johnk
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BBB System Configuration Testing Script
I’m working on a testing script to see if my server can run BBB. Useful if you’re building old systems to use as a development box. This is based on the BBB installation instructions. It doesn’t do everything, just several preflighting tasks. It ends before the Firewall section.
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After do-release-upgrade Name Resolver Stops Working
Symptoms: after doing a big release upgrade on Ubuntu, the name resolution stops working. You can’t use domain names to reach websites or servers. The file /etc/resolv.conf shows the nameserver is set to 127.0.0.53 What’s happened here is that the traditional DNS resolution system has been replaced by the systemd name resolution system.
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Audacity Recording Problems Choosing an Input Source on Linux Mint
Symptoms: Audacity is unable to get any input from the audio output or microphone. System uses PulseAudio and ALSA.
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WP-CLI: wp wc product update images
I’m running WordPress inside a Docker container, and wanted to control the website with command lines, and code. The two options are to use the REST API, or to use the WP-CLI interface. I opted for the CLI because I assumed it was faster. I suspect I’m wrong, but I’m sticking with it for now,…
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Run a Shiny Server with the rocker/shiny and Docker-Compose on Debian or Ubuntu
How to set up Ubuntu to run Docker, a Shiny Server container, with an existing Apache proxy server configuration. This setup will work for a low-volume application. It runs a single container, on a single host.
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Crossplatform Keyboard Mappings for MacOS, GNOME, and Windows
I use all three types of computers, and use the following mapping to make it easier to move between computers. Most of my software development has moved into a server in the cloud, and I SSH in. Even locally, I often use a Terminal session. My local Linux environment is GNOME, but this may also…
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Set Up an HP P1102w Printer on Ubuntu Linux
Introduction – This is a specific guide to setting up the computer on my own network. I’m writing it because, every time there’s some weird network problem, I change a password or something, and foul up the network, and cause the printer to drop off. Then I end up spending a couple hours fixing my…
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Using Flatpaks, Doctrine ORM is Meta, Talking Union, and Indexing Free Blogs
What are the best free blogging sites? I don’t know, but decided to see which platforms were best indexed on Google. Not surprised to find that Google’s own Blogger.com had the most pages. These are the results from using the Google search “site” filter.
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WordPress AntiSpam Plugin, Configuring Alpine Linux to Send Mail
The previous incarnation of this blog had a lot more inbound links, and accumulates spam. One day, I had 14,000 comments pending, and most were spam. So, I wrote a tool to help work through the backlog.
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I Think There’s Under Counting of Covid-19
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Crossplatform Keyboard Mappings for MacOS, GNOME, and Windows
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Fruit Updates
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Statement from Montanans for Immigrant Justice and Missoula Rises re: Trump’s Pending Executive Order to Stop Separating Families
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Re: Oakland’s Homeless Americans Die Uncounted As Mayor Protects Illegal Immigrants
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Directory Structure Checking Script
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After do-release-upgrade Name Resolver Stops Working
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Text of Vladimir Putin’s Speech on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, and Text of Zelensky’s Address to the Russian People (all Translated to English)
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Selected Posts from Facebook from February 2020
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Update for April 29, 2019
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Columbusing: Eastside
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Some Yelp Reviews
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MS Access: VBA CRC32 Function
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Replacing the Washer on a Price Pfister 3H – 8 Series Stem Cartridge
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The Mirror
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Study Page for Feasibility and Strategy
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Historic Palestinian Documents at the Lady Izdihar Archive
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First COVID-19 Post
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Health Insurance; Prisoner Laborers; Macron Shits on the Left, Appoints Right Winger PM
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Using Flatpaks, Doctrine ORM is Meta, Talking Union, and Indexing Free Blogs
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Problems Importing CSV into Google Contacts
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Orientalism: Music, Edward Said, 1 Year of the Israel-Gaza War
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Copyright, “Copyleft”, Creative Commons, Public Domain, Anti-Copyright
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AOC, Gaza; Disappearing Japantowns; Ilhan Omar and Uncommitted
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Hikes, Walks, and Bookstores
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COVID-19 Vaccination Inequality