How do I format very large drives in Linux?
I have recently inherited at 16TB disk array and wanted to use it to provide slower, but connected storage for…
How do I update the passwords that my Evolution Email Client uses?
If you are running GNOME or Cinnamon, then simply type “Passwords and Keys” into the search, which should bring up…
ownCloud keeps asking for a password when it connects
If you have installed ownCloud on an Unbuntu or Linux Mint machine and find that you have to keep typing…
Mechanical Keyboard and Mouse combo for around £40
Have you fancied one of those mechanical keyboards that click, like all the hackers in those hacker movies. Ever since…
DirectAdmin Server Certificate Creation
How do you add a Certificate to the server using Let’sEncrypt? cd /usr/local/directadmin/script ./letsencrypt.sh request yourdomain.com 4096
Old Fashion whole disk formating
If you are using “whole-disk” mounts on your Cloud hosting i.e. /home is on /dev/sdb Then you can resize the…
Useful checkpoint commands
fw ctl zdebug drop Shows all dropped connections cpstat fw Show various connection stats (accepted,denied,logged) with a breakdown. fw tab…
Using tcpdump for use with Wireshark
tcpdump -i <interface> -s 65535 -w <filename>
What is the UUID of my disks?
On cloud machines, you cannot always guarantee the device names when you mount “external disks” onto your VM after an…
Convert .wav files to .mp3
If like me you like to have the highest source quality, you may download you may like to download your…
