Introduction If you are disabling IPv6 then you likely know why you are doing it and the reasons may be varied. Disabling IPv6 only requires a brief search to find the sysctl change required but the Ubuntu bug issue is
Install Apache2 mod_wsgi Ubuntu
Introduction First place to start is the docs: https://modwsgi.readthedocs.io/en/develop/user-guides/quick-installation-guide.html Advises to install dev packages for apache and python if not installed. Use the latest version from source rather than using the versions in the repos. Once you’ve built from source,
Find Network Interface Card Ubuntu
Introduction If you’ve added an interface on ubuntu and wondered what interfaces you have on the system, you need to use the following to find out: ls /sys/class/net This will list the interface names for all NICs on your computer.
Ubuntu Disable IPv6 on a Single Interface
Introduction Ever needed to disable IPv6 on a single interface? Solution All that’s needed is a simple line adding to the appropriate conf file sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf Add the following line to the bottom of the file obviously substituting <interface>
Stop Apache Asking for SSL Passphrase after Restart
Introduction After upgrading my sites to SSL/TLS I had an annoying issue where after a reboot, I would have to kill the Apache process and start it again manually because it would fail first time because it did not have
Install Cacti on Ubuntu 12.04
Introduction I am really just linking some other great content here but there was something I had to figure out before I could follow the great guide by digital ocean. I was getting these errors on the server after install
Kernel Panic-not syncing
Introduction I tried to upgrade my Ubuntu Server but it didn’t boot up after rebooting. I jumped on via the console and saw the following: kernel panic-not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown block(0,0) I panicked and
Install VMware Tools Ubuntu
Introduction Installing Vmware tools on a linux box is a straightforward affair from the terminal. Installation Procedure The first step is obviously mount the ISO to install VMware tools. Just a right click on the guest and then guest, install/upgrade
RANCID Setup on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Introduction This post was supposed to be a post on how to install RANCID on the latest and greatest Ubuntu Server version 14.04. However I’m still working on it as it is not as straight forward as it should be!
Configuring an Apache Reverse Proxy for Multiple Domains
Introduction I was given a task by my new employer to implement a reverse proxy. This is something in my career I had never done before or was even aware was used on a daily basis to protect back-end web