Fedora
#ShellShock Becomes #AfterShock as Previous BASH Patch Incomplete
Updated – 22:30 GMT – 25/09/2014 Patch for CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169 now available Please see previous post with updated instructions – HERE
Fedora
Fedora 20 Users – Upgrade Your Bash Version Manually RE: CVE-2014-6271
Quite a few users have contacted me through my site to inform me that they have no updates available and they are worried about the flaw that has just been announced in BASH – CVE-2014-6271 [alert-note]Post updated to include patch for CVE-2014-7169[/alert-note] You’re right to be worried, it’s a pretty Read more…
Fedora
Alert! – Update your Fedora Systems ! CVE-2014-6271 Security Flaw Found In BASH Shell
The RedHat security team have released details of a flaw which has been discovered in the BASH shell. Updates should be coming rather quick for this issue so keep checking your systems for available security updates. If you’d like to check if your system is currently vulnerable run Read more…
Fedora
Installing Oracle’s VirtualBox-4.3 in Fedora 20
Whilst I tend to use Virt-Manager for my Virtualization needs, numerous users choose Oracle’s offering of VirtualBox. Especially users that maybe coming from Windows. Firstly VirtualBox need’s a few packages installed before we start the main installation. Prerequisites [alert-note]Please su into root or use sudo[/alert-note] yum install kernel-headers kernel-devel dkms Read more…
General
Quick Install Spotify For Linux In Fedora 20
Please note, there is a more up to date article for newer versions of Fedora here. The article also includes a tutorial video. If you love your music whilst hacking away on your computer I am sure you have tried Spotify! Installing it doesn’t have to be a hard Read more…
Linux
Beats Audio Subwoofer Not Working Correctly – Ubuntu 14.04
Quite a few brands of laptop come with beats audio hardware these days. My actual model is a HP Envy 17″. When I first installed Ubuntu 14.04 I noticed the sound was very tinny and just didnt sound right at all, then I figured out that the sound wasn’t actually Read more…