Sysadmin journal: setting up wireguard on all of my Linux desktops
I had to hack together a few things to use wireguard transparently on my Android phone and all of my Linux laptops and desktop.
Tag Archives: Linux
Lessons learned from setting up a Linux desktop VM on a Windows 11 Home host
VirtualBox is more functional than Hyper-V Manager but much slower. There are a lot of tricks for getting this right. If you turn off Secure Boot you might permanently lock yourself out of Windows.
FOSS of the day: Ansible module for editing CUPS configuration files
I recently got a new printer, and as I’ve tweaked the integration between my printer and the numerous Linux desktops and laptops in my house, I became frustrated by how time-consuming and error-prone it was to have to use the Printers section of the GNOME Settings app, or the Printer Settings app (a.k.a. system-config-printer) to… Read More »
My routine for rebuilding my Linux laptops from scratch
Maybe you’re sufficiently Linux-nerdy that you’ll enjoy glancing at this. Or maybe not, whatever. 😉
Interesting journey: converting my last home computer from Ubuntu to Debian
This was a satisfying exercise with the right amount of complexity to make it just enough of a challenge to be interesting without being frustrating.
Long time Ubuntu user, first time Debian installer
My hot take: Debian is a good desktop operating system for highly technical people who know how to troubleshoot and fix computer problems, but it may not be the best choice for less technical people looking for a desktop operating system to use instead of Windows or macOS.
Hack of the day: keep the Emacs server running in the active login session
Prereqs for this hack being useful to you: (1) you use GNU Emacs; (2) you keep a single Emacs running in your session and use emacsclient to open files for editing in it; (3) you have Linux computers that use systemd on which you keep multiple concurrent login sessions open; and (4) you want emacsclient… Read More »
How to access your encrypted Linux system from the Ubuntu installer when your system won’t boot
I had to figure out the steps for myself by assembling pieces of it from many different web pages, so I’ve collected them all here for my benefit and yours.
Linux (systemd, NetworkManager): how to run a script on suspend before networking is shut down
How to reliably run a script that requires networking immediately before your computer suspends.
Hack of the day: easily configure Linux hosts to reboot once or always without requiring a decryption key
I have LUKS encryption configured on all of my Linux desktops and laptops, which is a pain when I need to reboot one remotely, since it prompts for the decryption key and won’t finish rebooting until the key is entered. To solve, this, I’ve written keyless-entry, which allows the user to easily configure a LUKS-encrypted… Read More »