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The OpenSSL Vulnerability

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I recently established my network to use SSH connections. My three Ubuntu systems I discovered were using weak keys that had been generated using the flawed packages. If you haven’t been paying attention, Canonical issued USN-612-1 on 5/13/2008. If you’re using keys that have been generated since September 2006, it’s likely that you need to [...]

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Kubuntu LTS Put On Hold for Hardy Heron

Sunday, December 30, 2007

There’s been a great rift with the Canonical Community as of late surrounding Kubuntu. The update from KDE 3.5 to KDE 4.0 is such a great shift that Canonical feels they’re unable to commit to Long Term Support for Kubuntu 8.04. Frankly, I don’ blame them. This is a pretty good move for them as [...]

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Security Alert – LoCo Teams Hosting Servers Compromised

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

If you’re a part of a any Ubuntu Loco Teams, you may have noticed that they’ve been down for a period. That’s because of a security breach. I encourage you to review these instructions for securing your system after the Ubuntu LoCo team hosts have been attacked.

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