Attach to different windows in session
I have a pretty simple tmux session running with two open windows; one of them for local hacking and one of them for work.
Unix & Linux
generate consistent machine unique ID
Can we generate a unique id for each PC, something like uuuidgen, but it will never change unless there are hardware changes? I was thinking about merging CPUID and MACADDR and hash them to generate a consistent ID, but I have no idea how to parse them using bash script, what I know is how can I get CPUID from
Logging SSH access attempts
I’ve configured an ubuntu server with openssh in order to connect to it and execute commands from a remote system like a phone or a laptop. The problem is… I’m probably not the only one.
How to use Linux kernel driver bind/unbind interface for USB-HID devices?
First background. I am developing a driver for Logitech game-panel devices. It’s a keyboard with a screen on it. The driver is working nicely but by default the device is handled by HID. In order to prevent HID taking over the device before my driver, I can blacklist it in hid-core.c. This works but is not the best solution as I am working with several people and we all have to keep patching our HID module which is becoming a chore, especially as it often involves rebuilding initramfs and such.
Why is video tearing such a problem in Linux?
I’ve used many variants of Linux(mostly Debian derivatives) for over a decade now. One problem that I haven’t seen solved satisfactorily is the issue of horizontal tearing, or Vsync not being properly implemented.
How to remotely log in with full graphical desktop over X11
I have two machines, both running kubuntu: server & client. I’d like to connect to server from client and start the full graphical interface without fear that some commands would be run as client user.
Where in “/” should extra permanent disks be mounted?
According to Wikipedia
How to find list of available shells by command-line?
How to list available shells for use by command-line?
command to layout tab separated list nicely
Sometimes, I’m getting as an input tab separated list, which is not quite aligned, for instance
How to avoid password prompt with rsync (and without using public keys)?
I need to execute rsync, without it prompting me for password.