IPBlock - Graphical IP Blocker

iplist allows users with no or basic knowledge of iptables to filter (e.g. to block) network traffic based on (automatically updated) lists. These lists have various formats and are sorted by different categories (e.g. countries, adware, corporations).

IPBlock Features

• to protect your privacy while sharing with others
• to ban unwanted clients from servers
• to block whole countries or networks
• to block spam- and ad-servers

ipblock is part of the iplist package which can be downloaded from here

Download ipblock using the following command

wget http://puzzle.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/iplist/iplist_0.14-0feisty1_i386.deb

Prerequisites

iplist requires a 2.6.14 kernel or later with the option CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_NFQUEUE enabled (module or build-in). On a standard Debian installation (Etch) the additional packages libnetfilter-queue1 and libnfnetlink1 are needed.

sudo aptitude libnetfilter-queue1 libnfnetlink1 sun-java6-jre

If you are installing gusty install this package libnfnetlink0 (gutsy) instead of libnfnetlink1

Now we have .deb package we need to install this using the following comamnd

sudo dpkg -i iplist_0.14-0feisty1_i386.deb

This will install all the required packages for ipblock.

After the installation if you want to open ipblock go to Applications -> Internet -> ipblock.Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen

Lists Tab

The default choice for lists is similar to peerguardian.

• level1.gz - Anti-P2P organizations and known government addresses
• ads-trackers-and-bad-pr0n.gz - Advertising and data tracker servers
• spyware.gz - Malicious spyware and adware servers
• edu.gz - Educational institutions and universities
• bogon.gz - Spoofed IP-addresses

Custom p2p or dat lists can easily be added. Note that lists can optionally be compressed with gzip.These lists are maintained here

Settings Tab

All options can be configured in this tab. Auto-updating lists is important and the default choice of 2 days is reasonable. Using out-of-date lists is not recommended.

To ignore specific network traffic like HTTP or EMAIL (pop3) use the ignored ports section.

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How to connect Motorola V3X to ubuntu 7.04 trough USB

In this tutorial we will learn how connect your Motorola V3X to ubuntu 7.04 trough USB

First of all, we will download the moto4lin utility from the repositories.

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install moto4lin

Once installed, we need to change the configuration file of moto4lin.

cd $HOME/.qt

gedit moto4linrc

We change the old values to this ones. The most important values are, the device, product and vendor values. Those values are for the motorola V3X. Other motorola have different values. I'm sure you may look in web for those values or you may get them inside the moto4lin using inside preferences the update list button. You can activate the auto connect option too.

[device]
cfgACMdevice=/dev/ttyACM0
cfgATproduct=3002
cfgATvendor=22b8
cfgAutoConnect=1
cfgDetachDriver=0
cfgP2Kproduct=3001
cfgP2Kvendor=22b8

[filemanager]
cfgAutoExpandDirTree=0
cfgAutoUpdateFileList=1
cfgGoLastFolder=0
cfgLoadList=0

Now we are going to make a little script in our home directory to load the module and launch moto4lin.

moto4lin you need access from root login to work, so we make a sudo launch.

cd $HOME

gedit motorola

This will be the script:

sudo modprobe cdc_acm

sudo moto4lin

now we only need to allow execution for the script with chmod and we have our script.

chmod 700 motorola

./motorola

If all has gone right we will be able to connect our Motorola V3X by USB.

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How to connect Motorola V3X to ubuntu 7.04 trough USB

In this tutorial we will learn how connect your Motorola V3X to ubuntu 7.04 trough USB

First of all, we will download the moto4lin utility from the repositories.

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install moto4lin

Once installed, we need to change the configuration file of moto4lin.

cd $HOME/.qt

gedit moto4linrc

We change the old values to this ones. The most important values are, the device, product and vendor values. Those values are for the motorola V3X. Other motorola have different values. I'm sure you may look in web for those values or you may get them inside the moto4lin using inside preferences the update list button. You can activate the auto connect option too.

[device]
cfgACMdevice=/dev/ttyACM0
cfgATproduct=3002
cfgATvendor=22b8
cfgAutoConnect=1
cfgDetachDriver=0
cfgP2Kproduct=3001
cfgP2Kvendor=22b8

[filemanager]
cfgAutoExpandDirTree=0
cfgAutoUpdateFileList=1
cfgGoLastFolder=0
cfgLoadList=0

Now we are going to make a little script in our home directory to load the module and launch moto4lin.

moto4lin you need access from root login to work, so we make a sudo launch.

cd $HOME

gedit motorola

This will be the script:

sudo modprobe cdc_acm

sudo moto4lin

now we only need to allow execution for the script with chmod and we have our script.

chmod 700 motorola

./motorola

If all has gone right we will be able to connect our Motorola V3X by USB.

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How to Install the Eternity Screensaver in Ubuntu

The Eternity Screensaver plays animations of ray-traced scenes which took days or even weeks to generate. The reasoning is that these clips should look more impressive than anything which can be generated on-the-fly.

Eternity consists of a main package called eternity-screensaver and a number of plugins which add more animations.

Install Eternity Screensaver

Install the key using the following commands

gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 9B1DB022

gpg --export --armor 9B1DB022 sudo apt-key add -

Edit your APT sources file

sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list

Add the following lines

# Eternity Screensaver

deb http://parker1.co.uk/apt feisty main
deb-src http://parker1.co.uk/apt feisty main

Save and Exit the file

To install the screensavers use the following command

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install eternal-ubuntu

For Ubuntu Satanic Edition Users

If you are using Ubuntu Satanic Edition use the following command to install screen savers

sudo apt-get install eternal-damnation

Run the Screensaver selection tool

For GNOME Users

* go to: System->Preferences->Screensaver

For KDE Users

* Right-click the desktop and select "Configure Desktop..."

The screensavers are called Eternity, Eternal Ubuntu, Eternal Damnation.

If you want to check the video for this check here

Sample Screen Savers

If you want to know more details check here

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Howto Turn Off Auto-Play of CDs,DVDs and iPods in Ubuntu

Ubuntu automatically starts playing audio or video discs when you insert them into CD/DVD drive.If you want to turnoff this use the following tip.

Go to System--->Preferences--->Removable Drives and Media

Once it Opens You should see the following screen

Now you need to click on Multimedia tab you can just uncheck the box for the disc type you don't want to autoplay

Once you unselect all the options you should see similar to the following screen now you need to click on close

If you are using Feisty by default this is unchecked.

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