OpenWRT Part 0 – Install and initial impressions

This was done from a Kubuntu 16.04 laptop wired directly via an Ethernet cable to the router. A VirginMedia Superhub 2 was also in play, connected to the router upstream port. The steps should be broadly similar no matter what kit you happen to have.

This post refers to DD-WRT as supplied by Buffalo and . . . → Read More: OpenWRT Part 0 – Install and initial impressions

Two of my speakers are missing!

This applies to Kubuntu 16.04 and possibly other Ubuntu 16.04 derivatives.

After getting Kubuntu 16.04 installed on to RAID, I noticed that the centre speaker and LFE (Low Frequency Emitter – i.e. subwoofer) of my 7.1 surround system were both silent. Irksome. Calling-up the KDE volume controls showed no obvious way to control the individual . . . → Read More: Two of my speakers are missing!

Installing any Ubuntu desktop on to RAID 1

This applies to Ubuntu desktop 14.04 and later; plus any derivatives.

If you try to install Ubuntu desktop on to RAID, it will fail. The Ubiquity installer simply does no support RAID and will throw fatal errors no matter what you do. All hope is not lost, it is possible to jolly things along and . . . → Read More: Installing any Ubuntu desktop on to RAID 1

Linus’ Good Taste in Linux Coding

Somehow, Linus was persuaded to take part in a “TED Talk”. The format looks to be more like a friendly interrogation!

As can be expected, there is very good comment from Linus about how Linux and git came to be, and for his approach to develop and maintain a “good taste” in coding. Can . . . → Read More: Linus’ Good Taste in Linux Coding

Resilient SSH with autossh and/or systemd

SSH is a great tool, but it’s not much use to use when the connection craps out. This is often OK as you can just “ssh foo@bar” again, but it is a major problem if you were relying on a reverse tunnel (“ssh -R 1234:localhost:22 foo@bar”) and the machine is 2,000+ miles away. I found . . . → Read More: Resilient SSH with autossh and/or systemd