[ubuntu] Does maintaining personal webpage adds to security risks of OS? topic

May be this is a stupid question but I want to get my doubt cleared regarding creating and maintaining personal webpage through either Google or such facilities provided by an organization. In general there may be links to downloadable files (pdf, study purpose), links to email etc. Does such webpages add to security risks of operating system of the user? I still use Ubuntu 12.04 with noscript, adblockplus, click and clean Firefox add-ons and I have ufw enabled. Also apparmor is in enforced mode to protect Firefox. Please give your suggestions.

[xubuntu] Folder permission for multiple users topic

I live in a living community and I have setup a local machine (Ubuntu Server 14.04) with the purpose to serve media files over Plex to my devices.

Now my friends would like to also use Plex because they like it very much and want to contribute new media files.

This means that they have to get access to my Media folder. The problem is that all new created folders containing new media stuff still have the specific user as owner so that another user can't complete the TV shows etc. of another user.

What I did:

1. Created 4 new users accounts (one for each community member)
2. Created a new group "mediamember"
3. Added all new user accounts to the group "mediamember" inlcuding the user plex and my account
4. Changed the groupowner of my Media folder to the new group "mediamember". I did it recursive so all the subfolders would get the new groupowner.

And this scenario does not work (more detailed):

One of the new users wants to add a new TV Show:

1) One of the new users logs in via remote desktop (xubuntu-desktop over x2go)

2) He opens a folder on his desktop which is a symbolic link to my "Media" folder

3) There he is going to the "TV Shows" folder

4) There he creates a new folder with the name "Name of a tv show"

5) He goes into the new folder and creates a new folder called "Season 1"

6) He uploads *.mkv files which does NOT cover all episodes of "Season 1"

7) Other user wants to complete the episodes but he can't create new episodes because he has no rights.

Like I allready mentioned I think it has something to do with the problem that every new created folder and file still have the user specific group and rights.

I would like to have all new created folders and files with the group "mediammeber" as owner so that everybody has the rights to contribute and organise the media files.

Google says it might have to do something with umask. However I did not understand the concept of umask.

Can anybody help?

Thank you very much!

Visual studios, X11 and Wine topic

Is it possible to use wine to run Microsoft Visual Studios and then share it over SSH with X11?

[ubuntu] Can't find Ubuntu 64 bit installation download for USB topic

Does anyone have any info reguarding a 64 bit Ubuntu Installation
that I can download and install on a USB stick.

I'm not really sure how to ask this question.
I want to install Ubuntu 14 on my 64 bit computer.
I wish to install Ubuntu to my computer from a USB stick.

I've already made a 32 bit Ubuntu USB installation stick.

Where can I find the 64 bit Ubuntu to make a USB installation stick?

I'm still not sure if I am asking this correctly.

[ubuntu] Boot with VLC + start reading media files from a given folder topic

Hi guys,

I need your help.

I'm quite new in Ubuntu (I'm more Mac or Windows user)
But I need to come up asap with a solution to:

1. Open VLC on Ubuntu boot
2. VLC should start reading media files from a concrete local folder (ideal in Full Screen mode. there's a way to open VLC and indicate a folder to play, but how to sett it up straight away on the boot)

Thank you very much for your help in advance!
I'm very bad with codes etc. will be very thanks full for a detailed advice or instruction.

Thanks

[lubuntu] How can I fix my broken network connection? topic

I'm running Lubuntu 14.04 LTS, dual boot with Windows XP. In Lubuntu, I could connect to the Internet on my home wireless connection, but not on the wired connection. In Windows, neither would connect. I contacted the Microsoft forum and somebody there was very helpful but their suggestions could not fix the problem. So I looked here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1661489

I followed the third method suggested, omitting the steps involving downloaded drivers (as my drivers are included in the kernel, I am told). This involved removing Network Manager, editing /etc/network/interfaces and /etc/resolv.conf, and restarting networking.

That didn't work and now my problem is that I have also lost the ability to connect wirelessly. The hard button on my old HP laptop which turns on wireless no longer lights up.

Can anybody help, please?

[ubuntu] Problems with Sieve filters using Dovecot topic

First off I am using Ubuntu 14.04.1 with Dovecot and Postfix to run my mail server.
I have SpamAssassin installed and it appears to be working correctly. It marks my test spam messages with ****SPAM**** in the subject line.

I am having trouble getting my installation/configuration of dovecot-sieve to automatically move the marked messages to the users Junk folder.

I am using MailDir structure in Dovecot, not mbox.

I followed the guide at https://rtcamp.com/tutorials/mail/se...eve-filtering/ but it is filtering on Dovecot LMTP, but I am not using LMTP.

Can anyone offer some assistance in getting it working on Dovecot IMAP? Hopefully I am asking that correctly. I'm sick today and cannot think straight.

Thanks very much!