Security and Privacy in Industrial Cooperation
Today I switched to the next release of Ubuntu Linux 6.06 code-named Dapper Drake. As setting up WLAN with WPA for my Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG chipset changed, I’ll write down, what you have do to in order to get everyting running:
Read More WPA with IPW2200 on Ubuntu Dapper DrakeUp from now you can order free CDs of the next release of Ubuntu Linux named Dapper Drake (6.06 LTS) at ShipIt. Shipping will start in early June and – according to experience – last four to six weeks (at least to Germany).
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Read More Nerd!Leroy cleans up (OT: Leroy räumt auf) is a short movie (18 min.) by Armin Völckers. Leroy, an afro-german boy, and his Greek friend Dimmi walk through Berlin and reflect on the problems of being german. One of the highlights of the movie are definitely the brothers of Eva (Leroy’s girl-friend) Hanno, Horst, Siegfried and …
Read More Leroy cleans upRWTH Aachen University is no longer listed at MeinProf.de. After reaching the second position in the “number of votes” highscore and leading various lists of top-rated professors and courses, the data protection officer of the university claimed the project to be illegal and limiting the professors’ rights. As MeinProf.de is a non-profit student organisation, they …
Read More RWTH Aachen University against MeinProf.deAs posted at Launchpad, Ubuntu Linux 5.10 has a security hole that might local users allow to gain root privileges using sudo. The password for the first user created during installation (who has sudo-priviliges by default) is stored in a plain-text file. To protect your machine of getting hijacked by a local user you have …
Read More Critical security hole in Ubuntu LinuxListen is back! After some problems concerning the license, Listen, my favourite music browser and jukebox is back with a new version and even Audioscrobbler support. Listen is free software written in Python for GNOME (GTKlib) and comes with a cutting-edge user interface and an amazing OSD. Repositiories for easy installation on Ubuntu Linux (5.10 …
Read More Listen, just listenAs postet at ubuntuusers.de Ubuntu Linux will be presented at this year’s CeBIT in hall 5 at booth F67/8. The Ubuntu Deutschland e.V. will show Edubuntu and a prewiew of Dapper Drake (the new Ubuntu version to come in April). There will also be free Breezy Badger CDs, flyers and a suprise for all visitors. …
Read More Ubuntu Linux at CeBITToday I found a nice litte program that allows you to minimize every program shown in Gnome’s Window List to the system tray. There’s support for other windowmanager like KDE, XFCE, Fluxbox and WindowMaker, too. This powerful tool is named AllTray. A package for Ubuntu is provided, but I suggest compiling the latest version from …
Read More Gnome: Minimize programs to system trayQuadras is a very compact embedded PC powered by a Transmeta Crusoe CPU. It is sold by KWS Computersysteme GmbH and costs 565 Euro (+ taxes) with a 667 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM and a hard disk. Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) works like a charm, no matter if you take the live cd or …
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