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1 • Proot-Distro: Running Linux distributions on an Android phone (by Vinfall on 2024-07-22 01:45:19 GMT from Hong Kong)
After checking the GitHub repos of Andronix, I concluded that it was outdated just like Jesse said. Since it's using PRoot, you'd better use proot-distro (https://github.com/termux/proot-distro) provided by official Termux, which offers more up-to-date and even bleeding-edge rootfs. It's also very easy to backup distros.
To me it's still not an ideal solution. From the moment you need GUI or background service, things become hacky. And if you want to access into proot-distro via SSH, you have to run shell command on login which is also very dirty. And I just can't bootstrap void-packages in proot-distro, so I have to resort to rpi when testing AArch64 packages. If you just need a TTY interface w/o service, it should work almost flawlessly.
2 • andronix, misc (by jay on 2024-07-22 05:50:11 GMT from United States)
Checked the Andronix website, clicked on product of Devriz Technologies LLP -- Site Not Found
Looks like you've followed a broken link or entered a URL that doesn't exist on Netlify.
It seems like an upstart -- snazzy website, but nothing about the company. except they are from India.
Regardless of these choices, what would be nice is to PRoot to a space to install ventoy, run ventoy and then dump the isos there, and run what you want, all within userspace. That would be cool.
I dunno if we should worry about 32bit. I would not attempt to run bloated and buggy X or Wayland on an underpowered phone.
3 • Tips & tricks (by Raj on 2024-07-22 08:13:38 GMT from India)
Today I learned good list of information, safe guarding my server services, thank you Jeff.
As Jeff said Firewall throttling follows KISS principle is simple one liner, blocks most of the attacks, the downside impact is also much lower
4 • Andronix, questions about GUI apps (by Dude on 2024-07-22 10:49:12 GMT from Sweden)
One thing I would love if tested on Andronix is how well GUI apps run. One of the few apps I haven't been able to find an alternative to for my android tablet is Inkscape (the android versions are very very lacklustre) and would be cool to have that accessible way to run that.
Does it work? What "oomph" does the tablet need to run it sorta kinda smoothly? :)
5 • Andronix (by Jesse on 2024-07-22 12:41:01 GMT from Canada)
@4: "One thing I would love if tested on Andronix is how well GUI apps run. "
They run pretty well. However, I was mostly using lighter apps (image viewer, text editor, word processor and these don't require a lot of interaction.
You're going to be limited by two things: the resources your phone/tablet has, most don't have a lot of memory and CPU power. The other is how fast your local network or VNC client is.
Word processing, spreadsheets, and email will probably work fine. But the lag through the VNC client is likely to make any highly interactive experience lag - drawing, video editing, audio editing, etc are probably going to suffer.
So how much "oomph" does your tablet need? It needs around the same resources your laptop or desktop computer needs to run the same software. For a drawing/editing app, your tablet can probably handle it. But the hard part is getting the response time through a VNC client to make the interaction feel as good as it does locally.
6 • The confusion over openSUSE project (by Doctor Jeckyll on 2024-07-22 14:37:41 GMT from Italy)
I thought ‘openSUSE Leap’ was doomed to extinction, becoming the ‘slowroll’. Now the confusion is at its peak, there is talk of internal reorganisation and resignations. Will SUSE contribute in any way to the free community project? Or will the community have to implement a parallel distribution to ‘slowroll’?
7 • Andronix (by Dude on 2024-07-22 14:47:11 GMT from Sweden)
@5 aaaaaaaah I was thinking running it on the tablet itself in some kind of windowed setup... sry that was my bad :D
8 • Andronix and I'm an idiot (by Dude on 2024-07-22 15:14:45 GMT from Sweden)
VNC server serving up on the same machine is an option too... gah... too damn tired today
9 • Andonix (by Evon on 2024-07-22 15:53:07 GMT from Canada)
When I started reading the article, I was hoping I would finally be able to replace my laptop with my phone and a device like NexDock or some other screen, mouse, keyboard combination. Thanks for the read.
10 • Protecting OpenSSH (by Peter on 2024-07-22 16:04:24 GMT from Czechia)
I'm afraid I don't understand how firewall throttling can defend against denial of service. If using the shown easy method (i.e. throttling without distinction of who or whence tries to connect), then an overzealous attacker can shut me out by filling up e.g. 6 SSH connection attempts every 30 sec. If it means I can't log in remotely to my parents machine, I have to do the (non-automatic) updates from their place.
Also, with this topic at hand, let me recommend a wonderful article about network service tarpits. It goes beyond trying to prevent intrusion, and it actively encourages would-be attackers waste their resources while legitimate users use the service on a non-standard port. ("EndleSSH: an SSH tarpit", https://nullprogram.com/blog/2019/03/22/ )
11 • @10 (by Peter on 2024-07-22 16:16:19 GMT from Czechia)
I caught on late; now I see firewall throttling limits attempts on a particular IP.
12 • OpenSSH Usage - Suprising! (by Linux Revolution on 2024-07-22 16:46:18 GMT from United States)
Yikes. As I read the survey question, I guessed in my mind that it would be something in the 80% range of SSH server usage. Completely caught me off guard the percentage of Linux users that don't have OpenSSH running.
13 • @12 (by rb on 2024-07-23 08:39:23 GMT from United States)
I must admit I am a little surprised as well.
I think a certain segment of modern Linux users are anti-terminal and pro-'point and click'. SSH would generally go against their principles of having Linux be an operating system that functions much like Windows. Steam and Proton have increased attraction to Linux for a young generation of gamers that don't know much about typing commands but know how to install/open games and use a mouse, headset & controller.
There is also a segment that is terrified of using the terminal and see it as a weakness in Linux rather than a powerful utility that can save time. Any suggestion that they open a terminal and type commands to fix a problem is met disbelief and in some cases, anger and defiance. As many only have MS windows as a reference point, the thought process to fix problems is usually to just reinstall the OS and install all apps again to refresh the system.
They do not currently represent the majority of users but they are a growing segment of users in the Linux sphere.
14 • Linux on Android (by Dave on 2024-07-23 08:58:05 GMT from Australia)
I tend to agree with 1), this is how I got Arch running on Android. A useful blog/guide I found is this one: https://ivonblog.com
This guy seems to really know what he's doing and appears to dailly drive it.
Would be interested in learning more about Lindroid, which was announced recently.
15 • @13, SSH and condescension. (by Mr. Moto on 2024-07-23 09:11:14 GMT from Philippines)
@13, A small part of your oh so condescending post: "terrified of using the terminal and see it as a weakness in Linux rather than a powerful utility that can save time. Any suggestion that they open a terminal and type commands to fix a problem is met disbelief and in some cases, anger and defiance." May I digress, o superior being? Do you even know what SSH is? I'm 78 years old, on Linux for over 20 years, and I have no need for SSH. Three computers at home plus some phones and tablets, none of which have a need for encrypted communications. As for that rectangular thing that pops up and one can type strange combinations of letter into? Yes I can use it.
16 • Terminate the terminal. (by Friar Tux on 2024-07-23 13:37:01 GMT from Canada)
#15 (Mr Moto) I did not find the comment (#13 (rb)) at all condescending. In fact, I belong to the last group mentioned. While I'm not "terrified" of using the terminal it DOES concern me as the slightest spelling mistake can cause chaos. Do I like my Linux to work like Windows? Yes, definitely. Just because Windows gets a lot of things wrong, it DOES get a few things right. Point and Click is one of them. We are in the twenty-first century now. No need for a terminal where, again, the slightest spelling mistake can ruin your day. I prefer to just be able to get my stuff down and at my age (72) my muscle memory needs to have certain buttons in certain positions. (I don't like change just for the sake of change.) And yes, to fix problems I simply reinstall the OS. In this day and age it is often the easiest and quickest way to fix issues - provided your backups are up to date. So no, not exactly condescending but true. (For me, anyway.)
17 • @16 FriarTux: (by dragonmouth on 2024-07-23 15:28:22 GMT from United States)
The comment (#13) WAS condescending.
If you, and others are terrified of the command line, of making spelling or syntax mistakes, you can get along in Linux by just using GUI. Nobody is forcing you to use CLI. That is a choice YOU make. And NO, I am not a CLI guru but I do use Linux.
FYI - I am sure you are aware that Windows not only has a command line but also has Windows System for Linux. If even the great Microsoft thinks that users have a need for CLI, there must be something to it.
18 • Interseting (by Friar Tux on 2024-07-23 16:19:13 GMT from Canada)
Interesting... @17(dragonmouth)... I found it WASN'T condescending for the very reasons you mention - "... you can get along in Linux by just using GUI. Nobody is forcing you to use CLI. That is a choice YOU make."
As for Windows having CLI, yes, I know, and have used it way back when (also used DOS for a while). But that was in ancient times - before the wheel.
19 • @12 @13 Semantics perhaps (by grindstone on 2024-07-23 16:59:55 GMT from United States)
"Do you run a secure shell service at home?"
Perhaps not everyone runs out-facing servers at home...no ports open is better than some ports open. It's home--go log on :)
20 • OpenSSH (by Jesse on 2024-07-23 18:17:56 GMT from Canada)
@19: "Perhaps not everyone runs out-facing servers at home...no ports open is better than some ports open. It's home--go log on :)"
How are you going to login if it's a headless device like a Raspberry Pi?
Secure shell is also one of the easiest ways to copy/sync files between computers. A lot more convenient than transferring files to a USB thumb drive and then copying those files to another machine.
21 • Andronix is useful but dated. (by Clicktician on 2024-07-23 21:09:42 GMT from United States)
I have been running a Debian install from Andronix for a year on a Pixel 7 Pro. There is little or no support. The two developers don't post to their forum, although others are very helpful. To add a few things to what has already been said, 1) I was able to get the latest Firefox ESR running by editing the repositories (the included browsers are very old). 2) Termux can give Debian access to the phone's storage, which is mounted as an SD card in Debian. 3) Termux speaks apt. 4) Sound, while not a feature of VNC, works bc it comes from the phone itself. 6) Plenty of graphical apps work well, but remember they are ARM. 7) SSH and SSHfs work as expected. 8) Debian uses whatever network the phone furnishes.
22 • OpenSSH (by Brad on 2024-07-23 23:02:58 GMT from United States)
In my use case, I have no need for (Open)SSH, because I don't serve anything out to the 'net, but I do understand that some people want and need that kind of service. Fine and dandy - isn't it all about choice, anyway?
23 • Open SSH (by Pogi Americano on 2024-07-23 23:30:45 GMT from United States)
I find I'm using the terminal more and more. It does one thing at a time, and it does it faster than a GUI. I find it easier to keep track of what's happening through a terminal, where I can see line-by-line everything what's happening. I can't remember when a spelling mistake caused any chaos. Normally, it just says it can't find that command (happens a lot). It's a choice, isn't that what Linux is about? Look at how many distros there are, lots of choices.
24 • SSH condescension redux (by Mr. Moto on 2024-07-24 03:27:26 GMT from Philippines)
@16, @17, The comment was not only condescending, but ignorant and off-topic. SSH is not cli and cli is not SSH. The snark about Windows was also gratuitous. There are at least 12 SSH clients for Windows, and at least 5 for Mac. There are also several GUI SSH clients for Linux. The OP just wanted to show how superior he is, master of the cli, putting him above all those with "headphones and controllers". (What headphones and controllers have to do with SSH is beyond me.) Impressive! Some people, on the other hand, can express their preferences without the need to put others down.
25 • SSH and cli, adding to @24 (by Mr. Moto on 2024-07-24 04:26:09 GMT from Philippines)
On the subject of cli, SSH can be run from cli on all three OSes, Mac, Windows and Linux, should that be one's preference. A fresh install of Windows 11 will include OpenSSH. I tend to be a GUI guy unless otherwise required. So shoot me.
@23, "I can't remember when a spelling mistake caused any chaos." That would be short-term memory. If I remember correctly, last week you posted about starting to use Linux. Give yourself a few more hours at least.
26 • Sad news from openSUSE (by macias on 2024-07-24 05:47:27 GMT from Poland)
It is really sad to hear there are again the problem with openSUSE (I am long time user). But I don't think the problem appeared currently or month ago, one sign that there is something wrong with the "open" side was the fact the community couldn't support financially the projects. In every other case, under normal terms, developers would be happy to get donations, but in case of openSUSE the message was like "we don't care, go buy some t-shirt with openSUSE logo if the money are burning your pocket".
Pity, because donation is not only for transferring money, it is kind of showing appreciation for somebody work, way to say "thank you guys".
So while I supported other projects, I didn't support the core piece of software I use (despite my will to do so).
27 • Life Is Strange (by Donatella on 2024-07-24 09:05:56 GMT from United States)
Unfortunately, it is not only a "kind of showing appreciation for somebody's work, a way to say "thank you guys," but also a straightforward insult.
Imagine you developing some decent-quality application or even a whole distribution, and then you get a dozen or two "generous donations" per month—one dollar each.
You made the only (sub-par) Linux alternative for a half-dozen high-quality, professional Windows applications that should be sold for at least 30 or 50 bucks per copy, and you get 12 bucks per month.
If you collect $10,000 per month per person involved, then you can talk about donations and someone respecting your work, but if all you get is a few bucks, then it is the exact opposite of "showing appreciation for somebody's work"—it is a straightforward insult.
28 • Uninstalling SSH? Protective? (by MInuxLintEbianDedition on 2024-07-24 09:10:15 GMT from United Kingdom)
I always uninstall SSH, originally to save space and resources on eee pc 701, now out of habit, and, as suspected, to reduce attack surface
29 • Donation -- support or an insult? (by macias on 2024-07-24 10:30:57 GMT from Poland)
@Donatella, For the first time I hear that my donation insulted somebody, but of course this is your point of view, sure. But in such case if you run a project it would be fair to put a banner on your homepage "we don't accept your lousy donations because it is insult for us" and then it will be sorted out instead of relying on guesses.
Side-note, all project authors (not only as software) send back email thanking me for my support. So either they don't share your point of view, or they are lying. I bet on the first option and I will continue supporting them.
Anyway, everybody can fix it for themselves -- do no pay a dime, do not accept donations, etc.
30 • OpenSUSE (by DTOM on 2024-07-24 15:38:28 GMT from United States)
Regarding OpenSUSE-Who would have thought that calling anyone who isn't lockstep with their political and ideological beliefs "rotten flesh" and stating, very loudly, that they don't want you to be involved with OpenSUSE and SUSE in any fashion, whether a developer or user, would have consequences?
31 • RE: "rotten flesh" (by macias on 2024-07-24 20:44:02 GMT from Poland)
@DTOM, many thanks for highlighting this. I dive dig into the techs and such, and I don't track too much social (and alike) side of things, so this is like a bomb for me, that top level people in open/SUSE are aggressive with their political agenda to such degree. Good reading if anyone needs a quick link: https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5815715/dont-wave-the-lgbt-flag-suse-opensuse-says-you-are-rotten-flesh
32 • ssh services (by atomick on 2024-07-24 22:52:02 GMT from Canada)
ssh services do not care about headless or headed x11 desktop. ssh service is a port network access. Simply as it is a service. So Firewall throttle or forms of service shut down again is not going to make a difference. A F/W is essentially an IPaddr an port access filter or port Block by principles and rules to allow or disallow. Condition your F/W to IPaddr filtering tables of known IP-address callers. More effective for a F/W and cut down CIDR values to more precise address allowance. Tight Ranges.
To secure a SSH-Service a few best practice can be helpful. The Port Iana shares now very hard to find bottom of its page and hard font to view to notice. The Complete List of "Unused-Ports" Highly suggest to change a port via common service port 22 for sshd.
Simply set both ssh_config and sshd_config to the same new port # eg: 47071 as example.
consider adding AllowUsers name1, name2, coma delimited
consider adding or simply using AllowGroups groupname possible better than AllowUser do both.
consider setting ListenAddress 192.168.10.14 or what ever your actual server IP is set this here
top of /etc/ssh/sshd_config file This alone should filter any outside up attack for not having a clue to what your internal IPaddr is yet tools do exist to probing. nmap experts can handle this easy.
consider hardening by using keyless exchange setting users keys to 400 permission and .pub keys to 444. Set /etc/ssh/sshd_config to perms 400 solely as well /etc/ssh/ssh_config to perms of 444 for direct keyless exchange to properly work by simply ssh myhost if myhost is correctly set in /etc/hosts
consider authentication methods publickey,publickey or even 3x publickey. This will stop MTM attacks on the spot. Read the sshd man-pgs this states you can set more of one. Upon challenge connect it will pass thru testing all 3x pubkey challenge and settle on 1 key to lock the port key crypt and operate. Oh Consider to set ssh Loging and watch your /var/log/auth.log file for unknown door knockers. (done in sshd_config file)
Consider Shortening Login Grace Time from 90 down to something lessor 30sec say.
if you have an /etc/netconfig - pound out add a # in front of rawip - Guess!
this turns off Raw Sockets. The more viable method for attacks unknown to your system IP-Stack
Remember sudo cp /etc/netconfig /etc/netconfig.org to always backup prior to modify.
This should help anyone now for attack as well lastly Stay as Current as possible both openssl and openssh. Compiling your own is quite easy. Simply make sure build-essential is installed. Dont wait for your distro patch level to keep to date per ssh services. Many are behind and no care.
One very last importance. When Creating Key sets user and hosts keys read the ssh-KeyGen man pages and use set the max bit values to your keys few additional options yet valued BIG TIME.
Done.
33 • SSH @22 (by JOnah on 2024-07-25 12:03:11 GMT from Czechia)
@22 > I have no need for (Open)SSH, because I don't serve anything out to the 'net
That's a non-sequitur. You don't use SSH because you have to serve anything out to the net, you use SSH because you want to access a machine over the network (and you chose SSH over the other options). But "network" doesn't have to involve the interwebz. Why would it? (It's like saying "I don't use a car, because I have no need to travel abroad." Yes, many roads lead abroad, but there's absolutely no need to go abroad to have the need for a car ride.) I access my headless Rpi thourgh SSH. I access my parents Linux machine mostly through SSH. Most of the time, I copy files between my machines using rsync, which automagically uses the available SSH config and channels. Neither my, nor my parents home network is open to the 'net, yet SSH makes a really useful service on both.
34 • openssh defences (by Mr Hacknet on 2024-07-26 00:35:49 GMT from Singapore)
Thanks for the useful Yips & Tricks segment. This week: OpenSSH defences: Alt ports; Port forwarding; Firewall; VPN/proxy.
Not sure they work well for determined hackers. Bcoz as soon as you boot into desktop there's a whole host of daemons, services, & apps broadcasting your presence to the network for a connection. Like Avahi, cups, curl, wget, nfsd, smbd, nmbd, time sync, etc, as well as the browser when you open an html file. This will help hackers to discover your computer. So unless you're a network firewall maestro, you need an application firewall - like "opensnitch" - to deny access to each.
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| • Issue 1140 (2025-09-22): NetBSD 10.1, avoiding AI services, AlmaLinux enables CRB repository, Haiku improves disk access performance, Mageia addresses service outage, GNOME 49 released, Linux introduces multikernel support |
| • Issue 1139 (2025-09-15): EasyOS 7.0, Linux and central authority, FreeBSD running Plasma 6 on Wayland, GNOME restores X11 support temporarily, openSUSE dropping BCacheFS in new kernels |
| • Issue 1138 (2025-09-08): Shebang 25.8, LibreELEC 12.2.0, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, the importance of software updates, AerynOS introduces package sets, postmarketOS encourages patching upstream, openSUSE extends Leap support, Debian refreshes Trixie media |
| • Issue 1137 (2025-09-01): Tribblix 0m37, malware scanners flagging Linux ISO files, KDE introduces first-run setup wizard, CalyxOS plans update prior to infrastructure overhaul, FreeBSD publishes status report |
| • Issue 1136 (2025-08-25): CalyxOS 6.8.20, distros for running containers, Arch Linux website under attack,illumos Cafe launched, CachyOS creates web dashboard for repositories |
| • Issue 1135 (2025-08-18): Debian 13, Proton, WINE, Wayland, and Wayback, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, KDE gets advanced Liquid Glass, Haiku improves authentication tools |
| • Issue 1134 (2025-08-11): Rhino Linux 2025.3, thoughts on malware in the AUR, Fedora brings hammered websites back on-line, NetBSD reveals features for version 11, Ubuntu swaps some command line tools for 25.10, AlmaLinux improves NVIDIA support |
| • Issue 1133 (2025-08-04): Expirion Linux 6.0, running Plasma on Linux Mint, finding distros which support X11, Debian addresses 22 year old bug, FreeBSD discusses potential issues with pkgbase, CDE ported to OpenBSD, Btrfs corruption bug hitting Fedora users, more malware found in Arch User Repository |
| • Issue 1132 (2025-07-28): deepin 25, wars in the open source community, proposal to have Fedora enable Flathub repository, FreeBSD plans desktop install option, Wayback gets its first release |
| • Issue 1131 (2025-07-21): HeliumOS 10.0, settling on one distro, Mint plans new releases, Arch discovers malware in AUR, Plasma Bigscreen returns, Clear Linux discontinued |
| • Issue 1130 (2025-07-14): openSUSE MicroOS and RefreshOS, sharing aliases between computers, Bazzite makes Bazaar its default Flatpak store, Alpine plans Wayback release, Wayland and X11 benchmarked, Red Hat offers additional developer licenses, openSUSE seeks feedback from ARM users, Ubuntu 24.10 reaches the end of its life |
| • Issue 1129 (2025-07-07): GLF OS Omnislash, the worst Linux distro, Alpine introduces Wayback, Fedora drops plans to stop i686 support, AlmaLinux builds EPEL repository for older CPUs, Ubuntu dropping existing RISC-V device support, Rhino partners with UBports, PCLinuxOS recovering from website outage |
| • Issue 1128 (2025-06-30): AxOS 25.06, AlmaLinux OS 10.0, transferring Flaptak bundles to off-line computers, Ubuntu to boost Intel graphics performance, Fedora considers dropping i686 packages, SDesk switches from SELinux to AppArmor |
| • Issue 1127 (2025-06-23): LastOSLinux 2025-05-25, most unique Linux distro, Haiku stabilises, KDE publishes Plasma 6.4, Arch splits Plasma packages, Slackware infrastructure migrating |
| • Issue 1126 (2025-06-16): SDesk 2025.05.06, renewed interest in Ubuntu Touch, a BASIC device running NetBSD, Ubuntu dropping X11 GNOME session, GNOME increases dependency on systemd, Google holding back Pixel source code, Nitrux changing its desktop, EFF turns 35 |
| • Issue 1125 (2025-06-09): RHEL 10, distributions likely to survive a decade, Murena partners with more hardware makers, GNOME tests its own distro on real hardware, Redox ports GTK and X11, Mint provides fingerprint authentication |
| • Issue 1124 (2025-06-02): Picking up a Pico, tips for protecting privacy, Rhino tests Plasma desktop, Arch installer supports snapshots, new features from UBports, Ubuntu tests monthly snapshots |
| • Issue 1123 (2025-05-26): CRUX 3.8, preventing a laptop from sleeping, FreeBSD improves laptop support, Fedora confirms GNOME X11 session being dropped, HardenedBSD introduces Rust in userland build, KDE developing a virtual machine manager |
| • Issue 1122 (2025-05-19): GoboLinux 017.01, RHEL 10.0 and Debian 12 updates, openSUSE retires YaST, running X11 apps on Wayland |
| • Issue 1121 (2025-05-12): Bluefin 41, custom file manager actions, openSUSE joins End of 10 while dropping Deepin desktop, Fedora offers tips for building atomic distros, Ubuntu considers replacing sudo with sudo-rs |
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Aurox Linux was a Linux distribution with emphasis on support for several European languages, as well as multimedia and education. It was based on Red Hat Linux - version 9.0 of Aurox Linux was fully compatible with Red Hat 9. Aurox was a completely free distribution, released under the GPL license, and available for free download via FTP. The CDs are also published with the "Aurox Linux" magazine available in several language versions (Polish, Czech, German, French, Spanish) in 9 countries of Europe.
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