rants and (hopefully) useful info
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 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this version MAY contain errors – it has been superseded by this more up to date post and is really only here as a reference/historical post.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…
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),…
I am an absolute novice on the cyber security front, so I make no claim more than that about my ability. There are a lot of articles that claim/say “you don’t need an anti-virus system if you are running linux”. Maybe they’re right – maybe it’s just foolish optimism. Even so, much better to have…
I have tested this sequence several times on Debian Stretch 9.4 & 9.5 (and recently 9.8) – it works consistently. It is based on various documents which are available on the ERPNext forums. I have left my little scraps of notes in comment lines. The syntax is ZSH/BASH compliant if you want to copy/paste it.…
There are a few cases where you might want to keep your old version of PHP for compatibility, or preference, but also need a newer or cutting edge version for a particular app (eg. Nextcloud [howto/whyto post to follow]). Fear not – this CAN be done. Here’s my marginally modified version of the post from…
Unless you think it would be wise to actually create a TXT file that lists all of your logins/usernames/passwords, and post it on a public forum or social media site like FB, you really SHOULD be using a password manager. For a brief moment (back then), I actually believed that the slight scramble on my…
As I said in the Getting OFF Microsoft Windows (M$-win) article/post, in order to transtition away from M$, it is probably wise to start by working in the same apps on your M$ station as you will on your *nix station. Based on Microsoft Windows; apps & history I prefer to use the ones below…