Fedora
dnsmasq local name resolution with NetworkManager
2015/08/27
Network Manager suports starting dnsmasq which helps you have a local cache for DNS thus getting faster resolution for the DNS queries. Dnsmasq with netowrkmanager So, one thing that I have been …
ShellCheck – check basic POSIX shell script errors
2015/08/03
Here is description of the tool: […] To install dnf install ShellCheck And just run the tool on the script to get the common errors.
evvsubst – substitute variables in text in shell
2015/07/09
First you need to install gettext, which by the way might be already installed, however you can install with dnf install gettext Details of the package: […] Usage examples:
Easily monitor and archive your system log reports.
2015/06/29
If you want to monitor your server logs and also like them to be emailed then just Logwatch may not be sufficient. It sends you a mail but does not archive them, so head over to epylog […] To …
tlp – optimize and maximize your battery power.
2015/06/22
So, you are having issues with battery life on linux. Then head over to tlp project. […] TLP brings you the benefits of advanced power management for Linux without the need to understand every …
retext – Editor for restructured text
2015/05/15
restructured text is a simple text editor for markdown/restructured text which can show preview as well. So, here is some details on same : […] Name : retext Arch : noarch Epoch : 0 Version : …
tracer – trace outdated files on your system
2015/04/30
Tracer finds outdated running applications in your system. Home page : Tracer Home page. To install : sudo dnf install tracer Once you have done that, after every dns update/upgrade you would see a …
PID File for squid in Fedora – 21 ( Fedora.next)
2015/03/24
So, the other day, I wanted to have squid store its pid in the regular ‘var/run’ directory. Good simple enough – just add the following to “/etc/squid/squid.conf” : […] pid_filename …
Fedora/Ubuntu issue with assigned IP by dhcp server.
2015/03/13
In the recent versions of Fedora/Ubuntu, I found that if the DHCP server assigns a reserved address, the address is not applied to the system. Finally I found that adding the below in …
speedtest cli
2015/01/30
To test your speed you can use speetest-cli. Here is the description: […] Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net […] and to install and test: sudo yum …
shell script for some quick tests on Linux
2015/01/22
Head over to the link and grab the script. Just run it and make yourself a little bit more safe 🙂 https://github.com/rebootuser/LinEnum
colorize your logs
2015/01/14
CCZE is a robust and modular log colorizer with plugins for apm, exim, fetchmail, httpd, postfix, procmail, squid, syslog, ulogd, vsftpd, xferlog, and more. For installation sudo yum install ccze and …