Ubuntu Security Notice – openjdk-6 Vulnerabilities

November 15, 2009 · News, Security · 2 comments

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-859-1 November 13, 2009
openjdk-6 vulnerabilities
CVE-2009-2409, CVE-2009-3728, CVE-2009-3869, CVE-2009-3871,
CVE-2009-3873, CVE-2009-3874, CVE-2009-3875, CVE-2009-3876,
CVE-2009-3877, CVE-2009-3879, CVE-2009-3880, CVE-2009-3881,
CVE-2009-3882, CVE-2009-3883, CVE-2009-3884, CVE-2009-3885
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 9.10

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How to setup FreeNX server and Client in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)

April 12, 2009 · Networking, Security · 14 comments

FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet. You can use this to login graphically to your desktop from a remote location. One example of its use would be to have a FreeNX server set up on your home computer, and graphically logging in to the home computer from your work computer, using a FreeNX client.
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A new free antivirus for Unix/Linux platform – BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices

April 8, 2009 · News, Security · 33 comments

Hi,

Today I'd like to introduce to you all a brand new antivirus for Unix/Linux platform from a famous company, BitDefender. A couple of days ago, BitDefender introduced a new antivirus for Unix/Linux OS called BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices (you can take a look, and get more information from BitDefender website).

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Howto:Recover your username and password/Fix Grub 21 Error in Ubuntu

February 15, 2009 · General, Security · 26 comments

Recovering Your forgotten username and password

If You just installed Ubuntu and forgot what password you selected during the installation process or one of your friend gave you ubuntu computer without giving username and password.This tutorial will help you to recover username and password
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Security Update:Linux kernel vulnerabilities

February 12, 2009 · News, Security · 2 comments

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
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