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- sadsfae commented on issue vector-im/element-web#22690sadsfae commented on vector-im/element-web#22690 · March 20, 2023 10:53 sadsfae commented Mar 20, 2023 Fedora 36 / Flatpak user here: I was able to trigger this by resetting the index store under Security and Privacy --> Message Search I then began t… […]
- sadsfae commented on issue lutris/lutris#3386sadsfae commented on lutris/lutris#3386 · March 18, 2023 18:02 sadsfae commented Mar 18, 2023 solve the problem for me on debian 11 stable branche go to >>> /home/nico/.local/share/lutris/runtime/dxvk-nvapi/dxvk-nvapi-v0.6.2.tar.xz extract… […]
- sadsfae closed an issue in sadsfae/ansible-sshkeyssadsfae closed an issue in sadsfae/ansible-sshkeys · March 13, 2023 12:37 no /usr/bin/python in RHEL8 - module fails #1 When I run the playbook on a RHEL8.1 server Iin the Alias lab, I get this error below, but I never used to get it with RHEL8.0. There is no python … 3 comments […]
- sadsfae commented on issue sadsfae/ansible-sshkeys#1sadsfae commented on sadsfae/ansible-sshkeys#1 · March 13, 2023 12:37 sadsfae commented Mar 13, 2023 Closing this (it's quite old). It's not unreasonable to assume Python is present on a remote host and this playbook requires it. […]
- sadsfae closed an issue in redhat-performance/quadssadsfae closed an issue in redhat-performance/quads · March 9, 2023 11:37 quads-cli --cloud-only --cloud also seems to include retired hosts #431 QUADS version (rpm -qa | grep quads and/or quads-cli --version): QUADS version 1.1.7 gaúcho Python version: Python 3.7.4 Operating System: fedora-… 5 comments […]
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Author Archives: Will Foster
Let’s Encrypt Everything – Setting up the Free, Automated CA
Let’s Encrypt is a free, public SSL certificate authority (CA) you can use to generate and automate SSL certificate renewal. I co-manage Trystack.org, a free OpenStack sandbox for the general public and our Horizon SSL certificate came up for expiration … Continue reading
Posted in open source, sysadmin
Tagged apache, apache let's encrypt guide, https, let's encrypt, let's encrypt guide linux, linux, security, ssl, SSL CA
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Combat Unsolicited Sales with a Unique Office Voice Mail Recording
Office voice mail has become a graveyard for unwanted sales solicitations for things I don’t need. People who need to reach me have many available methods. I’ve decided to take some creative liberties with my voice mail recording and you … Continue reading
How to Use Self-signed SSL Certificates for Plex Media Server
Plex is a fork of the Open Source Kodi (previously XBMC) project from 2008, the Plex Media Server has evolved into what amounts to a free, personal Netflix + Spotify that lets you stream home content to devices or browsers … Continue reading
Posted in open source, sysadmin
Tagged pkcs12, plex, plex media server, security, self-signed, ssl
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10 Must-have Firefox Addons for Privacy, Security and Utility
I have used every manner of web browser from lynx, Mosaic and Netscape builds to abusing curl commands and mostly prefer Firefox for the bulk of my daily desktop/laptop needs due to the strong plugin ecosystem. Below you’ll find my … Continue reading
Posted in open source
Tagged 10 best firefox addons, addons, browsers, firefox, mozilla firefox, privacy, security
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Funcamp ET Legacy and Urban Terror Servers Upgraded
Recently two fun, actively developed Open Source FPS game projects have had major updates: Enemy Territory: Legacy and Urban Terror. Over the weekend I’ve upgraded the Funcamp ET:L (2.75) and UT (4.3.1) servers to the latest versions. Setup instructions and … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, open source
Tagged enemy territory legacy, game servers, open source, urban terror
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Quick and Dirty SSH Key Management with Python
Sometimes I need to quickly copy SSH keys to remote systems in a pinch. I can do this with the Ansible authorized_key module but that’s not always available. I might be on a random system and Ansible or external internet … Continue reading
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Tagged ansible copy ssh keys, copy ssh keys python, devops, one-off, python, ssh, ssh keys, tools
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Fun and Automation with Git Hooks
Git is more than just an awesome, decentralized version control system (VCS) – it can also drive lots of useful automation by triggering actions to deploy infrastructure and services based on event and commit-based hooks. You can drive a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged automation, devops, git, git hooks, linux, post-receive hooks, sysadmin
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Automate Infrastructure Docs with Python, WordPress and Foreman
“It’s not done unless it’s documented,” says the wise Ops sage. Frequently updated documentation is critical, it’s also one of the most neglected parts of technology. Learn how we auto-generate server resource wiki data with Python, WordPress and Foreman.
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Tagged automation, devops, documentation, foreman, infrastructure, python, wiki, wordpress
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Automate SuperMicro Server Provisioning or Die Trying
We use Foreman for systems provisioning and recently received a large shipment of Supermicro for Ceph. Out of the box they were a lot of trouble to get integrated/automated at the same level of our Dell gear but we managed, … Continue reading
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Tagged devops, foreman, hardware, ipmi, linux, provisioning, servers, supermicro, sysadmin
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How to Make Aubergine Risotto
You seem to burn almost as many calories making risotto as you do eating it – there’s constant action required to keep things under control. Don’t worry, it’s not too difficult and it’s a lot of fun. We’re going to … Continue reading
Posted in food
Tagged aubergine, cooking, eggplant, home cooking, recipe, risotto, vegetarian
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Switching from Mutt to Neomutt
“All mail clients suck. This one just sucks less,” so says mutt author Michael Elkins. This is true for me over the last 10years as mutt along with offlineimap and notmuch allowed me battle the unwieldy, barbarous deluge of mailing … Continue reading
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Tagged email, mutt, neomutt, neomutt vim, open source, workflow
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The Workflow Optimizer Visits Engineering
The Workflow Optimizer is part of a new sketch series about people who work as “professional workflow optimizers.” Today the workflow optimizer visits the Engineering office to help a colleague out with his workflow.
Tmux for GNU Screen Refugees and Vim Users
I use GNU Screen on servers to manage working sessions and perform long-running or persistent tasks. Lately I’ve been using tmux locally on my work desktop/laptop, finding it better suited for most terminal activity. Here’s how I set it up … Continue reading
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Tagged linux, productivity, screen, sysadmin, terminal, tmux
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