• 2022-07-29

  Negotiating down to 100Mbit between two 1Gbit devices

  Connecting two gigabit-capable devices via 4-wire UTP cable is an abomination, but sometimes we have to live with it (e.g. when a greedy ISP decides to save a few cents and pulls a cheap cable to your apartment). The fun starts when the devices try to negotiate Ethernet connection …
• 2022-07-21

  "No user exists for uid" when pushing to git repo

  Today I tried to automate pushing to a Git repository from a Docker container. And like many others I failed with an error: $ git push No user exists for uid 2918 fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository …
• 2019-07-30

  On dotfiles management

  This will be yet another description of dotfiles management by some random person on the Internet. I will try to explain what my setup is like and why it is that way. If you're not yet using version control software for your configuration files I strongly encourage you to start …
• 2018-08-22

  Installing One by Wacom in Debian Stretch

  I believe there are many people who run Debian Stable as their main desktop OS. This article is a short how-to on enabling newer hardware in Debian Stable without switching to another version or distribution. NOTE: This article was written in 2018, new Debian Stable (Buster) has been released since …