To update all your pip-installed Python packages at once:
sudo pip install -U `pip list -o | cut -d ' ' -f1 | tr '\n' ' '`
This lists outdated packa[……]
Author: Andrea
Proxmox – Passthrough card/device to openVz container
I wanted to passthrough a dual tuner TV card (Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T-500) to an openVz container in order to use tvHeadEnd. The procedure should be th[……]
Use Remmina to satisfy all your remote connection needs
Remmina is a remote desktop client that supports multiple network protocols — RDP, VNC, NX, XDMCP and SSH — in a nice and very user-friendly GUI.
In i[……]
Test email from command line
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When you set up email forwarding or conf[……]
PHP: remove duplicate elements from a multi-dimensional array
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PHP’s array_unique() is great for[……]
Ban offending IP addresses – fail2ban
If you run a public SSH server, you will see failed login attempts in your logs constantly. Fail2ban monitors those logs and adds firewall rules to bl[……]
Send system emails using gmail as smtp server
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How to shred/wipe disks/partitions
When you delete a file normally, the data stays on the disk — the filesystem just marks the space as available. The data can be recovered with the rig[……]
How linux sucks
Root HTC Wildfire (Android 2.2.1), install Cyanogenmod 7 and fix GPS
I have been using my HTC Wildfire for quite some time now. It is not a bad phone but it is somewhat limited, mainly in memory and speed. Plus, I reall[……]