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Know your system

What are the executables you daily use made of? Are they scripts or binaries?
What do developers use? Python? Java? Or perhaps Ruby?

It’s easy and funny to find it out, you just need a couple of bash lines with a pinch of awk:

Testing stuff with QEMU - Part 3: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD

Note: This article is part of my Testing stuff with QEMU series.

From the Debian GNU/kFreeBSD port page:

Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is a port that consists of GNU userland using the GNU C library on top of FreeBSD's kernel, coupled with the regular Debian package set.

Q: Why would anybody want to do that?
A: Why not? [1]

So, after we have talked about that, let's start:

Stuff V

  • I have started looking into SELinux on Debian recently. SELinux provides mandatory access control for Linux, which gives you great control over which process may do what with which files, other processes, network connections etc. I've still got a lot to learn and read (more posts will probably follow), but if you're inclined to try it yourself here are a few tips: