Author Archives: rick

Apache-redirect http to https

I don’t want the logins, or even the content of most of the sites that I manage to be available via HTTP, however as most of us don’t like having to add the HTTPS to the start manually, this works perfectly. General setup is Ubuntu with Apache2, MySQL, PHP5 and WordPress.   <VirtualHost *:80> ServerName… Read More »

[SOLVED] transmission-deamon issue after reboot

I was having this issue for so long. I often download Linux ISOs to test and learn differences between them. I’ve got lots of old PCs/Laptops laying around and Linux is a great way to give them new life. When I reboot my server, Transmission wasn’t starting automatically, yet before the upgrade to 14.04, it… Read More »

SpaceSniffer download

I used spacesniffer on servers and workstations/laptops to visually determine what is taking the most space. It’s like windirtree but is more visual. It supports viewing space via a path rather than root drive too which I find very useful at times. SpaceSniffer download.