The command line is a vast ocean that stretches endlessly, far beyond the imagination of even the smartest guys. A lot of systems administrators use indispensable command line tools like scp, ls, netstat, rsync etc on a daily basis as part of their work. But the command line can also Read More
Cent OS 7 with Gnome 3 has a bunch of vexing issues. Fortunately, the issues can be easily fixed. I did a minimal install and then set up Gnome 3 desktop on it. Icons on Desktop But one thing I found vexing was the inability to place shortcuts for applications Read More
There has been hand-wringing in some circles that the number of Linux distros is declining. A story in Datamation notes that the number of active Linux distros has fallen from 323 in 2011 to 285 now. While diversity and choice are virtues in the software universe, I’d reckon 285 is Read More
A security alert by cloud and security services provider Alert Logic warns of a dangerous vulnerability in the Linux authorization system that allows privilege escalation through “wheel” to unauthorised users. Wheel is a special user group controlling access to su command, and thereby superuser privileges. The vulnerability permits unauthorized users Read More
The world has gone to dogs in the online arena. The attacks are increasing and they’re coming fast and furious from Turkey, India, Iran, Romania, Thailand, France, China, Ukraine, Russia, US, Canada and all over the globe. Both private hackers and government agencies are on the rampage. You cannot stop Read More
Sorry folks, it’s not just big corporations like Staples, Sony, Target etc that are being attacked by rogue elements. Several 100,000 WordPress sites, including presumably many belonging to average Joes, have been infected with a Javascript malware seeded by SoakSoak.ru, according to security services provider Sucuri. The malware causes malicious Read More