Category: Ubuntu
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Issues with LibreOffice and SMB/CIFS shares
Are you having issues when opening documents on a shared drive? Both ODF and DocX document types are effectively archived files which need to expand in order to read their contents and this appears to cause issues when opening such documents across CIFS shared drives. The error you’ll most likely see is “General I/O Error”,
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Essential Ubuntu Software
A short post to outline the command that I end up issuing to every Ubuntu install I perform. These commands are specific to Ubuntu 16.04, but you can most likely use it on other Debian-based distributions too – just remove any packages that they complain about. apt-get install autofs cifs-utils samba zenmap x11vnc ubuntu-restricted-extras gufw
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Replicating Computrace Using Reverse SSH Tunnels
Background At my work I was recently asked to investigate whether Computrace was available for Linux, specifically Ubuntu, and if so, install it. Having a remote wipe mechanism available is part of our Security Policy. For those of you reading this that haven’t heard of Computrace, it’s a clever little rootkit for Windows that will
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Ubuntu to Android Tethering over Bluetooth
I’ve been using my Galaxy Nexus device as a bluetooth internet gateway for my Nexus 7 for a few months now. While Android to Android tethering should rightly be quite straightforward, it may be surprising to learn that the same device can be used as an internet gateway for Ubuntu using much the same technique.
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Ubuntu Touch – Early Impressions
I recently decided to flash my Nexus 7 from Android to Ubuntu Touch to see how the new mobile O/S is shaping up. I followed this WIKI in order to get it going. Apart from getting no prompt regarding a “host key”, it worked without a hitch. However, upon reboot, it was clear that I’d
