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New Server!

After nearly eight years of near constant running, the server on which the agit8.org website has been hosted, is now officially retiring. The website has been running on an old and outdated (!) hardware that was Pentium II 400Mhz with … Continue reading

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Linux Mint 9 Isadora on HP Mini Note 2133

I have jumped the bandwagon with the updates this time and downloaded and installed Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) on my old HP Mini Note 2133 which has been a testing bed for all sorts of OS and software. Upon completion, … Continue reading

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Linux Mint on HP2133

I have not used my HP 2133 for a few months now. I used to use it a lot for writing documents and stuff on the bus or train during commutes, but that was only after I got a larger … Continue reading

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Google Chrome OS will open new doors (and close windows)

With the recent announcement of the development of the Google Chrome OS, the possibilities for the end user has opened even wider in terms of choice of operating system for desktops, notebooks and especially netbooks. An OS with the Chrome … Continue reading

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Aptana under Ubuntu 9.04

Everybody has a favourite HTML editor on a platform, but does anyone have a favourite on ALL platforms? Well at least on the personal computing platform, that is. Well, I must tell you that my favourite HTML editor has been … Continue reading

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Jaunty Jackalope on the HP Mini-note 2133 part 2

I have found that using Jackalope on the HP 2133 Mini-note to be quite a good experience so far. Compared to installing Intrepid (8.10), the installation process was a complete breeze. There was no need to install using weird methods … Continue reading

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