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Simple script-command to mount partitions by label

Posted 08-15-2021 at 02:43 PM by the dsc (linux-related notes)

Largely based on this answer on askubuntu. I hope nothing atrocious results from some situation where it ends up trying to mount something a given user should not, or something. May require tweaking either the script or one's sudo permissions for the commands doing the hard work, I don't know how "default" my settings are.

Code:

#!/bin/bash

echo ${@} | while read input ; do 

for label in /dev/disk/by-label/${input} ; do 

label=$(basename

...

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So, you want to be a Slacker!? - Part one: The Slacker culture

Posted 08-09-2021 at 06:42 PM by carriunix
Updated 08-17-2021 at 10:25 AM by carriunix

My favorite thread title in Slackware LQ forum is "So you want to be a Slacker! What do I do next?", by onebuck. The good mood of the title (remembering Quest for Glory game) is enjoyable, but also the intent of the thread: To help the Slackware newbies. There, the discussion evolved through almost 14 years, so I decided to do a blog post instead of just reply. Let's say that I got late to the party. But, that's fine! Inspired by this thread, I will drop here some personal thoughts about...

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Setting Static IP on Raspberry Pi

Posted 08-08-2021 at 06:43 PM by des_a

I fought and fought with the Raspberry Pi, trying to set a static IP. I really wanted it to have a static reservation on the DHCP server, like everything else. But, there is [a bug???] in the software that won't get any DHCP address, if you set a static reservation for it.

So the answer to set a static IP? It turned out to be simpler than I thought, but it took me awhile to figure out. Assuming it is a IPv4 address, here is what you do.

Modify rc.local to add a line...

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Craigevil's Giant Sources.list

Posted 08-07-2021 at 12:27 PM by craigevil (craigevil's random words of wisdom)
Updated 10-31-2023 at 05:07 PM by craigevil (Added Mozilla Firefox repo)

Tags apt, debian, raspberry pi, repositories, sources.list

Code:

# Craigevil's Giant Sources.list last updated  October 31, 2023

# Official Debian Repos

# Current Debian Stable Bookworm Repositories

# Debian 12 Bookworm https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/
# deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
# deb-src https://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free

# Bookworm Security https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/
# deb https://deb.debian.org/debian-security

...

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