by ray | Mar 31, 2018 | Linux / Ubuntu
Updates may fail due to the apt package being out-of-date. wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/a/apt/apt_1.0.1ubuntu2.17_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i apt_1.0.1ubuntu2.17_i386.deb sudo do-release-upgrade (if this fails, download the next version of the apt...
by ray | Mar 30, 2018 | Linux / Ubuntu
Here are some troubleshooting tips: TIP #1 Backup your sources list sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup Open the sources file /etc/apt/sources.list and rename all the instances of us.archive or archive inhttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ to...
by ray | Mar 23, 2018 | Linux / Ubuntu
VyprVPN Free accounts are limited to using our Desktop and Mobile applications to connect to our VPN service. Please see “What is VyprVPN Free?” for more information. Follow the steps below to configure OpenVPN on your Ubuntu machine. This tutorial was...
by ray | Mar 21, 2018 | Linux / Ubuntu
There are several different ways to manage time in Linux. This quick tip will show you how to quickly change the local time to the correct time zone for the server. In this Linux tip I’ll show you how to change the localtime to your (or a) current time zone. Location...
by ray | Mar 20, 2018 | Linux / Ubuntu
The instructions in How do I set PATH variables for all users on a server? work to set the PATH for all ‘normal’ users. However, if I do sudo -s and then printenv PATH the updated path is not shown. I’ve taken a look at for example Setting TeX Live...
by ray | Mar 20, 2018 | Linux / Ubuntu
I believe that some linux users, especially system administrators encountered this problem and get the message after issue the yum command: Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid [pid number]. Another app is currently holding the yum lock;...
