Emanuele Gentili blog

Hello again security enthusiasts,

This Sunday Night, 23rd November 2008 @ 21.00 EST (24th November 2008 @ 2.00 UTC) there will be an open meeting in which anyone interested in nUbuntu can attend.

Agenda:

• Repository
• Additional applications
• Bugs
• Fluxbox theme
• Fluxbox menu

Remember anyone is invited. This meeting will take place on irc.FreeNode.net in #nubuntu. Please arrive a few minutes early if possible.

Thanks again for using nUbuntu,

Heya Folks, we are working in nUbuntu 8.10 stable release..

For news and features that will be included in this version you can find them on the wiki (in progress) list.

Also we are pleased to announce that Giulio Rizzo is now new member of Developers Team, please give to him a warm welcome.

We’ve also partnered with “Gerix IT Security Solutions”.

The company is now official Technical partner of the nUbuntu project and Gerix IT Security Solutions will organize live sessions and video tutorials for nUbuntu certifications

The live/video sessions will be available in the Italian and English language.

Stay tuned

If you’re interested in the project, just checkout the Launchpad Page, or drop to say “hello” in #nubuntu on freenode.

about nUbuntu ..

(05:14) (emgent) are you java monkey ?
(05:14) (emgent) we need it
(05:14) (gouki) Nahh! I hate Java: Saying that Java is nice because it works on all OS’s is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders
(05:15) (gouki) That’s how much I like it
(05:15) (emgent) heheh
(05:15) (emgent) this is the quote of the day
(05:15) (gouki) LOL
(05:15) (emgent) i will pubblish it in planet!
(05:15) (emgent) haha
(05:16) (gouki) Heheh! Sure thing I’m a big bash.org fan

nUbuntu, the best security distro (Ubuntu based) is out!

Remember this is an alpha release. Please check out the forums and post your thoughts and ideas on how to make nUbuntu better.

Also, don’t forget to report any bugs to us.

Well, What are you waiting for? Check out the downloads page and get a copy.

We are looking for mirrors for this ISO. If you can host one, grab the ISO, upload it and post the link here.

MD5: 4733f984b380eee4c1e5d454a77e8521
SHA1: 48f8994dd18bbfae9b50d70f9783220cc1b286fc

If you’re interested in the project, just checkout the Launchpad Page, or drop to say “hello” in #nubuntu on freenode.

who is Gelmini?

I’m pleased to announce that Jaunty Jackalope upload monitoring is up.

Also I’m working for develope new features in utu that i think to release in the next days.

stay tuned!

I’m glad to annunce that Rapache 0.7 is in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex release.

FFe Bug #283770 acked by Scott Kitterman (Motu Release team) and uploaded by myself is up, go to try it!

Major points for this release are:

Reworked UI
The edges of the user interface has been rounded a little.

• most notably: the “Virtualhost Editor” window is very polished and has not anymore horizontal tabs.

• Virtualhost and Module editors have a link to the respective online documentation. This is something very simple to implement, yet much needed.

Plugins for more advanced capabilities
Rapache enjoys now a handful plugins to let you perform common tasks easily:

• the advanced tab lets you configure less often needed things like the server admin e-mail, the custom error log location (along with the error log level), enable or disable apache’s directory listing and to setup your own default documents policy.

• the basic security plugin it’s basically an interface to the basic_auth module of Apache. This is simple but incredibly handy, you can quickly set up an access list (namely creating users and assigning a password to them) to any virtualhost. Useful for disabling or enabling access to any virtualhost with a click or to restrict the access to a given site without having to resort to any server-side technology other than Apache.

• SSL We provide a Gui to quickly set-up an https:// enabled Virtualhost. Certificate Request creation is provided and even certificates self signing is available. It takes 5-6 clicks to be in business with Apache+SSL

• We now store last 20 backups of every virtualhost you edit within Rapache. That means that if something goes wrong, you can quickly restore the previous version.
• You can also now edit the virtualhosts source at hand and save it directly from Rapache. You will enjoy syntax highlighting as you deserve (hey, everyone deserves syntax highlighting).

Apache status

• Rapache now shows Apache’s status changing its own icon color. So you can see at a glance if Apache is up or not.

• We put some new item in the menu bar to allow users to start/stop/restart Apache.

• The new “Log Files” tab allows the user to quickly browse the logs.

If you’re interested in the project, just checkout the Launchpad Page, or drop to say “hello” in #rapache-devel on freenode.

Hey Folks

I’m glad to annunce that UTU is up again.

The new changes introduced in lists.ubuntu.com broken my script, but now i fixed issue and the Ubuntu Top Uploaders service is up again

special Thanks to Nathan Handler

sorry for delay, It isn’t a good period for me.

I’m working for try to put up my company (Gerix IT Security Solutions) and I was very busy.. Italian legal burocracy..

Anyway I’m back and i’m ready to rocks again

I’m pleased to announce that Rapache 0.7 beta is out in rapache-devel ppa and we want you!

Yeah, we need beta testers for this fantastic release, more news and features are available in Early Eagle, what you wait? go to test it.

What news for this release?
For know it please see this very excellent post in Stefano Forenza (Tacone) blog.

You need another plugin?
Feel free to open bug in launchpad and subscribe rapache-devel, we will take a look

Became Beta Tester!
For install it (on Ubuntu Hardy Heron) please add this repository in /etc/apt/sources.lists:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/rapache-devel/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/rapache-devel/ubuntu hardy main

Now update and install rapache

apt-get update
apt-get install rapache

Please help to test it and report bug here.

If you’re interested in the project, just checkout the Launchpad Page, or drop to say “hello” in #rapache-devel on freenode.

Fantastic holiday, nine days immersed in the culture and art in the typical Dutch city of Amsterdam!

Museums very interesting and attractions in the street very funny, a city very cheerful that I recommend to visit.

For example Madame Tussaud, where I “met” Nelson Mandela and Vladimir Il’ič Ul’janov (aka Lenin) and some other interesting people

and… Heineken Experience..

Only disappointment: Heineken Experience .. CLOSED FOR RENOVATION

anyway.. tomorrow I re-start to work (Ubuntu/Joomla ecc..)

more photos about my holiday are available here.