Summary Update: 2026-05. I found an even easier way using for linux mount drive on boot using the “Disks” program. My old “tried and tested” method of editing the fstab file did not work in Zorin OS 18.1. For now, I am leaving both methods on this page. This page shows a method that can…
Background To check and see the IP address assigned to your network interfaces at any point in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop, click the system icon section in the upper right hand corner, click the active interface, and then the “Settings” choice for it. Or, in a terminal you can type: o see even more detailed information about your…
These are step-by-step instructions on how to get your personal domain’s emails to be handled directly by Protonmail using Cpanel administration tool used by many hosting providers. The Cpanel part of the instructions are most likely applicable to redirecting your email to any third party email system. From a broad overview, you need to add…
Background Ubuntu Linux is a modern and polished version of a personal computer desktop that is free to download at ubuntu.com. There are many reasons to use the Ubuntu linux desktop, but a very important one is that it will run well on older computers that will no longer run Windows 10. This is a description…
NOTE: These notes were written in 2005. Use at your own risk. I’m leaving them up because things like NFS are still the same. I have not changed how I set it up in over 10 years. rsync basics rsync is a program which has the ability to synchronize directory tree parts while just updating the…
NOTES ***This page is deprecated and doesn’t work with current versions of Samba. *** If you care to navigate the permissions and details, I am leaving the information about the Samba files and nightly backups below. With storage being so cheap now, using an online service like pCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, or MS One…
Summary The best thing about using Linux is the convenience of having multiple virtual desktops for a single monitor. In both the Gnome and MATE desktops, a workspace can be dedicated to a set of tasks with windows arranged to your liking and no need to minimize them to work on another task. I will…
Summary This page separates out the task of adding a watermark to a photo from the longer Perl image manipulation page. There is also a work-around if you are having trouble adding a watermark to an image that is already rotated. Here is the way my watermark looks: Procedure #!/usr/bin/perl -w#2004-10 Kim Briggs#Abbreviated script to only put…