Create Windows 10 bootable usb from linux (Ubuntu 18.04)

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 specktator

Create Windows 10 bootable usb from linux tested on Ubuntu 18.04. Download windows 10 iso from here Install woeusb from source (tested on ubuntu 18.04)

git clone https://github.com/slacka/WoeUSB.git
cd WoeUSB/
./setup-development-environment.bash
sudo apt-get install devscripts equivs gdebi-core
mk-build-deps
sudo gdebi woeusb-build-deps_*.deb
dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b
sudo gdebi ../woeusb*.deb

git clone https://github.com/slacka/WoeUSB.git

cd WoeUSB/

./setup-development-environment.bash

sudo apt-get install devscripts equivs gdebi-core

mk-build-deps

sudo gdebi woeusb-build-deps_*.deb

dpkg-buildpackage -uc -b

sudo gdebi ../woeusb*.deb

Make it bootable with woeusb

sudo woeusb --device win_10.iso /dev/sde

1	sudo woeusb --device win_10.iso /dev/sde

Tip: If woeusb starts to complain for mounted device etc … Unmount and unplug the usb device. Plug the usb and unmount the […]

Ubuntu 18.04 disable predictable network names

August 3, 2019 specktator

Cloud-init doesn’t work with predictable network names … So In favor of cloud-init automated network set up disable them. In: /etc/default/grub Change to: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=”net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0″ source

How to install MacOS Sierra guest on VirtualBox on Ubuntu host

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 specktator

Well, yeah, I was desperate to debug an app on mac OS so … You can have it run on Ubuntu host with VirtualBox. It works on other versions of Ubuntu and VirtualBox. Haven’t tested mac OS Mojave. If you try it, drop a line on the comments below to share with other desperate developers/sysadmins. […]

Setup central syslog server on raspberry pi 2 (and other debian based distros)

May 27, 2015April 19, 2016 specktator

Central log server using rsyslog is an asset of your sysadmin life! It may get you on the surface on really critical failures when you manage xyz number of servers and some of them go down. In my case raspberry pi 2 with rasbian (debian wheezy for arm processors) does the job very well, without […]

Delete your personal info from your photos with Exif tool

June 16, 2013April 19, 2016 specktator

When you create an image, take a screenshot, take a picture with your smartphone or your computer etc, that picture is tagged with some metadata which can be used to track your location or your identity. In which file types are these metadata applied? Image files (scanned documents too), audio files. What info are embeded in photos? […]

Linux home directory encryption

January 26, 2013April 19, 2016 thanosme

Encrypting the $HOME directory under ubuntu/debian and other dists. In my case my $USER is “ubuntu” so be careful to replace that with your own user. Be sure to have more than the double free space in your $HOME than the size of the files to complete the migration, else copy your files temporarily in […]

Cacti installation for monitoring servers and routers

January 20, 2013April 19, 2016 thanosme

This is done with Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, but, it may be done with othe distros too. First install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install snmp snmpd apache2 mysql-server mysql-client rrdtool

1	sudo apt-get install snmp snmpd apache2 mysql-server mysql-client rrdtool

Go to /var/www/ download cacti, unpack it and rename it:

cd /var/www/ && sudo wget http://www.cacti.net/downloads/cacti-0.8.8a.tar.gz && sudo tar zxvf cacti-0.8.8a.tar.gz && sudo mv cacti-0.8.8a cacti

1	cd /var/www/ && sudo wget http://www.cacti.net/downloads/cacti-0.8.8a.tar.gz && sudo tar zxvf cacti-0.8.8a.tar.gz && sudo mv cacti-0.8.8a cacti

Create a database for cacti, a user for the database and insert the cacti tables in it:

mysqladmin -u root -p create cactidb

1	mysqladmin -u root -p create cactidb

mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL ON cactidb.* TO 'cacti-admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';"

1	mysql -u root -p -e "GRANT ALL ON cactidb.* TO 'cacti-admin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';"

mysql -u root -p cactidb < /var/www/cacti/cacti.sql

1	mysql -u root -p cactidb < /var/www/cacti/cacti.sql

Edit […]

Move Window Buttons Back to the Right in Ubuntu 10.04 / 10.10

November 13, 2012April 19, 2016 specktator

One of the more controversial changes in the Ubuntu 10.04 beta is the Mac OS-inspired change to have window buttons on the left side. We’ll show you how to move the buttons back to the right.

<strong>Before</strong>

While the change may or may not persist through to the April 29 release of Ubuntu 10.04, in the beta version the maximize, minimize, and close buttons appear in the top left of a window.

Before

While the change may or may not persist through to the April 29 release of Ubuntu 10.04, in the beta version the maximize, minimize, and close buttons appear in the top left of a window.

<strong>How to move the window buttons</strong>The window button locations are dictated by a configuration file. We'll use the graphical program gconf-editor to change this configuration file.
	Press Alt F2 to bring up the Run Application dialog box, enter <em>gconf-editor</em>in the text field, and click on Run.

The Configuration Editor should pop up.

How to move the window buttonsThe window button locations are dictated by a configuration file. We'll use the graphical program gconf-editor to change this configuration file.

Press Alt F2 to bring up the Run Application dialog box, enter gconf-editorin the text field, and click on Run.

The Configuration Editor should pop up.

The key that we want to edit is in apps/metacity/general. Click on the button next to the […]

HowTo update to lastest Firefox via PPA on Ubuntu Linux

November 13, 2012April 19, 2016 specktator

This is tutorial about installing or updating <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/">firefox</a> via mozilla firefox repository on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)">Ubuntu</a>.

1. First you must add via terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T) the repository of mozilla firefox with the stable versions.
[crayon-5da9ceaf2dba7124434135 lang="bash" ]$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable

This is tutorial about installing or updating <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/fx/">firefox</a> via mozilla firefox repository on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)">Ubuntu</a>.

1. First you must add via terminal (Ctrl-Alt-T) the repository of mozilla firefox with the stable versions.

[crayon-5da9ceaf2dba7124434135 lang="bash" ]$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-stable

2. update your packages

$ sudo apt-get update

1	$ sudo apt-get update

3. finally, an upgrade and you’re done!

$ sudo apt-get install firefox

1	$ sudo apt-get install firefox

Enjoy your new, stable, firefox! Best Regards, Specktator.[/crayon]

HowTo – Set up Deluge torrent server (aka seedbox) headless with Ubuntu

November 13, 2012April 19, 2016 specktator

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Deluge SeedBox Series

Deluge is a bit torrent protocol client, designed in client server model and has the ability to run in multiple and various interfaces. Client, web interface and console. So lets’s say you have an ubuntu server installed somewhere or an ubuntu desktop which you want to load, with all the damn work of downloading huge […]

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Create Windows 10 bootable usb from linux (Ubuntu 18.04)

How to install MacOS Sierra guest on VirtualBox on Ubuntu host

Setup central syslog server on raspberry pi 2 (and other debian based distros)

Delete your personal info from your photos with Exif tool

Linux home directory encryption

Cacti installation for monitoring servers and routers

Move Window Buttons Back to the Right in Ubuntu 10.04 / 10.10

HowTo update to lastest Firefox via PPA on Ubuntu Linux

HowTo – Set up Deluge torrent server (aka seedbox) headless with Ubuntu

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