Updated PHP 8.0 script and building on Ubuntu
For years I had been building PHP and thought I was including GD. Well, I was using a flag that I thought worked, and got no errors. but GD was…
Acronis boot CDs, boot from USB, .tib vs. .tibx, etc.
These Things Are A Headache I wasted an evening trying to get either an Acronis recovery CD, or, USB stick to boot…..ugh. I tried the following versions (as I recall):…
How I install Vsftpd in 2026
My Installer Download My Install Script First: here’s a new, updated .conf file: banner_file=/etc/vsftpd/ftp.msg local_enable=YES # # # ssl_enable=YES allow_anon_ssl=NO force_local_data_ssl=YES force_local_logins_ssl=YES rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/certificate_and_key.pem rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/mail.netkwik.com.pem ssl_sslv2=YES ssl_sslv3=YES ssl_tlsv1=YES ssl_ciphers=HIGH rsa_cert_file=/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.pem rsa_private_key_file=/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.key…
Three Methods of Securing MariaDB
Over the years this stuff has changed on MariaDB (basically MySQL for Linux). When I say ‘stuff’ I’m referring to how you secure MariaDB. Here’s three methods…from oldeest to newest:…
Convert HEIC to JPG
This script works on Mint 20. HEIC files are converted and moved to a folder (created by the script) called ‘JPEG”. #!/bin/bash # ============================================================ # convert_heic.sh # Run from inside…
Create a bootable USB installer for OS X El Capitan (and other OSX versions)
El Capitan In all case you mount the .dmg and copy the installer to the Applications folder….then run these: /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\…
PopOS/Impish sources.list
## See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool. # deb cdrom:/…
These .deb files work on Mint 20, 21, and 22
Super Simple GUI Download Simple GIU for yt-dlp .deb file Demo Video Works with mint 20, 21, & 22. Simple Light & Dark Theme Download GIU – Dark & K…
Some build notes from ChatGPT – August 28th (Charlie’s Birthday!)
📦 Build Recipe: YouTube Downloader Standalone on Linux Mint Install prerequisites (system-wide, once only) sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y python3-venv python3-pip Set up a clean build environment python3…