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The OpenSSH secure shell, ssh, provides the necessary client/server security plumbing, to allow shell execution on a remote machine. ssh can be used interactively, as per a normal shell, or to run one off commands, for example: $ ssh ben@wookie.local uname -a ben@wookie.local's password: Linux wookie.local 3.14-1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 3.14.7-1 (2014-06-16) i686 GNU/Linux Hot tip: the w command is gem for showing users currently logged in $ w -f USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT ben tty2 :0 17:05 10:36m 16:53 50.97s /usr/bin/evince /home/ben/podcasts/redhat/Docs/RH124-RHEL7.pdf User ben logged into virtual console 2 (tty2) via a graphical login (:0) at about 5PM. OK, lets access a couple of the virtual terminals: ...

Intro Getting started with mutt 2022 setup cron GPG crypto Address book integration pam-gnupg Intro If you haven’t heard of mutt you’re missing out. Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for UNIX operating systems It’s a command line based mail reader (MUA). The neomutt project is a contemporary fork of the original mutt with added features, patch sets and fixes. I started seriously using mutt as my full-time mail client in 2012. I found its simplicity refreshing. It quickly became apparent how much useless baggage modern graphical mail clients (e.g., thunderbird, outlook, etc) actually bog you down with, not to mention the harrowing way they actually encode mail. Its taken me a long time to appreciate this: ...