I run into some issues with my current Debian systems. In fact, I use Debian on a lot of computers, but most of the time the sessions are consistent, some have nautilus working some don’t .. same for automount, grub-updater, … Continue reading →
I’m a long time Spotify user right now. I decided to opt for a unlimited account due to the price. The main issue : Spotify for Linux is a closed source software, doesn’t allow the user to change the sound … Continue reading →
I spent a lot of time finding the right way to do this, so here is a quick note. For work, I need to debug a small piece of code I wrote. But the main software (closed source) load my … Continue reading →
Ok, let’s go for another big issue on the road to build a complex distro .. Maintainers tend to include one feature after one .. and now Debian is getting closer to bloat .. Anyway, sometime ago the HAL was … Continue reading →
After a windows fresh install, the windows setup decided to drop my MBR to put its stuff in. Fine .. but I want my grub back now ! This is an old trick, but udev added a little complexity, so … Continue reading →
3D drivers (openGL) have awlays been a source of problem on Linux. A lot of people just don’t care, since they don’t use there computer to play games. But yesterday, something change this fact: Google released a native version of … Continue reading →
This is really something i need to learn, and never forget. But this is kind of stuff, I always forget. So I write it up right now. ps aux|gawk ‘$11 == “ssh” {print $2}’
By default Debian install Lilo on i386 arch. I really like lilo, but after a couple of broken config file and severall other hitch. I decided to install grub. Grub is a bit hard if you never install it before. … Continue reading →
Pam_USB is a pam_module that allow you to log in w/ a usb-key (or a cdrom/ floppy .. any removable device w/ a serial number or a free space to hold DSA keys.) This is pretty kool since, this kind … Continue reading →
Last week, Debian server has been hacked. Ok but take a look at http://www.wiggy.net/debian/developer-securing/ you will learn how they try avoid this in the future. Mainly by avoiding lkm in linux.