Tag Archives: squeeze

Determine MTU size using ping

Posted on 03 Mar 19 by

Normally the MTU size should be set correctly using Path MTU discovery, but this may not always work.

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Reassigning network device names

Posted on 26 Jan 19 by

I recently wanted to experiment with one of my machines by adding a second network card and using it to forward packets from one network to another.

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Check OS version (Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian)

Posted on 30 Mar 18 by

There are several ways to check which version of Debian, Ubuntu or Raspbian you are running.

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Enable root Logins

Posted on 09 Jan 18 by

By default the root password is locked to prevent you from being able to login as root on Debian/Raspbian, and for good reason.

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Optimizing the filesystem when using a solid state disk

Posted on 20 Jan 16 by

Though modern solid state drives can now store a large amount of data they differ from conventional disks in a number of ways.

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Finding your Raspberry Pi using nmap

Posted on 14 Jan 16 by

There have been a number of times when having got my Raspberry Pi all set up and ready to take time-lapse photographs, or just when I think I have finished configuring it as a music player, the moment I tuck … Continue reading →

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Setting up a secure FTP server

Posted on 29 Nov 15 by

I can’t believe I haven’t written this up before as I’ve been using an ftp server long enough! There are several different FTP servers available, including ProFTPD, WU-FTPD, Pure-FTPd, and vsftpd.

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How to obtain a core dump when a process Segfaults

Posted on 14 Nov 15 by

I recently encountered a problem with a program that simply crashed when I tried to run it after it had been updated, unfortunately it didn’t give any indication what caused the crash other than the error message ‘Segmentation Fault‘

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How to not install recommended packages

Posted on 24 May 15 by

One of the reasons I really like linux is that generally you can choose what you want to install, the granularity available isn’t as much as it once was but it is still relatively easy to keep the number of … Continue reading →

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A minimal Debian installation

Posted on 20 May 14 by

I’m a big fan of the ‘less is more’ approach and although I’m quite happy to check out the latest release of Debian (or Ubuntu) using a live CD or by just selecting the standard desktop packages and letting the … Continue reading →

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