Search:

These two suggestions, particularly the part about similar setup to swap encryption, do the trick. Thanks for your help! This is getting marked as answered. :D

Since scheduled db dumps are larger than available RAM, how about striping or using any kind of encryption that doesn't require manual intervention? Then on power loss remaining data would be junk...

Makes sense. We're using encfs, but since there could be up to 500 boxes it'd be nice not to visit them all on boot. I'll revise the first question a bit and try to steer the conversation that way....

This is a great idea and added to the current solution, encfs, would be a nice step up! We're mostly worried about petty theft, so rm on boot fits well. The step-by-step instructions are...

Is there a reliable way to destroy a specific folder on power loss? I'd like to make sure that sensitive, but easily replaced, data is not accessible if a server is stolen. These are small desktops...

After getting feedback from you and some other great Linux people, it looks like the simplest solution is the best. I'll be pitching an image that can be replaced each semester, changing as...

My current demo is on Lubuntu, but Bodhi looks promising. That it's even lighter than Lubuntu is particularly interesting. Thanks for the suggestions!

What do you recommend for forcing remote...

Hi Ubuntu Forums,


At my university the number two reason for failed programming assignments is compilation errors, usually blamed on home and school machines having different compilers (#1:...

Hi Okaysig3n,


You were close! Try this instead:



rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/nautilus
nautilus -q

Thanks Philinux! You just solved my file launching problem.

Thanks for tracking that down! The workaround may have killed my multimedia keys, but having a working left-click is more than worth it. Hopefully we'll get a real fix sometime soon.

I'm having this problem as well and am using a Microsoft Arc Keyboard with a Logitech Trackball Optical.