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Linux/Windows: generate a SSH key for the http (Apache) user

I recently added a feature to a PHP web application, requiring to run an independent bash script, which connects remotely to another machine through SSH. When I tested the bash script in command line, it was running with my credentials and used my ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to authenticate itself to the…

GOG.com is going to support Linux

After Desura and Steam, GOG.com is going to support Linux with their good old games!

Linux: xrandr dual monitor setup failing at boot

I set up my dual screen configuration in my local ~/.xinitrc file: I use the $HDMI_MAIN variable because the number assigned to the HDMI screen may be 0 or 2. The xrandr command sets up the resolution of both screens and puts the DVI screen as secondary screen at the right of the HDMI one. This…

Popcorn Time: a free and open tool for streaming using BitTorrent

Popcorn Time: a free and open tool for streaming using BitTorrent. Source

Git: edit a tag

Beware that this command change the original tag's date. To edit a tag called tagName: $ git tag tagName tagName -f -m "new message" Source