Get system information easily on Linux.
A few ways to get system information on a Linux system.
A few ways to get system information on a Linux system.
Some very useful tips for setting up the Xterm terminal emulator on Linux or UNIX.
The stock Intel cooler that comes with a Core i3 530 CPU is much easier to install than the previous incarnations of cooling mountings like the one that I had on my old Celeron 2.4GHZ motherboard. That was extremely difficult to remove compared to the i3 cooler, things are getting easier and easier to install, … Read more
There is an exploit that has been found in Linux that can overwrite the /etc/shadow file with a new password for root. But this requires the setuid root bit for Xorg and to be run from a text console that is not already running Xorg. So this will only work on an older Linux system. … Read more
Get a nice urxvt windows with a fixed font and lovely colors. urxvt -fn "fixed" +sr +st -fg "#FFFFFF" -bg "#000033" -bd "#302c64" \ -ip +sb -title "*-Home-${HOME}-Shell-${SHELL}-Display-${DISPLAY}*" \ -tint DarkSlateGrey -fade 50 -fadecolor redurxvt -fn "fixed" +sr +st -fg "#FFFFFF" -bg "#000033" -bd "#302c64" \ -ip +sb -title "*-Home-${HOME}-Shell-${SHELL}-Display-${DISPLAY}*" \ -tint DarkSlateGrey -fade 50 … Read more
I recently installed FreeBSD 10 in VMware and I had problems getting the mouse and keyboard to work with Xorg. I solved this in the following manner. I added these four lines to my /etc/rc.conf file. moused_enable="NO" moused_nondefault_enable="NO" hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES"moused_enable="NO" moused_nondefault_enable="NO" hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" The /etc/rc.conf file looks like this. hostname="deusexmachina" ifconfig_em0="DHCP" ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv" sshd_enable="YES" # … Read more
Why does Xorg use tty7? This is for the purpose of switching. Switching to that console (Alt-F7 from another text console, Ctrl-Alt-F7 from another instance of X) activates its display and input, switching away deactivates it. You can start other instances of X, and they will use more consoles (8, 9, etc.). Internal details of … Read more
I am enjoying using Linux now that there is even more malicious software attacking Windows 7. Sure that operating system is good, but it is very annoying to have to constantly update Windows with security patches and update virus definitions all of the time, we should be free of this by now, if Microsoft could … Read more