Bash Generate UUID in bash Sometimes you may need to generate random UUIDs in bash shell. Here's a quick way to generate one : uuidgen If you need to get just the uuid and no dashes , you can use sed : uuidgen | sed 's/-//g' Another way to use the kernel random
Linux Administration Build 32 bit application or libraries on 64 bit machine In order to configure script to build 32bit library on a 64 bit machine, you would have to pass the following arguments : ./configure --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu "CFLAGS=-m32" "CXXFLAGS=-m32" "LDFLAGS=-m32" Also, If you get an error that says : configure: error: C++ compiler cannot
