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4.1 Task: Install a Linux Distro 1. You will need a USB drive of 8 GB or higher capacity. Install a Linux distribution of your choice, but within the Ubuntu family, onto the USB drive as if it is a HDD. 1. This can be the multiboot USBD you created in an earlier lab. You will need to mount the system read-and-write. The so-called frugal-install or ISO based installs will not do. 2. Should you wish to work with non-Ubuntu distros, adapt the following appropriately. 2. Establish at least 5 ordinary

Introduction about Linux Linux is an operating system that was initially created as a hobby by a young student, Linus Torvalds, at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus had an interest in Minix, a small UNIX system, and decided to develop a system that exceeded the Minix standards. He began his work in 1991 when he released version 0.02 and worked steadily until 1994 when version 1.0 of the Linux Kernel was released. Linux is developed and released under the GNU General Public License and

to the internet is paramount in the world of servers. Linux has many layers of ever evolving security in order to keep up with the would be attackers in cyberspace. This is one of the reasons that Linux is one of the most used servers for internet sites and has few viruses engineered towards it. IP Tables Developed by the Netfilter organization the IP tables package for Linux is an evolution of the IP chains which came from the IPv4 Linux firewall package. Paul Russel was the initial head author

Comparison Report Linux versus Windows XP: The Pros and Cons This may be the perfect time to move over to Linux, since Windows XP was officially retired in 2014. Although we can continue using Windows XP, the two most important factors to consider are 1) there will no longer be security patches released by Microsoft; and 2) they are no longer supporting this product. Additionally, our older XP machines may not support newer Windows releases, especially 8.1, because it needs significantly more

Robert Hoffman Linux Research 2.1 Security for computers is one of the most important aspects of a system that has to be in place. For this paper I will be writing about four security features that Linux systems use; these are SELinux, chroot jail, openSSH, and iptables. I will briefly describe what they do to provide security. SELinux (security enhanced Linux) was developed by the NSA, who chose Linux as its operating system to create a more secure operating system. Since

Linux Assignment 2015 Evaluation of Linux Containers What is a Linux Container? The Linux Containers (LXC) feature is a lightweight virtualization mechanism that does not require you to set up a virtual machine on an emulation of physical hardware. (Oracle, 2015) Linux-based containers are emerging cloud technologies based on fast and lightweight process virtualization. It offers users an environment near identical performance to a standard Linux distribution, as opposed to para-virtualization

Linux is an operating system that is developed by multiple companies and developers. It is similar to operating systems such as Windows and MAC. However there are differences between Linux and other operating systems out in the market right now. Just like any operating system, Linux has its pros and cons as well. The decision on which operating system I superior is completely up to the user. Linux provides tools that can be used to create applications. Because Linux is modular, meaning it is comprised

|Linux Security Technology | | 1. SELinux SELinux, an implementation of Mandatory Access Control (MAC) in the Linux kernel, adds the ability to administratively define policies on all subjects (processes) and objects (devices, files, and signaled processes). This mechanism is in the Linux kernel, checking for allowed operations after standard Linux Discretionary Access Controls DAC are checked

Protection and Security mechanisms in Linux and Windows Intro to Operating Systems Stuart Gourlay (12382696) Rory O’Reilly (12370056)   Table of Contents Windows 2 Overview of Windows 8 2 New Features 2 System Requirements 2 Security Mechanisms in Windows 8 3 Address Space Layout Randomization 3 Heap Randomization 3 Kernel Mode Security 3 UEFI Secure Boot 4 Windows Defender 4 Linux 5 How Linux is Broken Down 5 Overview of Ubuntu

Linux: The Kernel And Shell Josh Harkey AIU Online Abstract This manual has been written to explore the many distributions of Linux. It will define some of the components of the OS as they relate to the shell and kernel. It will also go over some of the more popular distributions of Linux and the shells. Finally, it will give a brief overview of some useful commands that can be used in the bash shell. Linux: The Kernel and Shell It is important to know some the inner workings of an operating