Miscellaneous Linux tips for the Linux desktop.
Some very useful Linux desktop tips for manipulating windows on the desktop.
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Get system information easily on Linux.
A few ways to get system information on a Linux system.
Read MoreXterm tips to make this simple terminal emulator even better.
Some very useful tips for setting up the Xterm terminal emulator on Linux or UNIX.
Read MoreRun the LarsWM window manager with this very useful .xsession file.
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…
Read MoreExploit found in older Linux systems involving Xorg and su.
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…
Read MoreVery nice Linux commands. These are most useful for a desktop user.
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}*"…
Read MoreHow I got Xorg mouse and keyboard working on FreeBSD 10
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"…
Read MoreWhy Xorg on Linux starts up on tty7. And how to change this.
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,…
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