Archive: July, 2019

24.07.2019

“Linux desktop remains an unpopular choice among mainstream desktop users, making up a little more than 2% of the desktop operating system market share. This is in contrast to the web server market share, which consists of 70% of Linux-based operating systems. […]

24.07.2019

Capitalism inspires the short sighted incentives. But trust and honesty is key in long term relationships. So for a short period of time – some dishonest people might enjoy the benefits – but in the end – it comes home […]

all xfs related man pages
16.07.2019

from version: hostnamectl Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core) CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7 Kernel: Linux 5.X Architecture: x86-64 cat /etc/system-release-cpe cpe:/o:centos:centos:7 all xfs related man pages: https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_admin.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_io.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_bmap.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_logprint.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_copy.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_mdrestore.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_db.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_metadump.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_estimate.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_mkfile.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_freeze.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_ncheck.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_fsr.man.txt https://dwaves.de/man/xfs_quota.man.txt […]

how to change uuid of logical lvm partitions
16.07.2019

problem: manually changing uuids is tidious and might not yield the result you want. unfortunately have not succeeded yet with integrating an old harddisk.vdi (same uuids) back into the template vm (same uuids) – so the recommendation is: reinstall os […]

guide for as Free as Possible Laptop (LibreBoot x60s Atheros wifi trisquel)
15.07.2019

My Guide to free as possible do it yourself laptop, tested an worked on two x60s: 1. get a Lenovo x60s https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ebay+Lenovo+x60s 2. a fresh battery (they still produce replacement batteries) https://duckduckgo.com/?q=ebay+Lenovo+x60s+battery 3. get Atheros ar5b95 Wireless WiFi g42 cq42 […]

ntpd – when fundamentals fail
06.07.2019

servers/clients/computers/programs/services/webservers need accurate time… they usually get it from time servers that have an atomic clock attached to their USB port. (just guessing) ping time.google.com PING time.google.com (216.239.35.4) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from time2.google.com (216.239.35.4): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=43.5 […]

can you trust PDF attachments/files in 2019?
06.07.2019

Pwn2Own 2020: opening a pdf can be enough to compromise system! https://youtu.be/u1udr7j9MQA?t=359 thank you ccc you are doing a lovely work – make this planet more interesting by creativity and more informed about security 🙂 keep it up 🙂 https://cdn.media.ccc.de/events/gpn/gpn19/h264-hd/gpn19-45-eng-BADPDF_-_Stealing_Windows_Credentials_via_PDF_Files_hd.mp4 […]

Recommended tested Hardware – Superb Wifi WLAN Adapter Chipset Atheros AR9285 Mini PCIE for GNU Linux Debian 10 Ubuntu and Trisquel 8.0 test run on Lenovo t440 and LibreBooted Lenovo x60s – disabled by evil “hardware switch” wifi card pin 20 fix
03.07.2019

EDIMAX EW-7612UAn V2 THE ONLY (?) GNU Linux WIFI WLAN Adapter that works OUT OF THE BOX on all GNU Linux systems (ODROID RASPBERRY AND Desktop GNU Linux) different sizes… different standards… every year? why? it is hard to find […]

how to ssh into your android phone
01.07.2019

update: 2020-05 for whatever reason the following SSHDroid app does not work anymore. please checkout the even easier to use (default port: 2222) and setup: SimpleSSHD (Easy to use SSH server) – https://f-droid.org/app/org.galexander.sshd # start the ssh server app # […]