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Adding a Second (Backup) Drive (drive2)

Posted 07-06-2023 at 02:15 PM by beachboy2
Updated 07-07-2023 at 08:29 AM by beachboy2

Note: If you do not have gedit installed, then install it using:

Code:

sudo apt install gedit

Alternatively, use nano or vim or vi or other text editor instead of gedit.

Then modify your particular UUID settings and username etc using the following procedure:

1. Find the UUID of HDD (drive2) using:

Code:

sudo blkid

NB The blkid results will show /dev/sda* as the main drive partitions and usually /dev/sdb1 refers to...

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Having problems with Cloudflare blocking your blog posts?

Posted 04-22-2023 at 07:51 AM by beachboy2
Updated 04-22-2023 at 01:02 PM by beachboy2

Tags blocking, blog, cloudflare, php, posts

So did I, until I discovered a workaround to overcome Cloudflare’s reluctance to allow my php code.

This was not a problem with my earlier, very similar blog post 6 years ago, so what has changed with Cloudflare in the meantime?

See:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ed-2023-38976/

Extract:

VERY IMPORTANT: Copy and paste the following lines to the file,...

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Installing WordPress on a Linux (LAMP) Server-UPDATED 2023

Posted 04-22-2023 at 04:10 AM by beachboy2
Updated 04-22-2023 at 09:57 AM by beachboy2

Plan:
Install an Apache2 web server on Linux with PHP 8.1.2 and MySQL (or MariaDB) support. Then install WordPress and create your own website or blog, either just for testing/learning, or live transmission via a web host.

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, *MySQL, PHP.
*Using MariaDB in this instance.

LAMP setup is perfect for a Content Managed System like WordPress:
https://codex.wordpress.org/

It is a good idea to test your WordPress...

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Broadcom BCM4360 & TP-Link AC1300 Wifi Adapter (Archer T6E) - No 5GHz signal!!

Posted 04-16-2023 at 06:21 AM by beachboy2
Updated 04-19-2023 at 04:19 PM by beachboy2

Tags 5ghz, ac1300, bcm4360, broadcom, tp-link

I recently bought this dual-channel TP-Link AC1300 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Wi-Fi Adapter for a desktop PC that sits two floors below my router:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/T6E-Archer-.../dp/B013HCNTZU

The PC was originally using Windows 10 and the 5GHz signal was much stronger than the 2.4GHz one.

I then decided to replace W10 with Linux Mint 21 MATE.

The Broadcom BCM4360 was recognised by Mint and the appropriate...

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Netbooks-Deliberately crippled by Microsoft's 32-bit UEFI firmware

Posted 04-12-2023 at 02:10 AM by beachboy2
Updated 04-12-2023 at 04:21 AM by beachboy2

Tags 32-bit, boot, crippled, netbook, uefi

Trying to install Linux on a Windows netbook with 32-bit UEFI firmware?

There are some netbooks/tablets/cheap laptops with an x64 capable processor, that are crippled by 32-bit UEFI firmware and originally ran 32-bit Windows only.

The reason for that is because Microsoft received less money for licensing Windows on netbooks than for laptops and desktop PCs, so most of these netbooks ran software like Windows 7 Starter with reduced functionality.

If customers...

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