Tag Archives: linux

Linux users and groups in PostgreSQL database

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Wolverine

Standard Linux user and group accounts are defined in three files: /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/group These files store user accounts and group information one per line, as fields separated by “:”. That kind of structure suffices for most user and group … Continue reading →

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Streaming YouTube music videos as MP3 with Python

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Wolverine

I’ve been talking with my friend about the idea of standalone YouTube music player in Linux, since we are using YouTube to listen to music very often. There is great wealth of good quality tunes published there and easy access … Continue reading →

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Slow connection requests under Linux

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Wolverine

Hello again. Few posts before I have talked about slow web requests in Firefox running in Linux, namely Mandriva 2010.1. Just to remind what the issue was in short. Firefox when  making connection, staled for few seconds when performing DNS … Continue reading →

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Slow web requests in Firefox under Linux

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Wolverine

For some time now I’ve been wondering why each and every request to websites in Firefox is so slow. Pages opened with few seconds delay. I didn’t have time to check thoroughly what causes web page open requests from Firefox … Continue reading →

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