Debian NFS Server
I wanted to create a NFS share on my backup server so I can backup my storage server, I rsync stuff between the storage server and the backup box, instead of creating a samba share I just wanted to...
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Enable KVM console access in Ubuntu
You have a ubuntu server running as a guest on a Ubuntu KVM server, well if you don’t then why not, it’s fun I do have one but when the system breaks and with all tech, it will eventually, it did for...
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My Linux Life
I was looking at my network setup at home over the weekend and one of the things I was looking at was my storage server. It’s a 1u server running window 2012 r2 [trial] that all my files reside on,...
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Fedora Planet
Well it seems all my planet issues were down to a caching plugin on my website, I was getting all frustrated due to it still not working after removing the plugin, I was getting a bit frustrated. Then...
View ArticleNic Bonding
I’ve been playing about with NIC bonding on my storage server, it’s current running CentOS 6.7. And to be honest apart from the types that I can’t use due to me not having decent switches, I can’t...
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Fedora 22 – MATE Desktop
While I’m a big fan of Gnome, I wanted to try another desktop environment. I’ve heard people about MATE desktop and thought I’d give it a try. It’s easy enough to install when you know the right...
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Debian Jessie + Kvm
While Debian has always been my favourite server os, due to it’s stability and community, I’ve never really ever used it for anything other than a standard simple samba storage server, and for that...
View ArticleInstalling RHEL 7.1
Today I installed RHEL 7.1 for the very first time, don’t get me wrong I’ve install CentOS 7.1 numerous times, but I wanted to see what the difference was. I know most of you reading this will just...
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RHEL 7.1 Network Interface Bonding
It seems that setting up NIC bonding in RHEL7.1 is the same as in CentOS, then again why wouldn’t it be, this is what worked for me. Make sure you’re in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts First create the...
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Fedora 23 – Mate Desktop – Sticky Windows
One of the things I like about windows is the way the windows snap as you move the actual windows to the left or right of the screen. By default Mate in Fedora 23 doesn’t have this enabled, but it’s an...
View ArticleHappy New Year
I just wanted to wish everyone that celebrates it, a Happy New Year. Don’t want to say more than that, as I’m sure you’ll be enjoying yourself. Rock on 2016.
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Hardware Anguish
Over the past few years, I’ve been posting about the different ways I’ve been using linux and windows to achieve hardware redundancy. The aim to save myself a lot of heartache if and when my old...
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Hackers [In a good way]
If you’re someone of my age, and that’s *!*!*!!*! [damn keyboard], then you would of grown up with Wargames/Hackers/Anti Trust and various other hacker [in the loosest possible term] movies. I’ve...
View ArticleSelf Hosting – The good and the bad.
When it comes to website hosting, the need for a stable site is crucial so picking the right hosting company to go for is something you need to think long and hard about. In my case I’ve been very...
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Redhat RHCSA
One of my objectives for 2016 is to pass the RHCSA exam. One of the problems of this is cost, while I can’t afford to take a course I some how need to create myself a lab where I can install multiple...
View ArticleRemoval of Ads
Today I’ve decided to remove all ads from my site [paulmellors.net], I decided to do this as, to put it bluntly I hate ads on websites. I have adblock pro installed in my browser and thought it was a...
View ArticleEnable seperate cronlog in Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04
It seems that cron job results are by default, added to /var/log/rsyslog, but I like to have my cron logs seperate, here’s how you do it in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server. 1. cd /etc/rsyslog.d/ 2. nano...
View ArticleUbuntu + Virtual Box + Kali + Guest Additions
I’m currently running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS [beta] and just using apt-get install virtualbox, have installed the virtualbox tool so that I could install Kali Linux. So I can get full screen virtual...
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
Another day, something else I want to have a go with. I’ve just upgraded the RAM in my server to 32GB [going to take a few days for delivery], and have downloaded the ISO for 3.6 of Red Hat Enterprise...
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Fedora UK Podcast – The Resurection [in a few weeks]
It’s been a long time coming, but myself and a group of friends have decided we’re going to start afresh the Fedora UK Podcast. We tried it a while ago and while it was fun trying to get googles group...
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