from:"tsduv1994"

If you get the Business class you can run your own server. I've heard that  
some (don't really know about those, but a quick search should answer that)  
flat out block standard e-mail ports for regular consumers (presumably to  
stop junk mail).

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server


http://www.opennicproject.org/configure-your-dns/how-to-set-up-dns-servers-in-ubuntu-linux/

Re: [Trisquel-users] Lavabit shut down due to U.S. government

From what I've read my understanding is that this is precisely what he was  
trying to prevent. If users logged in, and the servers were already bugged it  
would have compromised their data. If the users didn't log in, the mailbox  
should be encrypted, so it should take Big Brother longer to get to the data.  
This would explain why the initial response was to disable the servers (the  
day before the shutdown, the servers were down but the rest of the page was  
working).

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

First, click on edit connections. Then find the one you're using (if Ethernet  
it likely is under Wired Connection 1, if wireless look for the SSID of your  
router). Select and click edit. Go to IPv4 and change the method setting from  
Automatic (DHCP) to Automatic (DHCP) addresses only. This is assuming you  
want your router to dynamically hand out internal IP addresses. Under DNS  
servers add the IP addresses for the servers you will be using. Disconnect  
and connect again.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Lavabit shut down due to U.S. government

Do take note of part 2 of their Terms of Service. Link here:  
https://www.openmailbox.org/cgu.php. It states: "Les services sont proposés  
en l'état et sous réserve de disponibilité." Now, hopefully there's  
someone on here that's actually fluent in French and can verify but I think  
that roughly translates to: "The services are provided by the state and free  
of warranty."

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

When your modem gets hooked up it should fetch this information from your  
ISP. DHCP would result in your machine getting it handed out to you by either  
the router or the modem.

[Trisquel-users] Password management

I saw a few articles on Ars about password management and whatnot. Their  
conclusion is to basically use a password mananger (they end up recommending  
propietary software), but of course there are free alternatives. It got me to  
wondering, though, what does the community use? Do you guys use a random  
password generator? If so, how do you securely store or remember passwords?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Lavabit shut down due to U.S. government

Okay, thanks for the correction. I was fairly certain it was wrong when I  
first read it so I put it through Google Translate and it came back out with  
what I wrote basically.

Re: [Trisquel-users] wireless problems

That's because the firmware for the AR9271 was recently released as Free  
Software and was not included in the latest Trisquel release. It should come  
with the system by default in the next release.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Entertaining Movies That Explore Problems With Capitalism and Consumerism

While I have to admit I've never seen the movie Network, this is the first  
thing that came to my mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AS4aiA17YsM

[Trisquel-users] Encrypting SD Card

I encrypted an SD card using the following command: "cryptsetup -y --cipher  
aes-xts-essiv:sha256 --key-size 512 luksFormat /dev/PARTITION" The encryption  
worked fine. So I proceeding to test by moving some data to it (although I  
can only do this as root for some reason). I then unmounted the drive and  
switched on the hardware lock to prevent any changes. The problem is that for  
some reason I can't unencrypt the drive is the hardware switch is on.


Any tips on how to encrypt the drive in such a way that I'm able to unencrypt  
with the hardware switch on? Anyone know why only root can write to the  
encrypted volume?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encrypting SD Card

2013-08-12 Thread tsduv1994

Okay, thanks for the explanation teodorescup. So I'll just change the  
permissions of the folders.


I searched around a bit and found the disk encryption wiki for Arch  
GNU/Linux.  
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_encryption#Comparison_table  
indicates that dm-crypt + LUKS stores "cryptographic metadata" in the LUKS  
header. I assume the header is saved on the device so maybe this explains why  
I can't open it when the switch is on. What is cryptographic metadata? Is it  
absolutely necessary? If not, is there a way to turn it off?

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update

What happened when you ran update-grub? Once you had mounted everything, but  
before chroot, does blkid show the encrypted partition mounted  
("/dev/mapper/Lap-root")?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encrypting SD Card

The hardware switch that I'm talking about can be seen here:  
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/SD_Cards.svg When the  
little plastic piece is pulled down, it is locked. The user can't write to  
the device. What I want to be able to do is to have it locked most of the  
time (in case that my system were to have something the files on it can't be  
changed). I'd unlock it when I need to change the files on it.


Unless I misunderstood, the commands you gave me would make the device  
read-only all the time. Is there a way that I can mount the device read-only  
some of the time?

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update


Okay, so what happened when you tried to boot?

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update

Did you try installing cryptsetup from the chrooted environment using apt? If  
it's there, you should maybe try to purge it and then reinstall and see if  
that adds your modules.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encrypting SD Card

Okay, I tried it but it doesn't work. I copied the disk.img file to the SD  
card and then followed all the steps. Unmounted, and set the lock. Once I  
follow the instructions to mount it the last command "mount -t xfs  
/dev/mapper/crypt /mnt" gives the error "mount: /dev/mapper/crypt: can't read  
superblock."

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update


Okay, here's a copy of my grub.cfg:

menuentry 'Trisquel GNU/Linux, with Linux-Libre 3.2.0-49-generic' --class  
trisquel --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {

recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,msdos5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root [UUID of /boot partition]
	linux	/vmlinuz-3.2.0-49-generic root=/dev/mapper/[encrypted partition] ro
splash quiet $vt_handoff

initrd  /initrd.img-3.2.0-49-generic
}

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update

Looking back at your first post you want to keep the line saying root='(hd0,  
msdos1)' because it is supposed to be the partition number of your /boot  
partition. It also seems that update-grub does find the necessary files, so I  
agree that it is probably a problem with initramfs.


As to automatically running the commands on comment #15, I'm not familiar  
with busybox. If it is possible to run scripts then writing one would be a  
solution.


Take a look in /etc/crypttab. It should have a line reading something similar  
to:


Lap-rootUUID=[UUID of encrypted volume, not UUID of sda5]noneluks

If it isn't there, add it. To get the UUID of Lap-root you'll have to mount  
it first.


I think those commands you want to run automatically should be run if your  
crypttab contains that line, but I'm not sure. Also make sure that your fstab  
is configured to mount the encrypted volume as root, not the partition  
(/dev/mapper/Lap-root as opposed to /dev/sda5 or the UUID of sda5).


What happened when you ran "update-initramfs -u"?

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update


You're welcome! I'm glad to hear that your computer is back to normal.

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update

What files do you have in the /boot partition? Delete all the files for  
previous kernels (no folders). If the initrd.img-a still shows then check in  
/etc/initramfs-tools for anything suspicious. On my system, the hooks folder  
is empty, as is anything under scripts.


And yes, it would probably be better if you open a new thread.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel blocking ALL flash videos and ads

Right click on the video. Go to edit and then preferences. Click on the  
player tab and uncheck "Start Gnash in pause mode."

Re: [Trisquel-users] grub + cryptsetup not booting after kernel update

So the solution was really that simple. While looking through the manpage I  
saw that, but figured it was too simple so I didn't mention it. You're  
welcome!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Thinkpad 41 and the size of ISO

2013-08-15 Thread tsduv1994

You can use the text installer. It will give you a choice to install a  
version without pae (I think as you will see many different kernel names). As  
to the Gnewsense question look here: http://www.gnewsense.org/Mirrors

[Trisquel-users] How do I install artwiz fonts on Trisquel 6.0 Mini?

2014-01-04 Thread tsduv1994

I downloaded the files from Sourceforge. The archive has a shell script to  
convert the fonts from *.bdf to *.pcf but I don't even know why this is  
necessary. Furthermore, the comments on the script indicate that bdftopcf is  
necessary, but it is not available in the repos. I then found this link:  
https://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/artwiz-fonts-on-ubuntu-hardy/. I  
followed the instructions, but running fontconfig-config does nothing. Does  
anyone know how I can install these fonts?

Re: [Trisquel-users] usb modem?

2014-01-10 Thread tsduv1994

Thinkpenguin has one that you could buy.  
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/56k-usb-dial-modem


Remember to either use the link to the right or first access through  
libre.thinkpenguin.com so that Trisquel gets a donation!

Re: [Trisquel-users] Job opening @ ThinkPenguin (technical support position)

2014-06-18 Thread tsduv1994

I would love to have the opportunity to work for Thinkpenguin. Sadly, I do  
not currently have a driver's license. I am waiting for my road test date to  
come up. I already own a car. Also, I am attending college as a Computer  
Science major. Would you still consider my resumé if I were to send it in?

[Trisquel-users] Running Tor as Transparent Proxy

2014-06-27 Thread tsduv1994

Has anyone in the community attempted this and succeeded? I was following  
documentation from the Tor project to achieve this, but it does not seem to  
work [1]. If I add the configuration settings into torrc (I'm changing the  
one included in TBB) then I cannot get TBB to connect. It exits stating  
something about a bad configuration file. If I change the iptables  
configuration, and not torrc then it simply gets stuck trying to get a  
connection. If I change both and then run, I get the same thing as the first  
case. I'm not using ethernet, but instead wireless by the way. Any ideas?



https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TransparentProxy

Re: [Trisquel-users] Running Tor as Transparent Proxy

2014-06-27 Thread tsduv1994

Thanks for the reply Magic Banana. I am using the Tor that is included in  
TBB. I have not installed Tor from another source.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Running Tor as Transparent Proxy

2014-07-07 Thread tsduv1994

Using the Tor included in TBB does not seem like a good idea. Once I changed  
settings on torrc, it began to look for files and directories that are  
expected in a full installation of Tor (.tor in home directory for example).  
Perhaps with symlinks it would be possible to get it to a usable state, but  
it might be prone to break.


As to the part about Tor Browser, it is not relevant. The idea is to make Tor  
transparent to every program. This way the program does not necessarily have  
to be SOCKS enabled to use Tor. Yes, I am aware that many programs could send  
sensitive information. This is a very stripped down box, so I'm not too  
worried about that.


I installed the version of Tor in the Trisquel repos just to experiment. It  
is unable to understand the setting "VirtualAddrNetworkIPv4" but  
"VirtualAddrNetwork" works. I was unable to get this to work with the sample  
rules provided on the wiki. The transproxy.firewall.sh script by  
isislovecruft does work however. It seems it should support multiple users,  
but no matter how I've tried I've been unable to get that working either.  
Also of note is that if I run it with just "root" as user, no program that I  
open from terminal using sudo is able to connect to the Internet. If,  
however, I give my user account access, using sudo results in the programs  
having Internet access. What does sudo do exactly?


If running NetworkManager, it is necessary to specify 127.0.0.1 as DNS right  
in the configuration here. It seems like NetworkManager ignores resolv.conf.


Also worth noting, that I have to restart Tor every time after booting up,  
otherwise I'm unable to connect after adding the iptables rules.


I'll look through that script to see if I can figure out how come it works  
and the sample rules on that wiki do not.

[Trisquel-users] Rhythmbox Update Script

2014-08-16 Thread tsduv1994

Recently, I decided to rip all of my music CDs in a lossless format. I  
originally thought about manually editing rhythmdb.xml in order to preserve  
the play count and other metadata for each track. It was quickly obvious that  
this would be a daunting task, so I wrote a quick script to automate this  
process. It was originally only meant for my use, but then I thought maybe  
others in the community might have a use for it so I'm releasing it here.


When run, the script will ask for the format of the old files. For example,  
m4a. It will ask for the format of the new files. This will likely be flac. I  
do not recommend transcoding from a lossy format to another lossy format.  
This will result in a loss of quality. The script will then make a backup of  
the Rhythmbox database, so it is possible to recover it if something goes  
wrong. It copies the metadata relating to the old files into the new files  
(which needs to have been previously added in Rhythmbox) and deletes the data  
for the old files. It keeps track of the location of the old files so it can  
come back and delete them at the end.


I would recommend that, if possible, you backup all the music files as well.  
This is in case something goes wrong and the script deletes a file it should  
not. I have run this on my own library without issues. However, this does not  
mean there are no errors.


Of course, if you guys have any suggestions, please post them. I know that a  
suggestion will be made to add a license. I am not sure how to GPL this, so  
some guidance would be welcome. Hope you guys find it useful!




rhythmdb-update.tar_.gz
Description: Binary data

Re: [Trisquel-users] Rhythmbox Update Script

2014-08-17 Thread tsduv1994


Okay, thanks. I'll take a look at it.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Rhythmbox Update Script

2014-08-17 Thread tsduv1994

Nope, that is not what I did. Let's say I had previously ripped Song A in m4a  
and listened to it ten times. Now, I ripped it again from the CD in flac.  
Since it is a new file Rhythmbox creates a new entry in the database. Said  
entry has zero plays, as I have not listened to it. What the script does is  
copy the metadata information from the entry for SongA.m4a to the entry for  
SongA.flac and deletes SongA.m4a both from the database and the actual file.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Rhythmbox Update Script

2014-08-17 Thread tsduv1994


Okay, I've followed the guide left by lembas. Attached is the new version.

[Trisquel-users] Error Upgrading Trisquel 5.5 to Trisquel 6.0

2013-03-11 Thread tsduv1994

I have installed all the updates up to this point. When I open up Update  
Manager and check for updates the "Upgrade" button shows up as expected.  
Actually trying to carry out the update results in an error that reads  
"Authenticating the upgrade failed. There may be a problem with the network  
or with the server." Any ideas?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Error Upgrading Trisquel 5.5 to Trisquel 6.0

2013-03-12 Thread tsduv1994

I ran "sudo do-release upgrade" on the terminal. It seemed to give some  
errors, but nothing fatal. I decided to not accept the changes. Now, Update  
Manager doesn't even report a possible upgrade. My mirror is set to  
"http://us.archive.trisquel.info/trisquel.";

Re: [Trisquel-users] When will it be safe to update to 6?

2013-03-20 Thread tsduv1994

I upgraded two systems recently. One is a headless home server and test bed  
of sorts. The other is my personal laptop. For the home server I used  
do-release-upgrade. It worked without a hitch. The server came back up  
normally after the upgrade. The laptop also had no problems whatsoever with  
booting. I couldn't upgrade from the Update Manager however, so I used  
do-release-upgrade on there as well. As far as I can tell, it is safe.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Problems with Wifi Card

2013-06-04 Thread tsduv1994

In order for a system to be completely free there must be no proprietary  
software on it. Since the project is committed to Free Software you will find  
no such driver in the repos. My suggestion would be to get a USB device to  
use with the computer.

[Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-06-09 Thread tsduv1994

With all the problems that exist with services such as Netflix and Amazon  
Instant Video I was wondering what service(s) you guys use to watch movies?  
Do you simply rent DVDs?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre laptop in Europe

2013-06-16 Thread tsduv1994


The installer can partition the drive for you. This is not a problem really.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Libre laptop in Europe

2013-06-16 Thread tsduv1994

The installer will detect your Windows installation. It will give you the  
option to install Trisquel side by side with Windows. You use a slider to  
select how much of your hard drive to use for Windows and how much to use for  
Trisquel. The Windows partition is accessible from Trisquel, but not vice  
versa.


Getting rid of the partition is a bit trickier. I think the best way to do  
that would be to boot into a Live CD and delete the partitions manually. Then  
you'd have to use something like Gparted to resize the Windows partition.

Re: [Trisquel-users] New To Free Software Movement

2013-06-16 Thread tsduv1994

Trisquel releases are based on LTS releases of Ubuntu. Updates are brought  
from upstream as far as I know.


Yes, all programs should be functional. Any propietary software that might be  
included in Ubuntu will not be available in the Trisquel repos however.

Re: [Trisquel-users] I cant mont /home partition

2013-06-19 Thread tsduv1994

I might be wrong, but I think problems of the sort can occur if you've run  
out of space for the partition. You can easily check this by typing the  
following command in the shell without quotes:


"df -h"

Re: [Trisquel-users] New Mac Workstations - I wish they were free software friendly

2013-06-26 Thread tsduv1994

Personally, I don't like it. In the desktop space, design isn't as much of a  
problem as with a laptop. One can simply buy a case that fits one's  
motherboard and change cases anytime.

Re: [Trisquel-users] bonjour de Berlin

2013-06-26 Thread tsduv1994

I must confess that I don't know what a FW sound card is. You could perhaps  
take a look at h-node.org to see if you can find hardware that will work.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Abroswer - "server not found"

2013-06-26 Thread tsduv1994

You could try plugging in the computer with Ethernet and testing Abrowser.  
That should let you know if it's a problem with the wireless or not.

Re: [Trisquel-users] VPN?

2013-07-01 Thread tsduv1994


Click on the Network icon in the bottom right of the screen.

Re: [Trisquel-users] My ISO CD Won't Load

2013-07-02 Thread tsduv1994

Could you please explain how it is that you're burning the ISO? Are you using  
the disk creator by any chance? If you're comfortable enough with the  
terminal you could plug in the USB drive and find it using the command blkid.  
Then use dd to copy the file onto it. Do be careful because if you get your  
hard drive your data is gone.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Compromising the Services

2013-07-03 Thread tsduv1994

Well, kind of. I would consider the problem to be worse than that. Check out  
this link: http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers

Re: [Trisquel-users] how to find which version I'm running + installing Penguin Wireless USB adapter !help!

It is a lowercase letter L. Again, make sure to leave a space between  
"lsb_release" and "-a" or simply copy and paste the command into the  
terminal.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Corrupt Live USB Drive

I'm fairly certain that your flash drive is dead. Flash memory, sadly, has a  
limited number of writes. I assume when you made the disk the filesystem was  
ext3 or ext4. These filesystems have journaling enabled. The files are  
constantly written and moved around the drive, thus killing a flash drive  
faster.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Screen freeze after logon

Indeed, it is a directory. The original poster might have meant dmesg,  
although I'm not sure. Try the following command: "cat /var/log/dmesg" Syslog  
and kern.log in the same directory might also have relevant information  
although I'm not sure.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Corrupt Live USB Drive


You might want to try it on another computer just in case.

Re: [Trisquel-users] BOINC

Well, I'd imagine the problem is that you really don't know what's running on  
your computer at that point. You sign up for the projects, but I don't know  
of a way to investigate what the computer is actually calculating. It is  
possible to install it, however.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Acer Aspire 7739


It does, it just isn't necessarily the newest version.

Re: [Trisquel-users] My updates are broken

Every time I've used the command "apt-get update" the kernel is held back  
unless I run "apt-get dist-upgrade" I think it just works like that, although  
I don't know why.

Re: [Trisquel-users] how do you feel using trisquel?

Well, maybe it could simply come with the distribution by default. That would  
make it easy for users to read it. An alternative would be to make it the  
default homepage.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

Just like Chris stated there really aren't known cases of people running an
exit node going to jail. Chris was very thorough in his post, but t3g is just
ignoring this. No, you cannot, I repeat cannot, be held liable for the
traffic that comes from your IP address. The worst that could happen is that
your house would be raided and your name smeared for a bit. Take a look at
this artile for example:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42740201/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/t/bizarre-pornography-raid-underscores-wi-fi-privacy-risks/#.UeblsnzA9D1.
The article does erroneously refer to crackers as "hackers."

Another instance where I can think the owner has not been held liable is in
the case of trolls. I can't remember the source, although if t3g insists I'll
search for it. These guys would grab IP addresses from file sharing networks,
ask the ISP for the owner of the IP and sue them. They'd get people in the
other side of the country and tell them something along the lines of "pay us
$3000 or we'll drag you out to the other side of the country on charges of
"piracy" of pornography." A judge found that an IP address does not
automatically make the registered user the responsible party.

Likewise, if you were to use your Internet connection for illegal activity
the government is not going to jail everyone that works for the ISP. Again,
this is something that Chris mentioned and you simply ignored. In essence, if
someone is running an exit node they are providing the same service.

For the record, no you can't be held accountable for the traffic coming from
an exit node you run. The worst that can happen is you'd get raided and
you're name would be smeared for a short while. If that's too high a price to
pay, then don't participate but don't spread misinformation so no one else is
willing too either.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Jamendo & Ogg Vorbis

That'd be great! Especially since the Vodo tracker seems to be broken. At  
least for now.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

I clicked on the wrong reply link. That reply was meant for t3g not you.  
Sorry for any confusion. As to your original question, there's no risk as far  
as I know. I believe it is possible to tell that one is on Tor, but I don't  
think that would be a problem.

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

That's not the same. You are simply transmitting the information when it  
comes to Tor. It is hard to prove that you didn't know you were sharing a  
file when it is necessary to add the torrent or magnet. Anyway, like I  
mentioned previously a judge in the United States found before that an IP  
address alone can't be used to find someone guilty as it could have been  
another person using the network. Is it simpler to just not run a node at  
all? For sure! Then too, many things are simpler if just left alone.  
https://www.eff.org/torchallenge/legal-faq

Re: [Trisquel-users] A few worries about Tor

2013-07-18 Thread tsduv1994

Then a smart consumer would vote with their wallet. I'm fairly certain the  
major ones will.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Is there a reasonable cloud storage method?

2013-07-21 Thread tsduv1994


You could also take a look at duplicity in the repos.

Re: [Trisquel-users] My beautiful Trisquel - youtube have webm problems

2013-07-23 Thread tsduv1994


Unplug shows the WebM file.

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your movies?

2013-07-23 Thread tsduv1994

I will ignore the unnecessary name calling. I also realize that this response  
was not meant for me, but I will respond to some points anyway.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Freedom issues with PPAs

2013-07-23 Thread tsduv1994

As I understand it, the warning stems from the possibility that the PPA could  
have both Free Software and proprietary software. Once added, it is possible  
to accidentally install the proprietary software as well.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Can someone give me a compelling case why I should use only free-software?

2013-07-24 Thread tsduv1994

If DRM and other restrictions to sharing were made illegal this wouldn't be a  
problem. The GPL exists the way it does because it is the only way right now  
to ensure that the software will remain Free Software.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Community driven content websites

2013-07-24 Thread tsduv1994


http://libreprojects.net/#favs=owncloud,openstreetmap,jamendo,cloud9,plos

Re: [Trisquel-users] How do you get your music?

2013-07-24 Thread tsduv1994


Someone already mentioned this. The laws aren't the same in all countries.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Bandcamp won't play in Abrowser?

2013-07-25 Thread tsduv1994

Abrowser isn't a current version. I'm guessing the next update will fix this  
as miga says it works in Iceweasel-libre.

Re: [Trisquel-users] unity?

2013-07-27 Thread tsduv1994

Maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance, but I prefer the default. Good  
song though!

[Trisquel-users] Implications of modems

2013-07-27 Thread tsduv1994

Since LibreWRT came to my attention, I've considered buying a router  
compatible with it. This got me to thinking, however, that the router is  
connected to the modem and as far as I know there's no way to free a modem.  
Is this not a big concern? It seems to me that from a network security point  
of view, the modem would be a single point of failure (if it had a backdoor).

[Trisquel-users] Encrypted swap?

2013-07-27 Thread tsduv1994

Recently I had a problem with my home server. I found out because of this  
that there was no swap active on the system. I had a swap partition, but it  
wasn't mounted on boot. After much searching I found that the problem was  
that my swap partition couldn't be mounted because it contained an encrypted  
swap partition. This partition is called cryptswap1. I can't remember haven't  
ever made such a partition. Furthermore, it can't be mounted through fstab. I  
had to edit the local.rc file to be able to mount it.


More troublesome was the fact that I couldn't remove it. I tried everything I  
could think of to get rid of it. At first, I wiped the partition were it  
recided and recreated it. Upon boot up, cryptswap1 was back. So I deleted the  
partitions again (since the swap was in a logical) and made the rest of the  
hard drive primary. I proceeded by wiping that part of the hard drive using  
dd. Once I created the partitions again, cryptswap1 came back! I tried using  
dmsetup to clear it. It seemed to work, as dmsetup would no longer show it.  
Once I rebooted the machine, it came back! I then installed the package lvm2  
to try and use lvm tools, but the tools were unable to find any volumes! I  
searched on the Internet and it seems like it has something to do with  
choosing the option to encrypt the home directory. However, there's no  
cryptswap1 on my laptop and I accepted that option on this machine as well.


So, does anyone know why this is on my system? For the ones that chose to  
encrypt their home directories, is there a similar device under /dev/mapper  
for you?

Re: [Trisquel-users] e-mail

2013-07-30 Thread tsduv1994

I agree with lloydsmart. This is the only way. If you must use a service just  
make sure it isn't in the U.S.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Encrypted swap?

2013-07-30 Thread tsduv1994

I don't know if anyone cares, but this gets created during installation. I  
don't know if picking the option to make the home directory private makes a  
difference.


To create it one has to run the following command: "ecryptfs-setup-swap"

To get rid of it one has to use this command: "cryptsetup remove  
/dev/mapper/cryptswap1"


I do wonder, however, where the key is stored. It can't be very secure, as it  
requires no password so I figure one could easily find the key.

Re: [Trisquel-users] What is the best free BitTorrent client in terms of stability, advanced features, privacy and security?

2013-08-04 Thread tsduv1994

I personally use rTorrent. It is a CLI program with a very small footprint.  
It is highly customizable through a simple to understand configuration file.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM

2013-08-07 Thread tsduv1994

If you care so much about following rules, why do you refuse to follow the  
rules of this community?  
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/trisquel-community-guidelines


>The Trisquel project is part of the Free Software Movement and supports the  
movement's philosophy. We are happy to collaborate on practical activities  
with the supporters of open source, but that is not what we call what we do.  
*We ask those editing the Trisquel community wiki, posting to the forum, and  
using the mailing list to please avoid certain misnomers and propaganda terms  
and to keep in mind the spirit of free software and the GNU/Linux system.*


Emphasis mine. Another good analogy to use is a car or a house. Imagine if  
you buy a house, but the blueprints are secret. The only way you can change  
your basement is if you go to the first architect and ask him for them. He  
can charge whatever he wants, even though it is your house. If it was legal  
for car companies to force you to get your car serviced by them exclusively  
they would do it. That's what propietary software creates, a monopoly and  
dependence.


As to what you say about Stallman not sharing UNIX that's not a good analogy  
either. Even if it is possible to decompile and reverse engineer software it  
is difficult work and one never gets the original source code back. Someone  
correct me if I'm wrong, but Stallman's conflict with proprietary software  
started in part because of a bug in a printer driver. He wanted to fix it,  
but was unable to do so as the driver was proprietary. In this instance his  
alternative was to create a new system. When it comes to movies, music,  
electronic books, audiobooks, etc. the content is already accessible but  
behind a jail.


And just out of curiosity did you even check out any of the films I linked  
you to?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Swap

2013-08-07 Thread tsduv1994

Check in /dev/mapper for cryptswap1. I don't know if the installer creates  
this every time whether one chooses to make the home folder private or not,  
but if it is on your system your swap partition is encrypted.


As to wiping free space on your hard drive, that really isn't useful if your  
filesystem has journaling.

Re: [Trisquel-users] corrupt or invalid kernel image

2013-08-07 Thread tsduv1994

Check that your .iso file is good. Use the checksum to check this.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

Are you sure it's default? My install does not have it (just in case I  
actually looked at the entire file). I haven't change anything here as far as  
I know.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

Nameservers are for DNS resolution as far as I know. In order for your  
computer to resolve trisquel.info to its actual IP, you need one. Most of the  
time, ISPs provide one for you. If you're gonna run your own, I'm afraid  
you'd have to have your computer running all the time. In any case, you'd  
still need a higher TLD one to do some resolutions (your nameserver would  
only have the records for the web sites you visit often).

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM

>I am not doing propaganda. I am defending what I believe to be the best  
interest of the community. So, yes, I am obeying the rules about that.


I'll try to illustrate this one more time. This is a link to the guidelines  
for the community that supposedly you accept:  
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/trisquel-community-guidelines. Point 4 on there  
states:


"The Trisquel project is part of the Free Software Movement and supports the  
movement's *philosophy*. We are happy to collaborate on practical activities  
with the supporters of open source, but that is not what we call what we do.  
We ask those editing the Trisquel community wiki, posting to the forum, and  
using the mailing list to please avoid certain *misnomers and propaganda  
terms* and to keep in mind the spirit of free software and the *GNU/Linux  
system*.


The emphasized words or phrases contain links. "Philosophy" links to  
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html. "...misnomers and propaganda  
terms..." links to http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html.  
"...GNU/Linux system" links to http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#why.


Now if you follow the link for misnomers and propanganda terms you will find  
the following:


>"Piracy"  Publishers often refer to copying they don't approve of as  
“piracy.” In this way, they imply that it is ethically equivalent to  
attacking ships on the high seas, kidnapping and murdering the people on  
them. Based on such propaganda, they have procured laws in most of the world  
to forbid copying in most (or sometimes all) circumstances. (They are still  
pressuring to make these prohibitions more complete.)


>If you don't believe that copying not approved by the publisher is just like  
kidnapping and murder, you might prefer not to use the word “piracy” to  
describe it. Neutral terms such as “unauthorized copying” (or  
“prohibited copying” for the situation where it is illegal) are available  
for use instead. Some of us might even prefer to use a positive term such as  
“sharing information with your neighbor.”


Therefore, by using the term you are not abiding by the rules of the  
community.


Anyway, as I've read all your arguments on the topic (which coincidentally  
don't seem to take into account any points contrary to yours) it is clear  
that it doesn't matter what anyone states on the topic. Your mind is set,  
even if your points can't possibly be valid as you are contradicting  
yourself.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

I could be wrong, I've never run one of my own. Don't nameservers keep the  
resolutions mostly cached or in memory? If it is possible to save them to a  
file then perhaps it wouldn't be much of a problem. Resolution might be a  
little slower.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

So, if I were to run a nameserver on my laptop would the cache have to be  
generated each time the computer boots? How long would that take?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM

Oh, okay thanks! I don't mean to derail the thread or anything, but do all  
HTML tags work or just some?

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM

Trying to convince Free Software activists/supporters that sharing is bad is  
like trying to convince the NSA to stop spying. It is purely antithetical.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

Considering that my resolv.conf file does not have that entry I don't think  
it comes with Trisquel. Maybe some ISPs use Google's nameservers instead of  
running their own.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM

>Well, forgive me for actually having an opinion instead of just agreeing  
blindly with everything written in some website! -.- shame on you... I have  
already stated here that I did not agree with everything the FSF says. I  
still think we can work together, I don't need to agree with EVERYTHING  
someone says to work with them. And apparently they think the same way too,  
so if you were, I don't know, trying to make me go away with that  
argument You fail!


I'm merely pointing out the fallacy of chastizing someone for not following  
the rules of the creators when you're failing to do so yourself. Here's a  
contradiction.


>As for the word piracy, well, it's better to understand the meaning that the  
word carries when talking about content, than to make stupid jokes about  
ships and murders.


No, that's not true. It's better to understand the real meaning of words  
instead of twisting them.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

I just boot up from my Live CD and did not connect to the Internet. This is  
the state of resolv.conf that comes in the install.


# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by  
resolvconf(8)

# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 213.186.33.99
search trisquel.info
domain trisquel.info

So, yes it comes with Trisquel. The other IP seems to belong to OVH which is  
a hosting company in France.


It's odd though because I would think the file would be rewritten when one is  
connected to the Internet.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM

>Person A invests 100$ to produce music and burn 100 CDs and pay taxes, all  
of that. He will probably sell at least 85 CDs, he has many people saying  
they want his CD, he played it live and many people wanted to buy before he  
even had the CDs ready. He is selling each one for 20$. If you buy the first  
CD and start pirating it right away, you will make it so that no one will buy  
the other ones. He ends up selling let's say 5 CDs.


A free copy does not mean a lost sale. This is the biggest lie spread about  
by the entertainment industry. Anyway, I have provided links to studies that  
indicate that the ones that share are also the ones that *spend* the most.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Talks about DRM


You have provided your opinion. Nothing more.

Re: [Trisquel-users] You might be using a google name server

By the way, connecting to a VPN or to Tor does not change the file. Those  
that do have the line for the Google nameserver might want to check  
dnsleaktest.com and see it if shows up.

[Trisquel-users] Lavabit shut down due to U.S. government


https://lavabit.com/

From the source:

>I have been forced to make a difficult decision: to become complicit in  
crimes against the American people or walk away from nearly ten years of hard  
work by shutting down Lavabit. After significant soul searching, I have  
decided to suspend operations. I wish that I could legally share with you the  
events that led to my decision. I cannot. I feel you deserve to know what’s  
going on--the first amendment is supposed to guarantee me the freedom to  
speak out in situations like this. Unfortunately, Congress has passed laws  
that say otherwise. As things currently stand, I cannot share my experiences  
over the last six weeks, even though I have twice made the appropriate  
requests.


If the service is in the U.S. or has some ties to it consider it wiretapped.  
I'd be careful of Riseup as well.

Re: [Trisquel-users] Lavabit shut down due to U.S. government