Change Password Programmatically
In the current version of Raspian, I know it is possible to change the password of the current logged in user from the command line like so:
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Enable num-lock as default in Linux
There has been a similar question – but IMHO there has to be a simpler solution. If num-lock is on in the BIOS – why is it turned off during linux boot and/or KDE/Gnome/whatever startup?
Is “Cached” memory de-facto free?
When running cat /proc/meminfo, you get these 3 values at the top:
How to append a line in a zipped file without unzipping?
ADVANCED USAGE
Multiple compressed files can be concatenated. In this case, gunzip will extract all members at once. For example:
Connecting to host by SSH client in Linux by proxy
I am really struggling with this.
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.
mail: send email with attachment from commandline
I know how to send an email from command line (script) echo "body" | mail -s "subject" <a href="https://getridbug.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80edf9c0e5ede1e9ecaee3efed">[email protected]</a> Is it possible to send attachments from commandline (script) as well? I am using heirloom-mailx on Debian Wheezy. Answers: Thank you for visiting the Q&A section on Magenaut. Please note that all the answers … Read more
How to disable useless “audit success” log entries in dmesg
Short version: How to disable audit messages (dmesg) on a Fedora system?
Mounting multiple devices at a single mount point on Linux
Is there a way to mount multiple hard drives to a single mount point? Let’s say I run out of space on /home and decide to add an extra hard drive to the computer. How do I scale the space on a mount point? If I use RAID, can I add drives on the fly to increase space as I run out of them? Is there an alternative to using RAID if I am not interested in maintaining a high level of redundancy?
How to disable keyboard?
Without unplugging my keyboard I’d like to disable it from the terminal; I was hoping that this could be done using rmmod but based on my currently loaded modules it doesn’t look like it is possible.