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Sometimes you’ve got the problem that some websites are just reachable in a particular network or you want to connect a service from another computer. No problem if you have SSH access to an external computer:
ssh <username>@external-computer.net -L 1234:badwebsite.com:80
This simple command on your terminal (executed as root!) will take you directly to badwebsite.com port 80, [...]

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In order to use the special keys on your keyboard or laptop like audio control or the “ThinkVantage” Button it is sometimes neccessary to do some tweaks on your system. Not all window managers directly know how to deal with these keys.

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