Posted in Linux

Format an SD-Card with Fat32 (for mobiles) on Mint Linux

Use the following command substituting your device name mkfs.vfat -F32 -v /dev/mmcblk0 You should get an output something like this…

Posted in Linux Unix

Tidying your .mp3 Music Stash

If you have a bunch of non .mp3/.m4a files in your music stash and you just want to delete them…

Posted in Linux SSH

Ensure that your SSH connections don’t die if you leave them open

Edit your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and add the following to the server’s configuration … ClientAliveInterval 120 ClientAliveCountMax 240 … restart your…

Posted in Evolution

Create an automatic signature in evolution

Create A Signature Evolution > Edit > Preferences > Composer Preferences > Signature tab. Click Add, edit your signature then…

Posted in Android LinuxMint Smart Phones Uncategorized

Get your OnePlus 5 to work with your Linux Mint laptop

Ensure you have the coorect software installed sudo apt-get install libmtp-dev mtpfs Before plugging in your device list your usb…

Posted in CloudLinux 7 DirectAdmin Linux PHP

DirectAdmin change MySQL PHP module on every user

I recently updated a server with DirectAdmin to MariaDB 10.2, which requires a different php module to talk to PHP….

Posted in favicons Web Servers

Steal a Favicon

If you need a favicon for your favourite website but it’s not available as https://sitename.com/favicon.ico as in the old school…

Posted in Azure Cloud Services Linux SSH

Locked out of your Azure VM’s SSH

If you get locked out of your SSH client Log into the azure portal https://portal.azure.com Navigate to the VM from…

Posted in Backups Linux

Backup Tool

Looking for simple one solution to create and restore backups for a number of difference sub-systems http://backup.github.io/backup/v4/

Posted in SSH

Remove IP from known hosts via command line

If you ever get the following test or similar:- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ IT…