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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 One of them always outdated.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
XMPP S2S with Google and no TLS?
I’m running an ejabberd instance and it’s configured to use TLS in S2S (server to server) communications. It works perfectly fine with jabber.ccc.de, but Google’s server does not seem to like TLS. Very awkward. First I thought it may be … Continue reading
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F-Secure documentary about BRAIN
Watch it over here.
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iptables flowchart
Just uploaded a flowchart that shows the order of packet processing in iptables to my downloads. You can find it here. There is the Visio file from which I created it in the same folder, just in case you want … Continue reading
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