Side issue/question -- {Re: how to deal with widely used packages ...}

2019-08-30 Thread Richard Owlett
I've causally/intermittently followed this thread. There appears to be a problem of definitions and applicability. Is there a page of definitions for jessie, jessie-updates, stretch, stretch-updates, stretch-backports, stretch-backports-sloppy, buster, buster-updates, buster-backports, bullseye

Re: Two HDD on Desktop PC

2019-08-04 Thread Richard Owlett
On 08/04/2019 02:55 PM, *MORON* GM1 wrote: RTFM. Could not be bothered giving useful reply

Re: Security features in the upcoming release (Stretch)

2016-09-24 Thread Richard Owlett
On 9/23/2016 9:44 PM, Darko Gavrilovic wrote: I think there is an Apparmor progress page, no? https://wiki.debian.org/AppArmor/Progress Quoting above page: "AppArmor/Progress (last edited 2015-08-14 09:33:50 ..." :< Just wondering, if you like Fedora/RH SELinux & AppArmor implementation

Re: Security features in the upcoming release (Stretch)

2016-09-23 Thread Richard Owlett
On 9/23/2016 12:42 PM, Reed Black wrote: On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 6:42 AM, Jonathan Hutchins mailto:hutch...@tarcanfel.org>> wrote: It is difficult for me to rationalize a serious concern for "security" with the idea that one should lie back and expect the packaging team to ta

Problems in https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto

2016-05-18 Thread Richard Owlett
1. https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch-automatic-harden.en.html#s6.2 describes Bastille Linux which is no longer in Debian. 2. Should there be information on AppArmor and SELinux (other than footnote 66]?

End-user laptop firewall available?

2013-12-07 Thread Richard Owlett
I chose phrasing of subject line to emphasize some peculiarities of my needs. End-user emphasizes: - I am *NOT* an expert - my system is never intended to be a "server" Laptop indicates: - small standalone system intended to operate primarily *WITHOUT* any networking When connected to

Re: Suggestion for http://www.debian.org/security/faq or http://www.debian.org/security/

2013-10-30 Thread Richard Owlett
table of contents looks like what I may need. I do not intend to run a server. In fact some of my motivation was to make sure I did not do so unintentionally. Thank you On 30/10/13 12:27, Richard Owlett wrote: Being new to Debian (and *nix generally) I went looking for information before going

Suggestion for http://www.debian.org/security/faq or http://www.debian.org/security/

2013-10-30 Thread Richard Owlett
Being new to Debian (and *nix generally) I went looking for information before going online with my new install. I expected links for guidance at http://www.debian.org/security/faq &/or http://www.debian.org/security . Both seems to be focused on internals than interaction with outside world.