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
Operating Systems
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
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
How to reset the keychain password on an Apple Mac computer
At times the Keychain password will become out of sync with your Mac password for whatever reason. Once this has happened there will be annoying
How to run a CRON job every 5 minutes
The following command syntax will run a CRON job every 5 minutes: */5 * * * * sh /root/rsync-home.sh */5 every 5 Minutes * Every
How to get rsync to not overlap because the previous job has not completed
If you’re using a CRON to control rsync, you might run into a condition whereby the first rsync CRON job hasn’t completed and another one
What to do when you get “diskio.c: cannot find statistics in /proc/partitions”
You might encounter the following problem when working on a a OpenVZ virtual host: diskio.c: cannot find statistics in /proc/partitions The reason why you are
Dealing with a read-only file system on a Linux computer
A read-only file system on a Linux computer can be a bad day at the office. It generally means something went wrong with your disk