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by johnnyboynewbie from LinuxQuestions.org on (#16B05)
Well, I downloaded the system/program, whatever it's called but I just simply cannot figure out how to boot it. It took approximately three/four hours to complete. I followed the step by step...
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from on (#164CQ)
In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we share thoughts on the Raspberry Pi 3, Linux Mint's handling of a security breach, Google's data processing platform for the Zika virus, and more!Open source news roundup for February 27 - March 4, 2016read more
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#164ER)
Published at LXer: In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we share thoughts on the*Raspberry Pi 3, Linux Mint's handling of a security breach, Google's data processing platform for...
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by Delusion of Adequacy from LinuxQuestions.org on (#163Z8)
*The Issue* I'm trying to burn the Mint ISO to a DVD in order to install it on an old laptop which won't boot from USB. I am using a DVD+R, which I inserted into the burner on my computer. I'm using...
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by BobKay from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15Y27)
I'm trying to change the number of workspaces when the system boots up from the default of 2. After logging in there are a number of ways of adding workspaces and with dconf-editor it's even possible...
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by PunchyMcFist from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15K7H)
I've tried to follow some guides but most of them are at least a year old if not more. I'm very new to wine and linux. Anyone get this game running on their rig using wine before?? If so please help!
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by commandrix from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15JF0)
This is Linux Mint 17.3. I've heard there were some security issues recently so I know I'm taking a chance even using it. But what's going on is it can connect to my Wi-Fi when I boot up, but it has...
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by gingerbear from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15F8A)
I messed up my linux mint 17.1, after using a sandisk 16gb flash drive. I was trying to make a bootable pen drive. now when ever I boot up I get this error, dont matter if I have the disk in or...
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from on (#15CFK)
On Thursday I had a very brief email discussion with the distro’s project leader Clem Lefebvre — “very brief†because Lefebvre was more than little busy at the time. He and his team are in up to their elbows, working to make sure that everything works and plays well with the hardening they’ve done to Mint’s server, as well as working overtime to find any niggling security issues. In other words, they have it all under control, even as they work to get it more under control.
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by PALuk from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15CRG)
I have just installed the Linux Mint 17.3 and I received a message that it had been hacked. I am new to this program so I don't know if this is true or if it effects my security.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15CGG)
Published at LXer: On Thursday I had a very brief email discussion with the distro’s project leader Clem Lefebvre — “very brief†because Lefebvre was more than little busy at the time. He and his...
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by Sal.desclot from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15BHW)
Hello I have Linux Mint 17.2 installed on a Dell Latitude 3340. In a moment of sheer stupidity I restored the computer factory defaults via the BIOS. When I try to boot I first get in Invalid...
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by Rexx Magnus from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15BHZ)
Hi all, Not sure whether anyone can help or not. My partner uses Linux Mint 17.2 and the latest official firefox (44.0.2 at this time). Whenever he watches videos on Facebook, he likes to have them...
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by stevedonato from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15A0X)
While Bluetooth headphones pair to Linux Mint fine, they do not show up in the sound devices menu. It is said that this is supported way back at Ubuntu Base 10.10. The Latest Linux Mint 17.3 LTS is...
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by un1x from LinuxQuestions.org on (#159E3)
Beware of hacked ISOs if you downloaded Linux Mint on February 20th! http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 :redface:
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from on (#1531Q)
The Linux Mint forum database was being sold on January 16, a full month before the users were made aware of a breach.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#15348)
Published at LXer: The Linux Mint forum database was being sold on January 16, a full month before the users were made aware of a breach. Read More......
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from on (#15242)
Also in today's open source roundup: The Linux Mint forum database had been compromised well before the site was hacked, and the f.lux beta is now available for Android
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#1525M)
Published at LXer: Also in today's open source roundup: The Linux Mint forum database had been compromised well before the site was hacked, and the f.lux beta is now available for Android Read...
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from on (#151SW)
Also in today's open source roundup: The Linux Mint forum database had been compromised well before the site was hacked, and the f.lux beta is now available for Android
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#151TJ)
Published at LXer: Also in today's open source roundup: The Linux Mint forum database had been compromised well before the site was hacked, and the f.lux beta is now available for Android Read...
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by Rampant from LinuxQuestions.org on (#151M0)
What is the root password for the Linux Mint 17.3 64-bit Cinnamon Live DVD? It has one, but I don't know what it is. My plan is to use the Live DVD to wipe a hard disk.
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from heise online News on (#1507D)
Nach Angaben des Projektes hatte man eine aktuelle WordPress-Version im Einsatz. Der Hack soll aber nicht auf einen Zero Day im CMS, sondern auf fehlerhafte Konfiguration seitens der Admins zurückgehen.
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from on (#14YS3)
Also in today's open source roundup: Has Linux become too dumbed down? And Cyanogen's "MOD" platform lets developers integrate their apps directly into Android.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14YV1)
Published at LXer: Also in today's open source roundup: Has Linux become too dumbed down? And Cyanogen's "MOD" platform lets developers integrate their apps directly into Android. Read More......
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by limp56 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14YV2)
I am running Linux Mint 17.3 with Cinnamon and xfce4 desktops on a Dell Inspiron 1525. I am having a strange video problem. From a fresh start, I use the xfce4 desktop and everything runs normally. I...
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from The Tech Report on (#14YR3)
The leader of the Linux Mint project, one of the more popular Linux distributions for the desktop, has revealed the project's website was attacked. In two separate posts to the project's blog, Clement Lefebvre wrote that the damage to the project includes a compromised ISO for Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition and a stolen forums database.The linuxmint.com domain remained down until earlier today, and now the blog.linuxmint.com subdomain isn't responding. ...Read more...
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from on (#14WWJ)
Linux Mint is one of the best and popular Linux distros available today, but if you have downloaded and installed the operating system recently you might have done so using a malicious ISO image. Here's why: Last night, Some unknown hacker or group of hackers had managed to hack into the Linux Mint website and replaced the download links on the site that pointed to one of their servers offering a malicious ISO images for the Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon Edition.
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by Delusion of Adequacy from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Y13)
*The issue:* I changed my password earlier today, but I must've made a typo, because I couldn't log in afterwards. I booted into the Grub menu and started a passwordless root shell to reset my...
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from on (#14VSV)
Here's how to be sure you're OK and what to do if you have been burnt.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14WYV)
Published at LXer: Linux Mint is one of the best and popular Linux distros available today, but if you have downloaded and installed the operating system recently you might have done so using a...
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from on (#14V5B)
A lone hacker who duped hundreds of users into downloading a version of Linux with a backdoor installed has revealed how it was done.
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14VWZ)
Published at LXer: Here's how to be sure you're OK and what to do if you have been burnt. Read More... (http://www.zdnet.com/article/has-your-linux-mint-desktop-been-hacked/#ftag=RSSbaffb68)
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from on (#14TRX)
Also in today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Zorin OS 11 Core, and does Windows piracy lower the adoption rate of Linux on the desktop?
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14V5P)
Published at LXer: A lone hacker who duped hundreds of users into downloading a version of Linux with a backdoor installed has revealed how it was done. Read More......
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from on (#14SRW)
Everybody understands that none of a stage magician’s tricks are real. The one thing that is real, and which a successful illusionist must practice to perfection, is the art of misdirection — which evidently turned out the be the trick under the sleeves of the cracker/hackers who were responsible for compromising ISO downloads of Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon on Saturday.
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by DeadFool from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14SY0)
http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 A damn shame...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14SY4)
Published at LXer: Everybody understands that none of a stage magician’s tricks are real. The one thing that is real, and which a successful illusionist must practice to perfection, is the art of...
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from on (#14PZ1)
Linux Mint project leader Clem Lefebvre revealed in a blog post today that the popular Linux distribution’s servers were hacked on Saturday. During the “brief†intrusion, the hackers modified the ISO for the Cinnamon edition of Linux Mint 17.3 (Rosa) and also gained access to the distro’s forum database. Only this particular ISO is affected; other editions or releases are considered safe. Only ISO’s downloaded Saturday are potentially vulnerable.
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by Kelly Fiveash from Ars Technica - All content on (#14RQ4)
"We don't know motivation behind this," says distro creator.
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from on (#14PRE)
The Linux Mint bad news keeps on coming. After a website hack that tricked users into downloading a fake Linux Mint ISO with a backdoor, now the developers are also warning users to change their passwords for the forums.
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from heise online News on (#14RGR)
Neben den ISO-Images der Distribution wurden bei Linux Mint auch 71.000 Foren-Accounts kompromittiert. Die dazugehörigen Passwort-Hashes halten einem gezielten Angriff wahrscheinlich nicht stand.
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Backdoored downloads not full extent of problem A hack against Linux Mint over the weekend that meant surfers were invited to download a copy of the open source distro that came contaminated with a backdoor has also affected the organisation’s forums.…
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by Randall Flagg from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14R7J)
I got Linux Mint up and running on an old Pentium 4 desktop PC from about 2004. The graphics are quite jolty, I suspect there is no hardware acceleration or the provided open source driver (nouveau)...
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Over the weekend, news broke that Linux Mint's servers were compromised, and ISO images were replaced by compromised versions with a backdoor. Everything was made public, and int responded in the only way they could: disclosure, site taken down.Sadly, it turns out that Linux Mint has somewhat of a bad name when it comes to security.To conclude, I do not think that the Mint developers deliver professional work. Their distribution is more a crude hack of existing Debian-based distributions. They make fundamental mistakes and put their users at risk, both in the sense of data security as well as licensing issues.I would therefore highly discourage anyone using Linux Mint until Mint developers have changed their fundamental philosophy and resolved these issues.Let's hope this issue raises a number of red flags for the Mint team so they can start to take steps to better the situation.
Over the weekend, news broke that Linux Mint's servers were compromised, and ISO images were replaced by compromised versions with a backdoor. Everything was made public, and int responded in the only way they could: disclosure, site taken down.Sadly, it turns out that Linux Mint has somewhat of a bad name when it comes to security.To conclude, I do not think that the Mint developers deliver professional work. Their distribution is more a crude hack of existing Debian-based distributions. They make fundamental mistakes and put their users at risk, both in the sense of data security as well as licensing issues.I would therefore highly discourage anyone using Linux Mint until Mint developers have changed their fundamental philosophy and resolved these issues.Let's hope this issue raises a number of red flags for the Mint team so they can start to take steps to better the situation.
Pay Attention! Linux Mint 17.3 ISOs Were Hacked On 20th February -- Check If You Are Infected Or Not
from on (#14NE2)
Here is a bad news coming from Linux Mint. Today Clem, member of Linux Mint community posted that ISOs of Linux Mint 17.3 were hacked on 20th of February, 2016. Yes! You heard that right. It's something that teaches lesson to all those who don't check MD5 hash to confirm that the image they downloaded are original and not hacked one. Well if you downloaded Linux Mint 17.3 then you should immediately do the following things to be safe.
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by Thionite from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Q7N)
If you're posting here, you've probably heard about the attack on the Linux Mint website. (http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994) I run Mint on my other machine, but haven't downloaded any ISOs...
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by ricardoemilio from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Q56)
I have an HP laptop not running Windows and rather Linux Mint 15 Cinnamon, Linux Mint 17.3 and Ubuntu 15.4 mate, in a multiple boot configuration. With Linux mint 15 I can print correctly wirelessly...
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by LXer from LinuxQuestions.org on (#14Q15)
Published at LXer: Linux Mint project leader Clem Lefebvre revealed in a blog post today that the popular Linux distribution’s servers were hacked on Saturday. During the “brief†intrusion, the...
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