Posts in this category are specific to Ubuntu and may or may not work on Zorin OS, Raspbian, and Debian or other UNIX based systems.
This script has only been tested on Ubuntu based OS but is possible it will work on other builds You can uses various icon options from /usr/share/icons/gnome/32×32 or /usr/share/notify-osd/icons I typically put a function like this in /opt so you will need to modify the examples below based on your location Note with urgency when…
If you setup your Raspberry Pi using the NOOBs installer you likely have various apps that you don’t want to keep. This script below will remove many of the preinstalled applications. wolfram-engine bluej geany greenfoot nodered nuscratch scratch sonic-pi libreoffice claws-mail claws-mail-i18n minecraft-pi pygame If you are running as a server you may also want…
Need help with what a strong password is? Strong password recommendations are as follows: Must contain 14 or more characters Must contain upper and lower case letters Must contain a number or special character (e.g. !@#$%^) Must NOT be the same as your previous 12 passwords Must NOT be similar to your username Must NOT…
If you simply want uptime formatted this small script will help. Uptime by itself will display similar to: 20:25:48 up 3 days, 8:14, 1 user, load average: 2.07, 2.17, 2.35 Formatted using the code above will display similar to: 3 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes.
If you are using Pi-Hole you may find this script useful Currently this is designed to run on the server that is running Pi-Hole but as I have more than one I want to monitor I will soon have an update for additional. First make sure you update your /var/www/html/admin/scripts/pi-hole/php/data.php Look at getSummaryData function and…
NMAP (a form of ARP list) is a tool for scanning your network for machines that are up or down along with pulling some helpful information from the machines that are up. Similar to Remotely Find Raspberry Pi IP but this is a bit more in-depth First install nmap if needed Now you need to…
I work with digicert® to get certificates. The way we get certificates sometimes requires me to convert the certificates, below is the process I use to get the formats for what I may need. This script assumes you have a directory with only the .csr file and the .zip file from digicert® and then run…
The following code will give you network specific information about your server/computer.
If you’re on UNIX you know ls will list files in a directory but typically you’ll get something like You can simily stat the file(s) with the below What if we work with stat and make it easier?
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