Sources.lst is a file located in /etc/apt/ directory. It is used in Debian-based (which includes Ubuntu) Linux operating system as a configuration file for software management. Sometimes it is necessary to alter your sources.lst to include the nearest apt-get mirrors from your location, this is to ensure faster downloads during software upgrades and installations. Fortunately, […]
ClamAV is a GNU/GPL Antivirus application made for Unix-like operating system. It is primarily use to detect viruses and remove infected files from email attachements. The default installation of ClamAV also includes a command line scanner to files for possible virus infection. The scanner has built in support to scan files inside : Common Archives […]
I’ve got this link (LBRC) from TuxMobil. LBRC is a set of application which enables a Linux computer to be controlled from a mobile device using Bluetooth technology. LBRC consists of two part, client and server. The server part uses dbus and python and the client part uses JavaME application on JSR-82 (Bluetooth) capable mobile […]
I believe some of you have already read my blog and will summarize that I’m an Ubuntu user and advocator. However, having said that doesn’t mean that I dont have things that I hate about Ubuntu, and they are : Windows manager (GNOME) is damn too slow compared with other distro Eats a lot of […]
Recently PayPerPost has introduced a new segmentation system to improve their services for bloggers and advertisers alike. I’ve to admit at first I was scared and skeptical of this move because It sounds as if I will be sidelined by the move that PPP made and loose out all the beefy opportunities to old timers. […]
I came across this interesting post about how to secure your SSH without changing the SSH listening port. Things that the post author suggested are : Enforce the use of secure and hard to guess password Disable login by password, use Public Key Authentication for greater security. Allow SSH connection from trusted network only. Implement […]