Very useful search hack for aptitude, to compare package versions. Normaly you see the versions if you open aptitude and it takes to much time.
1 | aptitude search virtualbox -F '%p%V' |
Archives for October 2010
Top funny source code comments
Some funny comments from different codes found around the net:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | /* * OK; before you read the following code know what I am trying to do. * I needed to get the list of child catagories from the root node so that * the root node didn't appear in the selection box. But for some stupid * fucking reason the stupid fucking DBA wont let me access the items using * indices and I instead have to use their stupid fucking Iterator * implementation. So there. */ $firstList = $this->getRootNode()->getChildren(); foreach ($firstList as $node) { $nodes = $node->getChildren(); break; // wtf? } |
1 | // if i ever see this again i'm going to start bringing guns to work |
Installing Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7
Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2008 from a computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7. It includes support for remote management of computers running either a Server Core installation or the full installation option of Windows Server 2008. It provides same functionality to Windows Server 2003 Administration Tools Pack
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Secure Cisco devices
Some cisco basic command to secure your device against logins.
You should execute this command always on your routers/switches.
Don´t forget to replace the “cisco” password!
Set a console password to cisco:
1 2 3 | Router(config)#line con 0 Router(config-line)#login Router(config-line)#password cisco |
Set a telnet password:
1 2 3 | Router(config)#line vty 0 4 Router(config-line)#login Router(config-line)#password cisco |
Stop console timing out:
1 2 | Router(config)#line con 0 Router(config-line)#exec-timeout 0 0 |
Set the enable password to cisco:
1 2 3 4 | Router(config)#enable password cisco Router(config)#enable secret class # No Plain-Text passwords more Router(config)#service password-encryption |
‘Argument list too long’
root@web2:$ rm pe-warn-*.bz2
-bash: /bin/rm: Argument list too long
This peoblem happens when you are trying to delete too many files in a directory at the same time – it seems rm has special limits …
To solve the problem:
Use:
1 | find . -name 'pe-warn-*.bz2' | xargs rm |
or
1 | find . -name "pe-warn-*.bz2" -delete |