For those Linux enthusiasts wishing to toy with the Mir Display Server and Canonical’s next-generation Unity 8 interface, they will be made optionally available for desktop users with the Ubuntu 13.10 release due out in October…
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Unity 8, Mir To Be Experimental Choice In Ubuntu 13.10
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Unity 7, Compiz To Be Polished For Ubuntu 13.10
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As mentioned already this morning, the plan with Ubuntu 13.10 is to have an experimental Unity 8 desktop powered by Mir for those wishing to toy around with Canonical’s next-generation work. The default, however, will be Unity 7 in an X.Org environment. Even so, the Unity 7 desktop along with the Compiz window manager will receive some refinements for the next Ubuntu release…
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Ubuntu 13.10 Likely Switching To Chromium Browser
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Canonical’s Mir for Ubuntu Linux: New Open Source Innovations?
May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
If Canonical succeeds in making Ubuntu Linux widespread on phones and tablets, it will revolutionize the role of open source software in mobile computing. But in a sense, the company has already achieved some remarkably revolutionary feats with Mir, the display server it started developing several months ago. This may sound like something only geeks can appreciate, but it could actually become a huge deal for mainstream IT.
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Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication
SSH offers a highly secure channel for remote administration of servers. However, if you face an audit for regulatory or business requirements, such as Visa/Mastercard PCI, you need to be aware of some potential authentication related short-comings that may cause headaches in an audit. In this document we are going to demonstrate how to combine two-factor authentication from WiKID on Ubuntu. This document will also serve as the basis for additional tutorials because many services on Linux use PAM for authentication.
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Install Weather Indicator With New Location And Forecast Fixes In Ubuntu
May 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Weather Indicator used to be one of the most popular Ubuntu appindicators but unfortunately, it doesn’t work properly any more: it crashes when trying to add a new location and the weather forecast doesn’t work – because of this, it was even removed from the Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) official repositories.
However, if for whatever reason you don’t want to use My Weather Indicator, a pretty cool alternative by the way, you can now use Weather Indicator again thanks to Joshua, who has fixed the two issues mentioned above along with some other bugs and has created a PPA so you can easily install a working Weather Indicator in Ubuntu 13.04, 12.10 and 12.04.
- displays current temperature, humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset in the indicator menu and optionally, it can display the weather next to the indicator icon;
- uses the Yahoo Weather API;
- 4-day weather forecast;
- multiple locations support;
- optional notifications support for severe weather or on every weather condition change;
- supports imperial and metric units.
Install the fixed Weather Indicator in Ubuntu
To install Weather Indicator, with fixes for adding new locations and for the weather forecast, in Ubuntu, use the following commands in a terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jtasker/weather-indicator
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install indicator-weatherOnce installed, launch the appindicator from the Dash / menu, select “Set up weather” and you should be able to successfully add locations under the “Locations” tab.
Important: by default, the indicator only displays an icon on the top panel and it doesn’t display the current temperature. If you want it to display the temperature on the panel, in the Weather Indicator preferences, on the “General” tab, enable “Show temperature near indicator”.
Important: by default, the indicator only displays an icon on the top panel and it doesn’t display the current temperature. If you want it to display the temperature on the panel, in the Weather Indicator preferences, on the “General” tab, enable “Show temperature near indicator”.
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Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication
May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication
SSH offers a highly secure channel for remote administration of servers. However, if you face an audit for regulatory or business requirements, such as Visa/Mastercard PCI, you need to be aware of some potential authentication related short-comings that may cause headaches in an audit. In this document we are going to demonstrate how to combine two-factor authentication from WiKID on Ubuntu. This document will also serve as the basis for additional tutorials because many services on Linux use PAM for authentication.
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Fix: Shadow Displayed On Top Of Full-Screen Videos / Windows In Ubuntu 13.04
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In Ubuntu 13.04, the top Unity panel shadow is displayed on top of full-screen videos / windows. The bug has been fixed a while back but it hasn’t landed in Ubuntu 13.04 yet so here are two fixes / workarounds you can use until then.
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The first workaround is very simple but it’s only useful for videos (the window is unfocused so if you need to type something inside the full-screen app, it won’t work, thus it’s not very useful for Firefox, text editors, etc.): when playing a video in full-screen, press the Super (Windows logo) key or the Alt key and the shadow displayed at the top of the video should disappear. That’s all you have to do, however, remember that you must do this each time you play a full-screen video until this is fixed in Unity.
The second workaround removes the panel shadow (even when there are no full-screen windows) and it works with any full-screen window. To apply this work-around, use the following command in a terminal:
sudo dpkg-divert --local --rename --divert /usr/share/unity/6/panel-shadow.png_disabled --add /usr/share/unity/6/panel-shadow.pngThen, you need to restart Unity so either press ALT + F2 and enter: “unity” or log out and log back in.
Workaround thanks to bwat47.
If later on you want to revert this change and get the Unity panel shadow back, use the following command:
sudo dpkg-divert --local --rename --remove /usr/share/unity/6/panel-shadow.pngAnd once again, restart Unity by pressing ALT + F2 and entering “unity” or log out.
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Ubuntu One Detailed Guide for 13.04
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ubuntu 13.04 users are fortunate enough to have a file synchronization tool installed by default. As many of you already know, Ubuntu One is a very convenient cloud file storage service. If you happen to be unfamiliar with Ubuntu One, I have pointed out several details so users can accurately choose the service that fits their needs.
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Ubuntu SDK Beta Planned For July With New Widgets
May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A beta release of the Ubuntu SDK is currently slated for availability in July. Other plans for the Ubuntu SDK were also expressed today during this week’s virtual Ubuntu Developer Summit…
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Ubuntu Linux 13.04 Bootable 8GB USB Flash Drive and DVD set – 32-bit and 64-bit. Reviews
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ubuntu Linux 13.04 Bootable 8GB USB Flash Drive and DVD set – 32-bit and 64-bit.
- The preinstalled USB stick allows you to boot and load Linux without touching anything on your existing Windows! Comes with BOTH the 32-bit and 64-bit versions installed!
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How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For WiKID Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu
May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For WiKID Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu
This document describes how to add WiKID two-factor authentication to Apache 2.x using mod_auth_radius on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. It is recommended that you consider using mutual https authentication for web applications that are worthy of two-factor authentication. Strong mutual authentication means that the targeted website is authenticated to the user in some cryptographically secure manner, thwarting most man-in-the-middle attacks. The use of cryptography is key. While some sites use an image in an attempt to validate a server, it should be noted that any man-in-the-middle could simply replay such an image.
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