Tag: system

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Setup a proxy under Linux

Environment variables# Lot of programs (such as wget, curl, pacman, ...) use environment variables to determine the proxy of a given protocol. Environment variables can be added per user in their .bas

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Virtualbox : change the UUID of a virtual disk

To change the UUID of a virtual disk: VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid <filepath> [<uuid>] Examples# With a vdi disk : VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid disk.vdi With a vmdk disk

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Virtualbox : shared folder with guest

This how-to works independently of the host platform. On virtualbox : Open the Configuration window of the VM (guest) Select Shared folder on the left menu Click on the icon corresponding to Add a sh

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How to convert VirtualBox vdi to KVM qcow2

VBoxManage can't directly convert vdi to qcow2, so there is two options : With VBoxManage convert vdi to raw and with qemu-img convert raw to qcow2 With qemu-img convert vdi to qcow2 Notes : vdi are

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FreeBSD 10.3 is here

FreeBSD update to version 10.3. Main improvments: 15 security flaws patched UEFI support Gnome 3.16.2 Full Release Notes on official FreeBSD website.

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OpenBSD 5.9 is here

OpenBSD update to version 5.9. Main improvments: Pledge - a new mitigation mechanism process in restricted mode security improved 70% of user components converted WiFi 802.11n multithread network

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Examine the codes sent by the keyboard

A usefull command if are want to read keyboard input : showkey. Very useful to know keycodes when programming. What is showkey ?# showkey - examine the codes sent by the keyboard How does it work ?# s