Episode 2:18: All It Takes Is 15 Minutes

Linux User Space

English - February 28, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB
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Timestamps
0:00 Cold Open
1:58 A Disk Upgrade (SK Hynix S31)
10:30 Feedback: Hakerdefo
34:19 Leo's DNS Soapbox
44:14 Feedback: Steve M
54:34 Plasma's 15-Minute Bugs
59:54 Linux Has Its Flaws, but...
1:10:43 Housekeeping
1:17:21 App Focus: Nextcloud
1:36:13 Next Time: Slackware
1:39:23 Stinger
Coming up in this episode
1. Leo stores it away
2. Feedback safely
3. Tips for your Slackware
4. All it takes is 15 minutes...
5. We have something Awesome for you
6. Our app is built on clouds.
Banter - Leo's New SSD
SK Hynix Gold s31 (https://ssd.skhynix.com/gold_s31/)
Feedback items
Hackerdefo
Use Cloudflare (https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/1.1.1.1-for-families/linux) or other DNS services
Use DNS over HTTPS (https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/1.1.1.1-for-families#dns-over-https-doh) in your browser
Use system wide advert/malware blocker. Plenty of tools out there but I'll plug a script of mine (https://github.com/hakerdefo/pmiab)
Zettlr (https://www.zettlr.com/)
VsCodium (https://vscodium.com/)
Hackerdefo's blog (https://hakerdefo.github.io)
Hackerdefo's projects (https://github.com/hakerdefo)
Leo switched to Quad9 (https://www.quad9.net/)
Some other great tools.
* PiHole (https://pi-hole.net/)
* AdGuard (https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html)
* DNS Checking can be done with IPVoid (https://www.ipvoid.com/dns-reputation/)
* Quad9 has a page (https://www.quad9.net/result) where you can tell if something is blocked too.
More from Hackerdefo
SlackBuilds.org hasn't caught up with 15 (https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds/). You can switch to "current" though. (https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds/wiki/configuring-the-current-repository-with-sbopkg)
A couple of other resources that are useful related to SlackBuilds.org:
SlackBuilds.org (https://slackbuilds.org/)
A blog post about sbopkg, a handy tool (https://blog.jeaye.com/2015/07/09/sbopkg/)
Steve(Mowest)
Raspberry Pi model comparison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi#Model_comparison). The OG came out in 2012!
PiVPN (https://www.pivpn.io/)
YADM (https://yadm.io/)
Steve's Blog post (https://discoverfoss.com/posts/yadm-02/)
15 Minute Bug Initiative from KDE (https://pointieststick.com/2022/01/18/the-15-minute-bug-initiative/)
The bug list (https://tinyurl.com/plasma-15-minute-bugs)
Check out Nate Graham's blog pointieststick (https://pointieststick.com)
There are Linux bugs!
Polkit bug last month (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/a-bug-lurking-for-12-years-gives-attackers-root-on-every-major-linux-distro/)
bug in snapd (https://thehackernews.com/2022/02/new-linux-privilege-escalation-flaw.html)
this bug in Samba (https://www.securityweek.com/samba-patches-critical-flaws-earned-researchers-big-rewards)
Linux gets its security patches faster than any other software (https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-project-zero-finds-linux-developers-patch-security-holes-faster-than-anyone-else/)
Housekeeping
Awesome Open Source YouTube channel (https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCwFpzG5MK5Shg_ncAhrgr9g)
Linux User Space subreddit (https://reddit.com/r/LinuxUserSpace/)
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App Focus
Nextcloud (https://nextcloud.com/)
Next Time
We wrap up our thoughts on Slackware
Slackware Linux (http://www.slackware.com/)
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Coming up in this episode

Leo stores it away
Feedback safely
Tips for your Slackware
All it takes is 15 minutes...
We have something Awesome for you
Our app is built on clouds.

Banter - Leo's New SSD

SK Hynix Gold s31

Feedback items

Hackerdefo

Use Cloudflare or other DNS services
Use DNS over HTTPS in your browser
Use system wide advert/malware blocker. Plenty of tools out there but I'll plug a script of mine
Zettlr
VsCodium
Hackerdefo's blog
Hackerdefo's projects

Leo switched to Quad9

Some other great tools.

PiHole
AdGuard
DNS Checking can be done with IPVoid
Quad9 has a page where you can tell if something is blocked too.

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@linuxuserspace