https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/ 2026-04-07T21:07:57+00:00 https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/ https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2024-12-12T10:58:33+00:00 admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=miscellaneous_commands&rev=1734001113&do=diff Ubuntu/Debian Packages This is partly a list of the common packages I install on Ubuntu (because I forget odd ones all the time, or can't remember the exact package name), and partly config relating to the common packages I use. msmtp-mta A light SMTP MTA, providing reliable mail delivery to get mail off the box. Most light-weight solutions are text/html 2024-03-16T15:56:43+00:00 admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=encrypted_disks&rev=1710604603&do=diff :!: Do not use this for securing important data! :!: The method described below is like writing your password on a post-it note in your top-drawer! It only provides any security at all if you remove the encrypted disk from the machine permanently! text/html 2024-01-06T15:52:02+00:00 admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=installing_webmin_virtualmin_on_ubuntu&rev=1704556322&do=diff You need to install gnupg2 manually, as the scripts don't quite seem to get this one right then fail when adding the GPG key for the Webmin repositories. To update the themes (manually or automatically) you also need to install git manually. Now that Debian has moved to text/html 2023-09-09T06:13:08+00:00 admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=lessons_in_glustration&rev=1694239988&do=diff Lessons in Glustration Despite the negative sounding title, I am now finding gluster easy(ish) to use, now I am getting used to some of its quirks. This page is intended as documentation of the things I have learned along the way, and a “do this” text/html 2023-05-29T16:35:56+00:00 admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1685378156&do=diff Desk Potato ---------- Wiki Home Page * Ubuntu * MythTV Server * MythTV Client * TBS Drivers * Webmin / Virtualmin * Artix TBS Drivers * Raspberry Pi MythTV * Encrypted Disks * BTRFS Disk Maintenance * SSH Certificates * Miscellaneous Commands * Lessons in Glustration ---------- * Login text/html 2023-04-24T18:31:24+00:00 admin (admin@undisclosed.example.com) https://deskpotato.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=ubuntu_mythtv_client&rev=1682361084&do=diff Ubuntu MythTV Client Based on Ubuntu 18.04 / MythTV 0.29, differences for newer versions noted in the text. Configuring Ubuntu 18.04 * Install Ubuntu Server. * Ubuntu 22.04 does not appear to set the timezone correctly, run sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/London