Category Archives: Linux
Useful snippets #3: dual wallpapers on Awesome window manager
The main configuration file of Awesome wm is ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua. The default function in rc.lua on multihead systems is to install the same, maximized, theme.lua-defined wallpaper to all screens. That is all well, if a) you really want the same wallpaper … Continue reading
Useful snippets #2: rc.local support on systemd
Systemd-using Linuxes like Arch Linux does not generally support the old SysV init functions like rc.local. The support is easy to add, though. Edit /usr/lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service: [Unit]Description=/etc/rc.local compatibility [Service]Type=oneshotExecStart=/etc/rc.localRemainAfterExit=yes [Install]WantedBy=multi-user.target Enable it: systemctl enable rc-local.service Original source: Raymii
Installing Arch Linux on Raspberry Pi with WiFi-only networking
I made this post primarily for my own reference by combining several tutorials in the net and my own observations into one comprehensive tutorial, but I hope this can be for the benefit of other Arch Linux ARM users, too. … Continue reading
A new domain name and a new theme
Got a long overdue proper domain name for this site instead of relying on a dynamic DNS service. The new URL is: figuregeek.eu Please update your bookmarks! Also, I had to change the theme. The previous “Pixiv Custom”-theme looked really … Continue reading
Securing WordPress with Fail2Ban
On Christmas some bored Latvian (according to whois) ‘script kid’ decided to try-and-break into one of my WordPress installations with brute force login attempts. Not a problem as such, because I had already taken precautions against such attempts, but his … Continue reading
