Rip DVDs for personal use using Linux knowing a few simple tricks. There is some extra software you need to add and then only a few steps using the Handbrake program to rip multiple files at once. There is very good documentation at the Handbrake Website which you should read if you are a complete…
Linux Software Install Easier than Snaps or Flatpacks I have been using various forms of Linux as my main desktop for about twenty years, mostly Ubuntu. This has given me the benefit of knowing which programs I am most likely going to use. There is significant amount of discussion about how software installation should be…
Changed domain name in WordPress with plugin ***READ THE TERMS OF USE PAGE. You can really mess up your website doing this! There are not many times when you should be altering the domain name in your website installation but it can still be required. Maybe you have simply found a much better domain name…
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…
Updated 2017-02, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Apache 2.4.18 and PHP 7.0.13. Go to the first page Apache2: Activating User Directories & Virtual Hosts and read the disclaimer. Thanks. Step 4 – Enable (Activate) PHP for User Directories There have been more than a couple searches leading here that are similar to “configure PHP virtual hosts”. There is a…
Updated 2017-02. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Apache 2.4.18, PHP 7.0.13, MySQL 5.7.17 Background These are my notes I use to get the MySQL server software setup on my development computer. I want to be able to work on the databases from the local computer as well as from other computers on a trusted LAN. MySQL Server…
Update 2017-02, Ubuntu 16.04. I still use this method for my home fileserver. Summary This page shows methods that can be used to partition a hard drive and add a second hard disk to a computer running Ubuntu linux. You MUST MAKE BACKUPS of any important files whenever you change the partitioning on a hard drive. You…