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Learning Linux for 2019

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You too can learn the benefit of using Linux as your localhost, whether for your Desktop or Server. No matter what you choose TheUrbanPenguin is here to support your learning. Make 2019 your year for Learning Linux. The starting point is to install Linux. We have many blogs and videos that can help you with […]

I Am Because We Are

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Turning Four Letter Words into Hugs Turning 27 years the Linux Kernel, the child of Linus Torvalds, becomes a mature, or  turning 26 years if you take the date the Kernel became Open Source. Reaching this age we all should be a little more wise, or at least, we would like to be. This year […]

Using Cloud Images in KVM

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We want to show you the advantages of using Cloud Images with KVM. One of the advantages with using OpenStack is the ability to make use of Cloud Images. These Cloud Images can be downloaded from the Distribution website and are a prebuilt version of their OS. No installation needed. The downside is that you […]

Linux Malware Detection with Maldet

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Malware Detection with Maldet Linux Malware Detection comes in the form of maldet from R-fx Networks. The author Ryan MacDonald, a security engineer, created maldet to overcome limitations in malware detection especially in shared hosting environments. With his experience he is able to use data from border routers to detect perimeter intrusion attacks. To install […]

Auditing User Keystrokes in Linux

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Auditing User Keystrokes The Linux Audit system can be taken further by auditing user keystrokes. This would be unusual against many user accounts but great where you want to target one or two individuals with suspicious activity. Auditing user keystrokes will first need us to enable a PAM module. We will add it to both […]

CentOS 7 chkrootkit

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Using CentOS 7 chkrootkit The standard repositories for CentOS do not include a package for chkrootkit as they do for Ubuntu. However, this is not really an issue as the installation from source is not a difficult task. To use CentOS 7 chkrootkit, first, we make sure that we have the packages needed to compile […]