Linux Shtuff

Security advisories for Monday from LWN [Security] Posted Feb 15, 2010 19:50 UTC (Mon) by jake CentOS has updated openoffice (C3, C5: multiple vulnerabilities). Debian has updated kernel (multiple vulnerabilities) and mysql-dfsg (multiple vulnerabilities). Fedora has updated gnash (F11, F12: arbitrary code execution). Mandriva has updated webmin (cross-site scripting). Pardus has updated qemu (multiple vulnerabilities),…

I don’t know how accurate these results are as they are specific to LinuxQuestions.org but the list still contains some very good apps, distributions and servers. Here is a link to all of the contestants: Poll Results Desktop Distribution of the Year – Ubuntu (30.13%) Server Distribution of the Year – Debian (24.24%) Security/Forensic/Rescue Distribution…

From http://bashscripts.info/

To make an ISO image from a directory on your hard drive, create a directory which holds the files you want. Then use the mkisofs command. mkisofs -o /home/username.iso /home/username/ This results in a file called username.iso in /home directory which contains all the files and directories in /home/username/.

CentOS 5 is built from RHEL Source. Other than the logo and the different name, CentOS 5 is built from RHEL’s SRPMs (source RPMs). CentOS will always be a little behind because of the current nature of the releases. But regarding security releases, CentOS is right on top of things, no lag there. So, is…

Using while loops is discussed. From http://bashscripts.info/

Using lynx to grab data from a remote site From http://bashscripts.info/

Here is a short tutorial on using the grep and cut command from the command line. From http://bashscripts.info/

A short tutorial on getting around your system using the command line. From http://bashscripts.info/

A simple introduction to bash scripting using the echo, sleep and clear commands and outputting the results to a file… From http://bashscripts.info/