Ubuntu Minimal Install

Today we will be going over the installation of the minimalist version of Ubuntu 18.04. You may be thinking of a minimalistic version of a Linux distro as the bare minimum version of a system. If so, you would be correct. The system we are going to install from comes in a 64MB ISO image. ​You can find the image to download in the Ubuntu help wiki for minimalist versions. You will find some important information regarding the burning of images to a CD or a USB stick (I use dd), and even a few pointers to get started. You will also see information about installation on UEFI based systems. It does lack support for UEFI; however, for the purposes of this guide, the system will be installed on a virtual machine.

Linux Foundation and Networking

• Communications Service Providers Overwhelmingly Confident in Open Source Networking Solutions, Survey Finds

  The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the results of an industry survey to gauge industry perceptions of open source across networking technologies. Top takeaways from the survey indicate an increasing maturity of open source technology use from operators, ongoing innovation in areas such as DevOps and CI/CD, and a glimpse into emerging technologies in areas such as cloud native and more.

• The Linux Foundation Brings Network Automation and Cloud Native Communities Together as Network Functions evolve to CNFs

  Open Networking Summit Europe -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced further collaboration between telecom and cloud industry leaders enabled by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and LF Networking (LFN), fueling migrations of Virtual Network Function (VNFs) to Cloud-native Network Functions (CNFs).

• LF Networking Unites End-to-End Open Network Stack, Simplifies Open Source Software Consumption

  Open Networking Summit Europe -- LF Networking (LFN), which facilitates collaboration and operational excellence across open networking projects like ONAP and OPNFV, today announced continued ecosystem value chain disruption across its projects.

• Orchestration & Open Source for 5G

  A 2016 survey by TMForum, Orchestration: Get Ready for the Platform Revolution, found that "orchestrating services end to end across virtualized and physical infrastructure, including partners' networks, is proving to be one of the most difficult operational challenges for communications service providers and their suppliers." As early as 2014, Axel Clauberg, VP of Aggregation, Transport, IP and Infrastructure Cloud Architecture at Deutsche Telekom, coined the phrase "zoo of orchestrators" to describe the mish-mash of management systems vendors were pushing to manage their siloed NFV solutions.

Security: Updates, Reproducible Builds and YubiKey

• Security updates for Tuesday

• Reproducible Builds: Weekly report #178

• Yubico launches new lineup of multifactor FIDO2 security keys

  It’s an open secret that passwords aren’t the most effective way to protect online accounts. Alarmingly, three out of four people use duplicate passwords, and 21 percent of people use codes that are over 10 years old. (In 2014, among the five most popular passwords were “password,” “123456,” and “qwerty.”) Two-factor SMS authentication adds a layer of protection, but it isn’t foolproof — hackers can fairly easily redirect text messages to another number.

• The new YubiKey 5 security keys offer physical protection for your private data

• YubiKey 5’s FIDO2 support will help you ditch passwords entirely

• Lilbits 338: Multi-factor security

  You may already be using multi-factor authentication to login to some devices or services. Your bank may send you a text message with a security code when you attempt to login to its website. I use a smartphone app that gives me a code to use when logging into Google, LastPass, or a handful of other services.

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