Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part IHowever, the only way to take advantge of encrypting the Home directory was to install Ubuntu using the Alternate Install CD, as opposed to the regular LiveCD. The ...

The latest version of Ubuntu is out today, bringing new and updated features including a new App Center for finding, downloading, and installing software, support for storing encryption keys for ...

The fsckin w/ linux blog has a handy step-by-step tutorial on how to set up an encrypted partition in Ubuntu Linux systems to secure sensitive data on your hard drive. The method detailed requires ...

Ubuntu 8.10, the release of the popular Linux distribution due out Oct. 30 (and code-named Intrepid Ibex), will give every user an encrypted private directory by default, one that mounts with you at ...

The Heartbleed OpenSSL bug is unlike virtually any Internet security threat you’ve probably ever heard of. It’s not a virus that’s specific to one operating system or type of device. Since it revolves ...

It’s been just about two months since the launch of the first alpha version of Ubuntu Linux 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal,” and that release was followed by two more alpha iterations over the course of the ...

There can also be some performance hassles, typically revolving around application startup times—we've seen the snap version of a complex package such as the Gimp photo editor take four to five times ...

What changed in Ubuntu in 2025? From the "oxidisation" of sudo to the end of X11, here's a recap of the 10 biggest changes ...

Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part IIIThe Evolution preferences menu is divided up into two parts. In the left-hand side vertical column menu is what I call the General Preferences. These apply to the ...