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Disabling Ubuntu Suspend / Power Management Features from the Command Line

October 20, 2019

In some configurations, Ubuntu power conservation options are enabled by default. For server machines this is something that can make the machine unavailable and…

Upgrading to Ubuntu 19.10

October 18, 2019

Another version of Ubuntu is here, at the time of writing it’s 19.10 “Disco Dingo” but these steps apply to former and (near) future…

iSCSI Mounting Targets from a Linux Client

October 6, 2019

I recently added a QNAP TS-221 to my network for additional storage and for resiliency using RAID 1. This is an older, cheaper, two…

Disabling DNSMASQ via Network Manager on Ubuntu 16.04+

October 2, 2019

If you are unable to resolve local dns names from an Ubuntu machine hosting a bind DNS server – it is likely that dnsmasq…

Using Rsync to Mirror Directories to a Remote Host

September 29, 2019

Like robocopy, rsync will not overwrite existing files unless otherwise instructed – making it suitable for mirroring changed files only. From an bash console…

Upgrading Centos 7 to 8

September 26, 2019

Offically this is not supported (yet) but could be an option for non production or sandbox systems. Working this … Please check back soon!

Removing Ubuntu 18.04+ Splash Screen Graphic

September 25, 2019

This is a quick and easy method to disable the splash screen on Ubuntu versions 18.04+ (possibly others). Depending on your preference, you may…

Uptime PowerShell Script / Command

September 23, 2019

Linux / Unix users are accustomed to issuing an uptime command and being returned with the current systems duration since last boot. Windows on…

Additional WMI Queries for Administrators

September 23, 2019

For further differentiating between machine types on a Windows network, the following WMI filters go beyond just Windows versioning and allow the administrator to…