Working Ninja
2016-11-02T20:35:11

Server
Install NFS server components:

# apt-get install nfs-kernel-server portmap

Add the "root" of all shares (if this is your only share, this should be all you need):

# echo "/home 192.168.1.0/24(ro,fsid=0)" >> /etc/exports

Add additional shares:

# echo "/home/joe 192.168.1.0/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)" >> …

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2016-01-03T18:09:00

lsusb shows us that—sure enough—Apple's IR receiver is being loaded on boot:

# lsusb Bus 005 Device 002: ID 05ac:8242 Apple, Inc. Built-in IR Receiver

lsmod reveals hid_appleir is the module being loading for our remote. Let's blacklist it:

# echo 'blacklist hid_appleir' > /etc/modprobe.d/hid_appleir.conf …

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2015-12-20T14:34:30
# apt-get install unattended-upgrades # dpkg-reconfigure --priority=low unattended-upgrades

More at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates

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2015-11-17T23:19:39
  1. Firmware not loading.
    dmesg | grep -i bluetooth bluetooth hci0: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM20702A1-0b05-17cb.hcd failed with error -2
  2. Download Windows driver from ASUS.
    http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/USB-BT400/UT_USB_BT400_6516000.zip
  3. Extract and open Win32\bcbtums-win7x86-brcm.inf
  4. Find Product Name (BT400).
    %AsusBT400.DeviceDesc%=RAMUSB17CB, USB\VID_0B05&PID_17CB ; 20702 standalone
  5. Find section …

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2015-11-03T08:12:24

Not doing anything but your hard drive is screaming? iotop to the rescue.

iotop

In my case, updatedb.mlocate was the culprit.

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2015-10-25T21:28:09
# systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target

Monitor will still go into power save mode.

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