Connecting to host by SSH client in Linux by proxy
I am really struggling with this.
Unix & Linux
How to change folder permissions during package installation
I’m making a deb package to install a custom application. I changed all files/folders ownership to root in order to avoid the warnings I was getting during installation, and in Ubuntu all runs smoothly, as Ubuntu changes the ownership of the files/folders to the user installing the package.
List elements with spaces in zsh
I’ve been studying zsh scripting for all of 2 hours at this point and I’ve hit a wall. I want to go through a list of files that may have spaces in them. I’m open to completely different approaches than the following example so long as they’re zsh since zsh is what I’m studying, not the task I’m trying to script.
What would be the best way to work around this glibc problem?
I administer a Gentoo Hardened box that uses file capabilities to eliminate most of the need for setuid-root binaries (e.g. /bin/ping has CAP_NET_RAW, etc).
Hide and unhide cursor with tput
The curs_set routine sets the cursor state to invisible,
normal, or very visible for visibility equal to 0, 1, or 2
respectively. If the terminal supports the visibility re-quested, the previous cursor state is returned; otherwise,
ERR is returned.
How to find information about the system/machine in Unix?
I have always found it difficult to find information about the system itself in Unix, whether it be
How can I replace bash with Python?
According to the accepted answer for this SO question: , Python can make a great bash replacement.
What is the difference between root and superuser?
Do they refer to the same thing or is root just a location in filesystem (its ultimate base) and superuser a privileged user (sort of equivalent of windows administrator account) ? Do they need the same password ? Is superuser the kernel itself?
What should I be aware of when installing Linux on a Mac?
I have a Macbook Pro and I am loving it, though I still miss my Linux box, there are many things I need which are not completely compatible with Mac OS X.
I heard many stories about installing Linux on a Mac OS, some say it’s not a problem, but some others tend to say differently.