View Full Version : Lojack for Linux ? :)
johnarro
March 7th, 2013, 01:05 PM
I installed Ubuntu Linux on to my laptop purely as a second, "backup" operating system should Windows on the other partition ever fail. Now I'm using Linux 99% of the time!
On the Windows partition I have Lojack for Laptops installed. Beyond hoping that any thief will choose to boot into Windows rather than Linux, has anyone found a decent laptop-tracking program for Ubuntu ?
In hope... :)
Lars Noodén
March 7th, 2013, 01:45 PM
It wouldn't be that hard to write one. About all you need is an external server to report to. Does your laptop have a built-in GPS?
johnarro
March 7th, 2013, 04:12 PM
Built-in GPS ? No, Lars ! (And I'm a purchaser of software, not a writer ;-)
Thanks for the idea, though !
Lars Noodén
March 7th, 2013, 04:22 PM
A script would do, no need for heavy programming. However, without a GPS you're only going to be able to guess at a location based on ISP, probably no more accurate than the nearest city. You could have a back door though that allows you to log in and use the camera and microphone, if you want that sort of thing.
Nr90
March 7th, 2013, 04:39 PM
Have a look at prey:
http://linuxaria.com/pills/prey-open-source-anti-theft-software?lang=en
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