Ubuntu – Vassox

Enable IP Forwarding / Routing on Ubuntu 18.04+

October 27, 2019

Enabling routing via iptables is slightly different on Ubuntu than Centos / RHEL. That is explained here in depth using firewalld. On Ubuntu the…

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…

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…

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…

UFW Not Starting After Reboot on Ubuntu (19.04 Tested)

September 18, 2019

This seems like a bug / issue – but I could be mistaken. The UFW (uncomplicated* firewall) service will start after a system reboot…

Disabling IPv6 on Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04

September 15, 2019

IPv6 adds another layer of complexity when configuring a machine for a simple task. Namely, infrastructure services such as DNS, DHCP and even xRDP…

Managing Packages and Repositories on Ubuntu / Debian Based Distros

September 5, 2019

A quick reference for refreshing / updating / upgrading packages on Ubuntu. The first script block runs all the updates, cleans repositories an finally…

Migrating from Apache to NGINX

September 2, 2019

NGINX has many benefits over Apache in a production environment including the ability to scale easier and lower system overhead. 1sudo yum install nginx…

Ubuntu 19.04 Network Boot Delay and Setting NIC to Optional via Netplan

August 22, 2019

Ubuntu 19.04 changes the way network interfaces are maintained. No longer /etc/network/interfaces – now we have netplan. This can cause some confusion when initially…