Tag: ubuntu

  • Upgrading from RSA to ED25519

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    Add a new pair of Ed25519 keys and use them to conveniently ssh into remote servers.

  • How to Install and Secure MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04

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    https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-and-secure-mariadb-on-ubuntu-24-04

  • Better backups with BorgBase

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    I recently posted an article on how I used rsnapshot for backing up this blog. This worked fine but I was having two major issues with the approach. 1. Backing up the database’s internal file storage Generally speaking, it’s bad practice to backup a database’s internal file storage as it could change mid-backup. A better…

  • How to set the timezone in Ubuntu

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    You may list all available timezones via the following command: To update the timezone of your machine use After this the current settings can be inspected like so: Have a look at https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-time-synchronization-on-ubuntu-20-04 for a more detailled explanation.

  • Adding an administrative account in Ubuntu

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    If, for some reason, no default administrative user was created during the server installation process, the first thing I do is to create a personal user and deactivate the root user, if necessary. Usually, a pristine Ubuntu installation comes with a default user that was added to the group of sudoers. However, when acquring a…