Installing Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 usable for desktop class instruction. As the current version of Ubuntu, October 2011 “v11.10 Oneiric Ocelot”, is published, it is intended for mobile devices rather than desktops and omits a few necessary features for classroom use. It can still be made usable. Follow these steps to install and configure…
FedEx Virus
Client clicked a link in email that appeared to be from FedEx tracking. The following screen appeared. The victim was expecting FedEx shipments and so was baited into clicking the email link. She uses Windows XP as an Administrator account so the virus was immediately installed without consulting her. Click the photo for the raw image. Note…
VMWare Player
whenever Linux upgrades, the VMWare becomes unusable for a month or two until VMWare catches up. To run, the VMWare Player must be compiled with the current Linux headers. If you upgraded to 11.10 and lost your headers, run the command line sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r), Then download the current (free) version of VMWare Player from VMWare.com and install it.
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