Problem: Attempting to start Google Chrome on Linux raises an error: chrome_crashpad_handler: --database is required Try 'chrome_crashpad_handler --help' for more information. [16749:16749:1216/070559.766183:ERROR:filesystem_posix.cc(63)] mkdir : No such file or...
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do-release-upgrade 22.04.4 LTS Fail
lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Release: 22.04 Codename: jammy sudo do-release-upgrade Checking for a new Ubuntu release There is no development version of an LTS available. To upgrade to the latest...
Cannot connect to WSL2 app running when networkingMode=mirror
Not sure if this is useful or will even help but leaving it posted just in case. Run the server so it binds to all local ip addresses bin/cake server -H 0.0.0.0 I have Hyper-V installed so change the rules to make it work Set-NetFirewallHyperVVMSetting -Name...
pfsense – Learnings
If your: RDP session over an Unifi UDM to pfsense IPSec VPN starts with a black screen and then drops out Terminal sessions hang when you try to load a file in VIM Then go into System => Advanced => Firewall & NAT and under VPN Packet Processing reduce the MSS. I...
Getting VMGuest.ISO OUT OF INSTALL.WIM on WINDOWS 2012 STD SERVER
find install.wim open and extract with 7zip.
Working around WSL Installation Error Windows 11
Just tried to install WSL on a fresh install of windows 11 with the recommended command run as administrator wsl --install Kept getting downloading: ubuntu an error occurred during installation. distribution name: 'ubuntu' error code: 0x80072ee7 Tried rebooting What...
QCAD
Going back through my blog posts it looks like I first started using QCAD over 16 years ago (2009). It started with the Open Source version but then I started paying for QCAD Pro I have sometimes received DWG CAD drawings of Site Plans and used QCAD to tweak them to...
Remotely Bringing Hikvision Cameras Online with 3rd Party PoE Switches
Just had a phone call from a remote site to get ~5 new HiLook cameras that have been installed and plugged into a PoE VLAN capable switch connected to an NVR Steps to get them running Install a Ubuntu VM on the same VLAN as the Cameras. You don't need to do this if...
Dynamics NAV
Trying to send an invoice using Microsoft Outlook from a very old version of Microsoft Dynamics NAV and getting an error dialog containing: “A call to Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.lntegration.Office.Outlook.IOutlookMessage.Recipients failed with this message: Specified...
Tail all your Web Server Access Logs
Say for example you have split your web server access logs per domain or account e.g. /var/log/apache/www.example.com_access.log /var/log/apache/www.toggen.com.au_access.log /var/log/apache/www.exampe.com.au_access.log ... If you want to view each request in the...