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Technical Help & Discussion => Apple, Linux & Open Source Software: Help, News & Discussion => Topic started by: sam on January 15, 2011, 23:40
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It seems as if most UNIX and Linux users honestly believe that they are secure from day one of installation/purchase. This is simply not true. Any network connected system stands the risk of attack, and beyond that any data transfer from an outside source to a non-network machine is also a risk. Beyond that, there are always exploits than can be done from the physical location. Preventing these attacks is not always easy or convenient, but in an increasingly risky metaverse-like world it is necessary. After all, your entire existence is verified through a computer database somewhere.
http://elevenislouder.blogspot.com/2011/01/security-on-nix.html
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That could be a basic Windows tutorial. ;D
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nice and to the point
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And there was me thinking moving to *Nix would be safer. ;)
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oh it is. but still there are a few things that one should do.
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I hate caveats. ;D
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true but by default ubuntu is far more secure than Windows by default, you can just do a few bits and pieces to make it even better.
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Like get you in to do the setup? ;)
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;D
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Like get you in to do the setup? ;)
lol
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The setup is easy as in windows
a couple clicks to set up firewall
A couple more to install clam av
And your secure from most everything
I run Firestarter for firewall
And Clam AV for anti virus
Plus no script for firefox browser
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Thanks, Dave. :)
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The setup is easy as in windows
!Cough! - easier than Windows - !Cough!
Steve
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;D
You evangelists are all the same. ;)
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indeed installing software on linux IMO is much easier than windows. You go to the software centre and click what you want and done... or you do it the proper way (apt-get or build from source)
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I'd settle for improper, Sam. :)
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indeed installing software on linux IMO is much easier than windows. You go to the software centre and click what you want and done... or you do it the proper way (apt-get or build from source)
I always use the package manager or the software center as easy as installing in windows
anything else I want can be installed with GEDBI package installer
I only have a couple programs from source code that weren't in one of these forms
Everything else just seems to be there
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indeed, it just seems to be there. If you add a few other repositories and then even the biggest geek like me has all the compilers etc that I could ever want.
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Very true Sam
There is even a distro that ads most of everything on install
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yeah, just a bit OTT for the average user. Still even Ubuntu comes with an office package... screw you windows.
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I was going to post it, and forgot, but didn't I read somewhere that Open Office is not as we knew it any longer?
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Not sure if its changed or not
I deleted open office and installed Libeoffice a much better program for me
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I was going to post it, and forgot, but didn't I read somewhere that Open Office is not as we knew it any longer?
well yes, Sun was taken over by Oracle and Sun basically held or the cards on Open Office (they maintained the code and basically put in a lot of the effort). Of course Oracle being Oracle they wanted to ensure that it wouldn't cost cash (or so my basic interpreation is) and thus it has forked into two different packages, open office as it was is not developed the same. Still I was rather impressed with the Orcale open office and will stick with that for the time being.
Interesting article on this: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/oracle-openofficeorg-vs-tdf-libreoffice - but much more all over the web really.
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Not sure if its changed or not
I deleted open office and installed Libeoffice a much better program for me
I've not tried Libreoffice yet (http://www.libreoffice.org/; for anyone who is interested), and I really don't see there being much difference yet... I will eventually change I'm sure.