Improve usb write speeds on linux (fat)
karlo mount -o flush /dev/sdf1 /mnt
September 2014
Kobo on Linux, skip installation
Activate: Find the hidden .kobo dir after attaching the kobo to your pc/laptop Install sqlite3 sqlite3 KoboReader.sqlite INSERT INTO “user” VALUES(‘aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa’,’aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa’,’xxxx@xxxx.xx’,’xxxx@xxxx.xx’,’2aaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa==’,NULL,NULL); sqlite> .exit Add dictionaries: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196931
Fun telnet
telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
Fun traceroute/tracert
traceroute -m 255 obiwan.scrye.net
Nagios, nrpe and selinux policies (audit)
Selinux seems to “dontaudit” logs by default. This means that when selinux is permissive, your plugins will work, and when you setenforce 1 your server, plugins fail. This all happens…
Bash percentage calculate snippet
MEMLINE=$( tac $MGRBASE/$REL_LOGLOC/server.status.log | egrep -m1 '\*\*.*Memory Status:' ) USED=$( echo "$MEMLINE" | egrep -o '+ MB Used' | sed 's/\..*//;s/,//' ) MAX=$( echo "$MEMLINE" | egrep -o '+ MB…
Bash file age check snippet
if ]; then #Check age if ]; then echo "Backup takes too long" else echo "Doing backup" fi fi
TCPdump capture dhcp traffic
WIP sudo tcpdump -i any -nnvvv -s 1500 '(port 67 or port 68)'
Changing default browser in Fedora
Open gnome-control-center, go to system, details, default applications