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#11

Security and Privacy / Re: A backdoor discovered into...

Last post by Jason - April 08, 2024, 02:35:21 AM

Thanks for letting us know, Bill. The Ars Technica article also mentioned that Arch Linux stable was affected but that Arch isn't used in production systems. Our resident cod3poet might have words.

AT also notes the backdoor affects SSH specifically. If you're not sure if you're using it, you're likely not. It's a command-line tool for accessing Linux boxes. It sounds like someone caught it before it spread very far. Good for them but scary that it could have gone unnoticed if not for that volunteer.

#12

General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...

Last post by Jason - April 08, 2024, 02:22:05 AM

The weather forecast for Cobourg (https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/ca/cobourg) shows about 85% cloud cover around 2 pm.

Probably I will not travel all the way to Cobourg, to try and see the Total eclipse. I will just stay here in Lindsay and see if the partial eclipse is visible.

The weather report is disappointing. The best place to watch a partial eclipse is in Alberta this time. You better start now, Bill! Even in the US, they're not expecting clear skies through most of the path.

I'd still be interested to see the nature changes in the darkness so if anyone else is going to Cobourg or anywhere along totality, please let me know. Message me if you need my phone number.

#13

General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...

Last post by buster - April 07, 2024, 06:09:28 PM

"watch the eclipse on the Internet" in a search engine should get you many available sites. Just checked.

#14

General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...

Last post by William - April 07, 2024, 05:03:59 PM

Here, Monday will be cloudy with 40% shower.  So, I'll watch via online.  Is there live YouTube channel or government site?

#15

General Discussion / Re: The Really Unpleasant Comp...

Last post by buster - April 07, 2024, 11:32:03 AM

If you read this story and enjoyed it, you may wish also to read about another computer, a contemporary of this one, that I almost destroyed with silly choices. However, with brave and heroic efforts, I managed to bring it back to health and it works nicely to this day. The Christmas Computer can be found here:

https://plugintolinux.ca/forum/index.php/topic,1887.0.html

#16

General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...

Last post by ssfc72 - April 07, 2024, 05:54:11 AM

The weather forecast for Cobourg (https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/ca/cobourg) shows about 85% cloud cover around 2 pm.

Probably I will not travel all the way to Cobourg, to try and see the Total eclipse. I will just stay here in Lindsay and see if the partial eclipse is visible.

#17

Security and Privacy / A backdoor discovered into ble...

Last post by ssfc72 - April 07, 2024, 05:45:40 AM

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24119342/xz-utils-linux-backdoor-attempt

From what I have read so far, this extremely bad vulnerability is only found in the the unstable versions of most Linux Distros and not present in the stable versions.

The  Ars Technica website has more info

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/backdoor-found-in-widely-used-linux-utility-breaks-encrypted-ssh-connections/

#18

General Discussion / Re: Creating a Christmas Linux...

Last post by ssfc72 - April 07, 2024, 05:26:40 AM

A happy ending, story. Thanks Buster. :-)

#19

Desktop Environments / What's new in KDE Plasma 6?

Last post by Jason - April 06, 2024, 07:02:23 PM

I don't think many members use Plasma. For those that do, here's the lowdown of what's new in version 6.

https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new?utm_source=pocket_saves

#20

General Discussion / Re: Total solar eclipse, April...

Last post by Jason - April 06, 2024, 06:50:47 PM

It's kind of weird. I haven't seen such excitement about an eclipse before. Maybe it's because it's covering such a huge swath of the US and Canada.