Ubuntu Linux
Here I demo encrypting home directories, post installation, using eCryptfs. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On RHEL/CentOS systems, I am used to being able to use the whatprovides command to find what package contains a specific binary. On Ubuntu the best equivalent I have found is the apt-file command. This […]
First, as root, install nfs-kernel-server: By default NFS version 2 is disabled. This is probably fine but if you do need to enable it, edit /etc/default/nfs-kernel-server and add: And then restart the service: Confirm with: […]
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 […]
To install Oracle Java 11, add the PPA to your package manager: Press enter to acknowledge the the notification and continue. Install Java JDK 11 with the following command: At this point you will need […]
Here I am trying out a tool called aws-inventory that attempts to discover created resources within an AWS account. See the aws-inventory homepage for more information. First use the distributions package manager to install Tkinter: […]
In a previous article I installed netdata on Ubuntu 16.04. This was a more manual process than required now. Here we just need to install the .deb file from the repository. Edit the configuration file […]
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