Archive for Security

Manage and operate Ubuntu by remote administration via Web

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Today we're going to talk once again about an old known and wide topic:  remote administration. Which, fortunately, is well-developed for GNU/Linux. Though there are several ways to achieving the remote administration on a Ubuntu running computer, such as Secure Shell (SSH) or remote desktop softwares (VINO or VNC, FreeNX), we're really into Webmin, a remote administration software based on the world wide Web, and thats what we are going to talk in this post about. But before starting we'll need to make use of two more tools, that you may already know from our site: Read the rest of this entry »

Gufw simple firewall for Ubuntu

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Gufw is a front-end configurator for ufw (uncomplicated firewal). Ufw is the firewall, installed on Ubuntu by default. With Gufw we can decide, if we want to block or allow conections of  specific ports, services or a specific range of Ip's and ports.

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