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Enabling the watchdog timer on the Raspberry Pi
Turns out that the Broadcom BCM2708 chip on the RPi has a hardware watchdog. This can be very useful if your RPi is located remotely and locks up. However, this would not the preferred method of...
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Simple conky system monitor configuration
Just a quick note on install and configuration of Conky. Installation sudo apt-get install conky conky-all hddtemp curl lm-sensors sudo chmod u+s /usr/sbin/hddtemp sudo sensors-detect vim ~/.conkyrc...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Webmin Install from PPA
On remote systems sometimes a web-based tool can be very handy. Webmin is such a tool that has been well maintained for decades. To install quickly on a Ubuntu Server without having to manage...
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ChromeOS – removing SSH known_hosts from Chromebook
One of the things that is not implemented in the Secure Shell Chrome extension is the ability to remove know_host fingerprints which alert you if the fingerprint for a specific IP address has changed....
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Display your Flickr Favourites as Screensaver Slideshow
Install XScreenSaver and remove Gnome default sudo apt remove gnome-screensaver sudo apt install xscreensaver xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra Run the Screensaver UI and configure In the...
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Moving to KVM virtual machines
Installing VirtualBox is getting increasingly painful on Ubuntu due to the problems with UEFI Secure Boot and the VirtualBox kernel modules. Another reason for an alternative is that running VirtualBox...
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Setting up MultiTech LoRaWAN gateway on Ubuntu
As the convener for the Adelaide community of The Things Network, I am frequently setting up Multitech Conduit Gateways. Depending on your PC or notebook hardware you might have some problems with the...
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