How to ensure bind stores it’s zone files in plan text instead of raw / binary format
Background Bind 9.9 stores zone files in raw format. This makes is hard to troubleshoot, or perform scripted bulk operations on many files. There is
Operating Systems
How to see the current mode of a file in Linux
Background The mode of a Linux file is the numeric representation of it’s access rights. The command to see the current mode of a file
Adventures in getting an Dell 30″ U3011 monitor working with an Intel NUC613SYH on Linux Mint
I inherited a beautiful Dell 30″ U3011 monitor but much was my disappointment when I noticed that the maximum resolution on my Linux Mint was
How to start WhatsApp, Teams, Slack, Telegram, and Discord Minimized in Linux Mint
Linux Mint does not have a definitive way to start applications minimized. Rather it relies on the author of the application to provide switches which
How to determine Disk Model, Mirror Status, BIOS version, BIOS date, and Model Product Name of a computer using Ubuntu
Here are some really useful Linux commands that helps you examine what kind of computer hardware you have and it’s status. BIOS Version ~ sudo
How to install Wine on Ubuntu Linux / Linux Mint
Wine provides a software compatibility layer for Windows on Linux. It translates Windows API calls to POSIX calls. It works for a lot of Windows
SNMP Troubleshooting
SNMP Troubleshooting Tips SNMP logs events to /var/log/messages The key to solving SNMP issues is to examine that log file. Also check /etc/hosts.deny it could
Virtualmin quota troubleshooting on an XFS file system
Background Enabling disk quotas are essential to managing your hard drive resources. Even if you don’t have restrictions, turning on quotas and putting in soft
Linux Mint – Unable to mount USB STICK – Not authorized to perform this operation
On a perfectly installed Linux Mint PC, running Ubuntu 18.04 under the hood, you suddenly get the following message when inserting a USB Stick into
How to do UDP Ping with Linux
Background UDP Ping is really useful especially to see if SNMP is running. The syntax for UDP checking commands is a bit obscure so we’ve