Linux
How to change the default postgres password (Ubuntu)
In the terminal, type the following sudo su postgres psql \password It should prompt to enter your new credentials. And that’s it. You’re done. To exit from the psql shell. \q
Linux
NodeFerret – Free Server and Uptime monitoring
Disclaimer I am the creator of NodeFerret, as a result I will be biased towards it. With that said, let us begin. So what is NodeFerret? At a high level NodeFerret aims to be a Linux Server and Uptime monitoring tool. It continuously checks your website(s) and/or server(s) and notifies Read more…
Linux
Linux (Ubuntu) commands to memorize
This is just a personal reminder of commands that I use a lot that I should really memorize but haven’t gotten around to. How to check what is running on a particular port lsof -i :8000
DevOps
Rancher 2.0 etcd disaster recovery
This doc shows how to restore to a single node etcd cluster after a 3, 5 or 7 node cluster has lost quorum. Ideally with these sorts of failures you want to try your best to get the original etcd hosts back up. This is also done at your own Read more…
Linux
Fix: Ubuntu touchpad stops working on wakeup
Create a file in /lib/systemd/system-sleep sudo vim /lib/systemd/system-sleep/fixmouse.sh Create a script which will reinstall the psmouse kernel module on wake #!/bin/sh case $1/$2 in pre/*) echo “Going to $2…” # Place your pre suspend commands here, or `exit 0` if no pre suspend action required exit 0 ;; post/*) echo Read more…
Linux
Ubuntu 18.04 Tools and Apps
This serves to be an ever-changing personal list of what to install if I ever redo my Ubuntu machine. Currently I am running Ubuntu 18.04 so can only guarantee compatibility with that version. Uncommon Comfortable Swipe – https://github.com/Hikari9/comfortable-swipe-ubuntu Lets you map trackpad gestures to just about anything. Also comes with sensible Read more…
Android
Fix: Android emulators not starting in Ubuntu
Often this happens when for some reason or the other your OpenGL config is broken. This is often an issue on Ubuntu 17.04. To confirm this is your problem, (Assuming your Android SDK lives in ~/Android/Sdk) Step 1 Get your emulator’s name: ~/Android/Sdk/emulator/emulator -list-avds In my case it was Nexus_4_API_25 Read more…
Linux
Best linux distro for daily use in 2017
A new year has begun. Time to format my disks. New windows install and more importantly, new Linux install. With windows, the choice is easy. Windows 10. With Linux, it’s a bit more complicated….
Here were the candidates
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Here’s a little history about my relationship with Ubuntu. Ubuntu was my first distro and all was right with the world, I would never have left… that is.. until the fire nation att… until unity. It was a bit of a messy breakup, something about it just didn’t resonate with my soul. A year or two ago I tried it again but I remember seeing amazon search results integrated by default and was instantly disgusted. But time has passed, seasons have changed and I believe people learn from their mistakes..so I wanted to give it another shot. so I did… (more…)
Linux
How to speedup (stop lag) in Fedora 25
With Fedora 25 (as you probably already know) X was replaced with Wayland as the default display server. Now while I applaud Fedora for taking that giant step forward. The fact remains that X11 just performs better. With Wayland i’ve noticed various flickers where there shouldn’t be. As well as a Read more…
Linux
How to fix ssh locale issues on Linux
So you ssh into your server and all over the place you see something like perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: LANGUAGE = (unset), LC_ALL = (unset), LANG = “en_US.UTF-8” are supported and installed on your system. perl: warning: Falling back to the Read more…