Tuesday, April 01, 2008
nvu on (k)ubuntu
I couldn't find the old nvu web page editor on Gutsy, it is now available as KompoZer, which is a bug fix to the aging nvu 1.0 code. Just apt-get install kompozer
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Desktop switchover
I am still running Linux for my primary home desktop but have dropped Sabayon and switched to Kubuntu.
Why the swap?
I tested the most popular KDE based distros (inc PCLinuxOS & OpenSUSE) and chose Kubuntu for it's simplicity and large package repository.
It was a no brainer to install but not that great with my hardware detection. I had a lot of probs getting TwinView and my nVidia card working properly.
I would never use Kubuntu for pentesting, I will always stick with Gentoo/Sabayon there, as all the tools I need and use are in the source tree (which is not the case for Kubuntu).
Similarly for my headless servers I would only ever run Gentoo.
So the lesson is "horses for courses", use the right Linux distro for the task at hand.
Why the swap?
- The pain of updating packages and breaking the system (did it twice)
- Time wasted compiling packages with lots of dependencies (sometimes 24 hours)
- Conflicting packages preventing installs
- Constantly having to messing around with /etc/portage/package.*
I tested the most popular KDE based distros (inc PCLinuxOS & OpenSUSE) and chose Kubuntu for it's simplicity and large package repository.
It was a no brainer to install but not that great with my hardware detection. I had a lot of probs getting TwinView and my nVidia card working properly.
I would never use Kubuntu for pentesting, I will always stick with Gentoo/Sabayon there, as all the tools I need and use are in the source tree (which is not the case for Kubuntu).
Similarly for my headless servers I would only ever run Gentoo.
So the lesson is "horses for courses", use the right Linux distro for the task at hand.
