Re: chroot a few apps
On Sat, Jan 09, 2010 at 10:26:47AM +0100, Vadkan Jozsef wrote:
> Hi.
>
> What kind of chroot should I use, if I want to make a more secured
> desktop, running e.g.:
>
> pdf reader
> webbrowser
> audio player
> video player
> openoffice
> picture viewer
> mua
> ooo
> virtualbox
>
> e.g.: if theres a javascript vulnerability in google chrome [I haven't
> heard a NoScript extension for it :( ] a chroot would be good for
> stopping it from doing something bad with the whole system.
>
> or e.g.: I have to open a .doc file, that I don't trust, or a PDF can
> contain malicious code :(
>
> Any tips/docs/howtos?
Don't you want those programs to actually talk with one another?
What's the point in a chrooted word processor? You want to do something
useful with the documents it generates, right? You want to be able to
save attachements from the MUA, right?
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