If you read any of our previous articles in the Debian Dynamic MOTD Series, then you may be wondering how this can be accomplished on your fresh new Debian Trixie setup. This is what is presented to the user in terminal when a log on occurs. This feature is very nice as it will give… Read More
What is Brave Origin? Brave Origin is a de-bloated paid version (Windows and Mac only) of the browser for users who don’t need all the features that support Brave as a business, but still want the privacy that only Brave offers. Origin users will continue to benefit from industry-leading privacy, adblock, and speed (via Shields),… Read More
If you read our previous article Easy Debian Server Firewall, then you may have noted that on Debian Trixie the described method no longer works. This is due to systemd. In the article below we will walk through creating a persistent IPTables based firewall on Debian Trixie. First we need to install some required software… Read More
Grommunio is an open source groupware solution. It includes everything you need (and want) for your daily professional life. Its open source nature allows you to keep complete control of your data and your infrastructure. You can see what is happening to your data anytime and anywhere: on-premises or in the (hybrid) cloud. Naturally it… Read More
FreshTomato is a Linux-based firmware replacement project for home and SOHO routers. Tomato is based on Linux and distributed with the GPL license GPL license. Currently, FreshTomato releases only support Broadcom-based systems containing MIPS or ARM architecture. For more details, please refer to the Hardware compatibility page. Tomato features a particularly friendly interface, which can… Read More
If you read our previous article Easy Debian Server Firewall, then you may have noted that on Debian Buster the described method no longer works. This is due to systemd. In the article below we will walk through creating a persistent IPTables based firewall on Debian Stretch. First we need to install some required software… Read More
If you read our previous article Debian Stretch Dynamic MOTD, then you may be wondering how this can be accomplished on your fresh new Debian Buster setup. This is what is presented to the user in terminal when a log on occurs using our previous article. This feature is very nice as it will give… Read More
If you are running a vanilla install of Debian 10, you may know that the Linux Kernel version is 4.19 out of the box. While this kernel is certainly not old, if you are running on a newer laptop or netbook, you may want to go with a newer Kernel to support your hardware. In… Read More
With Samba4 becoming more relevant everyday as a drop in replacement for AD, I am regularly fielding questions regarding password management. Below I will describe the basics of password management on a QNAP NAS running Samba4 in Domain Controller Mode using the samba-tool. The following code shows the commands dealing with passwords and account expiration.
If you are hosting a Matomo Web Analytics installation on your Linux server, than you may find it useful to automate the update using a bash script. While Matomo is capable of doing a web based update, we strongly believe in the principle of least privilege. Using this principle ensures tight security, however this comes… Read More