Comments for New Zealand Linux http://www.nzlinux.com New Zealand Linux Users Community Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Apache modules to help your server by Steve Holdoway http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/11/apache-modules-to-help-your-server/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Steve Holdoway Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:30:22 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=285#comment-41 I'd also add mod_qos, which allows a simple, lightweight protection against slowloris DDoS attacks. I wonder how many dare implement mod_defensible... what will it do to your stats (: I’d also add mod_qos, which allows a simple, lightweight protection against slowloris DDoS attacks.

I wonder how many dare implement mod_defensible… what will it do to your stats (:

]]> Comment on Safe rm – stops you accidentally wipeing the system! by Liz Quilty http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/09/safe-rm-stops-you-accidentally-wipeing-the-system/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Liz Quilty Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:44:01 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=260#comment-38 Oh now thats handy! Thanks! :D Oh now thats handy! Thanks! :D

]]> Comment on Safe rm – stops you accidentally wipeing the system! by Francois Marier http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/09/safe-rm-stops-you-accidentally-wipeing-the-system/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Francois Marier Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:34:29 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=260#comment-37 Another related tool, to prevent accidental reboots of servers this time, is molly-guard: http://packages.debian.org/sid/molly-guard It asks you to type the hostname of the machine you want to reboot as an extra confirmation step. Another related tool, to prevent accidental reboots of servers this time, is molly-guard:

http://packages.debian.org/sid/molly-guard

It asks you to type the hostname of the machine you want to reboot as an extra confirmation step.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu 9.10 BETA released – Karmic Koal by Geoff http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/10/ubuntu-9-10-released-karmic-koala/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Geoff Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:48:25 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=269#comment-36 You mean 9.10 BETA has been released.. you had me diving for "dist-upgrade" there. You mean 9.10 BETA has been released.. you had me diving for “dist-upgrade” there.

]]> Comment on Chedder Bay Kernel Exploit by Liz Quilty http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/07/chedder-bay-kernel-exploit/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Liz Quilty Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:46:34 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=250#comment-16 Thanks for the clarification :) Thanks for the clarification :)

]]> Comment on Chedder Bay Kernel Exploit by spender http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/07/chedder-bay-kernel-exploit/comment-page-1/#comment-15 spender Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:20:44 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=250#comment-15 pulseaudio is not required to exploit the kernel when SELinux is enabled. In other words, as mentioned in the exploit, having SELinux enabled has actually opened you up to an entire class of kernel vulnerabilities that the vanilla kernel would have protected you against. -Brad pulseaudio is not required to exploit the kernel when SELinux is enabled. In other words, as mentioned in the exploit, having SELinux enabled has actually opened you up to an entire class of kernel vulnerabilities that the vanilla kernel would have protected you against.

-Brad

]]> Comment on Getting m4a to work with rhythmbox (itunes to mp3 conversion) by Liz Quilty http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/07/getting-m4a-to-work-with-rhythmbox-itunes-to-mp3-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Liz Quilty Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:20:12 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=246#comment-14 world famous for weight loss instead of linux *sigh* :D I was also on this morning on Sunrise :D world famous for weight loss instead of linux *sigh* :D

I was also on this morning on Sunrise :D

]]> Comment on Getting m4a to work with rhythmbox (itunes to mp3 conversion) by Jeff http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/07/getting-m4a-to-work-with-rhythmbox-itunes-to-mp3-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Jeff Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:20:37 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=246#comment-13 Thats cool! I had trouble streaming BFM on my Mint box tonight, so I went to my local station instead (active 89fm) but saw the link on BFM to the approprite tar. I force my kids to use Linux too : ) One has Ubuntu Hardy heron, the other Jalopy. One runs her Ipod shuffle no probs with GTKpod. The other had to install wine as her uni lectures only come in windows format, how bad is that. Saw you on the box tonight! Well done! Thats cool! I had trouble streaming BFM on my Mint box tonight, so I went to my local station instead (active 89fm) but saw the link on BFM to the approprite tar. I force my kids to use Linux too : ) One has Ubuntu Hardy heron, the other Jalopy. One runs her Ipod shuffle no probs with GTKpod. The other had to install wine as her uni lectures only come in windows format, how bad is that. Saw you on the box tonight! Well done!

]]> Comment on Getting m4a to work with rhythmbox (itunes to mp3 conversion) by Liz Quilty http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/07/getting-m4a-to-work-with-rhythmbox-itunes-to-mp3-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Liz Quilty Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:43:40 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=246#comment-12 cheers for that, I was actually going to write a shell script that did them en-mass and tagged them also, but it was late at night and my brain was seriously having issues :D cheers for that, I was actually going to write a shell script that did them en-mass and tagged them also, but it was late at night and my brain was seriously having issues :D

]]> Comment on Getting m4a to work with rhythmbox (itunes to mp3 conversion) by Glenn http://www.nzlinux.com/2009/07/getting-m4a-to-work-with-rhythmbox-itunes-to-mp3-conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Glenn Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:58:35 +0000 http://www.nzlinux.com/?p=246#comment-11 Nice tip. The libraries should make some other multimedia apps work better as well (ie anything that uses ffmpeg). Depending on your keeness you can also add tags directly via the ffmpeg command (see man ffmpeg). Better still, for gui based bulk tag/file management I recommend Easytag (http://easytag.sourceforge.net/) which is available in several distributions including ubuntu. Nice tip. The libraries should make some other multimedia apps work better as well (ie anything that uses ffmpeg).

Depending on your keeness you can also add tags directly via the ffmpeg command (see man ffmpeg). Better still, for gui based bulk tag/file management I recommend Easytag (http://easytag.sourceforge.net/) which is available in several distributions including ubuntu.

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