today's howtos
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Finding which NFS client owns a lock on a NFS server via Linux kernel delving
Suppose that you have some Linux NFS servers, which have some NFS locks, and you'd like to know which NFS client owns which lock. Since the NFS server can drop a client's locks when it reboots, this information is in the kernel data structures, but it's not exposed through public interfaces like /proc/locks. As I mentioned yesterday while talking about drgn, I've worked out how to do this, so in case someone's looking for this information, here are the details. This is as of Ubuntu 22.04, but I believe this code is relatively stable (although where things are in the header files has changed since 22.04's kernel).
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How To Install Fedora 38 Workstation for Beginners
This tutorial will show you how to install Fedora 38 to your desktop computer step by step with pictures.
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How To Model A Twisted Part In FreeCAD
Quick references are handy, but sometimes it’s nice to have a process demonstrated from beginning to end. In that spirit, [Darren Stone] created a video demonstrating how to model a twisted part in FreeCAD, showing the entire workflow of creating the part as a blend of surfaces and curves that get turned into a solid.