Chromedriver issue #4550 breaks the user agent for device emulation via device name

Posted 8 months ago by Emanuel.

Newest versions of Chromedriver breaks the user agent for device emulation via device name. In previous versions the user agent...

Postgres in Alpine docker container: sorting order might differ

Posted 8 months ago by Daniel Straßner.

In CI test runs I noticed that string sorting order changed after switching from a debian-based PostgreSQL docker image...

How to open files from better_errors with RubyMine on Linux

Posted 10 months ago by Michael Leimstädtner.

I recently noticed that better_errors allows you to to open files from within your favorite editor. However it was...

ASDF: A Version Manager To Rule Them All

Posted 11 months ago by Julian.

tl;dr asdf allows you to manage multiple runtime versions with a single CLI tool and is backwards compatible by...

Converting SVG to other vector formats without Inkscape

Posted Over 1 year ago by Arne Hartherz.

If you need to convert an SVG source to PS or EPS, the most common suggestion on the interwebs is...

Local development with SSL and Puma

Posted Over 1 year ago by Daniel Straßner.

Sometimes the need arises for SSL in local development. We have guides for different webservers, this one is for puma...

Fix for mysql2 error "Incorrect MySQL client library version! This gem was compiled for x.x.x but the client library is y.y.y."

Posted Over 1 year ago by Tobias Kraze.

This should be fixed in the latest LTS-branches of our mysql2 fork, 0.2.x-lts and 0.3.x-lts...

Working on the Linux command line: How to use bookmarks for directories

Posted Over 2 years ago.

Bookmarks for directories will be most helpful if you are forced to work in deeply nested projects. Then it's...

Working on the Linux command line: How to efficiently navigate up

Posted Over 2 years ago.

With cd .. you can navigate one directory up from the one you are at now. If you use that a...

Working on the Linux command line: Use the `tree` command instead of repeated `cd` and `ls`

Posted Over 2 years ago.

The tree command will show you the contents of a directory and all it's sub directories as a tree...

Working on the Linux command line: How to bash `cd` with autocorrect

Posted Over 2 years ago.

There is an option you can set so that when using the cd command, small typos are automatically corrected. Add...

Using multiple MySQL versions on the same linux machine using docker

Posted Over 2 years ago by Daniel Straßner.

We had a card that described how to install multiple mysql versions using mysql-sandbox. Nowadays with the wide adoption...

Geordi 6.0.0 released

Posted Almost 3 years ago by Dominik Schöler.

6.0.0 2021-06-02 Compatible changes geordi commit will continue even if one of the given projects is inaccessible. It...

Making ZSH the default shell on Ubuntu 20.04

Posted About 3 years ago by Emanuel.

ZSH is an alternative command line shell that includes some features like spelling correction, cd automation, better theme, and plugin...

Too many parallel test processes may amplify flaky tests

Posted About 3 years ago by Henning Koch.

By default parallel_tests will spawn as many test processes as you have CPUs. If you have issues with flaky...

Linux: How to make a terminal window title reflect the current path

Posted About 3 years ago by Arne Hartherz.

By default, your terminal emulator (Gnome Terminal, Terminator, etc.) sets some kind of window title to reflect the shell type...

Manage Linux services on the command line (Ubuntu)

Posted Over 3 years ago.

Ubuntu 18.04 uses systemd to manage services. There are basically two commands for listing all services and manipulating the state...

RubyMine: Restore main menu in Ubuntu

Posted Over 3 years ago by Jakob Scholz.

After a recent Ubuntu update I didn't see the main menu bar of the RubyMine IDE (File | Edit | View...

Colorful output for several linux command line tools: grc

Posted About 4 years ago.
github.com

Because colors improve readability so much. On Ubuntu 18.04 you can install it with sudo apt install grc

How to capture a screen-cast on Linux

Posted About 4 years ago by Michael Leimstädtner.

SimpleScreenRecorder I recommend simplescreenrecorder, it produces an adequate output with only a few clicks. The audio recording contained some...

Linux, Arial and Helvetica: Different font rendering in Firefox and Chrome

Posted Over 4 years ago by Dominik Schöler.

When text renders differently in Firefox and Chrome, it may be caused by a font alias that both browsers handle...

How to enable Chromedriver logging

Posted Over 4 years ago by Arne Hartherz.

When using Chrome for Selenium tests, the chromedriver binary will be used to control Chrome. To debug problems that stem...

Joining PDFs with Linux command line

Posted Over 4 years ago.

There are several ways to merge two (or more) PDF files to a single file using the Linux command line...

Yarn: How to recognize that you are using a different node version than your colleagues

Posted Almost 5 years ago.

The issue in this card can occur if the node_modules directory is checked into your Git repository. We usually...