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word perfect
by donald vitkus Nov. 7, 2019

Nov. 7, 2019

can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux any ideas

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Charter Telephone reviews, boylston?
by John Stoffel Sept. 29, 2018

Sept. 29, 2018

Hi, Anyone on here using Charter Telephone VOIP service? I've currently got Verizon, but the wife hates it because our phone lines get flaky all the time, esp when it rains. So I'm thinking to save money and combine all my stuff onto Charter. I've already got High Speed internet and regular old cable. Not wild about Digital Cable since I'm happy with Tivo and I don't want yet another set top box to have to deal with... So, any horror stories about Charter Phone VOIP quality and service? Thanks, John

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Linux Malware
by Gregory Boyce Feb. 26, 2016

Feb. 26, 2016

On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 6:40 PM James Barclay <andinadditiontothat(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A few days ago I watched a Matthew Moore You tube "Mythbusting Linux" > (Https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lhqg_p21k) and he shows how he got > malware and his Arch Linux was hacked. I am using Linux Mint 17.3 and now > have an antivirus program. > His "malware infection" on his Arch box consisted of some .exe and .dll files. The existence of Windows malware on a disk doesn't make your linux system infected. Additionally, the "malware" seems to be a malware sample from an anti-virus vendor: http://www.tekdefense.com/downloads/malware-samples/

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Re: [Wlug] Wlug Digest, Vol 148, Issue 9
by James Barclay Feb. 25, 2016

Feb. 25, 2016

A few days ago I watched a Matthew Moore You tube "Mythbusting Linux" (Https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lhqg_p21k) and he shows how he got malware and his Arch Linux was hacked. I am using Linux Mint 17.3 and now have an antivirus program. I used Comodo for my XP and have it here. So now I guess we should have to buy an antivirus. I'm also looking for better ways to email and since I now have Yandex and Zoho as well as Gmail perhaps there is one even safer. I would also like to give kudos to Apple for refusing to give up the master key codes to NSA, DHS and the FBI though they have reasonably cooperated with these agencies in the past. All this from a newbie. Thank you. On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:00 PM, <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > Send Wlug mailing list submissions to > wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Linux Mint servers hacked (Richard Klein) > 2. Re: Linux Mint servers hacked (John Platt) > 3. Topic ideas for next meeting? (Tim Keller) > 4. Re: Topic ideas for next meeting? (Frank Sweetser) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:37:12 -0500 > From: Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> > Subject: [Wlug] Linux Mint servers hacked > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: > < > CA+_AdvkWx4V9ui1R5iNEN+df2dBwgaMf+EXXYD2Lp2QaqfFh2A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I haven't read the whole story, but apparently intruders managed to > put an ISO on their servers that included a backdoor. If you > downloaded an ISO from them on Saturday, you're at risk. > > http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:54:46 -0500 > From: John Platt <jplatt39(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Linux Mint servers hacked > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: > < > CAKNsmOgOxN19wzaR9Gw_BX2X68+CVBz29BiDu5YuoGWGYD9J4A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols who is a big Linux Mint fan says that if you used > bittorent or did not use a mirror you are safe. > > http://www.zdnet.com/article/has-your-linux-mint-desktop-been-hacked/ > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> > wrote: > > > I haven't read the whole story, but apparently intruders managed to > > put an ISO on their servers that included a backdoor. If you > > downloaded an ISO from them on Saturday, you're at risk. > > > > http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20160223/21b884c9/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:16:29 -0500 > From: Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [Wlug] Topic ideas for next meeting? > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> > Message-ID: > < > CA+r3vQh5sTuh9sBtR6dNHVtLH+TEfyBSeWb-x-CuJW3trBGA4w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hey Gang, > > Anybody got any ideas for next meeting? > > My buddy Nick is going to be out of the country for the next meeting, so > he's yet again a no show... > > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20160223/2fccfe01/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:55:58 -0500 > From: Frank Sweetser <fs(a)WPI.EDU> > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Topic ideas for next meeting? > To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org>, Tim Keller > <turbofx(a)gmail.com> > Message-ID: <28F9BAC6-0A5A-4E33-BA96-3CA92F7C1B15(a)wpi.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > It wouldn't be a huge topic, but I could talk about the RPZ security > feature in BIND: > > https://dnsrpz.info/ > > On February 23, 2016 4:16:29 PM EST, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >Hey Gang, > > > >Anybody got any ideas for next meeting? > > > >My buddy Nick is going to be out of the country for the next meeting, > >so > >he's yet again a no show... > > > >Thanks, > >Tim. > > > >-- > >I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > >constituents as "consumers". > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Wlug mailing list > >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20160223/aa9b7384/attachmen… > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > End of Wlug Digest, Vol 148, Issue 9 > ************************************ >

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Re: [Wlug] Topic ideas for next meeting?
by Frank Sweetser Feb. 23, 2016

Feb. 23, 2016

It wouldn't be a huge topic, but I could talk about the RPZ security feature in BIND: https://dnsrpz.info/ On February 23, 2016 4:16:29 PM EST, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Hey Gang, > >Anybody got any ideas for next meeting? > >My buddy Nick is going to be out of the country for the next meeting, >so >he's yet again a no show... > >Thanks, >Tim. > >-- >I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their >constituents as "consumers". > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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Topic ideas for next meeting?
by Tim Keller Feb. 23, 2016

Feb. 23, 2016

Hey Gang, Anybody got any ideas for next meeting? My buddy Nick is going to be out of the country for the next meeting, so he's yet again a no show... Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] Linux Mint servers hacked
by John Platt Feb. 23, 2016

Feb. 23, 2016

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols who is a big Linux Mint fan says that if you used bittorent or did not use a mirror you are safe. http://www.zdnet.com/article/has-your-linux-mint-desktop-been-hacked/ On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > I haven't read the whole story, but apparently intruders managed to > put an ISO on their servers that included a backdoor. If you > downloaded an ISO from them on Saturday, you're at risk. > > http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994 > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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Linux Mint servers hacked
by Richard Klein Feb. 23, 2016

Feb. 23, 2016

I haven't read the whole story, but apparently intruders managed to put an ISO on their servers that included a backdoor. If you downloaded an ISO from them on Saturday, you're at risk. http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2994

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Re: [Wlug] Ubuntu, now with ZFS!
by John Stoffel Feb. 18, 2016

Feb. 18, 2016

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Voorhis <mvoorhis(a)cs.wpi.edu> writes: Michael> On 02/17/2016 04:06 PM, Franklin Moody wrote: >> The only problem I've had was it getting a bit unhappy in a memory >> constrained environment.. But that is pretty understandable given >> the feature set. Michael> How small an amount of RAM are you using with your unhappy Michael> ZFS install? I'm curious to know how small an amount of Michael> memory one can have and still do a viable ZFS installation. And I'm curious how many people are running with an SSD ZiL (RAID1 please!) to speed up things on ZFS... and to make sure it's reliable. John

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Re: [Wlug] Ubuntu, now with ZFS!
by Michael Voorhis Feb. 17, 2016

Feb. 17, 2016

On 02/17/2016 04:06 PM, Franklin Moody wrote: > The only problem I've had was it getting a bit unhappy in a memory > constrained environment.. But that is pretty understandable given > the feature set. How small an amount of RAM are you using with your unhappy ZFS install? I'm curious to know how small an amount of memory one can have and still do a viable ZFS installation. --MCV.

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Re: [Wlug] Ubuntu, now with ZFS!
by Franklin Moody Feb. 17, 2016

Feb. 17, 2016

On 02/17/2016 02:04 PM, Tim Keller wrote: > I just saw an article that the next version of ubuntu 16.04 is going > to have ZFS built in! > > I don't know what you guys take on it is, but I'll likely do a clean > install to have ZFS as my root filesystem. > > <SNIP> I've been using ZFS on linux (native, not FUSE, and mostly for root and all) for a bit now on my personal machines, first on Gentoo then on Ubuntu 15.04/15.10 (and now 16.04), and I've been pretty happy with it. The only problem I've had was it getting a bit unhappy in a memory constrained environment.. But that is pretty understandable given the feature set. And for the docker using folks out there, you can use the ZFS storage driver instead of using AUFS... Frank

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Ubuntu, now with ZFS!
by Tim Keller Feb. 17, 2016

Feb. 17, 2016

I just saw an article that the next version of ubuntu 16.04 is going to have ZFS built in! I don't know what you guys take on it is, but I'll likely do a clean install to have ZFS as my root filesystem. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] Sendmail book
by John Stoffel Feb. 13, 2016

Feb. 13, 2016

Eric> I'm cleaning up, and I came across my Sendmail book that I no Eric> longer want / need. If anybody wants it I'll bring it to the Eric> next meeting. Any one else a convert to Postfix? *grin* I'm keeping my sendmail book, if only for a reference when I need to debug some craziness in sendmail, but from now on I try to only use postfix if I can help it.

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Sendmail book
by Eric Martin Feb. 13, 2016

Feb. 13, 2016

I'm cleaning up, and I came across my Sendmail book that I no longer want / need. If anybody wants it I'll bring it to the next meeting. Cheers! -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Last Reminder! Meeting tonight!
by Tim Keller Feb. 11, 2016

Feb. 11, 2016

Hey Gang, Just a reminder, I'll be doing a talk about ELK tonight here: http://maps.wpi.edu/map/?id=609#!s/key=atwood-kent Rm 232 At 7pm. Refreshments and snacks will be supplied. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] OpenSUSE updates
by Richard Klein Feb. 10, 2016

Feb. 10, 2016

Thanks for asking, Steve. Unfortunately, this email got lost in the pile. That problem cleared itself up, but then I ran into the same problem with other dependencies. Then I discovered 'zypper patch' which suggested downgrading a couple things, and everything has been smooth sailing since. On Feb 4, 2016 10:35 PM, "Steve Revilak" <steve(a)srevilak.net> wrote: > I'm having trouble with unresolved dependencies when trying to get updates >> with Apper in OpenSUSE: >> >> nothing provides libvpx.so.3()(64bit) needed by >> libavcodec56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 >> nothing provides libgnutls.so.30()(64bit) needed by >> libavformat56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 >> nothing provides liblzma.so.5(XZ_5.0)(64bit) needed by >> gstreamer-plugins-libav-1.6.1-2.1.x86_64 >> >> >> Is it just a matter of finding the right repositories? Can anyone point >> me >> in the right direction? >> > > Rich, > > What does "zypper lr" look like on your system? > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

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Reminder: Meeting tomorrow! Feb 11th, 2016: Topic: ELK Location: Atwater-Kent rm 232
by Tim Keller Feb. 10, 2016

Feb. 10, 2016

Hey Gang, This is a reminder that tomorrow we've got a meeting! Where: WPI Atwater-Kent Rm 232 When: Feb 11th, 2016 at 7:00pm Topic: ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) Who: Tim Keller There will be refreshments and snacks provided and we'll continue the discussion at Tech pizza afterwards! Hope to see you there! Later, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: [Wlug] newbie onboard (James Barclay)
by Aljerin Butler,Jr. Feb. 5, 2016

Feb. 5, 2016

In spreading your usage of Linux, please consider my website as a resource:http://customdesktopsolutions.mywebcommunity.org/ Al Butler From: "wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org" <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 12:00 PM Subject: Wlug Digest, Vol 148, Issue 2 ----- Forwarded Message ----- Send Wlug mailing list submissions to wlug(a)mail.wlug.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org You can reach the person managing the list at wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." Today's Topics: 1. newbie onboard (James Barclay) 2. Re: OpenSUSE updates (Steve Revilak) I hope to attend this meeting, but inform you I am not a person of technical expertise in this matter. May main aim with WLUG is to acquaint myself with other Linux users in the area and learn about what they are doing. It is with this that I hope to spread Linux usage in Worcester by various means including, I hope, having an installation fest (feast?). My introductory knowledge is with Ubuntu (Gnome and KDE), Mint (Gnome and KDE), Peppermint, Debian and Open SuSe. Right now I am using Mint 17.3 KDE. I also want to start a Linux SIG with Mensa. Thank you. >I'm having trouble with unresolved dependencies when trying to get updates >with Apper in OpenSUSE: > >nothing provides libvpx.so.3()(64bit) needed by >libavcodec56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 >nothing provides libgnutls.so.30()(64bit) needed by >libavformat56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 >nothing provides liblzma.so.5(XZ_5.0)(64bit) needed by >gstreamer-plugins-libav-1.6.1-2.1.x86_64 > > >Is it just a matter of finding the right repositories? Can anyone point me >in the right direction? Rich, What does "zypper lr" look like on your system? Steve _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Re: [Wlug] OpenSUSE updates
by Steve Revilak Feb. 4, 2016

Feb. 4, 2016

>I'm having trouble with unresolved dependencies when trying to get updates >with Apper in OpenSUSE: > >nothing provides libvpx.so.3()(64bit) needed by >libavcodec56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 >nothing provides libgnutls.so.30()(64bit) needed by >libavformat56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 >nothing provides liblzma.so.5(XZ_5.0)(64bit) needed by >gstreamer-plugins-libav-1.6.1-2.1.x86_64 > > >Is it just a matter of finding the right repositories? Can anyone point me >in the right direction? Rich, What does "zypper lr" look like on your system? Steve

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newbie onboard
by James Barclay Feb. 4, 2016

Feb. 4, 2016

I hope to attend this meeting, but inform you I am not a person of technical expertise in this matter. May main aim with WLUG is to acquaint myself with other Linux users in the area and learn about what they are doing. It is with this that I hope to spread Linux usage in Worcester by various means including, I hope, having an installation fest (feast?). My introductory knowledge is with Ubuntu (Gnome and KDE), Mint (Gnome and KDE), Peppermint, Debian and Open SuSe. Right now I am using Mint 17.3 KDE. I also want to start a Linux SIG with Mensa. Thank you.

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OpenSUSE updates
by Richard Klein Feb. 4, 2016

Feb. 4, 2016

I'm having trouble with unresolved dependencies when trying to get updates with Apper in OpenSUSE: nothing provides libvpx.so.3()(64bit) needed by libavcodec56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 nothing provides libgnutls.so.30()(64bit) needed by libavformat56-2.8.6-55.1.x86_64 nothing provides liblzma.so.5(XZ_5.0)(64bit) needed by gstreamer-plugins-libav-1.6.1-2.1.x86_64 Is it just a matter of finding the right repositories? Can anyone point me in the right direction? -- Thanks! Rich

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Next Meeting Feb. 11th 2016: Topic: ELK Location: Atwater-Kent Room 232
by Tim Keller Feb. 3, 2016

Feb. 3, 2016

Hey Gang, Here's the details for our next meeting! Please NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE! Date & Time: Feb. 11th 2016 @ 7pm Location: Atwater-Kent Room 232 Topic: ELK Presenter: Tim Keller ELK is an acronym that stands for "Elastisearch Logstash Kibana". It's platform that lets you gather data, search it and then create dashboards to display it. A good example might be having a single place that you can graph out the trends of disk usage across all the machines in your data center. I'm going to talk about setting up an elastic node, deploying logstasher and creating dashboards using kibana (and possibly grafana) Refreshments and snacks will be supplied and we'll have pizza at Tech afterwards to continue the conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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