Ask Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter - Monday, September 29, 2014

Top new questions this week: What is the CVE-2014-6271 bash vulnerability (Shellshock) and how do I fix it? Recently, there have been news going around regarding "CVE-2014-6271" (See USN-2362-1), which is a vulnerability in Bash. How do I know if I am affected by this, how can I fix it, and why should I … bash security   asked by hexafraction 111 votes answered by hexafraction 110 votes Can Ubuntu really run all Windows programs? I recently stumbled over the Ubuntu for Tablets video, where Mark Shuttleworth presents how Ubuntu is going to look on tablets. However, he said one thing that struck me at: … windows   asked by the_Seppi 13 votes answered by muru 21 votes How to display random jokes from www.icndb.com in your terminal? I already know that you can get some nice quotes/jokes using the fortune program. But I've found in this urwird script a new source of fun that I'd like to have when I open a new terminal. This time … command-line bashrc   asked by Sylvain Pineau 12 votes answered by Sylvain Pineau 18 votes Can I use cd../.. as an alias name? I am using Windows and Ubuntu in parallel and do console stuff on both of them. On Windows I can do a C:\Users\Thomas>cd..\.. C:\> However, on Linux this does not work, neither with … bash alias   asked by Thomas W. 7 votes answered by fkraiem 5 votes Why did my highlights turn pink in Xubuntu 14.10? Around the time of the start to testing of the second beta for Xubuntu 14.10, my highlights turned pink system-wide. What gives? xubuntu themes 14.10   asked by Stephen Michael Kellat 7 votes answered by Stephen Michael Kellat 9 votes Explanation of the command to check shellshock Here is the command I have used to check my bash shell for the Shellshock bug: env x='() { :;}; echo vulnerable' bash -c "echo this is a test" Can anyone please explain the command in details? bash shellshock   asked by heemayl 6 votes answered by KasiyA 9 votes How can you know if executing a program requires root? I understand that this is a bit fundamental and perhaps a silly question, but I haven't been able to find an answer. I understand that every file has the "Executable" bit. I assumed that programs … permissions root   asked by Dean 6 votes answered by Rmano 9 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Installing Broadcom Wireless Drivers I'm having serious problems installing the Broadcom drivers for Ubuntu. It worked perfectly on my previous version, but now, it is impossible. What are the steps to install Broadcom wireless drivers … wireless drivers software-installation broadcom   asked by Fer1805 74 votes answered by Luis Alvarado 73 votes Where is the cron / crontab log? I want to verify if my cron job is executing and what time. I believe there is a log for my sudo crontab -e jobs, but where? I searched google and it I found references to look in /var/log … cron log crontab   asked by Scott Szretter 159 votes answered by Richard Holloway 179 votes Can you answer these? my computer is crashing and I think it is overheating My computer is crashing lately with the colors on the display changing and the display not being updated (aside from the fact that I can see hints of mouse movement). Originally I thought it might be … 14.04 nvidia overheating   asked by Ilan 2 votes Is there a way to pause ddclient? I use ddclient to update my OpenDNS account for my home network (the router doesn't have this capability). Recently, I've been traveling and, at times, when my laptop joins another network it … dynamic-ip ddclient opendns   asked by Majal 2 votes How Do I move an Ubuntu GNOME OS from a USB to an HDD? I Have Ubuntu GNOME installed on a 32GB SanDisk USB. I am looking at bringing my OS over to an HDD. Not duplicate of How to move 12.04 from USB to HDD? This is my file system: How do I bring … 14.04 gnome usb hard-drive transfer   asked by CheddieMerai 2 votes

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