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It should be noted here that encrypting just your home directory is not recommended as it carries with it potential security risks. Any data outside of this directory, including /etc, will remain un-encrypted and could […]
This is a handy command line tool that can calculate subnets for you. For example. It should be available in the community repository. If you’re using pamac, you can check with. And the install it […]
To install packages on the EOL Debian 7.8 (Wheezy), you need to amend your /etc/apt/sources.list. Add the following line. Refresh the repository cache. You should now be able to search for packages. Or install.
Following from a previous article where I demonstrated how to synchronise data to a remote host using lsyncd, this one with show how to deal with the below problem I faced. The problem I faced […]
Based on rsync, lsyncd is a demonised implementation that monitors for file modifications, and triggers a synchronisation if detected. Here I am using Ubuntu 18.04 at both ends but the process should pretty much be […]
The easiest way to reset the root users mysql password on most Debian systems is to use the debian-sys-maint user. The login details for which can be found below: With the password found in there, […]
For more detailed instructions, see the official site. Add the apt repository information by creating the linux.dell.com.sources.list file: To verify the package signature, add the following repository key to apt: Update apt with new repository […]
I have an old Debian 7.11 box that needs an SSL certificate renewed. I want to replace the existing, manually installed certificate issued by Comodo. You can check the expiry date with something like: Given […]
When you attach a new storage device, you will need to first create a new partition and format it with a filesystem before you can make use of it. To view all attached devices, issue […]
Today I had a request to open a particular port. Once I’d put the required rule in place, I ran a port scan and found the port is still reporting as closed. This means either […]
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