I cannot execute "untrusted" files/programs on xubuntu but I could on ubuntu? I'm admin but cannot edit permissions. I tried opening it with wine but still get the execute error and looked everywhere for a solution and can't find one.
View 4 RepliesI want to start using videos/music files downloaded from untrusted sources (BT,Sharing Forums, etc.). Haven't made this a habit b4 because of the security risks. I want to take steps to reduce the risk & protect my computer from anything malicious. What are some good choices for this? The biggest step I took so far is using Ubuntu since it's very virus resistant, but other threats do exist out there (rootkits, malicious scripts, etc.). When downloading files from untrusted sources, who knows what may be hidden inside.Some options I'm thinking about:
1) Using a VM (with Ubuntu installed inside) & playing the files inside the VM. If anything malicious happen, it would be trapped inside & I could easily revert to a clean snapshot.
2) Using AppArmor to restrict what the files or program used to play the files can/can't do. AA seems very complicated though.
Are the above overkill? Would it be sufficient enough to just open these files on a non-admin user account since no access to root or sudo?
I'm running Xubuntu 10.10 via USB on a Dell Latitude D505.Wireless card is a Netgear WPN111 and I'm using ndiswrapper to make it work.
My problem is this:when I open any web browser and try to navigate to a page, the whole system freezes for a few min before crashing to desktop.Using Task Manager during this time reveals that processor usage jumps to 100% and stays there until the program closes.I've tried Xubuntu on another, faster machine and it was fine.
From this I conclude that it's related to the hardware, and I think it may be some hardware protection feature operating.
I am using Ubuntu Maverick and I wanted to try the xubuntu desktop environment, so I installed xubuntu-desktop package from synaptic package manager. There were many programs automatically installed with the xubuntu-desktop.After trying the xubuntu desktop, I didn't like it and removed it from synaptic package manager but it didn't remove the programs which were automatically installed with it.Is there any way to remove those programs without having to remove them one by one?
View 3 Replies View RelatedHow do i open .exe files using wine? I've tried right clicking it & opening it in a erminal but when i do this it saysProcess of pid=0015 has terminatedNo process loaded, cannot execute 'echo Modules:'Cannot get info on module while no process is loadedNo process loaded, cannot execute 'echo Threads:'
process tid prio (all id:s are in hex)
0000000d
0000000f 0
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How to compile and execute Java programs
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View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to install Fallout 1 by Interplay. I have the .ISO of the game.
I've mounted it to a directory I created (/home/temp), using Gmount
But, when I use the GUI, and right click on the "install.exe" and choose Open With Wine. It just opens a terminal, than promptly closes it.
So, I tried to run it in a terminal. I went to the directory where the ISO is mounted, and used the command
wine install.exe
and it gives me:
err:dosmemOSMEM_MapDosLayout Need full access to the first megabyte for DOS mode
Also, when I mount the .ISO using Gmount, I get the error;
An error occured
Murrine configuration option "scrollbar_color" is no longer supported and will be ignored.
I can also open the autorun.exe using wine. But when I click the install button in the autorun menu, it says I have to install DirectX. When I click yes, it gives me the generic windows crash.
"The program your using has encountered a problem and needs to close. yada yada yada."
Choosing 'no' when prompted to install DirectX, just gives me a blank screen, with no response.
Push ESC three times, and my desktop appears again, and everything is responding.
How to play audio video files. When i try to run these files it says no suitable plug in found. What should i do. I am using xubuntu 11.04. Should i need to download vlc media player. I am completely newcomer to Linux so try to answer in very simple way.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm having trouble printing with CUPS. Turns out that none of the binaries under /opt/OpenPrinting-Gutenprint can be executed. Witness:
root$ cd /opt/OpenPrinting-Gutenprint/bin
root$ ./cups-calibrate
bash: ./cups-calibrate: Permission denied
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I am having trouble getting files to execute, even though I used chmod 777 on them, I don't know what I did wrong, I use ubuntu server so only the terminal is available to me.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to execute a .jar file(SwingTest.jar). I change the directory to where the .jar is(Desktop). Then type the following EXACTLY:java -jar SwingTest.jarBut all it outputs is:Failed to load Main-Class manifest attribute fromSwingTest.jar
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'd like to put a few MP3s on it but I'm not able to connect to the phone via USB on my xubuntu box to drop files onto it. It works on my company computer (Windows XP) so I know it's not a problem with the phone.
I'm still somewhat of an ubuntu noob so it may be a quick fix that I have overlooked/don't understand yet. Once I plug the phone in to the box, I tell Android to enable USB storage and mount the drive. Here's the error I get afterwards:
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Failed to mount "3G Removable Volume".
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdc1,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so.
Here's the settings set in Storage Device Manager:
Mountpoint: /media/sdc1
Type: vfat
Options: defaults,users,utf8,mark=007,uid=1000,user
Is there a config change I need to make in Storage Device Manager to make this work, or am I missing something else?
My hard disk has two xubuntu 9.04 installation.
one installation in partition /dev/sda1
and another installation in partition /dev/sda5
if I running xubuntu installation in partition /dev/sda5, how to browse other Xubuntu installation files in partition /dev/sda1?
I was thinking of creating an extremely minimal version of Xubuntu using XFCE. I have a Dell Mini 9, a netbook that uses a wireless-g card requiring bcmwl-kernel-source to work.What I would like to do is use either the alternate CD or mini.iso minimal install file to perform a command line install-style installation of the system.So far, what I am thinking (from reading this [url].... article:
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http:[url].....is to start off with these packages to begin with:
xorg
slim (if possible with 9.10, unsure if it is still available. in short, i want to use a lightweight display manager)
xfce4
xfce4-goodies
xubuntu-default-settings
bcmwl-kernel-source
aptitude
My opening questions are: Should I go with mini.iso or the Xubuntu Alternate Install CD (or the Ubuntu one)? If so, which one? What additional packages will I need to make the hardware accessible and fully functional? All I can think of so far would be sound (I'd like to stay away from PulseAudio if possible, it wreaks havoc with my computer), my webcam, and the memory card slot, if additional packages are needed for it?What other "core" packages should I include in this list? Should I include Synaptic, or other packages, and why?What do I need to take into consideration, since this is both a directly- and battery-powered computer?
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post regarding a "Ubuntu-Desktop-Minimal"-type system.
everytime I try to enter any of the admin controls ie update manager etc the window opens for a split second then crashes also if the sound is turned up or down via keyboard shortcut the sound bar starts flashing very fast and the keyboard becomes inoperative, I have tried rebooting etc with no avail, I have done everything that I can with my very ltd knowledge, this first started after the last update I am using 9:10 KK.
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View 3 Replies View RelatedSome time ago I installed LAMP in my server, but now I need to execute .php files from the command-line (in order to execute some manteinance scripts for mediawiki). Seems that the PHP files running in the server are run thru some kind of "module" in apache2. Can I tell apache2 to run a .php file in command-line mode using that php module? Or should I install a fresh copy of php-5? Won't that interfere with apache or mangle the system?
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View 4 Replies View RelatedSo I have an NTFS volume with many programs I (used to) use on a regular basis. Since upgrading to 10.10, I can't use them. Obviously, an execute bit cannot be added onto files on an NTFS volume. These are Windows programs that ran perfectly with WINE on 10.04. I have tried
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mount -o remount,exec /media/0A08B33E08B32819
It doesn't work. I do not have the luxury of installing PlayOnLinux to do the script workaround. The programs are too large to move to the EXT4 volume I have set up for Linux. I need a work around on this ASAP or I'm ditching Ubuntu for good. From the stupid "let's make the buttons on the left like Mac" (which I have switched back over, but it's still annoying) in Lucid to this glorious fail in Maverick, Debian is looking better and better. Besides, it's not like the packages installed in Ubuntu can't be installed in other distros.
So I installed PHP, MYSQL and Apche 2 and when I run a2enmod php5 i get php 5 already present. So I try and run a .php file and fire fox wants to download it and not execute it....What am I doing wrong? yes apache is running because I am going through local host
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View 2 Replies View RelatedMy query is i have a.sql , b.sql , c.sql files which needs to be executed using "$ db2 -tvf a.sql"; "$ db2 -tvf b.sql"; "$db2 -tvf c.sql" , script with which i can execute all these sql files in a single shot.
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chmod a+x rt2870.bin
then:
./rt2870.bin
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