charlyie

# If Debian 11 is ran on a LXC container (Proxmox), SSH login and sudo actions can be slow
# Check if in /var/log/auth.log the following messages 
Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.login1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)

-> Run  systemctl mask systemd-logind
-> Run pam-auth-update (and deselect Register user sessions in the systemd control group hierarchy)

hgomez

# Downloading Oracle JVM without browser

Oracle requires you to accept its licence agreement before downloading its JVM.
It's a pain for those of us who do automation, native packages, Jenkins JVM deployment on slave...

I used Firefox and Firebug to sniff network exchanges.

## HTTP Request :

    GET /otn-pub/java/jdk/6u39-b04/jdk-6u39-linux-i586.bin?AuthParam=1359814101_9685f919f8b3113a89574ec4570d47b2 HTTP/1.1

geedelur

Starting with a clean Ubuntu Server 12.04…

MATE (from http://www.noob2geek.com/linux/how-to-install-mate-desktop-environment-in-ubuntu-12-04/)

Install add-apt-repository

• sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

Add the repository to the source list:

• sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://repo.mate-desktop.org/ubuntu precise main”