This post will show you how I managed to restore my laptop after the grub configuration got corrupted and could not find the LVM root partition. The grub menu booted into grub-rescue which I could ...
Restore missing LVM volume group
Create IPSec/L2TP, IPSec EAP for Android VPN
Introduction Android supports IPSEC/L2TP & IPSEC with XAuth with either PSK or Certificates. I struggled to find any thorough information on setting up the server in its various forms so have w...
Gnome 3.16 Breaks Bluetooth Arch Linux
I have been using arch Linux with the Gnome desktop for around 1 year. There have been no issues until I upgraded to Gnome 3.16 from 3.14.x Bluetooth had stopped working for audio devices such as m...
Thorium A Safer Alternative Nuclear Energy
Obviously we need an alternative energy to fossil fuels and I have always been a strong believer in Nuclear power. Many believe (Including me) that Thorium is a much better alternative fuel for Nuc...
Get Android Notifications Gnome Desktop Linux
LinConnect, Great way for Android Notifications to appear in Gnome I have recently discovered a new application which sends notifications to the Linux notification system via LibNotify. It is beaut...
Install Kolab Mail Server on Ubuntu
This post will show you how to install Kolab mail server on ubuntu 14.04, in this example on a DigitalOcean VPS. Kolab's recipient policy will be removed because I do not need guaranteed unique em...
Secure Webmin with Google Authenticator
This post will show you how to secure Webmin with Google Authenticator in Ubuntu 14.04 Server. NTP Time Sync First install NTP so the time can be synchronised, the time needs to be very accurate so...
Setting up mail server dns records
This post will take you through setting up all the necessary DNS settings for your mail server and an additional server on a separate IP. The mail server will reside on a subdomain such as webmail....
Setup Raspberry pi as a dhcp server
This post is going to show you the basic steps of creating a DHCP server using a Raspberry pi running the latest version of Raspbian, configure the Raspberry (Linux) to use a fixed IP Address and c...
Wordpress permalinks not working apache
I recently tried changing my Wordpress permalink setting from the default to show the post title. This not only looks more professional but it also enhances readability. When I changed the setting ...