AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Enviornment) is a tool to check the file integrity. It is an opensource substitute for TRIPWIRE. It allows to take snapshots of all the major configuration files, binaries as well as libraries stats. It helps to find which binaries have been changed in case of compromisation of the system.

Nice little tool I have just started to play with it and so far no problems, Baldy

Linux Security Notes – AIDE File Integrity

Lack of vendor support, lack of marketing, too much “bad techie attitude,” too much infighting and not enough developer cooperation are “Five ways the Linux desktop shoots itself in the foot,” contends Computerworld’s Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols. “Every time I’ve ever posted on ubuntu’s forum, dive been treated very nicely,” protested Anonymous in the Computerworld comments. “Really?” shot back another Anonymous writer. “Because I’ve seen ‘RTFM NOOB’ more times than I care to count.”

Humm is anyone seeing a pattern here yet? Yes Linux is good and yes some folks have been playing with it longer than others, however some how the teaching aspect of some leave a lot to be desired, trust me I have been around long enough to have seen this type of problem. Baldy

Teeth-Gnashing and Tongue-Lashing Over Desktop Linux Foot-Shooting