Ubuntu Sources List Generator
To rebuild your /etc/apt/sources.list go to https://repogen.simplylinux.ch/generate.php
How to clone a running system to a new harddisk using rsync?
Have you ever wanted to shrink an EC2 volume? I tried several ways and this is the only one worked for me. In my case, I wanted to shrink a 30GB volume down to 8GB. Make sure you have a…
Mount AWS S3 bucket to Ubuntu file system
I cannot find any Ubuntu PPA that has latest S3FS, so we will need to compile it from source to have latest version sudo apt-get install build-essential git libfuse-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libxml2-dev mime-support automake libtool sudo apt-get install pkg-config libssl-dev git…
How to connect as root (sudo) using WINSCP
USE the SCP protocol Test connecting with WINSCP using using the SCP protocol and the bitnami (low priviledge user) and your private key. On the Advanced tab of WINSCP specify the Shell to be sudo su- Use the SFTP protocol…
phpMyadmin installation and configuration
https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/setup.html#setup_script
How to uninstall the “Microsoft Advertising SDK” Visual Studio extension?
Run the following from an elevated Powershell prompt: gwmi Win32_Product -Filter "Name LIKE 'Microsoft Advertising%'" And it should show the culprits: IdentifyingNumber : {6AB13C21-C3EC-46E1-8009-6FD5EBEE515B} Name : Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8.1 - ENU Vendor : Microsoft Corporation Version :…
Antivirus Tests
Antivirus Tests Send a test mail with virus attached We use EICAR test file. Download EICAR file locally. wget https://secure.eicar.org/eicar.com.txt For command-line sending, you will need mutt package (mail doesn’t support sending attachment) apt-get install mutt -y Send a test test…
Spam Tests
Spam Tests Official Spamassasin test mail Download & send a test spam-mail specifically created for spamsapmassin. wget http://spamassassin.apache.org/gtube/gtube.txt sendmail admin@example.com < gtube.txt Swaks Utility You can also send mails using swaks tool. swaks --server example.com --to admin@example.com Log Monitor When your server…
Amavis, Spamassassin & ClamAV Setup
Amavis, Spamassassin & ClamAV Setup This article covers: Spam filtering setup using spamassassin Antivirus scanning using clamav Installing packages amavis, clamav, spamassassin apt-get install amavisd-new spamassassin clamav clamav-daemon arj zoo nomarch cpio lzop cabextract apt-listchanges libauthen-sasl-perl libdbi-perl libmail-dkim-perl p7zip rpm unrar-free…
LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE – Example
How to import data from csv, txt or other export files into MYSQL Syntax: LOAD DATA [LOW_PRIORITY | CONCURRENT] [LOCAL] INFILE 'file_name' [REPLACE | IGNORE] INTO TABLE tbl_name [PARTITION (partition_name,...)] [CHARACTER SET charset_name] [{FIELDS | COLUMNS} [TERMINATED BY 'string'] [[OPTIONALLY]…
How to setup dav.proadco.eu CalDav Calendars on iOS
Apple Calendar (iOS): Add a new CalDAV account: * In Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar > Add Account > Other * Tap Add CalDAV Account under CALENDARS * Configure your account: * Server: http://dav.proadco.eu/cal.php/principals/adamos (replace username adamos with your username)…
How to FIX One or more network protocols are missing / Windows sockets registry entries are missing
Open an Administrator Command Prompt and type: netsh int ip reset c:\resetLog.txt If all goes well, then the operation should be successful. But if any messages saying "Access denied" come up, then you'll have to resort to delving around in…
How can I check /dev/xvda1?
You can check or run fsck on /dev/xvda1 using the following method on Ubuntu or Debian Linux based cloud server. The fsck command is used check and repair a Linux filesystem Step 1 – Force fsck Type the following command to…
How to export PUTTY Sessions list?
You can export it simply by: regedit /e "%userprofile%\Desktop\putty-sessions.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions Or, for exporting all settings: regedit /e "%userprofile%\Desktop\putty.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham Note: do not replace SimonTatham with your username. regedit /e will simply export all settings to the file putty-sessions.reg (or putty.reg)…
Amazon EC2: how to convert an existing PV AMI to HVM
Start an Ubuntu HVM linux, any version, new Start an Ubuntu / with my existing AMI / PVM linux, and install grub packages on them: apt-get install grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub-legacy-ec2 grub-gfxpayload-lists Stop PVM linux Detach root (/dev/sda1) partition at PVM…
CIDR SUBNET MASK CHEATSHEET & ICMP TYPE CODES
Netmask Netmask (binary) CIDR Notes _____________________________________________________________________________ 255.255.255.255 11111111.11111111.11111111.11111111 /32 Host (single addr) 255.255.255.254 11111111.11111111.11111111.11111110 /31 Unuseable 255.255.255.252 11111111.11111111.11111111.11111100 /30 2 useable 255.255.255.248 11111111.11111111.11111111.11111000 /29 6 useable 255.255.255.240 11111111.11111111.11111111.11110000 /28 14 useable 255.255.255.224 11111111.11111111.11111111.11100000 /27 30 useable 255.255.255.192 11111111.11111111.11111111.11000000 /26 62…
Converting A VMware Image To A Physical Machine
https://www.howtoforge.com/converting-a-vmware-image-to-a-physical-machine
Move Wp-Content Folder To Different Location
Ever since WordPress version 2.6 you can actually move your wp-content directory to a different location. The wp-content directory will store all your theme files, plugin files and images. Why Move The wp-content Folder The best reason to move the…
How to install grunt on Ubuntu 14.04
Grunt is a Javascript task runner that can be used to compile Sass, run JSHint, or run many other plugins. It depends on theNode.js package manager, npm. If you use the standard Ubuntu Trusty Tahr repository to install nodejs/npm, you…
Installing Bower on Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install nodejs installs nodejs sudo apt-get install npm installs npm sudo npm install bower -g installs bower via npm