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mint_luks_encrypted_root_with_usb_unlock

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-09T19:35:21+00:00

#!/bin/bash set -e # The script will exit if a command fails. read -r uuid usbmntpt <<< $(lsblk -o UUID,MOUNTPOINT | grep media) mntdest="$usbmntpt/mykeyfile" uuiddest="/dev/disk/by-uuid/$uuid:/mykeyfile" sudo dd bs=1M count=4 if=/dev/urandom of=$mntdest iflag=fullblock sudo chmod -v 0400 $mntdest device=$(sudo blkid --match-token TYPE=crypto_LUKS -o device) sudo cryptsetup luksAddKey $device $mntdest sudo cryptsetup luksOpen --test-passphrase --key-file $mntdest $device sudo cp /etc/cryptt…

how

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-09T19:20:24+00:00

How Lots of things will fall into the How category; * Afraid.Org update script * Afraid.org DNS Info * Auto logout after delay * Auto Update without password * Auto Update Zoom in Linux * Back up the Voicemail server * Block "Sign in with Google" prompts in Chrome and Chromium * Bluetooth Join CLI * Build Dianne Skoll's Remind * Creating the SpeedTest image every day * Grow md RAID1 * Install curseradio-improved * Install Fonts on Linux * Join a Windows PC to Cyli A…

creating_the_speedtest_image_every_day

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-01T15:20:19+00:00

Creating the SpeedTest image every day So, I like to see how much I'm getting for my $62 per month, so I wrote this script a long time ago to track upload, download and delay numbers across my Internet connection. It uses the node.js fast-cli script by Sindre Sorhus from

pwg

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-30T13:15:30+00:00

pwg (Yet Another Password Generator) This generates random passwords from an in-built list of words, in this case all the 3 to 5 letter words made only of standard letters in the default Debian/Mint/Ubuntu English dictionary. It defaults to a single 12 or more character PW, but you can specify longer or shorter, and multiples with two numbers. Running

bash_scripts

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-30T00:47:27+00:00

Bash Scripts * .bash_profile * Key add in .bashrc * Backup with rsync * Boggle * GenPass * Json query * KSHE Audio Stream * KSHE Klassics Audio Stream * ntfy-ssh-login * Pretty Nagios nrpe check with performance data * pwg Another Password Generator * Remote Assistance * Remote Desktop Connection to Tiny * RDP to Work with error checking * Sync KeePass database from Windows to home with a VM running NextCloud Sync DB-Sync * Update the software with one command

using_linux - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-16T15:17:21+00:00

Using Linux (Mostly Linux Mint) This is from a response to a reddit post, not my own.Please dont tell average users its easy Learn How to Use Linux Mint Easily Linux Mint Beginner's Guide 1 Linux Mint Beginner's Guide 2 Linux Mint Beginner's Guide 3 Linux Mint Beginner's Guide 4

re-build_a_debian_based_machine

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-08T12:43:37+00:00

Re-Build a Debian based machine Things to do if you need to re-build a Debian based machine, assuming the older one can still be logged into. # As root, on the old machine, get there how you will... apt install debsums mount /mnt # Get a list of changed files in /etc find /etc -type f | grep -vFf <(debsums -e | grep OK$ | sed 's/[[:space:]]*OK$//') > /mnt/FileList.txt # Copy those files over rsync -avz --files-from=/mnt/FileList.txt /mnt/

update

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-20T19:46:53+00:00

Update the software with one command A big addition to this is to add an entry in /etc/sudoers.d/Update that lets the script below run without a password. #!/bin/bash # /usr/local/bin/Update # This allows updating software by a single common command on all my machines. Logs=~/.Logs/$(date +"%Y/%m/%d") mkdir -p ${Logs} LogFile=${Logs}/$(hostname -s)-$(date +"%T.txt") ############################################################################# ### SRJ 2015-03-27 This script allows a user…

auto_update_without_password - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-12T02:02:22+00:00

Auto update without a password Below is /etc/sudoers.d/Update, it allows installs of software via the cli without a password. ## Installation and management of software Cmnd_Alias SOFTWARE_UPDATE = /bin/rpm, /usr/bin/up2date, /usr/bin/dnf, \ /usr/bin/rkhunter, /usr/bin/needs-restarting, /usr/bin/etckeeper, \ /usr/bin/tig, /usr/local/bin/apt, /usr/bin/apt-get %wheel ALL = NOPASSWD: SOFTWARE_UPDATE %sudo ALL = NOPASSWD: SOFTWARE_UPDATE

backup_with_rsync

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-02-11T15:51:55+00:00

Backup with rsync So, this is what I've been doing to make backups of machines for years, it stores permissions, and you can export the /Backup folder via NFS, then remap it to another folder as read-only so users can do their own restores if you want (not going into that here). The reason that the *.conf files start with 00 and 01 is just to set the order that things are backed up, the

20250213_1_2.webp - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-03T11:53:56+00:00

k2_he_ansi_rgb_v1.2.1_2506171010.bin.zip - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-03T11:47:25+00:00

k2_he_ansi_rgb_v1.1_20250521.json.zip - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-03T11:42:51+00:00

c3-default_layer.png - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-02T16:26:28+00:00

c3-macro_layer.png - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-01-02T16:26:28+00:00

ansi-keycap-sizes.webp - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-28T14:24:24+00:00

ansi-keycap-sizes.webp - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-12-28T14:22:23+00:00

testdiagram.svg

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-11-25T19:18:10+00:00

kailh-switch-tester3.webp - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-02-04T18:43:43+00:00

command-configure_4.11.0-6.ubuntu22_amd64.tar.gz - created

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-11-22T20:50:21+00:00