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- Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:40 pm
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: Ubuntu: add-apt-repository hangs
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Ubuntu: add-apt-repository hangs
[PROBLEM] Trying to add a new PPA, using the (already) good-old "add-apt-repository" just hangs and waits forever. Nothing happens. Probably timeout of some kind. I run into this on every new installation since 18.04, and I keep forgetting what it was. Shame on me... [SOLUTION] APT is try...
- Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:24 am
- Forum: HowTo's
- Topic: Xubuntu 18.04: Bluetooth OFF by default
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5612
Xubuntu 18.04: Bluetooth OFF by default
I'm very happy that recent kernels support bluetooth chipsets properly out of the box! Hooray! But, I like to have bluetooth disabled after boot - and only turn it on manually on demand. Especially on notebooks. On recent Xubuntu 18.04, the following command disables that the bluetooth service start...
- Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: Ubuntu 16.04 & torbrowser-launcher: Verification failed
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4473
Ubuntu 16.04 & torbrowser-launcher: Verification failed
[PROBLEM] Installing the "torbrowser-launcher" package on Xubuntu 16.04, claims that it cannot verify the signature of the downloaded tarball: "Signature Verification Failed. You may be under attack or there might just be a network problem" [SOLUTION] The package uses an outdate...
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: Device default passwords
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16225
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- Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:12 am
- Forum: HowTo's
- Topic: HowTo: Create exFAT partition on GNU/Linux
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6718
HowTo: Create exFAT partition on GNU/Linux
Quick overview: This guide assumes you already have the required packages installed. Create a partition of type "7" (in fdisk): HPFS/NTFS/exFAT Format it using "mkfs.exfat" 1) Create the partition: Create a partition and set it to type "7" in fdisk. 2) Format the partit...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 3:57 am
- Forum: HowTo's
- Topic: Create encrypted USB stick
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6375
Create encrypted USB stick
We've already written a HowTo for creating a LUKS encrypted disk image file, but here's the "regular use case": An encrypted USB stick. NOTE: This HowTo looks way longer and more difficult than it actually is. If you're in a hurry, or don't need the additional information just jump to the ...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:14 pm
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: Debian: APT waits forever connecting to repo over IPv6
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4781
Debian: APT waits forever connecting to repo over IPv6
[PROBLEM] On Debian 9 (Stretch), any apt action hangs at the following IPv6 host: 0% [Connecting to prod.debian.map.fastly.net (2a04:4e42:1b::204)] [SOLUTION] It's not really a solution, but a workaround since the IPv6 path in this network doesn't seem to be configured. I've disabled IPv6 on that m...
- Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:28 am
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: Xubuntu & Jami:
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4226
Xubuntu & Jami:
[PROBLEM] I've installed "Jami" for testing on Xubuntu 16.04 (64bit), using snapd: $ sudo snap install jami --edge I could open Jami once and created an account. Then it crashed, and since then I suddenly cannot open Jami/Ring anymore due to this error: Unable to initialize. Make sure the...
- Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:35 am
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: tune2fs: "bad magic number in super-block"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5493
tune2fs: "bad magic number in super-block"
[PROBLEM] I was trying to set a fsck on next reboot on my / partition. So I did: $ sudo tune2fs -c 1 /dev/sdb1 ...and my heart almost stopped when I got this error :shock: : tune2fs: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/sdb1 Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock. [SOLUTION]...
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:51 pm
- Forum: Brainstorming & Smalltalk
- Topic: Stuff to print on T-Shirts
- Replies: 32
- Views: 82792
So true...
Source: http://blog.ervits.com/2015/11/virtualb ... vm-in.html"A Smooth Sea Never Made a Skillful Sailor"
- Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:05 pm
- Forum: Brainstorming & Smalltalk
- Topic: Stuff to print on T-Shirts
- Replies: 32
- Views: 82792
Paradeiser ausgeizen
...mit einem Comicbildchen einer kleinen Paradeispflanze dazu(aus)geizen ist geil!
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: Knowledge Base
- Topic: rsync: [generator] write error: Broken pipe (32)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5135
rsync: [generator] write error: Broken pipe (32)
[PROBLEM] Trying to copy data from an SD card onto a mounted Samba share (CIFS on Ubuntu Server 18.04). But every now and then the copy freezes and then exits with the following error message: rsync: [generator] write error: Broken pipe (32) dmesg says: [197910.744340] CIFS VFS: Free previous auth_...
- Wed May 08, 2019 4:00 pm
- Forum: Quotes
- Topic: Trump is president
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5975
Trump is president
we didn't vote him because we want him, but: just to let you know we're still having impact/power as you see: we're willing to use drastic measures not stopping at the insane to show our unhappiness stuff everyone thought impossible/unvotable/undoable be warned Sincerely yours, The People. (2017-08...
- Wed May 08, 2019 4:04 am
- Forum: Brainstorming & Smalltalk
- Topic: Stuff to print on T-Shirts
- Replies: 32
- Views: 82792
Re: Stuff to print on T-Shirts
Zitat des Ankündigungstext der deutschen Piratenpartei zur Umstellung von Etherpad auf CryptPad:
(2019-05-06)Kein Backup, kein Mitleid ...
- Wed May 08, 2019 3:51 am
- Forum: Quotes
- Topic: Vision of progress and Freedom.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5637
Vision of progress and Freedom.
It was recently discovered, that a great European philosopher once said in the early 21st century: In closing, I invite you to join us once again as we unite to create software that will change this world with our vision of progress and Freedom. Imagine what it feels like to receive an e-mail that e...