If you're working with large log files and you're not comfortable using vi or vim then you might want to split your log/text file into multiple parts based on the…
Split large files Ubuntu
Prevent chrome from redirecting http to https
Chrome employs HSTS which allows sites to elect to use https. This is a bit of a buggerup when you don't want to use https. To get rid of https…
ssh too many authentication failures – solved
If you receive the following message when trying to login using ssh: too many authentication failures This is as a result of ssh iterating through your keys stored in ~/.ssh,…
Add additional hard drive to proxmox
The first step to adding a new hard drive to Proxmox is to run: fdisk -l It's likely that you'll see a list of drives in the format: /dev/sda Next,…
Update Ghost blog
Assuming you installed Ghost using Ghost CLI, it is a straight forward process to update Ghost. Change directories to where Ghost is installed: cd /var/www/ghost Simply run the following to…
Install Gitlab with Let's Encrypt Ubuntu 16.04
Firstly, add the Gitlab repository: curl -sS https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.deb.sh | sudo bash Update your package list: sudo apt-get update Next, install Gitlab Community edition: sudo apt install gitlab-ce The order in…
WordPress – Fatal Error: Allowed Memory Size Exhausted – Solved
One really handy method for troubleshooting rogue WordPress themes or plugins is to view the error_log file in the root web directory (www or public_html). This will reveal what the…
Cannot copy & paste from Keepass2 to terminal
If you cannot copy and paste from KeePass2 to the terminal, all you need to do is install xsel which is used for getting and setting contents of the X…
Linux – remove files and folders older than x days
When running cleanup scripts and you'd like to delete files and folders older than x days you can use the following commands: For zip files: find /path/to/your/folder/ -mtime +3 -name…
Bose QuietComfort 35 on Linux Mint 18
Getting the Bose QuietComfort 35 headsets working on Linux Mint 18 was a bit of a mission. Thanks to Erik we managed to get them working: sudo nano /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf It…









