Tag: Linux
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Synology DSM 6.1.5-15254 Upgrade
Updated:Following this upgrade I accepted to install I spent the evening cursing. The system started up and services were accessible as usual, but I couldn't login

Access DFS Shares from Linux
Updated:I've kicked this around a few times and resigned myself to just using the non-DFS path to attach to. But we've recently changed some of the servers around

Sweet Christmas - VS Code
Ok, so I know Microsoft have been making some big steps in the world of Open Source - I confess to giving them little ear time, mainly because EVERYTHING w

PostgreSQL Copy Data Between Servers
Updated:Our GIS team use a PostgreSQL server with PostGIS. They recently asked if there was any way we could display some data in a simple web form for our users.

MariaDB Apparmor and No login
Updated:As I've been messing around with Sphinx I discovered that MariaDB actually includes the SphinxSE plugin out of the box. So I figured I'd ditch my MySQL ins

The Power of Sphinx
Updated:I've only really used Sphinx as part of a home project with MySQL. But today found that searching for text in 28 million rows in a PostgreSQL table needs s

vi - Visual Mode
Updated:I'm sure when using a mouse in a text terminal the visual mode of vi/vim is useful, but I can never figure it out. In fact it prevents me from copying from

Google Home and Kodi
Updated:I thought I'd take the opportunity to add a Google Home to my gadget collection. After all it's on a £50 off same this week, so comes in at £79 delivered.

PHP7.2 and MSSQL Drivers
I upgraded to PHP v7.2 on my Debian Buster/Sid today. Not a problem until I realised I'd broken my Microsoft SQL Drivers.

Mysql Broken After Apt Upgrade
Updated:My local install of mysql-community-server decided to fail today after applying some updates. I'm running Debian buster/sid so these kind of things are to be expected. But this was a totally new one to me.