HON95-wiki/config/pc/linux-examples.md

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Using: Debian 10 Buster

Commands

File Systems and Logical Volume Managers

• Partition disk: gdisk <dev> (GPT) or fdisk <dev> (MBR)
• Create filesystem: mkfs.<fs> <dev>
• ZFS: See ZFS (TODO).

Files

• Find files:
  • By UID: find / -user <UID>
  • Without a user: find / -nouser
  • With setuid permission bit: find / -perm /4000

Fun

• Pretty colors: something | lolcat

Hardware

• Check if hard drives are spinning: smartctl -i -n standby /dev/sdc | grep "^Power mode"
  • "Active" and "idle" means most likely spinning, "standby" and "sleeping" means most likely not spinning.
• Get physical block size of drive: hdparm -I /dev/sda | grep -i physical

Installations and Packages

• Find packages depending on the package: apt rdepends --installed <package>

Processes and Memory

• Useful ps args: ps ax o uid,user:12,pid,comm

Tasks

Burn Windows ISO

1. Install the graphical application woeusb from ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8.

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