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Unix & Linux

understanding Debian dpkg package version numbers

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

When I type dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg, I get list of installed packages and their versions:

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags debian, dpkg Leave a comment

Where is Unix Time / Official Time Measured?

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

I just went through the list oft StackExchange sites for about 20 minutes trying to figure out where to post this. If you know any site more suitable, please move this question there. I’m posting this here because unix time got me thinking.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags time, timestamps Leave a comment

How can I view gzipped files in less without having to type zless?

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

I am using Ubuntu, and I would like to be able to type less compressed_text_file.gz and page the contents of the text file in uncompressed form. Is there a way to do this?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags compression, less Leave a comment

Why is it that my initrd only has one directory, namely, ‘kernel’?

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

I’m using debian live-build to work on a bootable system. By the end of the process i get the typical files used to boot a live system: a squashfs file, some GRUB modules and config files, and an initrd.img file.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags cpio, debian, initrd, linux Leave a comment

How to fill 90% of the free memory?

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

I want to do some low-resources testing and for that I need to have 90% of the free memory full.

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags memory, testing Leave a comment

ulimit: difference between hard and soft limits

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

What is the difference between hard and soft limits in ulimit?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags open-files, ulimit Leave a comment

How to run systemd user service to trigger on sleep (aka. suspend, hibernate)?

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

Based on various sources I have cobbled together ~/.config/systemd/user/screenlock.service:

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags arch-linux, hibernate, sleep, suspend, systemd Leave a comment

Getting a window’s PID by clicking on it

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

Is there any package which shows PID of a window by clicking on it?

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags process-management, xorg Leave a comment

List all available ssl ca certificates

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

My git client claims

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags linux, openssl Leave a comment

mount error 13 = Permission denied

August 9, 2022 by Magenaut

One of my servers is set up to automatically mount a Windows directory using fstab. However, after my last reboot it stopped working. The line in fstab is:

Categories Q&A, Unix & Linux Tags fstab, linux, samba Leave a comment
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  1. michealSmith07 on Is there a way to dynamically refresh the less command?August 21, 2022

    That is a very nice post. I like this post.

  2. anonymous on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianJune 27, 2022

    saved my day!! Thanks for the help…

  3. sreedhar on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianMay 10, 2022

    Thanks its working

  4. saintnick on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianMay 10, 2022

    remove libwacom2 worked for me as well

  5. ranafoul on Fix libwacom9 dependency issue when upgrade DebianApril 22, 2022

    apt remove libwacom2 helped on kali 2022.01. gr8

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