Medibuntu (Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu) is a repository of >packages that cannot be included into the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons >copyright, license, patent, etc). Some of these packages include the libdvdcss package from VideoLAN and the external >binary codecs package (commonly known as w32codecs) used by MPlayer and xine. The following one line command will add Medibuntu repositories to the sources.list, install the Medibuntu GPG key and resynchronize the package index:

Communicate clearly using the Nato phonetic alphabet background. It is difficult to accurately convey an asset tag, serial number, model number, etc to a peer or offsite support. Aside from phone clarity there is often accent or language barriers. If you are using a Microsoft Windows OS you can quickly add the Nato phonetic alphabet to your desktop background. Grab a copy of the Sysinternals tool Bginfo. Then download the nato.

Details on setting up network bonding. This is going to be used as a Snort sensor on a passive network tap. Install ifenslave $ sudo apt-get install ifenslave Create the file /etc/modprobe.d/bonding.conf with the following: alias bond0 bonding options bonding mode=0 miimon=100 A note about promiscuous mode regarding the bonding mode: Promiscuous mode When running network monitoring tools, e.g., tcpdump, it is common to enable promiscuous mode on the device, so that all traffic is seen (instead of seeing only traffic destined for the local host).

SATA Wanted Many of the public CentOS Vagrant boxes are configured with only an IDE controller. I assume this is for compatibility reasons. The SATA controller on VirtualBox performs better, so that is what I want. Serial ATA (SATA) Like a real SATA controller, Oracle VM VirtualBox’s virtual SATA controller operates faster and also consumes fewer CPU resources than the virtual IDE controller. Also, this enables you to connect up to 30 virtual hard disks to one machine instead of just three, when compared to the Oracle VM VirtualBox IDE controller with a DVD drive attached.

GNOME Shell is the defining technology of the GNOME 3 desktop user experience. It provides core interface functions like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME Shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a delightful and easy to use experience. Availability and Status The GNOME Shell is currently in active development and while many planned features are not yet implemented it is stable enough for everyday use.