With Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) so far our first impressions aren't good. 10.04 booted to the “Install” prompt from a LiveCD in 4 minutes and 23 seconds, compared to a solid 40 seconds on Debian Squeeze More here ...

Over the last few days, I have been playing with WinScanX, a free command-line tool for querying Windows service information over SMB. WinScanX combines many of the essential tools used during a penetration test into a single utility. One of the more interesting features is the "-y" flag, which instructs WinScanX to save a copy of the remote registry hives for SAM, SECURITY, and SYSTEM.

What makes a Linux Distribution? Come join us as we look into what it is that makes a Linux Distribution. We'll explore various components, discuss various.

Recently I came into a client who had a Windows XP machine that contained a nasty little virus that rendered the machine nearly unusable. When the machine would.

Today I want to discuss splitting strings into tokens or “words”. I previously discussed how to do this with the IFS variable and promised a more in depth discussion. Today, I will make the case on WHY to use IFS to split strings as opposed to using a subshell combined with awk or cut.

So I upgraded to the latest Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 the other day and to my horror it removed Python 2.4 and Python 2.5. I rely more on those programs than I do on some silly Facebook connecting social widget crap.

Curiously many Linux administrators out there are clueless about properly securing or configuring a server. The following steps can significantly increase the stability and security of any Linux servers. These tips are all easy and quick to do as each can be completed in less than fifteen minutes!

The French company that creates and sells the Mandriva Linux distribution is up for sale. The news about Mandriva SA originally surfaced on a French Mandriva portal, and was confirmed by one of the potential buyers. ...

The Bantu People of Southern Africa still, so it would appear, even in the cities and with all the influences of modern life, manage to hang on to the principles of Ubuntu. Modern western and especially European man would do well to ...

LinuxLinks: "To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 7 high quality Linux document processors. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone who wants to make their writing look great."