i have a centos 5.4 without desktop environment. i can only access certain system settings via browser (and of course console). i would like to encrypt some folders. but these folders are used by the system. can i encrypt them? will the system still be able to access these folders? if yes, how can i encrypt only through console or is there something web based software for this?
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a server at work has been accessed through the desktop environment as root. I know this is a risk and since I have never done it before I was wondering if there are any files created by the desktop that could compromise the system and how could I clean it up.
View 2 Replies View Relatedon an old Dell Latitude 110L laptop is have installed OpenSuse 11.3, using the LXDE desktop. It's amazing how fast it is. I have tried Gnome on it, KDE and also XFCE but I really must say LXDE wins big time.I do have one question though: how can I share folders so it is possible to have this desktop in my home network and share files between the computers?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm using a crypt solution called DriveCrypt(for windows). But now I need a solution that does the same that DriveCrypt does but must to work in both Windows and Linux.Somebody know some software that works in Linux and Windows to encrypt folders?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI currently have a bash script that runs and backs up my daily files onto a separate partition using Rsync, but I thought it would be good to use the Ubuntu-one service as an ADDITIONAL backup for really important files.
How do I compress then encrypt those files, and can I add any commands that will do this to my existing bash script?
I am running Ubuntu 10.04
I'm thinking of getting Trinity Desktop Environment . code...
But say it is Legacy why is that?
I Have shell script like this
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#!/usr/bin/expect
set password "XXXXXXXX"
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I dont know whats wrong with my desktop....but it is not displaying folders and files in desktop after starting the system.The mouse right click is also not working.But the panels are working.
But once I browse files on my cell phone(using bluetooth) with my system,the desktop is working as usual.
I think I have to add some application( which loads desktop) to list of start-up applications.
I heard Enlightenment is one of the best looking desktop envioronments.
And KDE can be very amazing if you install a rendering engine on it.
How can i start X without desktop environment?
My needs: Boot and load a notepad and when i close the notepad the PC turn off. Is it possible?
I'm currently installing Arch Linux on my old netbook. What desktop environment should I use? GNOME and KDE both seem way too big and unnecessarily fancy for what I want to do with my basic netbook. I just want internet, read pdfs, run emacs. no fancy stuff. What should I use? xfce? lxde? and why?
View 4 Replies View RelatedWith a desktop environment, there are file associations that goes with it. I'm a minimalistic user, who doesn't use any of such, but still want some kind of file associations to ease my burden. So I'm searching for a program that does something like the following. open file.pdf this will look at the extension, and translate to okular file.pdf. Of course one can always write a bash script to do this. I wonder if there is something existing, so I don't reinvent the wheel.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm looking for the best way to identify what distro the user is running and what the desktop environment is running. I'm building some pipeline tools for a visual effects studio and need some generic commands for passing paths to the user's file manager from within Maya and Nuke. The workstations I have access to are FC12 with xfce4 so for that I'd pass a system command :
Code: ("thunar "+$path)I've been identifying Fedora workstations with:
Code: # cat /etc/issue
Is there a command to identify what the current window manager is? Preferably something generic that'll work on the other distros as well.
My problem started only after I upgraded my hardware. I'll describe the problem and the changes that led to it.
Problem: I have to restart my computer a second time before my icon set and controls are shown properly. The first time I boot up, I get an ancient looking set of controls. (By controls, I mean buttons, window splitters, etc.). My custom icon set is replaced by an ancient looking icon set I've never seen in Ubuntu before. (Maybe it is a Debian default? It certainly isn't stock Ubuntu). The Gnome panels are completely different from normal too. I simply reboot again and everything comes up the way it should. Every time I start my computer, I have to restart a second time. After that, no problems until I need to shut it down and start again.
I'm running a relatively new installation of Ubuntu 10.10. I changed the theme to a bisigi theme [url] and everything was fine. No problems at all until...
Changes: Then I upgraded my video card from an older nVidia to a GT430. I had to change a couple things in xorg.conf. For that, I just used the suggestions made by the nVidia settings utility. I also upgraded my mobo and RAM (from 4GB to 16).
These problems started only after I upgraded my hardware. Of course, the hardware upgrade involved the above noted software configuration changes. (xorg.conf was the only required change.)
I'm looking for ideas on how to troubleshoot this? I don't even know the first step. For example, what logs should I check? Should I suspect a hardware problem (e.g., bad video card) or is this software/configuration related?
I have a tried looking at google up, no luck, but maybe i am blind, anyway. I want to looking for, I want to create a theme and icons, too.
View 3 Replies View RelatedFor a while I have been searching for a new desktop environment to use on my netbook, since gnome 3 is too heavy for it. Currently it is running ubuntu because unity is lighter than gnome 3, but I am planning to go back to fedora at some point in time. So far I found LXDE to be my favorite, after trying XFCE and Enlightenment.I'm not looking for a solution here, just opinions, what is your favorite lightweight desktop environment (and with which WM if you wish) and why?
View 14 Replies View Relatedi need to setup a demo desktop environment for ppl to try out a java based gui. i need to put this demo on a VPS server, run a vncserver, and use a web-based vnc viewer for ppl to access to it. what is the best desktop environment for this case, 1. my vps server only has about 200m memory left 2. i need to have java swing set running 3.it doesn't have to be cool, but it needs to be quick. i heard that freeNX is quicker, but i doubt there will be a web-based viewer around. i tried both gnome and xfce4 on my virtual machine and vnc to it, strangely i found out gnome is somehow faster than xfce4 which is supposed to be otherwise.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'd like to know which one, given the same computer, will operate the quickest.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI just installed Arch Linux, and then GNOME. But now I am regretiing the GNOME decision for one main reason; it works against the idea of K.I.S.S. and technical transperancy.But, I do like having a fully-featured GUI DE.
So, which Desktop Environment best follows the K.I.S.S. philosophy, without compromising on features? All opinions welcome, and maybe even a screenshot
I am would like to learn how to keep my system clean of unneeded and unwanted file clutter as I am trying to get the most out of my older home built pc. I am running fatdog64 puppy linux off of a usb stick right now, but I would like to have a small standards based setup on my hard drive to use as a base to build a custom kernel for my pc. I sure miss my old GEM desktop
View 1 Replies View RelatedHow can I add KDE desktop environment in newly installed 'moonOS-3'.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI've done the following:
But when I connect via, VNC I get a minimalist screen and console.
I ran "startx" and got this:
I need to get a real desktop environment running on this box.
Centos 5.5.
I would like to find a Linux testing environment , my PC is slow , it is not good to install VM and I do not have laptop , besides , I want to do testing at different places , can advise is there online Linux testing environment ? I just want to test the Linux command .
View 1 Replies View RelatedI installed Gnome desktop environment recently then ;I' ve lost KDE desktop effects settings. I just can see Compiz Configirator. I cant configure effects independently. There is same settings in gnome and kde. And also I cant change windows appearence.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI installed a library to the /usr/local/ prefix in Linux using ./configure && make && make install. What environment variables do I need to set in order for the linker and compiler to search these new library and header paths?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am trying to configure LAMP environment on ubuntu10.04 Lucid system.I am writing the output & attaching files of output of different issues. PHP is not running,I cant figure out why its not working. To add this issue I would like to inform you that nanoweb server is working{I can see the page in web browser"It Works"}.Also MySQL is working fine. To summarize Linux-->Apache/Nanoweb but no bridge between MySQL--X--> PHP. guide me for right direction,how to approach this problem as i am unable to crack this common problem.
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Is the encrypt system during the install part of the SE Linux or is a whole other thing and another question maybe a sounding a little conspiracy but SE linux is made by the NSA can I trust SE linux and it not be a backdoor to my stuff
View 4 Replies View Related1- I want to encrypt my system drive
2 - I want to make my system drive a RAID 1
3 - I have two 1 T hard drives, but I would like to be able to add two more 1 T hard drives for a total of 4 1T drives in the future. How do I do that?
I am using ubuntu 10, desktop edition. I have not added the OS yet, I am building this weekend.
I need to test a code that needs to have high DiskIO and DiskBisy in a Linux environment. Is there any way that i can use to test this urgent need of mine.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a computer running Ubuntu 10.10 32-bit with Gnome and another computer running Windows 7 64-bit. How can I share folders between these? I can use Samba to view my Windows shares, if I specify the IP address by going to the "Connect to Server..." option in the Places menu. Going to "Network" in Nautilus and trying to open "Windows Network" fails because it could not retrieve the share list from the server.
MY question, though, is how can I set up Samba (or some other software) such that my Windows box will be able to see my shared folders? And also, what is the difference between Samba and Samba4 (because both are in the repositories).
