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Change Screen Resolution for a Ubuntu Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Just finished installed Ubuntu as a Windows 10, Hyper-V guest.  I went to modify the video settings and noticed them to be locked in place.  After some searching; Thank you Google… Found the solution that worked for me. Ref: Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog Steps to change screen resolution: Open Terminal Type: sudo nano /etc/default/grub Find the […]

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How-To Personal Software Technical

Enabling Hyper-V for use on Windows 10

You all know when it comes to virtualization I am VMware all the way.  However, it has recently to my attention that the use of VMware Player on a company issued computer may be a violation of the EULA as this type of activity would be considered commercial use of the software. So the option […]

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How-To Software Technical

Install Microsoft SQL on Linux – Ubuntu Server

I recently had the pleasure of installing Microsoft SQL Server on Linux – Ubuntu Server. This was a very straight-forward installed and just works. The following steps are what were taken to install and configure this server. My Setup: Ubuntu 17.10 Server – VMware Template Network Connectivity SQL Server Management Studio 17 – Testing connectivity […]

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OpenVPN Access Server on Ubuntu

I recently retired my OpenVPN Turnkey appliance and needed to get my VPN solution up and running again. I decided to go with installing OpenVPN Access Server on a clean install of Ubuntu Server to create a stable and lightweight Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access my network. I chose to go with OpenVPN AS because […]

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News Software

Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 Released On Windows App Store

We can now get Ubuntu Linux for Windows 10 from the Windows App Store. Hows that for an amazing new feature. Simply open the Windows store and search for “Ubuntu”. I would be remiss if i didn’t mention that Windows Insiders Members get first go at this new application. Also to note that this is […]

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How-To Technical

Linux Commands, And More Commands

I have posted about commands in the past. I am now ‘rebooting’ that post adding additional commands that I find useful. File Transfer: $ scp somefile.txt server:/tmp Secure copies somefile.txt to remote host /tmp folder $ scp sysadmin@server:/www/*.html /www/tmp Copies *.html files from remote host to current system /www/tmp folder $ scp -r sysadmin@server:/www /www/tmp […]