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Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. This is an updated posting from my older German Article. **I don’t want to give a rating of the Subsystem for Linux; for some, it is very useful; others may not be so happy about it, but let’s get straight to the point. The most pain I had was having my private key in the Subsystem and needing to re-authenticate every time by entering the key. I’m used to using the Keepass integrated (plugin) Agent, and that’s why my key has a password that’s too long to type. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I heard about Munich’s LiMux switch to Linux and possible return to Microsoft. Politicians blame Linux for typical IT issues, but many problems are internal, regardless of OS. My Linux attempts recur; past Ubuntu (around 8) had driver issues. Now I’m trying Linux Mint, staying in the Debian world. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Non-gaming note for my blog: Unitymedia surfstick on Raspberry Pi via wvdial/ppp0. E220 works directly (lsusb shows Huawei 12d1:1003); E170 needs usb_modeswitch. wvdial.conf with APN internet.partner. Disable SIM PIN once with “sudo wvdial pin”. Network interfaces configured for ppp0 via wvdial; auto commented out. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I discuss hashes due to recent data leaks (Sony, Ashampoo). Passwords should be stored as hashes, not plaintext. Hashing isn’t encryption; it can’t be reversed. Example with digit sum shows collisions. Common algorithms: MD5, SHA; others include Whirlpool, Tiger, RipeMD, Haval, Adler32. Example: 12345 -> md5, SHA-1, Haval. ...

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