A flaw in the module pam_motd (message of the day), which displays the daily motto and other information after login (to the shell), can be exploited under Ubuntu to expand access rights. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain root access. Ubuntu has already provided a patch for the flaw. Operators of multi-users systems should install it as soon as possible because directions are already in circulation via Twitter on how to exploit the flaw to get access rights to the password file /etc/shadow. The file can then not only be read, but changed.
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Canonical is preparing a version of the Ubuntu OS for tablet computers as the company looks to extend its presence in the mobile world.
Canonical tablets with the Ubuntu OS are projected to be available in early 2011; there has been no information on any of the OEM hardware that Canonical will be using.
The tablet OS will be based on Ubuntu’s upcoming version 10.10, which is currently code-named Maverick Meerkat. This version is expected to be released within a matter of months for the Desktop, Servers and Netbooks.
The new Ubuntu based …

Linux is becoming more and more popular as new distributions are getting more user friendly, the best part is, it’s completely free to everyone.
You may even be running Linux and haven’t noticed it, all of the Android mobile devices are based on Linux and the iPhone OS is also a UNIX variant. Linux also comes pre-installed on some netbooks.
So what’s the benefits?

Linux is free, there are commercial distributions for server based machines but the majority of operating systems are completely free of charge.
Software! – Linux distributions such as Ubuntu provide a massive …

Months after the release of the Ubuntu 10.04 comes the first Alpha of the 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
For those of you that doesn’t know what Ubuntu is -
Ubuntu is a Linux based operating system that is completely free to download, use and distribute. It is an alternative to using Microsoft Windows operating system.

Ubuntu is free. Always has been and always will be. From the operating system to security updates, storage to software.
Ubuntu is fast to load, easy to use, available in most languages and accessible to all.
Ubuntu applications are all free …