Dev1 Galaxy Forum / Devuan popcon in ascii

Re: Devuan popcon in ascii

dummy@example.com (catprints) — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:15:22 +0000

If you install from one of the desktop-live isos, you should delete /etc/popularity-contest.conf before running the installer. That way, you will get a unique number and we get more meaningful statistics. To correct it after installing, delete the file and then run 'dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest'.

I have no need for great paranoia so I re-enabled. Thanks for info (and instructions) people.

Re: Devuan popcon in ascii

dummy@example.com (fsmithred) — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:23:28 +0000

The webmaster can see the unique ID number found in /etc/popularity-contest.conf. I don't know if that is associated with your IP address or if they are logged separately. Either way, those numbers don't get published. Whether that's a security risk or not might depend on how paranoid you are. And right now, that's not even working correctly in the desktop-live isos - everyone who uses the same iso gets the same number (there are three in total).

If you install from one of the desktop-live isos, you should delete /etc/popularity-contest.conf before running the installer. That way, you will get a unique number and we get more meaningful statistics. To correct it after installing, delete the file and then run 'dpkg-reconfigure popularity-contest'.

Re: Devuan popcon in ascii

dummy@example.com (FOSSuser) — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 12:47:55 +0000

I've not heard of any risks concerning popcon on Debian, so doubt they'll be any on Devuan.

Re: Devuan popcon in ascii

dummy@example.com (catprints) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:02:45 +0000

Can anyone speak of any security risks of enabling popcon? On stable mainly.

Re: Devuan popcon in ascii

dummy@example.com (catprints) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:38:31 +0000

Thanks for the reminder. I just enabled popcon and hope the devuan vua's find the results helpful.

Devuan popcon in ascii

dummy@example.com (nathg) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 11:06:33 +0000

Devuan now has own popcon server and a new package 'popularity-contest'.
Use of the package will populate the Popcon statistics.

Here is the link https://popcon.devuan.org/ .