A few different ways to check the linux distribution and release / version Ever find yourself in need of figuring out the exact linux distro and release number of the system you are on? As usual in Linux – there are several ways to do this! This is probably my favorite, because its succinct & […]
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Turn up logging for individual clients A really nice feature Postfix has is this ability to debug individually-specified hosts and this is how you do that. Just add this to your main.cf: # Debug individually-specified hosts debug_peer_level=3 debug_peer_list=regexp:/etc/postfix/debug_peers In this case I have set the debug level to 3. The default level is 2. Also
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Video Description The Postfix Mail Server (aka Mail Transfer Agent (MTA)) is installed, configured and set up to forward emails to a private email (Gmail in this case, but could be any external SMTP server) on a fresh Debian 9 system. The Blog Variant Installation We’ll start by opening a terminal from an non-root account
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My personal favorite, the command-line. Type “cmd” into your Windows search (or use your shortcut!): Then issue the wmic command like so: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393] (c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. c:\>wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber,Model,Name Manufacturer Model Name Product SerialNumber Version Intel Corporation Base Board DH77EB BQEB219007QS AAG39073-304 A good option I’ve used
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zsh (“zee shell”) is awesome. Alas, its still not installed by default in most Linux distributions. Here’s how to install & configure zsh on Debian 9: grokman@li598-26:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for grokman: Ign:1 http://mirrors.linode.com/debian stretch InRelease Get:2 http://mirrors.linode.com/debian-security stretch/updates InRelease [94.3 kB] Get:3 http://mirrors.linode.com/debian stretch-updates InRelease [91.0 kB] Hit:4 http://mirrors.linode.com/debian stretch Release Fetched
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Description How to optimize your network for a faster internet, a faster home network & a faster Wi-Fi. A “top 10” list of actionable items you can take to improve your home networking experience 1:15 Wires are GREATER THAN Air 3:34 Balance your load 4:59 Strategic Router Placement 5:25 Scan your neighbors! & Choose Dead