Disabling X11 on Raspberry Pi build of Ubuntu

Executing graphical disable will present a console login on the next boot, with no X11 or associated services running. If you want to get the full Ubuntu MATE desktop back, run graphical enable and reboot. See https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi/ for more information on this build and how it works.

Setting up WordPress

The following instructions describe how I install WordPress on Ubuntu. The instructions may differ slightly for other server environments, but the basic principles should be the same. This requires shell access to the server, but once it’s finished the WordPress instance(s) should be capable of being administered through a web browser. Part 1 – Installing … Read more

Shutter

Shutter is the best tool I’ve found for taking screen shots. It’s in the Ubuntu software centre and should handle all of our needs.

Ubuntu upgrade bug

Fix for a bug where updating software fails to work. First, kill any instance of appstreamcli. Then do the following: cd /tmp && mkdir asfix cd asfix wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/appstream_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libappstream3_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i *.deb See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1579712 for more details.

Testing Ubuntu

To download an iso of the latest Ubuntu daily build then go to http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/daily-live/current/. There are also some packages on Ubuntu that make this sort of testing easier: testdrive – run the daily Ubuntu ISO in a virtual machine (meta-package) testdrive-cli – run the daily Ubuntu ISO in a virtual machine (command line) testdrive-common – … Read more

Software update scripts

Mac OS X #!/bin/bash echo “updateall v.1.1 for OS X. This software will upgrade all your Apple/Homebrew software.” # Run this as a normal user. Your admin password will be asked for if required. # Update all Apple software (requires admin password at this point) sudo softwareupdate -i -a # Update all software installed via … Read more

Fixing Ubuntu network issue

If a computer running linux won’t connect to or see wireless networks when it resumes from hibernation, issue the following command: sudo systemctl restart network-manager.service See http://askubuntu.com/questions/761180/wifi-doesnt-work-after-suspend-after-16-04-upgrade for the source.

Installing and configuring WordPress

The following instructions describe how I install WordPress on Ubuntu. The instructions may differ slightly for other server environments, but the basic principles should be the same. This requires shell access to the server, but once it’s finished the WordPress instance(s) should be capable of being administered through a web browser. Part 1 – Installing … Read more