Dan Goodin seems to write sensationalist articles of vulnerabilities. Then buried in a footnote you notice that the vulnerability doesn’t really affect anyone in real world.
I occasionally need to know the names of programs. I asked here about “Run as Administrator” being added to the context menu (like in Windows), and the response was basically “can’t be easily done”. an example is if I wish to edit a config file it cannot be done without accessing the terminal. Knowing the name...
Running GUI programs as root is going to introduce you into a world of pain. But you have been warned now, so if you proceed, let the pain become a learning experience, young padawan.
I found a (lengthy) guide to doing this but it is for gksu which is gone. I have to imagine there’s an easy way. I am running Ubuntu. There is no specific use case, it is just a feature I miss from windows....
There is a lot of advice in this thread warning you about doing this. Please heed it. Instead, read more about how permissions and file ownership works.
Last night I was nearly tearing my hair out trying to get a crappy inkjet printer installed when I turned to ChatGPT for help; 5 minutes later it was done (driver issues)....
Someone excitedly demonstrated to me how easy it is to code with copilot. They generated a bunch of code easily. And then proceeded to debug subtle bugs for longer than it would have taken to write it yourself in the first place.
And in the end they were still left with badly structured and maintainable code.
LLMs will do exactly what Stackoverflow has done, but more efficiently: allow profileration of bad/outdated solutions to problems, and application of those with no real understanding.
More garbage code and more work for the few people who continue to actually read manuals and understand what they are doing.
I would not say easily. And even if you pass SafetyNet, your banking app may still not work. I have one, and I haven’t figured out what it checks for, maybe LineageOS name or something. Would probably have to tear the apk apart to find out.
Most companies I’ve worked at where employees had a Microsoft work computers. They were under heavy control, even with admin privileges. I was wondering, for a corporate environment, how employees’Linux desktops could be kept under control in a similar way. What would be an open source or Linux based alternative to the...
Zscaler is corporate spyware. As far as I know, it can log all connections, even ones that don’t go through the Zscaler nodes. It can also act as MITM proxy.
I’m doubtful about whether it’s (or at least many configurations of it) are legal in EU.
I have been thinking about self-hosting my personal photos on my linux server. After the recent backdoor was detected I’m more hesitant to do so especially because i’m no security expert and don’t have the time and knowledge to audit my server. All I’ve done so far is disabling password logins and changing the ssh port....
Even if there are nation state level backdoors, your personal server is not a valuable enough target to risk exposing them. Just use common sense, unattended-upgrades, and don’t worry too much about it.
They haven’t particularly made a comment on the situation so much as acknowledged it’s happening. They seem to be going with the story that they had nothing to do with it and this is news to them. Hope to hear more from them soon so we can find out more about the situation, how and why this happened, etc....
Nothing so far seems to indicate Lasse Collin knew what was going on.
I feel sorry for him. Must suck working on an open source project for free and then get sucked into something nefarious like this. He must be under tremendous stress.
Today, on February 28, nearly five years after Control’s initial launch, Remedy Entertainment, the team behind the Alan Wake, Quantum Break, and Control series, released an announcement regarding a deal between them and 505 Games, detailing a full transition to Remedy acquiring full rights to the franchise. While Remedy...
I do a lot of text editing for work and there are some phrases that I have to type frequently. What’s the best way to quickly paste those phrases into a document using a shortcut or keyword? I mainly use Kwrite and Kate as i prefer plain text editors and need no formatting.
I’m in a bit of a productivity rut and whilst I suspect the issue is mainly between the keyboard and chair I’m also interested in what (FOSS) tools there are that people find effective....
Nothing comes even close. I just wish there was a distributed / mobile-enabled way to use org-mode. I guess there exists some project, but running full emacs org-mode mobile is hardly usable.
I wouldn’t really call myself a distro hopper, but in the last few months I’ve had to do some fresh installs on a couple of machines and VMs for work...
Portia was a promising game. Then they moved onto sequel without improving it. With that track record, I don’t feel like investing time and money into the sequel.
I’ll probably just play more Stardew Valley if I get that itch.
First or third person, preferably 3D. No post-apocalyptic games unless it’s a post-apocalyptic scenario in nature. Also it must have a singleplayer mode. Does anyone know any games like this?
This is actually pretty big. I never liked me and my friends getting raided by people who played for 2000 hours and memorized PvP mechanics, I might give this game another shot.
After 10 years in early access, 7 Days To Die finally has a release date for version 1.0 (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Here’s what we’re working on in Firefox | The Mozilla Blog (blog.mozilla.org)
Linux Kernel 6.8 Reaches End of Life, Users Should Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.9 (9to5linux.com)
Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach (arstechnica.com)
Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement (outpost.fosspost.org)
VirtualBox 7.0.16 Released with Initial Support for Linux 6.8 and 6.9 Kernels (9to5linux.com)
Vim Lands XDG Base Directory Specification Support (www.phoronix.com)
Easily find program name from context menu/without terminal?
I occasionally need to know the names of programs. I asked here about “Run as Administrator” being added to the context menu (like in Windows), and the response was basically “can’t be easily done”. an example is if I wish to edit a config file it cannot be done without accessing the terminal. Knowing the name...
Is there a way to add "Run as Sudo" to context menu like with Windows?
I found a (lengthy) guide to doing this but it is for gksu which is gone. I have to imagine there’s an easy way. I am running Ubuntu. There is no specific use case, it is just a feature I miss from windows....
Using ChatGPT with Linux
Last night I was nearly tearing my hair out trying to get a crappy inkjet printer installed when I turned to ChatGPT for help; 5 minutes later it was done (driver issues)....
Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Reproducing a Microsoft corporate environment on Linux.
Most companies I’ve worked at where employees had a Microsoft work computers. They were under heavy control, even with admin privileges. I was wondering, for a corporate environment, how employees’Linux desktops could be kept under control in a similar way. What would be an open source or Linux based alternative to the...
How do we know if there aren't a bunch of more undetected backdoors?
I have been thinking about self-hosting my personal photos on my linux server. After the recent backdoor was detected I’m more hesitant to do so especially because i’m no security expert and don’t have the time and knowledge to audit my server. All I’ve done so far is disabling password logins and changing the ssh port....
Content Warning Blows Up on Steam With Free-to-Keep Promotion for First 24 Hours (www.ign.com)
Unfortunately the article came a bit late, the promotion is already over. The game seems really good however.
Lasse Collin, the other xz maintainer, has acknowledged the backdoor (tukaani.org)
They haven’t particularly made a comment on the situation so much as acknowledged it’s happening. They seem to be going with the story that they had nothing to do with it and this is news to them. Hope to hear more from them soon so we can find out more about the situation, how and why this happened, etc....
Steam :: Introducing Steam Families (steamcommunity.com)
Valve announced a replacement feature for both Family Sharing and Family View. Currently in beta....
Remedy acquires full rights to the Control franchise from 505 (www.destructoid.com)
Today, on February 28, nearly five years after Control’s initial launch, Remedy Entertainment, the team behind the Alan Wake, Quantum Break, and Control series, released an announcement regarding a deal between them and 505 Games, detailing a full transition to Remedy acquiring full rights to the franchise. While Remedy...
Is there a downside to Flatpak?
Basically title....
Firefox Devs Working on Tab Previews (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
Text editor with predefined text snippets?
I do a lot of text editing for work and there are some phrases that I have to type frequently. What’s the best way to quickly paste those phrases into a document using a shortcut or keyword? I mainly use Kwrite and Kate as i prefer plain text editors and need no formatting.
Thunderbird Addon for deleting mails containing old dates?
I am again deleting old mails. And I have inboxes with like 200 of them, it is hell....
One new, one broken, one beta, more updates | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository (f-droid.org)
What Linux "Productivity" (ideally FOSS) tools do you use?
I’m in a bit of a productivity rut and whilst I suspect the issue is mainly between the keyboard and chair I’m also interested in what (FOSS) tools there are that people find effective....
What game fits this? (lemmy.world)
Distro hoppers, what's always on your install list when you've finished setup and logged in for the first time?
I wouldn’t really call myself a distro hopper, but in the last few months I’ve had to do some fresh installs on a couple of machines and VMs for work...
Root access vulnerability in glibc library impacts many Linux distros (securityaffairs.com)
Aviators free on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Epic Games Admits In Court That Its PC Store Still Isn't Profitable (kotaku.com)
My Time at Sandrock - Fully Released from Early Access (Steam) (store.steampowered.com)
GTA 6 has patented a new locomotion system to make "highly dynamic and realistic animations" (www.eurogamer.net)
Looking for a survival sandbox game where you progress through technological ages
First or third person, preferably 3D. No post-apocalyptic games unless it’s a post-apocalyptic scenario in nature. Also it must have a singleplayer mode. Does anyone know any games like this?
ENDLESS™ Dungeon has released on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Sea of Thieves adds PvE mode later this year (with 30% rewards) (store.steampowered.com)
This is actually pretty big. I never liked me and my friends getting raided by people who played for 2000 hours and memorized PvP mechanics, I might give this game another shot.