Set window title in tmux or screen to the hostname you are connecting by ssh

 Posted on June 13, 2017  |  Juan Orti Alcaine

To set the window title in tmux or screen to the hostname you are connecting by ssh, add this to your ~/.bashrc:

settitle() {
    printf "\033k$1\033\\"
}

ssh() {
    local sshargs=("$@")
    local do_settitle=1
    tty -s || local do_settitle=0
    if [ "${TERM:0:6}" != "screen" ]; then
        local do_settitle=0
    fi
    if [ $do_settitle -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$1" == "-l" ]; then
            shift 2
        fi
       settitle "$*"
    fi
    command ssh "${sshargs[@]}"
    if [ $do_settitle -eq 1 ]; then
        settitle "bash"
    fi
}

Configure an instance of old versions of Java and Firefox

 Posted on March 24, 2017  |  Juan Orti Alcaine

Everyday is harder to manage old hardware or access outdated intranet websites because the browser security is tighter with every release. Many appliances use unsigned Java applets or insecure ciphers and protocols.

My first solution to this problem was to have a Windows VM in my laptop with old versions of everything: Firefox, Java, Flash… but running the VM in my underpowered laptop was too slow and made the system sluggish.

Here I describe how to run an old Firefox instance with an old Java.

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Internet connection sharing with NetworkManager

 Posted on November 22, 2016  |  Juan Orti Alcaine

With this recipe we will create a wireless access point in our laptop to share our wired Internet connection. This is quite useful where you only have a wired Internet connection (e.g. my work place) for giving access to your phone.

This is done in Fedora 25 Workstation with NetworkManager.

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Monitor Salicru SPS SOHO+ UPS with NUT

 Posted on November 14, 2016  |  Juan Orti Alcaine

I’ve successfully monitored a Salicru SPS SOHO+ UPS with NUT following these steps.

In this example I have two Fedora servers, a master where the UPS is connected by USB and a client which is also powered by this UPS but monitors its status by network. With the default configuration the clients will be powered down in an outage when the battery reaches critical levels.

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Hacer funcionar el DNIe (Spanish electronic ID card) en Fedora 23

 Posted on December 16, 2015  |  Juan Orti Alcaine

Hoy me ha llegado el aviso de que me iba a caducar el certificado de la FNMT, y en el proceso de renovación me obligaban a autenticarme con el DNIe, por lo que he tenido que repasar todo este tema.

La última vez que lo usé, tuve que compilar a mano los módulos de OpenDNIe y hacer unos cuantos malabares. Por fortuna, parece que la integración del proyecto con opensc ha dado sus frutos y no he tenido que usar ningún tipo de magia negra esta vez.

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