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Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:16 am
by mirchichamu
I would like to know where is the program folder? I wanted some programs to add to start up but couldn't find the program? How can I add program to startup? Thanks.

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:36 pm
by Cell
Most of the installed programs are in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin./usr/local/bin should have all the goodies you compiled yourself.

Cell

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:02 pm
by mirchichamu
Cell wrote:Most of the installed programs are in /usr/bin and /usr/sbin./usr/local/bin should have all the goodies you compiled yourself.

Cell


Thank you Cell.

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 4:12 pm
by 2hot6ft2
Here's a diagram of the system, from here http://www.linuxconfig.org/Filesystem_Basics
Directory-Filesystem-Hierarchy-Standard.jpg

I have another graphical display map of the system somewhere. Beats me where it is right now though.
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Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:43 am
by mirchichamu
2hot6ft2 wrote:Here's a diagram of the system, from here http://www.linuxconfig.org/Filesystem_Basics
Directory-Filesystem-Hierarchy-Standard.jpg

I have another graphical display map of the system somewhere. Beats me where it is right now though.
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Thanks for the help.
Now that I wanted to add firestarter to start up programs, I get a message at start up that I should be having root administrator privileges to start this program. How can I do that so that the firestarter start by its own on start up. Thanks.

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:48 pm
by Admin-Amir
mirchichamu.

Do not ever and never add Firestarter to the auto start the program!!!
you need to manual start the Firewall with the ROOT password.
The ROOT password is the user password /If you did not add NEW password for your ROOT ACC.

way?

well if Firestarter will start Auto then the attacker will have easy life to log into your machine,
He do not have to insert the password of the User/ROOT to bypass it right.
So this is from the things that you do not do ever and never please.

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:57 pm
by mirchichamu
Admin-Amir wrote:mirchichamu.

Do not ever and never add Firestarter to the auto start the program!!!
you need to manual start the Firewall with the ROOT password.
The ROOT password is the user password /If you did not add NEW password for your ROOT ACC.

way?

well if Firestarter will start Auto then the attacker will have easy life to log into your machine,
He do not have to insert the password of the User/ROOT to bypass it right.
So this is from the things that you do not do ever and never please.


Well thanks once again for the great tip. I wanted that just in case I forgot to switch on my firestarter.

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:40 pm
by 2hot6ft2
mirchichamu wrote:Well thanks once again for the great tip. I wanted that just in case I forgot to switch on my firestarter.

No need to start it each time. Once you set it up it writes the rules you create to the iptables and they are in effect at each boot. iptables is the actual firewall, firestarter is just a GUI front end to make it easier to configure the iptables.
;)

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:56 am
by mirchichamu
2hot6ft2 wrote:
mirchichamu wrote:Well thanks once again for the great tip. I wanted that just in case I forgot to switch on my firestarter.

No need to start it each time. Once you set it up it writes the rules you create to the iptables and they are in effect at each boot. iptables is the actual firewall, firestarter is just a GUI front end to make it easier to configure the iptables.
;)


Thank you very much 2hot6ft2 for the great tip.

Re: Where are the programs actually installed?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:54 pm
by mirchichamu
Sorry to bother again BUT I cannot see this iptable in any process manager? OR it is with other name?