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I think I found a security bug in Linux Mint.

Install Linux Mint 22 (Cinnamon) with password requirement to sign in. Using the GUI have Mint update. Reboot. Confirm that you need a password to use sudo (you do).

In the "start menu" (app menu), open "Users and Groups" and create another administrator. Note there is no option to require password sign in, but that is not the greater issue.

Log out, log in as your new user. Open "Users and Groups" again. Delete the 1st user. Reboot.

Guess what, you never need a password, ever again. You can right click and run as root anytime you want, you can run sudo anytime you feel like it. No passwords or prompt warning you of your actions. Install any random DEB file without any prompt.

You're basically root.

#Linux #Mint #LinuxMint #Security

in reply to Linux Is Best

Screenshot shows a simple "who am i" command and also what group Linux Mint gave me from making the new user.

#LinuxMint #Mint #MintLinux #Security

in reply to Linux Is Best

Is this actually a Security Bug?

As far as I know, it is only 'highly recommended' to use a password/second user(other than Root) in the first place rather than an absolute requirement.

I think all you have done is restore your install of Linux to it's original state. The fact you needed the password to login means it's secure from boot.

Interesting though. I'll be keen to see the vox pop feedback on this.

#Linux #LinuxMint

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Dramatikern Falk Richters uppsättning av tragedin Kung Lear på Dramaten öppnar, med hjälp av scenografen Wolfgang Menardi, våra ögon för samtidens tragedier. De som vi kanske inte alltid orkar ta in, men som likväl pågår. Här får Shakespeare spana på oss – och han får knappast någon tröst i det.
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Evening Hues

Here is a rather tough looking female northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).

My gallery contains more that 700 images that I've chosen to share. Most are there for their visual appeal but there are a few novelty images. You can check out my gallery at:

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"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God"
Matthew 5:9

We strongly support and wholeheartedly endorse the President Donald Trump.

#AIMJapan #Japan #Tokyo #USA #StreetMinistry #Gospel #Bible #Faith #Spirituality #Hope #Christianity

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.: :terminal: Sakura Terminal :terminal: :.

Is a terminal emulator based on GTK+ and VTE. It's a terminal emulator with few dependencies, so you don't need a full GNOME desktop installed to have a decent terminal emulator.

Being trying and I like it a lot.

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Surely I replace it for Xterm...

I like Xterm also, but Sakura is more powerful.

Cheers!

#sakura #terminal #linux #VTE #gtk



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Looks like #Gradle had a pretty bad #performance regression related to #dependencies. See the issue here: github.com/gradle/gradle/issue…. It is strongly recommended you upgrade to Gradle 8.10.1 which fixes this issue: docs.gradle.org/8.10.1/release… #Java #OpenSource
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I am starting a new series in my blog for weekly updates. Hopefully, I can stick to the schedule: programmershideaway.xyz/blog/p…

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Ronald Reagan's former staff back Harris-Walz ticket: "Today is a choice between integrity and demagoguery." - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/ronald-reagan…


I mean, who would've guessed?! STUDY finds that masks worn in hospitals prevent needless infections!

"The usage of FFP2 masks reduced the incidence of viral respiratory infections from 22.1 to 2.1% (p < 0.005). This reduced the time on ward from a median of 26 days to 23.5 days (p = 0.002)."

It remains impossible for me to understand why healthcare facilities refuse to wear masks and protect patients. #COVID19

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@CppGuy I stopped giving blood, too. But I am going for my colonoscopy masked in a month or two. I respect your decision, but avoiding recommended medical testing isn't the way to better health, IMO. I think one of the lessons learned from the lockdowns was that we need to continue routine testing but do better by protecting patient health in healthcare facilities.


nbcnews.com/news/us-news/first… The first graders who survived Sandy Hook will vote in their first presidential election

It’s a monumental moment that has given some survivors hope for change, nearly 12 years after 26 first graders and educators were killed in the shooting.

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Lets start a little game.
I will post seeds, you can guess, which plant its from.

Lasst uns ein Spiel spielen.
Ich werde Pflanzensamen posten und ihr ratet, von welcher Pflanze sie stammen.

#Riddle #Seeds #Garden

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@A2Lintra Yes, it is. :) posted some more details in another answer. You might have seen it already.



Stephen Fry: Musk and Zuckerberg have 'polluted culture' bbc.com/news/articles/ceq5q3jl…

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There is a striking resemblance between the Russian propaganda technique the “Firehose of Falsehood”, and the way Trump’s lieutenants are now performing a coordinated flooding of all channels with the fake story that “millions and millions” of immigrants are comming to eat your pets.

Trump’s voters could be hearing that the debate did not go well for Trump, but instead they are bombarded with the idea, that if you don’t vote for Trump, your dog will die.

I wonder who coordinates all this.

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Someone should create a generative AI text program that only learns from content that is deemed Russian propaganda and information warfare online. Let's monetize their tomfoolery.
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