Archive May, 2007

ArchLinux — smooth and cuddly

[ Friday, 4 May 2007, riklaunim ]
ArchLinux or Arch for short is one of the uprising new distributions. Well, at least compared to old folks like Debian or Slackware it’s still fresh and shining . Arch is gaining new users and good reviews every day. Let’s find out why this is happening.

Encrypted home partition in Linux with DM_Crypt

[ Wednesday, 2 May 2007, lipiec ]
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if all the important data have been stolen from your mobile PC? For example the information about a confidential project you have been working on for the last 2 years in your company … A horrifying vision, isn’t it? If you don’t want it come true, please consider encrypting your home drive. Here is how to do this in Linux.