Fix locales fresh en install vps ovh
For some reason, when I install an English version of Debian (7 or 8) on my ovh vps, I always have locales problems. To have a system using en_US.UTF-8, simply do the following : install debconf...
View ArticleEasy vpn install on Debian 7
A vpn lets you redirect all your traffic to a server and use this server to connect to the internet. It has numerous advantages if you are behind a proxy or a firewall: it will let you hide your...
View ArticleAutomatic update of WordPress without ftp
If you don’t want/can’t install an ftp on your server but still want to update your WordPress site automatically, you just have to add one line at the end of your wordpress/wp-config.php:...
View ArticleSolve WordPress Could Not Create Directory
When installing wordpress in a public_html folder (and not in var/www), we can encounter ownership problems. For example, while trying to install a theme, we can have the following message : Installing...
View ArticleCreate a qcow2 image of Kali
This tutorial has been inspired by flyingpenguin. I wanted to try to install a Kali on OpenStack but there was no images available. I do not know if it is only on this OpenStack installation but it...
View ArticleLess than 5 minutes xampp installation on Ubuntu 15.10
Download xampp from apachefriends.org Go to your download directory. Change the file’s rights so that it can be executed chmod +x xampp-linux-[version of xampp].run Start the installer sudo...
View ArticleInstall Spark on Ubuntu 15.05
Install java JDK 8 Thanks http://askubuntu.com/a/106496 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude install oracle-jdk7-installer Install Spark Go to...
View ArticleVirtualbox kernel driver not installed issue
I’ve ran twice into this problem. After doing an update on Ubuntu, Virtual Box gave me the message below : It seems that this happens when we update some headers. My problem was that running...
View ArticleInstall/run Spark docker on Ubuntu
Instalation sudo aptitude install docker.io You then have to add your user to the docker group. If you don’t do it, you’ll have to type a lot of command as sudo. sudo usermod -a -G docker [username]...
View ArticleInstall Netbeans on Mint17.3/Ubuntu 14.04 using docker
I was having difficulties with installing Netbeans on a Mint 17.3 machine and decided to try to use Docker for a quick fix and I was impressed, as usual with Docker, with its ease of use. This post is...
View ArticleFix file system access of a hfs partition from Ubuntu
While trying to copy/modify a file on a Mac filesystem (hfs+) from Ubuntu, you will get an Read-only file system error (whether you try to do so as sudo or not). To fix it, you need to install...
View ArticleUse port 463 for both openvpn https and ssl
In this tutorial, I will show how to use the same port (463) for both openvpn and https. I will start from a fresh virtual Debian 8 install. I have used several sources for this tutorial but more...
View ArticleInstall openvpn debian 8 kimsufi
I have taken almost all the information from the excellent post from nicolargo. Install openvpn sudo aptitude install openvpn Copy the easy-rsa files to the openvpn folder sudo cp -a...
View ArticleSecurely wipe out data from a hard drive
It is important to understand that deleting a file from a hard drive does not delete the data but only its reference on the disk. To make sure that the data associated with a file cannot be recovered,...
View ArticleInstall PMB on a debian jessie server
Thanks to https://wiki.debian-fr.xyz/Installation_d%27un_serveur_Pmb. Add the repo to use yaz by adding the following line to the file /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://ftp.indexdata.dk/debian jessie...
View ArticleInstall Brackets on Ubuntu 16.04
I have used two sources for this article: https://brbsix.github.io/2015/10/29/fix-missing-libgcrypt11-for-brackets-text-editor/ and https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1687348. The problem with...
View ArticleWileyFox Swift voicemail error
At each system update on my WileyFox, the orange app can’t connect to the server and I have the following error message : “la synchronisation a échoué, vérifiez votre connexion”. To solve the problem,...
View ArticleInstall openvpn gui linux mint
In order to use an openvpn connection on Linux Mint, one has two possibilities : use the usual command sudo openvpn --config client.conf or to use a GUI. This is a guide to use a GUI. Configure Linux...
View ArticleSet up secure vnc remote desktop from debian server
This article is a summary of the excellent article written on the digital ocean website and that you can consult fully on...
View ArticleInstall Qemu on a kimsufi debian 9 atom
While following a tutorial to install qemu on an atom base Debian, I had an error with a missing dependency. How To Install And Configure QEMU In Ubuntu To solve it, add to your /etc/apt/sources.list...
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