New day, new gear. This post is about Ubuntu on the HP Victus 16-e0033nv and continues the long list of Ubuntu on laptops: Acer Nitro 5, HP ProBook, Asus VivoBook, Lenovo Thinkpad and probably others I'm forgetting about right now. The laptop comes with Windows 11 which I used mainly for a BIOS update. The … Continue reading Ubuntu 22.04 on the HP Victus
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Reactivate Linux network interface after standby
I'm happily using (after all this time!) the Acer Nitro 5 [AN5] with Ubuntu 20.04 and the power saving script [PSS]. Unfortunately, when using the lowest power mode, the Ethernet interface won't get an IP any more. The Ethernet interface wakes up with a simple command: sudo ip link set enp7s0 up Resources [AN5] Ubuntu … Continue reading Reactivate Linux network interface after standby
could not get netmask from lease
I'm sitting in a hotel lobby and the Ubuntu Acer Nitro 5 won't connect to the hotel wifi, although my android phone connected fine. According to syslog "could not get netmask from lease". This post isn't a fix, just an ugly workaround. This "lease" message points the unacquainted me towards a DHCP issue, which is … Continue reading could not get netmask from lease
Running clamav in Docker under Linux
I'm running ClamAV [1] on an Ubuntu 18.04 server in Docker and wanted to document, for posteriority and my own dementia, the setup process and considerations. Thankfully there is an official (?), well-maintained ClamAV image on Docker hub. ClamAV can run stand-alone or as a tandem of CLI tool and daemon - I prefer the … Continue reading Running clamav in Docker under Linux
My home NAS setup, 2022 edition
This post is an update of the my 2020 home NAS setup. A few things changed since then, the most important the introduction of snapraid for the media and archiving portion of the NAS. The hardware hasn't changed much apart from a (preventive) hard-disk replacement; my admiration and gratitude goes to HP for building a … Continue reading My home NAS setup, 2022 edition
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