How to Configure SSH Server in Ubuntu

A client called me asking me to setup and configure SSH on a new Ubuntu server they got for a project. They needed the server to be accessed by a remote Web Developer they hired. After having a great cup of coffee Villa Sarchi varietal I decided to take on this one. Install SSH Server …

grep Command in Linux Standard Examples

grep command is your friend for searching mainly text. It searches a given file for lines containing a given string or words. The grep command should be one of the most used commands and you should get familiar with it. I’m doing the same. Below are some standard grep commands: Search for any instance of …

Restart sound service in Ubuntu

The other day my sound stopped working on Ubuntu 18.04 desktop. I have no clue why. The sound stopped working overnight for some reason. After some research and taking a walk around Brooklyn, I found the below command to restart the sound service on Ubuntu: pulseaudio -k && sudo alsa force-reload All works now! Give …

How to Change Root Password in Ubuntu Linux

The root user is disabled by default in Ubuntu. This does not mean the account was removed. After researching while having amazing coffee from Latin America I found the following… If for some reason, you need to enable the root account, all you need to do is to set a password for the root user. In …

Install mkpasswd in Ubuntu by installing whois

Hola, I ran into the below issue while trying to install mkpasswd in Ubuntu. sudo apt install mkpasswd Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done E: Unable to locate package mkpasswd Turns out that mkpasswd is a utility part of the whois package. I needed a good medium roast Catuai coffee …