Written by ek0s the 8 Sep 12 at 12:00.

Offer a paranoid mode (possibly durring install) that makes changes when user wants security to be the priority at the expensive of functionality.

For example, when install is set to paranoid,

/dev/shm is mounted read only

Extra software, like avahi-daemon cupsd, is removed.

all apparmor-profiles are downloaded and set to enforce

ufw is enabled

contents of RAM is deleted on shutdown, and shutting the lid on laptop triggers shutdown

turn off JavaScript by default

turn off everything in inetd

and whatever else you can think of doing

Offer a paranoid mode (possibly durring install) that makes changes when user wants security to be the priority at the expensive of functionality. For example, when install is set to paranoid, /dev/shm is mounted read only Extra software, like avahi-daemon cupsd, is removed. all apparmor-profiles are downloaded and set to enforce ufw is enabled contents of RAM is deleted on shutdown, and shutting the lid on laptop triggers shutdown turn off JavaScript by default turn off everything in inetd and whatever else you can think of doing

Written by clappboard the 19 Oct 12 at 00:27.

I propose a distinctive icon that will be displayed, along with the enter password dialogue, when a core Ubuntu application is asking for the user password. This will help users distinguish between when Ubuntu wants to do something with elevated priviledges and when an external application wants to. This, in my opinion, is more for new users than experienced ones.

I have tentatively placed this under "Security => Unity," but am not sure whether or not this is the correct place for it.

I propose a distinctive icon that will be displayed, along with the enter password dialogue, when a core Ubuntu application is asking for the user password. This will help users distinguish between when Ubuntu wants to do something with elevated priviledges and when an external application wants to. This, in my opinion, is more for new users than experienced ones. I have tentatively placed this under "Security => Unity," but am not sure whether or not this is the correct place for it.

Written by cousteau the 25 May 12 at 08:10.

Automatically aliasing `sudo` to `sudo -H` would workaround this problem (the -H option makes sudo change the $HOME variable to /root). This can be done by default by adding an `alias sudo='sudo -H'` line to the default .bashrc

Automatically aliasing `sudo` to `sudo -H` would workaround this problem (the -H option makes sudo change the $HOME variable to /root). This can be done by default by adding an `alias sudo='sudo -H'` line to the default .bashrc

Written by PaddyLandau the 27 May 12 at 17:38.

Most new users would use sudo for a small, select group of GUI programs, viz. gedit, nautilus, firefox, thunderbird, libreoffice, chromium-browser. Maybe you could think of a few more that are regularly used.

Modify sudo to detect when a user tries to open one of those GUI programs (I would like to say *any* GUI program, but that would be an impossible task). When that happens, provide an error message, something along the lines of:

"For GUI programs, you should use gksudo instead of sudo."

Add a new option to sudo to allow advanced users to force its use for detected GUI programs, e.g.

sudo --force-gui

Most new users would use sudo for a small, select group of GUI programs, viz. gedit, nautilus, firefox, thunderbird, libreoffice, chromium-browser. Maybe you could think of a few more that are regularly used. Modify sudo to detect when a user tries to open one of those GUI programs (I would like to say *any* GUI program, but that would be an impossible task). When that happens, provide an error message, something along the lines of: "For GUI programs, you should use gksudo instead of sudo." Add a new option to sudo to allow advanced users to force its use for detected GUI programs, e.g. sudo --force-gui

Written by warddr the 30 Dec 11 at 04:53.

Now at the power settings the options I have are:
- Sleep mode
- Hybernate
- Do nothing

Maybe you can add
- Lock screen

Now at the power settings the options I have are: - Sleep mode - Hybernate - Do nothing Maybe you can add - Lock screen

Written by warddr the 30 Dec 11 at 04:54.

This would mean that if you select Do Nothing in the power settings, the screen would still be locked every time you close the lid.

This would mean that if you select Do Nothing in the power settings, the screen would still be locked every time you close the lid.

Written by Ssdg the 2 Jan 12 at 14:41.

As a lot of laptop computers on the market use airways next to the keyboard, a word of warning should be issued next to the "lock screen" option since sair airways are blocked once the lid is closed, and cooling is less efficient.

As a lot of laptop computers on the market use airways next to the keyboard, a word of warning should be issued next to the "lock screen" option since sair airways are blocked once the lid is closed, and cooling is less efficient.

Written by Gregory the 6 Jan 12 at 22:11.

1) Make it easier to program these things, starting with using easy to understand programs to do them.

2) Make it easier to incorporate these changes in the user interface.

Perhaps something like http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10639

1) Make it easier to program these things, starting with using easy to understand programs to do them. 2) Make it easier to incorporate these changes in the user interface. Perhaps something like http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/10639