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Got a Reddit account? Change your password and take a read of this..
https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/93qnm5/we_had_a_security_incident_heres_what_you_need_to/
https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/93qnm5/we_had_a_security_incident_heres_what_you_need_to/
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Email digests from 2018 were also leaked, unfortunately. Regardless of dates though, I feel it's a good idea to change passwords whenever a security breach has occurred - as well as enable 2FA if not already done so.
My Recent Experiences with Linux!
As a staunch Windows OS supporter, it's been quite a few years since I've installed a Linux distro for myself to experiment with. Why? The installation process (at the time I experimented last time) was complicated and frustrating, as was just using Linux itself.
So, after reading a few questions and comments here and there, I decided it was time to give it another shot. I first downloaded and set up an Ubuntu Studio ISO in an Oracle VM Virtualbox VM. I was suitably impressed with both the installation and relative (and intuitive) ease of use.
Encouraged by that result, I decided to try another Linux distro called ChaletOS which claimed it would give newbies like me an easier transition to Linux by giving me a familiar GUI interface to Windows 7. Again, I wasn't disappointed. Linux distros have indeed come a long way since I last experimented.
Installation was an absolute breeze and puts both Windows 7 and Windows 10 installers to shame! Ease of use? Fantastic, especially with the ChaletOS build. I think I'm starting to understand why Linux tends to have such a 'cult' type following.
I've still got a lot to learn and experiment with, but my first impressions are nothing but positive. If you're in a similar position to me, I'd encourage you to give Linux another try. By setting up in a Virtual Machine, you have nothing to lose and potentially, much to gain.
Cheers...
Andrew
As a staunch Windows OS supporter, it's been quite a few years since I've installed a Linux distro for myself to experiment with. Why? The installation process (at the time I experimented last time) was complicated and frustrating, as was just using Linux itself.
So, after reading a few questions and comments here and there, I decided it was time to give it another shot. I first downloaded and set up an Ubuntu Studio ISO in an Oracle VM Virtualbox VM. I was suitably impressed with both the installation and relative (and intuitive) ease of use.
Encouraged by that result, I decided to try another Linux distro called ChaletOS which claimed it would give newbies like me an easier transition to Linux by giving me a familiar GUI interface to Windows 7. Again, I wasn't disappointed. Linux distros have indeed come a long way since I last experimented.
Installation was an absolute breeze and puts both Windows 7 and Windows 10 installers to shame! Ease of use? Fantastic, especially with the ChaletOS build. I think I'm starting to understand why Linux tends to have such a 'cult' type following.
I've still got a lot to learn and experiment with, but my first impressions are nothing but positive. If you're in a similar position to me, I'd encourage you to give Linux another try. By setting up in a Virtual Machine, you have nothing to lose and potentially, much to gain.
Cheers...
Andrew
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Interesting discussion. I always encourage people to use what they like. Businesses tend to adopt Windows and I have businesses with that.
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Some businesses do, other use other software that requires yet other systems.
My daily bread comes from running OpenVMS environments.( 99.999+ uptime requirement RTO = 15minutes max total per year planned or unplanned). Quite different specs. And some Unix clusters almost the same requirements, slightly more relaxes max 1 hour of outage a year, that predict arrival times of busses & light rail trains at (~60,000) stops with a continous update from vehicles. with announcements on each stop for the next 3 vehicles.
(and about 6 stops ahead of a vehicle). Somehow windows is not even considered to be remotely an option for those environments.
My daily bread comes from running OpenVMS environments.( 99.999+ uptime requirement RTO = 15minutes max total per year planned or unplanned). Quite different specs. And some Unix clusters almost the same requirements, slightly more relaxes max 1 hour of outage a year, that predict arrival times of busses & light rail trains at (~60,000) stops with a continous update from vehicles. with announcements on each stop for the next 3 vehicles.
(and about 6 stops ahead of a vehicle). Somehow windows is not even considered to be remotely an option for those environments.
When a customer asks you for something try to your best to understand what exactly he wants to accomplish and not really on what he says he wants, be clear with him what this will be used for before you make a recommendation, take your time, and discuss. for example a client ask me for a NAS drive so he can have all file in his office in a central location and all his staff can access it. Then he calls up that he moved his quickbooks file to the NAS drive and quickbooks does not work, of course it does work, quickbook needs its network manager installed in the same place where the file is and the network manager is a windows based application not Linux. Then he wanted his ticketing program file on the NAS, again sql is not supported on a Linux, would I know more details I would recommend him one model higher than the one I gave him which support a vm where he would be able to have a window machine on.
For all of the Linux gamers out there, here is a list of great Linux games of 2017. it comes from one of my favorite gaming websites dedicated specifically to Linux games.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-linux-2017-goty-awards-are-now-over-heres-the-winners.11083
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-linux-2017-goty-awards-are-now-over-heres-the-winners.11083
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Really have to tip your hat to the developers who do game dev for *nix. I'd think the dev investment would be significantly higher than the potential return.
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Linux games are seeing more investment lately. All of the major game development engines support Linux. As long as a developer makes sure their toolkits support multiple platforms it becomes fairly easy to support Linux. I've also heard developers mention that developing cross-platform games on Linux can decrease bugs on other platforms. It helps that companies like Android and Nintendo have Linux based OS and a large target audience.
Sometimes the Linux version is cost-prohibitive to implement but other times it works out alright, especially since Linux gamers are typically starved for good games.
Sometimes the Linux version is cost-prohibitive to implement but other times it works out alright, especially since Linux gamers are typically starved for good games.
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I've been using phantomjs to convert HTML pages to PDF. On my Mac, everything was OK. But, on a Linux environment, the fonts were not rendering properly (particularly web fonts). There isn't too much out there on this problem, until I finally stumbled upon this github issue: https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/issues/45. (Apparently, the workaround found for wkhtmltopdf also applies to phantomjs). Anyways, the fix finally ended up to be creating a new file (/etc/fonts/conf.d/100-smo
Just throwing this out there in case someone else has the same issue and stumbles upon this post!
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="rgba">
<const>rgb</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="hinting">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle">
<const>hintslight</const>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="antialias">
<bool>true</bool>
</edit>
</match>
<match target="font">
<edit mode="assign" name="lcdfilter">
<const>lcddefault</const>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
Just throwing this out there in case someone else has the same issue and stumbles upon this post!
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Yeah, I'm using the screen capture ability of phantomjs. Supported output formats are png, jpeg, gif, pdf. The phantomjs download page has binaries for the major OSes. Their git repo has a script called "rasterize.js" that I've been using to do the capturing. Sample usage:
phantomjs rasterize.js https://www.experts-exchange.com ee.jpg
linux email relay has stopped working
in the log it reads
Oct 9 07:46:15 culser postfix/smtp[18330]: 21FE619C627: to=<circleconect@gmail.com
the relay i am using in postfix is the smtp address. i am getting a 554 error apparently. i pay for IP service thur them but they say they have no restriction. maybe it is a setting in postfix s
i need someone's advise who has knowledge of Linux, postfix, relays, and email servers.
in the log it reads
Oct 9 07:46:15 culser postfix/smtp[18330]: 21FE619C627: to=<circleconect@gmail.com
the relay i am using in postfix is the smtp address. i am getting a 554 error apparently. i pay for IP service thur them but they say they have no restriction. maybe it is a setting in postfix s
i need someone's advise who has knowledge of Linux, postfix, relays, and email servers.
Hi friends, My name is SERGE
I have a little worry. This concerns the installation of zimbra messaging under SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER ...
I would like you to give the manual and the controls so that I can install it artificially ...
thank you in advance .
I have a little worry. This concerns the installation of zimbra messaging under SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER ...
I would like you to give the manual and the controls so that I can install it artificially ...
thank you in advance .
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Hi Serge. This entry you have made is a POST. In order to get an answer from the Experts, you should probably make it a QUESTION. Use the "Ask a question" button above or this link: https://www.experts-exchange.com/askQuestion.jsp
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I'm about to install Oracle Weblogic Server for the first time, I'm looking for your recommendation before strating the implementation even if on the OS level if you have any concerns please inform me so I can finish the job perfectly as my company will depend on me to finish it, I'll use subscribed RHEL v6.8 on HP proliant DL580 G7
I'm about to install Oracle Weblogic Server for the first time, I'm looking for your recommendation before strating the implementation even if on the OS level if you have any concerns please inform me so I can finish the job perfectly as my company will depend on me to finish it, I'll use subscribed RHEL v6.8 on HP proliant DL580 G7
Thanks Brian B for your notice, I already did that earlier but actually this is the first time to use the app and I already got it.
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Great.
FYI: For those who can help with the question, please go here: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29058716/Oracle-Weblogic-on-RHEL.html
FYI: For those who can help with the question, please go here: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29058716/Oracle-Weblogic-on-RHEL.html
Web host agrees to pay $1m after it’s hit by Linux-targeting ransomware
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/web-host-agrees-to-pay-1m-after-its-hit-by-linux-targeting-ransomware/
https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/web-host-agrees-to-pay-1m-after-its-hit-by-linux-targeting-ransomware/
Best Practices to Prepare for a Red Hat (or Any Other) Exam
This is a good approach to teaching. Start with simple questions about how to reach an end goal. From "how do I install the operating system" to "how do I install Minecraft?"
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I thought about getting one back when they announced it. I decided to wait for reviews mainly because I was unsure how good (or bad) the screen and keyboard might be. That and other options are getting ridiculously cheap.
If you ever want to play bash on hard mode, install suicide linux. It sudo rm -rf / 's your machine if you mistype any command.
https://qntm.org/suicide
https://qntm.org/suicide
Well, I guess that's one way to train yourself to be more cautious about what commands you're typing!
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Haha, reminds me of: https://xkcd.com/1168/
I can't say I am surprised but I am REALLY disappointed :( Microsoft is apparently our last hope for desktop+phone convergence and those chances aren't looking good either. MaruOS is probably the next best hope.
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desktop apps on a mobile device and not the other way around
Aren't we heading into the realm of apps not being so device centric? ie. Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Apps, Office 365, etc
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That is one direction. Personally I want offline access to non-webapps developed with a desktop UI in mind. I dream of having a VM webserver running in my pocket which I can cast to any screen and input devices I want. It would be nice if that were also my phone so I wouldn't have to carry multiple devices. Right now I still need at least two devices for that. I am getting a new GPD Pocket netbook I can carry around with me but I will have to use my phone for calls and internet access. If I could get a 6" phone that does (allthethings) then I wouldn't need two devices. I briefly debated getting the Gemini PDA but that is a bit smaller than I want and is coming from an unknown company with no track record.
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