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VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion links unavailable or hard to find.

2025-04-07T08:32:00.001-05:00

Problem

VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion links unavailable or hard to find.

Solution

After your account created / logged in:
- https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/free-downloads
  or
- https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?articleNumber=368667
  both lead to
  - https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware Workstation Pro&freeDownloads=true
  - https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=VMware Fusion&freeDownloads=true

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Installing cpp-13, gcc-13 and g++-13 in Debian 12

2025-02-07T10:07:00.002-06:00

Installing cpp-13, gcc-13 and g++-13 in Debian 12

Continuing from my previous post for setting default versions of cpp, gcc & clang, here I describe how to install cpp-13 on Debian 12.

Problem:

Debian 12 only contains up to cpp-12.

Solution:

Download, compile, install and configure cpp-13, gcc-13, g++-13 :

wget https://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-13.3.0/gcc-13.3.0.tar.gz
tar -xvzf gcc-13.3.0.tar.gz
cd gcc-13.3.0

make distclean
./contrib/download_prerequisites
./configure --disable-multilib --enable-languages=c,c++ --program-suffix=-13
make -j3

sudo make install
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cpp cpp /usr/local/bin/cpp-13 50
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/local/bin/gcc-13 50

Where 50 is the next level used due to my aforementioned blogpost. We can now check the default version:

$ cpp --version
cpp (GCC) 13.3.0
[...]
 
$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 13.3.0
[...]

Defaults can be changed via:

sudo update-alternatives --config cpp
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc

Notes: I found make distclean to be necessary for every compile attempt, as any change of configuration will cause compile error. Furthermore, There may be ./configure parameters to change the install location which i did not use here. As per GNU gcc documentation there is no make uninstall, so be cautioned that removal will need to be manually performed (/usr/local/bin/ --> specific files, not all contents).

Alternative:

Use a PPA as per https://markusthill.github.io/blog/2024/installing-gcc/

Resources:

~~ good luck!

Install Hyper-V management only, in Windows 11

2025-01-23T12:09:00.006-06:00

Install Hyper-V management only (in Windows 11).

Problem:

How to install only the Hyper-V Manager GUI and management PowerShell module in Windows 11?

See here for Windows 2025: https://steronius.blogspot.com/2025/01/install-hyper-v-manager-only-not.html

Solution via GUI:

System>Optional features>More Windows features>Hyper-V>Hyper-V Management Tools.


Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-Tools-All

~~ Good luck!

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Install Hyper-v Manager only, not the hypervisor, in Windows 2025

2025-01-23T12:08:00.007-06:00

Install Hyper-V Management only (in Windows 2025).

Problem:

How do I install only the Hyper-V manager GUI and management PowerShell module, not the hypervisor in Windows 2025?

See here for Windows 10 or Windows 11 Clients: https://steronius.blogspot.com/2025/01/install-hyper-v-management-only-in.html

Solution via GUI:

Server Manger>Manage>Add Roles and Features

Solution via PowerShell:


# Install Hyper-V Manager and the PowerShell module
Install-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools

See https://steronius.blogspot.com/2025/01/install-hyper-v-management-only-in.html for Windows Pro 11

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Ghetto GPO Change-Audit Powershell Emailing script

2024-10-16T15:42:00.006-05:00

Ghetto GPO Change-Audit Powershell Emailing script

Problem:

What AD GPO’s changed yesterday?

Solution:

Ultra ghetto. May or may not need special Security policy Audit rights enabled on DC’s, i don’t remember 2021.

Modify $testing = true to $testing = false for production.

Veeam database size approaching limit

2024-07-18T15:14:00.002-05:00

Veeam database size approaching limit

Problem:

My Veeam configuration was over 10,000mb approaching the MS-SQL express 10gb hard-limit.

Veeam: Configuration Database Issue The configuration database size
is approaching the limit. if this limit is exceeded, the backup server
will stop functioning.

Tentative Solution:

This worked for me, but may not be an official solution. I shrunk and rebuilt the indexes, no less than twice. I was able to shrink it half the size.

Backup the database manually, even if you have scheduled backups. “Hamburger” Menu>Configuration Backup>Backup Now.
Install and run SQL Server Management Server Studio.
Connect to the local Veeam database
Find and right click the “VeeamBackup” database, choose Tasks>Shrink>Database. Enable “Reorganize files before releasing…”>OK.
Copy and paste the rebuild-indexes SQL script from: https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4470/script-to-manage-sql-server-rebuilds-and-reorganize-for-index-fragmentation/ to a new local script.
Edit the script’s SET parameters to suit your needs: SET @reportOnly = 0; & SET @fragmentationThreshold = 5; . Execute the script. This may grow your database too large, so…
Perform #4 again!
Perform #6 again!
Check the size of the database (This can be done by the shrink database menu or by viewing the database properties)

Documentation:

Official KB: https://www.veeam.com/kb4024
Forum Thread: https://forums.veeam.com/vmware-vsphere-f24/shrinking-the-veeambackup-database-t20276.html
Community Thread: https://community.veeam.com/discussion-boards-66/procedure-to-shrink-the-vbr-database-2547

cannot paste clipbpard images into github

2024-05-06T10:14:00.002-05:00

Problem

Cannot paste clipboard images into GitHub.com comments / editor using Firefox.

Solution

about:config > dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled = true .

How to set auto-power for iDrac 9

2024-04-25T10:56:00.004-05:00

How to set auto-power for iDrac 9.

Problem:

iDrac 9 default Power Recovery is Last; However, APC UPS may shutdown a server externally, therefore power-up may not occur as expected.

Option 1 Solution:

BIOS (F2) > System Security > AC Power Recovery > On

Option 2 Solution:

ssh root@<IP-of-iDrac>
racadm get BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwrRcvry
racadm set BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwrRcvry On

Which will report:

RAC1017: Successfully modified the object value and the change is in 
     pending state.
     To apply modified value, create a configuration job and reboot 
     the system. To create the commit and reboot jobs, use "jobqueue" 
     command. For more information about the "jobqueue" command, see RACADM 
     help.

Therfore, to apply the new setting:

racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1

But it also requires a reboot. (Warning: Choose 2-stage graceshutdown + powerup, because any other seem to hard “reset”. )

racadm serveraction graceshutdown
racadm serveraction powerup

Expect a BIOS update and a reboot (slow).

Afterward, it may be verified via:

racadm get BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwrRcvry

~ Good Luck! ~

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Cannot type in Windows 2022 PowerShell from Remmina FreeRDP

2024-03-26T08:21:00.014-05:00

Problem:

Cannot type in Windows 2022 PowerShell from Linux Remmina/FreeRDP (RDP)

Solution:

Disable "Use client keyboard mapping" in Remmina Preferences.

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KB5034441 failing to install with "Retry" 0x80070643

2024-02-21T10:00:00.003-06:00

Windows 10 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441) failing to install with “Retry” 0x80070643

Problem:

The January 2024 update is known to fail on a widespread basis. Currently as of Feb 21 2024, this is still unmitigated in any automatic fashion via Windows Updates; however, it can be simply fixes with a Powershell script as provided directly from Microsoft.

Solution:

Copy/Paste the script provided in this link into a file named something like patch.ps1.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/add-update-to-winre?view=windows-11#extend-the-windows-re-partition
Execute the script for an elevated cmd.exe shell (Run as Administrator) using the commandline PowerShell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File patch.ps1. (Either spefify the full file-path or make sure to cd into the folder where you have saved the script).
When asked for a BackupFolder, c:\temp will suffice. When asked if you wish to proceed, answer Y (Yes).
Upon completion, reboot with shutdown /r /f /t 5.

Rejoice.

Pipewire no sound after Debian 12 upgrade

2024-01-26T11:10:00.004-06:00

Pipewire no sound after Debian 12 upgrade

I’ve been performing in-place upgrades of Debian for years. Always some new problem to fix afterward. Debian 12 was no different.

Off-subject i was forced to apt purge, deborphan , dpkg --purge --force-depends on quite a few items before being able to fully perform upgrade/updates.

Problem: No audio after automated upgrade to Pipewire systems.

Solution:
Reference: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/issues/2255

cd  /etc/alsa/conf.d/
sudo mv 50-pulseaudio.conf{,.bak}
sudo mv 50-oss.conf{,.bak}
sudo mv 50-pipewire.conf{,.bak}
sudo mv 50-jack.conf{,.bak}
sudo mkdir backup
sudo mv ./*.bak ./backup/

sudo apt reinstall pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-alsa pipewire-jack wireplumber
## internets recommended 'wireplumber' over 'pipewire-media-session'

history -a
reboot

# rejoice

You may choose to do it differently, but essentially, remove all 50-*.conf that deal specifically with sound, then reinstall the packages to recreate a proper 50-pipewire.conf.

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Vmware-tools missing MSI C++ Redistributable

2023-11-28T08:13:00.003-06:00

Problem:

Cannot install VMware-tools due to missing MS Visual C++ Redistributable MSI.

Solution:

Download troubleshooter. Ignore the fact that it is for workstations, use it on your server too.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed-cca7d1b6-65a9-3d98-426b-e9f927e1eb4d
Run it, click “Next”, click “Uninstalling”, Choose “Not-Listed”, “Next”…
For every MSI ID in the form {46E11E7F-....} that the vmware-tools installer complains about, copy/paste the ID from the dialog into the Troubleshooter’s field and click “Next”.
Retry vmtools installation, and re-run the troubleshooter as needed for each MSI ID in fault.

I had to do this for 4 different C++ redistributable ID’s before vm-tools was installable.

Good luck!

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Customize SublimeText 3 highlighted-line background-color the easy way

2023-10-27T09:09:00.003-05:00

Problem:
How to customize / modify / change the background color of the line i’m working on in sublime text 3?

Caveat:
Each Color-Scheme is independent. If you modify, then change schemes, you will ahve to modify again.

Solution:
Preferences > Cusomize Color Scheme >
In the globals section, add "line_highlight": "#color", where #color is the hexadecimal color of your choice.

Example:

    "globals":  
    {  
        "line_highlight": "#155199",  
    },

as always, Good Luck!
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2023-09-22T14:20:00.002-05:00

GPOZaurr -- "The only command you will ever need to understand and fix your Group Policies (GPO)"

https://evotec.xyz/the-only-command-you-will-ever-need-to-understand-and-fix-your-group-policies-gpo/

Thank you Mr. Przemyslaw Klys

Solving APC / Schneider Electric UPS PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR / ERR_CONNECTION_RESET / Connection Reset

2023-06-27T19:00:00.003-05:00

Problem:

Web-browser reports PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR or ERR_CONNECTION_RESET when trying to manage APC via https.

Cause:

SSL certificate invalid.

Solution:

https://www.apc.com/us/en/faqs/FAQ000233142/

ssh -c aes256-cbc <IPAddress>
cd ssl
dir
delete <filename>.p15
reboot

HTTPS should work after restart.

Alternative Solution:

ssh -c aes256-cbc <IPAddress>
web -h enable 
reboot

Connect via HTTP and Delete the certificate via Web UI
Navigate to Configuration --> Network --> Web --> SSL Certificate --> Select “Remove” --> Apply.
Navigate to Control --> Network --> Reset/Reboot --> Select “Reboot Management Interface” --> Apply.

HTTPS should work after restart.

Revert HTTP to disabled if desired.

Brian C. Moses (aka "BrianMcMoses") is giving away another DIY NAS in 2023

2023-03-15T14:51:00.014-05:00

I'm still running my 13 year old NAS!! An outdated, slow as hell, on its last leg, 100% unsupported ARMv5 NAS with only "mirrored drive" protection since i never added additional disks. I wrote about my purchase here (https://steronius.blogspot.com/2010/10/inevitable-happened.html) in 2010.

In his insightful and very complete article (https://blog.briancmoses.com/2023/03/diy-nas-2023-edition.html), Brian asks:

If you won the DIY NAS: 2023 Edition, what would you do with it? What sort of problems would it solve for you?

Well, for me it is quite obvious. My NAS' OS is pinned to DSM v5.2 and is two (2) major versions outdated. The hardware with only a ridiculous 128MB, is constantly churning. I can hear it everytime a walk by and quite frankly i'm afraid to turn it off for any extended time due to the old disks. I've run a zerotier-one mesh-network since 2017; however, i'm running an old version because zerotier-on no longer supports the Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 ARMv5 chip. I also have this thing running syncthing to keep both my remote desktop and laptop backed up. It works, but just barely. CPU not upgradable; Memory not upgradable; OS not upgradable, and yet this thing has kept chugging along. But really, i'm at risk of hardware fatigue and data-loss.

Am I buying another NAS? No, i have no plans and no budget even though it would be the smart thing to do.

Brain, I'm officially entering your giveaway! 😉🙏 -- Thank you so kindly!!

I'm pretty certain I'd try Proxmox VE, as well, for pulling some double, triple, quadruple duties. 😁
Maybe even run a permanent minecraft-server for my daughter.

https://blog.briancmoses.com/
https://twitter.com/briancmoses
https://www.youtube.com/@briancmoses
https://www.amazon.com/shop/briancmoses
https://www.tindie.com/stores/briancmoses/
https://www.printables.com/social/10068-briancmoses/about

~~~

Firefox urlbar suggestions - another feature to piss us off.

2023-03-07T14:15:00.003-06:00

fix it:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-suggest

Just stop it Mozilla!
We want fast efficient and relatively private experience.
Things you've done to piss us off:
- new installs break or change our profiles.
- crappy big tabs. (proton UI)
- more unusable white-space to decrease our productivity. (proton UI)
- hiding tab-bars, bookmark-bars, or menus for no good reason.
- too small media caches
- bookamrks open current tab rather than new tab by default
- plugins death due to new versions, api, etc.

Redirect Youtube Shorts to Normal Viewer

2022-06-10T12:00:00.006-05:00

Youtube shorts redirect to normal viewer

Problem: Desktop view of youtube.com shorts uses a new video format which is annoying, automatically loops and harder to comment on.

Solution:
Firefox or Chrome extension prerequisite: “Redirector” by Einar Eglisson. https://einaregilsson.com/redirector/
Note: It may require browser restart to function properly.

Settings:

Description: Youtube redirect shorts to normal view
Example URL: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/946r7dXI4e4
Redirect: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/*
to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$1
pattern: wildcard

See my earlier tip for redirecting youtube searches to sorted results:
https://steronius.blogspot.com/2021/09/youtube-search-sort-newest-first.html

as always, good luck!

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Basic VmWare DataStore Stats

2022-01-26T10:36:00.020-06:00

Get Basic VMWare DataStore Statistics via PowerShell PowerCLI

Big thanks to LucD, and this post which is essentially the entire solution: https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-PowerCLI-Discussions/PowerCLI-script-to-get-DatastoreCluster-Datastores-and-the-size/td-p/1301104

Problem: I need stats on datastores. Specifically, i need to find which DataStores are over-provisioned compared to the VM’s assigned to it.

Solution:

The script will output to .CSV file sorted by ProvisionedGB/CapacityGB percentage.

As such, you may see which datastore are heavily over-provisioned (in the sense of datastore larger than necessary).
Of course, you may also sort my other columns as needed.

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Veeam Backup Copies not encrypted

2021-12-01T11:18:00.048-06:00

Problem: Some Veeam Backup Copies are not encrypted even though encryption is assigned.

Solution: Manually trigger “Active Full” Backup Copy.

Details:
- Ensure Encryption is enabled in a Backup Copy job.

- Trigger Active Full for the Backup Copy job.

- Upon finish, validate finished “Disk (Copy)” objects are encrypted via icon.

good luck! send me crypto 🙏‍

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XFCE 4.16+ open save dialog revert buttons to bottom

2021-10-11T14:11:00.015-05:00

Problem:
XFCE 4.16 and above moved the save/cancel and open/cancel buttons on the dialogs.

yuck:

Solution:
CLI to revert to original position:
xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/DialogsUseHeader -s false

yay:

good luck!

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set default gcc, cpp, clang versions in Debian 11, Debian 12 Linux

2021-10-05T11:27:00.011-05:00

edit: updated this for Debian 12 / gcc 12, but essentially same solution(s).
see also: https://apt.llvm.org/

Problem: cpp-10 is default in Debian 11

Need: cpp-9 or gcc-9 as default

Solution:


sudo apt install build-essential cpp-12 cpp-11 cpp-10 cpp-9 gcc-12 gcc-11 gcc-10 gcc-9 

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cpp cpp /usr/bin/cpp-9 10
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cpp cpp /usr/bin/cpp-10 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cpp cpp /usr/bin/cpp-11 30
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cpp cpp /usr/bin/cpp-12 40

update-alternatives --query cpp
sudo update-alternatives --config cpp

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-9 10
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-10 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-11 30
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 40

update-alternatives --query gcc
sudo update-alternatives --config gcc

Resource: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7832892/how-to-change-the-default-gcc-compiler-in-ubuntu

Potential problems:
If you get something like update-alternatives: error: cannot stat file '/usr/bin/cpp': Too many levels of symbolic links, then sudo rm /etc/alternatives/cpp. BUT be sure to reinstall cpp-* to get the /user/bin links recreated.

And you may do similarly with Clang/Clang++

sudo apt install clang-14 clang-13 clang-12 clang-11

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-11 10
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-12 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-13 30
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang clang /usr/bin/clang-14 40

update-alternatives --query clang
sudo update-alternatives --config clang

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-11 10
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-12 20
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-13 30
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/clang++ clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-14 40

update-alternatives --query clang++
sudo update-alternatives --config clang++

If you prefer non-interactive config, then you may


sudo update-alternatives --set clang /usr/bin/clang-12
sudo update-alternatives --set clang++ /usr/bin/clang++-12

and do so silimarly for any other alternatives

One could compile and install newer GCC as well: https://gcc.gnu.org/install/

~~
good luck!

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YouTube search sort newest first

2021-09-21T10:30:00.004-05:00

Problem:
Youtube search sorts by relevance, whereas one often prefers sorting by newest results.

Solution:
Firefox or Chrome extension prerequisite: “Redirector” by Einar Eglisson.
Note: It required browser restart to function properly.
Settings:

example:
 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=test

include pattern:
 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=*

redirect to:
 https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=CAI%253D&search_query=$1

pattern type:
 wildcard

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Xubuntu XFCE Display brightness Fn keys not working not changing brightness

2021-08-10T13:10:00.005-05:00

Problem:

Fn Brightness not changing backlight on XFCE.

Tentative Solution:
Power Manager>General>Handle display brightness keys>Enable.

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FireFox Youtube Buffering Sucks

2021-07-23T13:38:00.005-05:00

Problem

Firefox Youtube buffering endlessly / never starts playing

Potential Solution

Use about:config to:

Disable source server control:
- media.mediasource.enabled = false
- media.mediasource.vp9.enabled = false
Buffer more:
- media.cache_readahead_limit = 9999 (or 99999)
- media.cache_resume_threshold = 9999 (or 99999)

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VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion links unavailable or hard to find.

Problem

Solution

Installing cpp-13, gcc-13 and g++-13 in Debian 12

Installing cpp-13, gcc-13 and g++-13 in Debian 12

Problem:

Solution:

Alternative:

Resources:

Install Hyper-V management only, in Windows 11

Install Hyper-V management only (in Windows 11).

Problem:

Solution via GUI:

Install Hyper-v Manager only, not the hypervisor, in Windows 2025

Install Hyper-V Management only (in Windows 2025).

Problem:

Solution via GUI:

Solution via PowerShell:

Ghetto GPO Change-Audit Powershell Emailing script

Ghetto GPO Change-Audit Powershell Emailing script

Problem:

Solution:

Veeam database size approaching limit

Veeam database size approaching limit

Problem:

Tentative Solution:

Documentation:

cannot paste clipbpard images into github

Problem

Solution

How to set auto-power for iDrac 9

How to set auto-power for iDrac 9.

Problem:

Option 1 Solution:

Option 2 Solution:

Cannot type in Windows 2022 PowerShell from Remmina FreeRDP

Problem:

Solution:

KB5034441 failing to install with "Retry" 0x80070643

Windows 10 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441) failing to install with “Retry” 0x80070643

Problem:

Solution:

Rejoice.

Pipewire no sound after Debian 12 upgrade

Pipewire no sound after Debian 12 upgrade

Vmware-tools missing MSI C++ Redistributable

Customize SublimeText 3 highlighted-line background-color the easy way

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Solving APC / Schneider Electric UPS PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR / ERR_CONNECTION_RESET / Connection Reset

Problem:

Cause:

Solution:

Alternative Solution:

Recommended:

Brian C. Moses (aka "BrianMcMoses") is giving away another DIY NAS in 2023

Firefox urlbar suggestions - another feature to piss us off.

Redirect Youtube Shorts to Normal Viewer

Basic VmWare DataStore Stats

Veeam Backup Copies not encrypted

XFCE 4.16+ open save dialog revert buttons to bottom

set default gcc, cpp, clang versions in Debian 11, Debian 12 Linux

YouTube search sort newest first

Xubuntu XFCE Display brightness Fn keys not working not changing brightness

FireFox Youtube Buffering Sucks

Problem

Potential Solution