Category: Linux

Testing NFS Between Linux Server & Windows Client

On Linux server:1. Turn of selinux/ipchains/iptables during the test. This could be turned on at…

How To Install X11VNC on Ubuntu

# Note: this setup is the quick and dirty method for lab environments # Secured…

Using Python to Automate Video Playing on Ubuntu

This little snippet was generated using ChatGPT with more than a little bit of prompting…

How to Install NoVNC with x11vnc on Linux Mint 21

Objectives: Install x11vnc as the service that would allow connections to screen 0, console session…

How To Automate Youtube Full Screen on Ubuntu Using Python & Selenium

#sudo apt install python3 python3-pip #sudo pip3 install selenium #pip install webdriver-manager # Variables YoutubeUrl="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nT5YawZt-s"…

Linux: How to Convert HEIC to JPEG

First, install certain utilities: sudo apt-get install libheif-examples Second, navigate to a directory where there…

Long Boot Time Caused by “Scanning for BTRFS file system”

More info about swap files: here Step 1: turn off quiet boot to observe the…

Linux: how to bypass login keyring prompts

Error Message:  Something along the line of 'keyring default keyring but it is locked' Resolution:…

Linux: how to make automounts persistent

# Step 1: discover the device using its current mount path mountPath=/media/kim/Data findmnt | grep…

How to Install Brother Printer on a Linux machine (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint)

Below is an example of the installation sequence using a known driver URL: $ wget…

Linux Cheat Sheet

Below is a quick reference to the most useful commands and techniques for a Linux…

How to Upgrade Kubernetes Ingress Nginx Deployed via Helm

# How to upgrade ingress-nginx: helm upgrade --reuse-values ingress-nginx ingress-nginx/ingress-nginx -n ingress-nginx # Sample output of a failure scenario: brucelee@k8-controller:~$ helm…

Quick Note on Tomcat with NGINX

Below is a quick short-hand note to remind oneself to setup proxying properly between Tomcat…

Kubernetes Broken Due To Unknown Reasons

Problem 1: Admin User Unable to Login to Cluster via Controller (Master Node) # SSL…

Linux: How To Create XDG-MIME Association for Google Voice in Unbuntu

Google Voice is a great application that is available on IOS and Android. However, it…

Linux: How To Use Dig

Checking Name Server(s) kim@kim-linux:~$ dig @8.8.8.8 microsoft.com ; <<>> DiG 9.16.1-Ubuntu <<>> @8.8.8.8 microsoft.com ;…

Bash Shell: Rename Files – Prepend and Append

Pre-pending # Prepend any file that doesn't have the word "/thumbs_" in its full path…

Installing Simple NFS GUI (for Ubuntu / Mint / Debian)

Overview: Simple NFS GUI is a Linux application that automates the whole NFS share configuration…

Linux: Performing Speed Test via Command Line Interface (CLI)

Install Speed-Test (if not already installed): kimconnect@linux-client:~$ sudo apt install speedtest-cli Reading package lists... Done…