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newer Linux distribution do assign network names like enp0s13 or eno1 instead of the old style ethx names.
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Hexdump: Hexdump a binary file and convert it back
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for hexdump (binary) files and converting back the Linux command line xxd works perfect.
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Debian: Set python 3 as default
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debian is still delivered with 2.7 as the default version of python. /usr/bin/python is in fact a symlink to the current default versions binary.
The update-alternatives scripts allows to change this.
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Creating and applying a patch with diff and patch
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this post describes to save and apply changes to an source file.
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Linux: mount.cifs failed with host is down
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due to some security issues (Wannacry) Windows administrators are going to disable the unsecure smb1 protocol.
mount.cifs is using smb1 by default. So when you tried to connect to a Windows machine where smb1 is disabled you get an error: mount error(112): Host is down.
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