linux – Vassox

Configuring Dynamic DNS with DHCP on Centos 7 / RHEL 7

February 17, 2019

Dynamic DNS or DDNS, is useful for dynamically assigning host names to non-static IP addresses. To configure this we need to modify the configuration…

Mounting Drives to Static Mount Point by UUID

February 15, 2019

I’ve found the simplest way to consistently mount a removable drive – in this case two external Seagate spinners, to a fixed path as…

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…

Installing / Removing GUI on Centos 7, RedHat 7 (RHEL) Minimal Install and Enable Remote Desktop

February 25, 2019

Typically I perform minimal installations when I install any distro of Linux. Occasionally, albeit very rarely – it can be useful to have access…

Install NeoFetch on Centos 7 / RHEL / Ubuntu Updated*

February 18, 2019

Neofetch is a useful tool for displaying relevant metrics to your machines’s current operating session such as resources, uptime, memory load and environment criteria. …

Autologin to Ubuntu 16.04+

July 25, 2019

Security aside….under some circumstances it can be useful to have a system boot directly to a command prompt. This method works on Ubuntu 16.04…

Disabling SELinux on Centos 7 / RHEL the Easy Way

June 21, 2019

In some scenarios, where compatibility over security takes precedent. What exactly is SELinux? Short for Security-enhanced Linux, SELinux is a Linux variation that can…