Category: Unix
All things Unix/Linux
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…
MariaDB Error: 1364 Field ‘display_name’ doesn’t have default value
Spent too much time over the bank holiday weekend looking for a solution to this problem. It had appeared after…
Ubuntu Remote Desktop Box
Install X-Windows apt install –no-install-recommends xubuntu-desktop This will take a few minutes. Once this is done install xrdp, which will…
Increase SAN LUN filesystem on the fly no reboot centos
I have a CloudServer with 3 disks /dev/sda -> / 30G /dev/sdb -> /vm 100G –> /dev/vmvg /dev/sdc -> /media…
Want to downsample all of your mp3s so they all fit on your phone?
If you install lame and mp3info into your Mint (or Debian) Linux box, the following code will help you downsample…
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…
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…
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…
Create an automatic signature in evolution
Create A Signature Evolution > Edit > Preferences > Composer Preferences > Signature tab. Click Add, edit your signature then…
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…
