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by The Fly Roper
Thu 15 Mar 2012, 20:20
Forum: Bugs ( Submit bugs )
Topic: Racy Puppy 5.2.2 Final, 18 Nov. 2011
Replies: 486
Views: 350564

libtool

Hi folks. It looks like libtool is still giving problems. I was working my way through the examples in Autobook ( http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_68.html#SEC68 ) and when I got to page 75, "linking an executable", ( http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_...
by The Fly Roper
Mon 27 Jun 2011, 13:17
Forum: Security
Topic: Viruses in PUPPY Linux, YES, "Viruses in Linux"
Replies: 69
Views: 26819

well, on a frugal install you could make a hash using the sha*sum programs (sha1sum, sha256sum, sha512sum), store that in a secure, offline location, and calculate the sum again on bootup. In fact, that wouldn't be a tough feature to add to puppy in general. If those sums work out, you can be absolu...
by The Fly Roper
Sun 26 Jun 2011, 17:58
Forum: Truly off-topic conversations
Topic: US government gratitude thread
Replies: 3
Views: 360

US government gratitude thread

no, no, this isn't some "YOU HATE FREEDOM" thread, filled with silliness about how to say even one remotely negative word about the US Fed is to help the terrorists win. This is a thread for things that the US Federal government, in spite of it's bloated, grotesque, ineffectual bulk, provi...
by The Fly Roper
Sun 26 Jun 2011, 17:17
Forum: Security
Topic: Viruses in PUPPY Linux, YES, "Viruses in Linux"
Replies: 69
Views: 26819

Hi everyone. Longtime reader. Love puppy madly. So here's my thought, which, in spite of the fact that these threads come up at least once a month, isn't brought up enough. So puppy runs as root. Let's think about the worst case scenario for root user being compromised in puppy, which is (in its cur...