can’t open [...]]]> After the new release of slitaz cooking, version 20110531, it added new software packages, such as cherokee and nginx, etc. As the latest version of a testing release, testing environment is the best place for its living. However, I got 2 errors when doing tazpkg upgrade, the error messages are same as below:

can’t open ‘libdnet/receipt’
can’t open ‘snort/receipt’

To simply fix this issue, just fix it by installing the outdated software packages manually. For example type:

tazpkg get-install libdnet
tazpkg get-install snort

It is suggested clear the tazpkg cache and re-run the package list, below are the commands to complete the task easily.

tazpkg -cc
tazpkg recharge

注意: 暫時 slitaz stable 還未支援 Intel 3945 chipset. 小棗亦未知這個 firmware 檔案可否在 slitaz stable 上使用.

1. 先到 slitaz.org 下載 3945 chipset 既檔案或直接在 slitaz 執行下列指令

tazpkg get-install firmware-iwlwifi-3945

2. 安裝成功後 iwlwifi-3945-ucode-2.ucode 檔案儲存在 /lib/firmware 3. [...]]]> 近日小棗再次重拾對 Slitaz 的興趣, 開始慢慢研究怎樣令 slitaz 支援 wifi. 今次小棗利用 Dell D430 講解 slitaz cooking 怎樣支援 Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection. 本文假設各位對安裝 slitaz 非常熟悉, 所以沒有提及基本安裝步驟.

注意: 暫時 slitaz stable 還未支援 Intel 3945 chipset. 小棗亦未知這個 firmware 檔案可否在 slitaz stable 上使用.

1. 先到 slitaz.org 下載 3945 chipset 既檔案或直接在 slitaz 執行下列指令

tazpkg get-install firmware-iwlwifi-3945

2. 安裝成功後 iwlwifi-3945-ucode-2.ucode 檔案儲存在 /lib/firmware
3. 先將 iwl3956 及 iwlcore 兩個原先載入既 module 移除

rmmod iwl3945; rmmod iwlcore

4. 重新載入 iwl3945 及 iwlcore

modprobe iwlcore; modprobe iwl3945

5. 進入系統工具 > 無線網路設定
6. 輸入正確無線網絡資料
7. 按 Start connect 鍵
8. 可在指令模式鍵入 ifconfig 查看 wlan0 情況

如對 slitaz 設定無線網絡有任何問題可留言互相討論.

Since this is a beta it is not intended for real usage, and neither is it fair to carry out a full review. So I’ll just go [...]]]> Canonical have unveiled the beta 1 of the latest incarnation of its Linux operating system – Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). Time to take it for a test spin.

Since this is a beta it is not intended for real usage, and neither is it fair to carry out a full review. So I’ll just go as far as to say that the installation was short and sweet. I particularly liked the way that I could enter details such as time zone info, keyboard choice, and user name/password while the install was going on in the background. It’s an interesting twist and a handy way to save time during the install.

Here’s a quick what’s new:

• Ubuntu 11.04 beta 1 features Linux kernel 2.6.38, Gnome 2.32, Compiz 0.9.4 and Xserver 1.10.
• New Unity interface.
• Firefox 4, Banshee 1.9.5 and LibreOffice 3.3.2 installed as default.
• Ubuntu Software Center features review and rating system for applications.
• Windows snapping by dragging windows to screen edges (a la Windows 7).
• Imporoved multi-touch support.
• New wallpapers.

I did run into a few problems – I had troubles getting the Unity interface working both on standalone systems and in a virtual machine. I also had issues where the OS would boot into a blank screen as shown below:

I’m still investigating why this might be the case. But it does say beta on the tin, so problems are to be expected. Later I’ll try upgrading a working Ubuntu install later to 11.04 Beta 1 later and see what happens … stay tuned!

UPDATE:

Redownloaded the .ISO and things seem happier on a physical machine. now going to try installing 10.04 beta 1 into VirtualBox which should (fingers crossed) allow Unity to work if I follow these (or maybe these) instructions.

UPDATE 2:

Success! After following these instructions (which despite being in Portugese are pretty easy to follow) I got Unity working in VirtualBox 4.0.4:

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology.

N.B. : This article helps people build [...]]]> Nowadays there is a new comer on web server market – cherokee, they said they won the benchmark and security measurement, plus a graphic admin interface for easy maintenance. It is a good choice with Slitaz to hold a web server, because both are small, young and growing.

N.B. : This article helps people build cherokee in Slitaz stable or people who want to try the latest version of cherokee. For people who using cooking release please direct install cherokee by using tazpkg get-install cherokee.

Before install Cherokee, a Slitaz system must be ready. Other Linux distro sure works, too

A. Install the development packages
We need start installing development packages, libraries and 3rd party packages in order to compile our little toy.

tazpkg get-install slitaz-toolchain

It will continue to install the missing packages if any. When you saw the following question, just enter “No” to continue

Do you want Bash for /bin/sh (yes/No) ? :

B. Install other packages
Continue install the following packages after the previous steps finished.

binutils
python
libsasl-modules
libsasl
libldap
libkrb5
libkr5support
libcomerr3
cyrus-sasl
cyrus-sasl-dev
openssl
openssl-dev
gettext
php
php-openssl
php-mysql
php-pear
php-gd
mysql
mysql-dev
ffmpeg
ffmpeg-dev
zlib
zlib-dev

C. Install 3rd party package, geoip (C Library version)
Download the geoip in the official site, http://www.maxmind.com/app/api. After un-tar the tarball file, execute the following code, default is installed in /usr/local/lib.

./configure
make
make check
make install

D. Compile and Install Cherokee
Everything is ready and we start to build-up our toy. Type the following to compile

./configure –localstatedir=/var \
–prefix=/usr/local \
–sysconfdir=/etc \
–with-wwwroot=/var/www \
–with-wwwuser=www \
–with-wwwgroup=www
make
make install

All installation files will be placed under /usr/local. To execute Cherokee, execute the following command.

/usr/local/sbin/cherokee

Same way to run the admin mode, but sure execute cherokee-admin instead.

The first thing to do should be upgrade the CPAN [...]]]> After my previous article about compiling snort in Slitaz, I want go further on CPAN modules of Perl in Slitaz. The CPAN shell is bundled in perl package when installation is done. To launch the CPAN shell, I prefer the traditional way:

perl -MCPAN -e shell

The first thing to do should be upgrade the CPAN modules, instead of playing around in the shell. Remember don’t shy to keep press “yes” to continue the upgrade process.

install Bundle::CPAN

Normally, most of the CPAN modules can be installed by using the standard installation method. However, there is another way to install the modules – compile. Below is an example on how to compile Geo::IP modules in Slitaz.

1. Install the core development package of Slitaz
   tazpkg get-install slitaz-toolchain
2. Install the requirement package source code (zlib-dev)
   tazpkg get-install zlib-dev
3. Download the required library, C library in Author’s website:

   http://www.maxmind.com/app/c

4. Compile and install the library
   - untar the downloaded file
   - Type the following command one-by one inside the tarball directory to compile the modules (libraries will be install at /usr/local/lib):

perl Makefile.PL -LIBS=’-L/usr/local/lib’
make
make check
make install

5. download source from below (Official CPAN website):

   http://search.cpan.org/~borisz/Geo-IP-1.38/lib/Geo/IP.pm

6. Install module
   - untar the downloaded file
   - Type the following command one-by one inside the tarball directory to compile the modules (libraries will be install at /usr/local/lib):

perl Makefile.PL -LIBS=’-L/usr/local/lib’
make
make check
make install

Hope you like and it works for you.

作為一般家用伺服器, Slitaz 提供了與其他 distro 無異既軟件, php, apache, mysql, samba 等. 但它只需要 1GB 空間與最少 64mb RAM 甚至更少, 曾經網上討論過差不多 16mb RAM 仍可運作. 當 1GB RAM 已是標準配置既時代, 要運行暢順當然無問題. 其實作為伺服器, 主要就是為其他機器或人提供服務，對 RAM 及硬碟要求低正可將多出既資源回饋給所運行既服務提高負載率。

講返正題，因為 Slitaz 本身既 snort 並不支援 mysql，所以需要自行下載安裝程式。

先下載所需程式: (可在 Google 尋找) Snort 主程式及 Snort rules – http://www.snort.org jpgraph Adodb [...]]]> 有留意本欄既讀者都知道, Slitaz 是筆者喜愛既 distro 之一, 原因好簡單 — 硬件要求低.

作為一般家用伺服器, Slitaz 提供了與其他 distro 無異既軟件, php, apache, mysql, samba 等. 但它只需要 1GB 空間與最少 64mb RAM 甚至更少, 曾經網上討論過差不多 16mb RAM 仍可運作. 當 1GB RAM 已是標準配置既時代, 要運行暢順當然無問題. 其實作為伺服器, 主要就是為其他機器或人提供服務，對 RAM 及硬碟要求低正可將多出既資源回饋給所運行既服務提高負載率。

講返正題，因為 Slitaz 本身既 snort 並不支援 mysql，所以需要自行下載安裝程式。

先下載所需程式: (可在 Google 尋找)
Snort 主程式及 Snort rules – http://www.snort.org
jpgraph
Adodb
Base
Barnyard2 (可選擇安裝與否)

1. 先安裝 Slitaz, 步驟太簡單不重複了
2. 使用 tazpkg get-install 安裝下列套件
   - apache2
   - php, php-cli, php-apache, php-mysql, mysql
   - mysql-dev, libpcap, nmap, php-gd, php-pear, slitaz-toolschain
3. 解壓 jpgraph 並將檔案抄至 /var/www/jpgraph
   - tar -zxvf jpgraph.tar.gz
   - copy jpgraph/src /var/www/jpgraph
4. 解壓 barnyard2 並進行安裝
   - tar -xzvf barnyard2.tar.gz
   - cd barnyard2
   - ./configure withmysql
   - make
   - make install
   - cp etc/barnyard2.conf /usr/local/snort/etc
   - mkdir /var/log/barnyard2
   - 編輯 /usr/local/snort/etc/barnyard2.conf, 修改下列設定:
   config reference_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/reference.config
   config classification_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/classification.config
   config gen_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/genmsg.map
   config sid_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/sidmsg.map
   config hostname: localhost
   config interface: eth1
   output database: log, mysql, user=SNORT_USER password=SNORT_PASSWORD dbname=snort \ host=localhost
5. 解壓 snort 檔案, 並進行手動安裝, 最後將完成編譯後的 etc 及 rules 兩個目綠抄至 /opt
   - tar -zxvf snort.tar.gz
   - ./configurate -with-mysql –prefix=/opt
   - make
   - make install
   - copy etc rules folders into /opt
6. 建立獨立帳戶執行 snort
   - addgroup snort
   - adduse snort
7. 使用 mysql 建立資料庫儲存資料, 並將資料庫建立使用者權限
8. 修改 snort 設定檔
   - vi /opt/snort/etc/snort.conf
9. 將 snort rules 抄至 /opt
10. 測試 snort 設定
11. 解壓 adodb 檔案, 抄至網頁目綠內
12. 解壓 base 檔案, 抄至網頁目綠內

Please click the following link for English version
Compiling snort in Slitaz

With less than 1GB after installed in hard drive, it provides common server packages, including apache, php, mysql, samba, sure it contains [...]]]> I always like to use Slitaz running server, because of the benefit from it’s tiny size and low hardware requirement. More resources can be reserved for server service in compare with other distro.

With less than 1GB after installed in hard drive, it provides common server packages, including apache, php, mysql, samba, sure it contains a X windows. However, I need admit that it still missing some advanced features comparing with great distros like Ubuntu, Debian and Red Hat. One of the feature is IDS.

Although official package already provided snort, it just supports log file output instead of supporting database. To enjoy such advanced feature, we need download the tarball and install by ourselves. This article is to demonstrate the installation step-by-step. Please sit back and enjoy.

Pre-requirement: (Please prepare the following programs source)

• Snort
• jpgraph
• adodb
• Base
• Barnyard2 (Optional), by referring David Gullett’s setup guide, this tiny program can improve the efficiency of Snort

Step-by-step:

1. Install Slitaz, very simple
2. Install official packages by using tazpkg get-install
   - apache2
   - php, php-cli, php-apache, php-mysql, mysql
   - mysql-dev, libpcap, nmap, php-gd, php-pear, slitaz-toolschain
3. Untar jpgraph
   - tar -zxvf jpgraph.tar.gz
   - copy jpgraph/src /var/www/jpgraph
4. Untar barnyard2
   - tar -xzvf barnyard2.tar.gz
   - cd barnyard2
   - ./configure withmysql
   - make
   - make install
   - cp etc/barnyard2.conf /usr/local/snort/etc
   - mkdir /var/log/barnyard2
   - edit /usr/local/snort/etc/barnyard2.conf
   - change the following settings: 

   config reference_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/reference.config
   config classification_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/classification.config
   config gen_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/genmsg.map
   config sid_file: /usr/local/snort/etc/sidmsg.map
   config hostname: localhost
   config interface: eth1
   output database: log, mysql, user=SNORT_USER password=SNORT_PASSWORD dbname=snort \
   host=localhost

5. Untar snort tarball
   - tar -zxvf snort.tar.gz
   - ./configurate -with-mysql –prefix=/opt
   - make
   - make install
   - copy etc rules folders into /opt
6. Create user account for running snort
   - addgroup snort
   - adduse snort
7. Create mysql database
   - grant access right to snort account
8. Edit snort config file
   - vi /opt/snort/etc/snort.conf
9. Copy snort rules to /opt
10. Test snort config
11. Install adodb
    - untar downloaded file
    - copy file in web directory
12. Install base
    - untar downloaded file
    - copy file to web directory

中文版可到這裡 (Please click the following link for chinese version)
Slitaz 自己手動安裝 snort

ERROR: Failed to find LibVersion() function in … snort_dynamicrules/lib_sfdynamic_example_rule.so

原來解決方法很簡單, 只要將 snort_dynamicrules 目錄內包含 “example” 字眼既檔案移除就可解決.

To solve the above error, just remove all files named “example” in snort_dynamicrules.

http://ubuntu-manual.org/downloads