Ubuntu Breezy users, a new security problem has surfaced where root password is readable to the world by merely executing this command : mypapit@enterprise:~$ grep -r rootpassword /var Users are advised to update their Breezy installations (via automatic updates) as soon as possible to counter the bug. The problem has been fixed in Ubuntu 6.04 […]
I’ve one announcement to make, Mypapit GNU/Linux blog *MAY* be unavailable starting March 14 (0100 GMT+8), this is because my hosting company is performing some server upgrades and maintenance. My website will be available back on March 15. Well, Just telling you in advance in case if you are wondering why you can’t reach my […]
Well, good luck for those who are taking SPM last year. I heard that over four thousand students get straight-As in all subjects. I hope you are one of them~!
Last night, I discovered that the current Python for Nokia implementation (pys60 1.3.1) has no ProgressBar wrapper. While this may not be crucial for every application, It is recommeded to display a ProgressBar when you want to improve application perceived speed, especially when performing time-consuming tasks. I guess without ProgressBar, maybe I’ve to resort to […]
Ever got used to package manager such as apt-get, yum, pkg_add or something like it? Wonder if Microsoft Windows has something similiar? Then wonder no more, introducing win-get, an apt-get package manager look-alike for Microsoft Windows. Download the application from http://windows-get.sourceforge.net/, and put wget.exe and win-get in c:\windows, or anywhere you prefer. Using win-get is […]
A lot of my friends has been asking me about this very question, “how to get root shell in Ubuntu”. Naturally I would ask them to use the “sudo” command as it suffice to execute any task restricted to root only. It is explicit, and it is safer than using root account, that’s why ubuntu […]