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Re: The catch when upgrading to VMware Workstation 8
I’ve sent a support request concerning the removal of replay debugging and so far the response has been rather positive. One advice was to turn here in order to file a formal feature request, Which I did: Subj: Requesting re-inclusion … Continue reading
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The catch when upgrading to VMware Workstation 8
You probably also noticed the buzz about the cool new features of VMware Workstation 8. I went and bought the upgrade after looking at the list of features. However, there’s a big catch they don’t brag about: Replay Debugging is … Continue reading
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Oracle bought ksplice … and apparently the source was pulled
The source used to be at http://www.ksplice.com/git/ksplice.git, but now they pulled it. Only the disassembler library is now left. For now, here’s the download: 221b2b27906c76ac77b375c64dce9963 ksplice-git-backup.tgz // Oliver
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Finding the kernel command line …
Something I’ve been looking for for some time now: cat /proc/cmdline
nullmailer-queue: Could not write envelope sender
Less than obvious reason, /var ran out of disk space. And /var/spool is located on that volume.
Vim tabs and viewports …
Two very nice articles: www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/442415-vim-tips-using-viewports www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/442422-vim-tips-using-tabs // Oliver
beroot
… don’t confuse with reboot 😉 alias beroot=”sudo su -l root -c \”$(which bash) –rcfile $HOME/.bashrc\”” I like to feel home in my environment, even when I assume root rights. Since not everyone likes my .bashrc file in scenarios where … Continue reading
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Eine neue Sau ist im Dorf …
… beziehungsweise wird durch’s Dorf getrieben: Hacker. Böse, fiese Hacker. Auf Begriffe muß man da nicht mehr achten (eigtl. sind Cracker gemeint). Glücklicherweise kommt ja jetzt das Cyber-Abwehrzentrum (was für ein Begriff, gell?) in Bonn. Das schlimme ist nur, daß … Continue reading
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Installing php5 on Ubuntu requires apache2?
When I wanted to install lighttpd today I added php5 to the apt-get install. But then it would tell me that apache2 and numerous other packages would also get installed. Turns out that instead of php5 I actually wanted php5-cgi. … Continue reading
Two years later (update)
A new version of TortoiseCVS is available. Since I have largely parted with CVS, I just noticed now. Well, the issue reported in 2008 and closed as fixed is still not fixed. The respective piece of code looks exactly the … Continue reading
Little annoyance
Lately in Ubuntu 10.04 I got upon login two times the output about the number of packages available to be updated. One of them always outdated. I have long tried to find the reason and finally managed to. The problem … Continue reading
Is there a pro to the Skype deal?
I was thinking whether there is a positive side to the Microsoft buyout of Skype. Everyone seems to be worried because of bad bad Microsoft. Personally I’m a bit more worried about some other giant companies. That’s not to say … Continue reading
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StartSSL code signing certificate
Today I want to explain how to get the StartSSL code-signing certificates into a state that is usable for signtool. It is an affordable solution for individuals that would rather sign the code they publish. I bought one this week … Continue reading
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Tagged AuthentiCode, Code Signing, openssl, pfx, pvk, pvktool, signtool, spc, Windows SDK
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So much for a smart cache …
There are always reasons not to cache certain data. An antispam measure I have implemented in several forums over the years is one of them. However, now trying to migrate to phpBB3 it appears there is no clever way to … Continue reading
Damn …
Trying to break into my Yoggie Open Firewall Pico via SSH since I forgot the password. Using the current method it will take approximately 41 days and 6 hours to finish around 1.5 million passwords. *gnarf*
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New IDA upgrade available (6.1)
Lovely. Hex-Rays released version 6.1 of IDA just today. I already requested my download and I am downloading as I type this. See the changes here. // Oliver PS: sadly it’s the first version where I don’t get a Linux … Continue reading
mydumper – nice alternative for mysqldump
I’m using MariaDB. Now, I had the idea for smaller DBs to use the SQL dump and store that in a version control system such as Mercurial or Git. However, the ordinary mysqldump creates quite unreadable dumps. Since the version … Continue reading
Posted in C/C++, EN, Linux, Programming, Python, Software, Unix and unixoid
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GNU screen to the rescue
So I’m talking to a veeeeery slow device over serial connection. Meanwhile I have managed to talk to it using kermit from within Linux – from within a GNU screen (actually byobu) session to be more precise. The output that … Continue reading
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Peculiar problems with mc under byobu
I’m using byobu on a daily basis, but occasionally I also use mc (Midnight Commander). Midnight Commander is a terminal-based two-panel file manager as they became well known with Norton Commander. If you look for a similar solution for Windows, … Continue reading