Daniel Perelman
The problem# I returned to my desktop to find an error message saying the screensaver was unable load, and it wouldn't show the password box to unlock the screen. When I logged in via SSH from a different device and reattached to a Screen session I had previously started from inside my X session,...
Daniel Perelman
The problem# Discord releases new versions somewhat frequently. The standard way to update the Linux desktop application involves too many steps, and requires opening a browser to download the new package, so it's especially annoying if I don't have a browser open. The solution# Put the following...
Daniel Perelman
The problem# When doing an incremental backup, any moved file on the source filesystem usually results in recopying the file to the destination filesystem. For a large file this can both be slow and possibly waste space if the destination keeps around deleted files (e.g. ZFS holding on to old...
La Nueva Escuela
Super short post. This may not be a surprise if you’re an Emacs user, but in my circles people use Vim and we discovered this just today. You can cut & paste in the command line, like this: Cut to the end of the line with Ctrl+K and paste at the cursor position with Ctrl+Y....