rants and (hopefully) useful info
There are literally hundreds of HOWTO’s on the net – each having good points and bad, each showing “better” ways to do things. They are incredibly useful…IF/ONCE you know what it is you’d like to achieve. What I have found though, is that by the time I know for sure what I want to achieve,…
If you’re looking to switch, maybe start by changing your day-to-day WinX apps to the multiOS ones…get used to using those, and then you’ll be (more) comfortable when you change the underlying O/S. I started this note/article >1 year ago – got sidetracked doing things (some of which are the point of it). It’s…
This is a blog. Here you’ll find arbitrary bits of information which may or may not be useful. The intention is to share knowledge and information about things that I have failed or succeeded with – in the hope of helping others or getting others to help wherever possible. In some cases I have just…
While we all know how to add tasks using crontab -e or check current tasks using crontab -l, doing things this way can sometimes be a bit inconvenient (eg. if you’re mid-script). Adding via CLI can be done in the CentOS implementation like this … echo “* * * * * \$HOME/path/to/scriptOrApp.sh” >> /var/spool/cron/USERNAME; ……
This post is heavily based on this post and this post – thank you Marcus for great info. All I have done is added in a few tweaks and so on. I have tested this sequence several times on Debian Buster 10.4 via VBox, and also on a live PC running Buster 10.4 – it…
I have tested this new sequence several times on each of ubuntu v16.04, 18.04 and 20.04 via VirtualBox – it works consistently. I applied a few minor updates to the previous Debian 10 post and discovered some errors, hence this “NEW” version. Other differences specific to this version: – ONLY v12 (not v11+updates) – Python…
I have tested this new sequence several times on Debian Buster 10.3 and 10.4 via VBox – it works consistently. I applied a few minor updates to the previous Debian 10 post and discovered some errors, hence this “NEW” version. Other differences specific to this version: – ONLY v12 (not v11+updates) – Python 3.x environment…
this version MAY contain errors – it has been superseded by this more up to date post and is really only here as a reference/historical post. I have tested this sequence several times on Debian Buster 10 – it works consistently. Like the previous article, it is based on various documents and notes that I…
I thought it was just me, but I found a few others who appear to be experiencing similar/relevant problems. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Though I am not using the same OS and/or hardware, they do appear to be kernel related. I upgraded from Debian Stretch (kernel 4.9.0-9) to Debian Buster (kernel…
Most often, if you’d like to know what your router IP address is, you need to have access to its interface via a browser, or similar such gadgets. Here’s a few convenient one-liners which will give you that info more easily/conveniently… #get WAN address dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com #get DHCP server address(es)… cat /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient*leases \…
I recently upgraded from Debian Stretch 9.9 to Debian Buster 10.0 – using LXDE as my base GUI because it is light and fast. Right after that I experienced the first real problem I’ve had on Debian since I started with it! When clicking on any URL in almost all apps (eg. KeePass, CherryTree etc),…
Most articles on the topic start off by showing you HowTo-CREATE keys, and this is usually followed by some examples on HowTo-USE keys. The result for those of us that ain’t so clever, is utter bewilderment. Hopefully this short explanation will alleviate a little of that confusion. This article will cover the basics of GnuPG…
This is a LINUX version guide, based 99.99% on “Dr. Duh’s outstanding post on the topic”. I have read many such HowTo’s, and this one is, by far, the best I’ve seen (for my needs/preferences). The screens in his article contain the actual screens you’ll see when you run the commands needed. For me, that…