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iPhone disconnecting on macOS

Troubleshoot an iPhone Xs repeatedly connecting and disconnecting over USB on macOS 10.15.3 using a Terminal command.

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February 25, 2020

Installing PiVPN (OpenVPN)

Set up OpenVPN with PiVPN on Ubuntu 18.04, choose network and certificate settings, and generate an ovpn profile for a client.

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February 21, 2020

Configuring an NTP client on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Install an NTP client on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, configure pool.ntp.org servers, and check which server is synchronizing the system clock.

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February 12, 2020

Upgrading Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS

Walk through an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS upgrade, including package updates, release-upgrades configuration, and the upgrade prompts.

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February 11, 2020

Changing the timezone on Ubuntu

Check and change the Ubuntu timezone using either dpkg-reconfigure or timedatectl, with examples from Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS.

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February 6, 2020

Changing the hostname on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Check and change the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS hostname with hostnamectl, including the cloud-init configuration discussed in the guide.

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February 4, 2020

Windows 10 Ubuntu 0x80070422 error

Resolve Ubuntu 18.04 LTS startup error 0x80070422 on Windows 10 version 1909 by starting the LxssManager service.

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January 29, 2020

Raspberry Pi boot failure

Troubleshoot Raspberry Pi NOOBS boot failures on SDXC cards by formatting the card as FAT32 and resolving guiformat device-access errors.

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January 22, 2020

Creating a swap file on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Create and enable a swap file on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, persist it in fstab, and automate the setup with an Amazon Lightsail launch script.

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January 17, 2020

Splitting FLAC files on Ubuntu

Split a single FLAC album into tracks on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using a CUE sheet, then add track tags with cuetools and shntool.

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January 15, 2020