VLC - YouTube Stream

Go here and download LUA file
https://addons.videolan.org/p/1154080/

USAGE:
- Copy the URL of the youtube video or playlist (must contain "list=PL...")
- Start VLC, press Ctrl+N, paste the url then click on "Play" (or Alt+P then Enter), the video /playlist should start

Install here:
Just paste it
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist

Linux - Windows Share

Networking between Windows and Linux can be a pain.
For quick file share use NitroShare
https://nitroshare.net/
For Arch Linux is available on AUR

For Debian it is impossible to find currently 2021-07-10

Maybe better just use ssh and WinSCR FTP (get in Symenu)
Or Filezilla

Brother Printer Setup Manjaro Arch

On my second setup with and old Brother HL-5250DN things went well without installing anything
Go to Manage Printing > Administration (the online cups setup)
Then the find printers, etc.
Worked flawlessly (sending job to printer takes forever :))

First setup was not so smooth.
You may need to install cups, etc but in the end . . . I needed this
... Get it from pamac with aur support

This will allow printing but only through this app

I can set up the printer but it will not connect.

I suspect I do not yet have the correct driver.

I can not get yay installed to find the driver

... a work in progress

I did uses these commands:

sudo pacman -S cups manjaro-printer sudo systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service sudo systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service sudo pacman -S system-config-printer

There are multiple ways to find the IP of the printer.

The Brother app installed above is one.

Another is nmap

example sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24

You would need to find your own IP first to know the range to enter

example: ip addr show

This gets a little crazy.

But installing printers, even on Windows, can get crazy.

As usual, I didn't document every rabbit trail so not sure what was all necessary.

In the end . . . it may have been this that actually worked.

Notice that the Brother MFC printer always showed but when I chose it, and it appeared to be installed, it would always show no connection.

... When I chose the Internet Printing Protocol IPP method and manually entered the ip address, everything worked.

... I did install yay and tried to install the proper driver. It may have installed but that part was mysterious. The PKGBUILD of yay was even more mysterious but yay is available to me now.

Linux GUI Apps - SSH - Commands

#1. Find out which init system your Linux uses

init --version

#2. Find out your IP on the local network. You will need IP, user name, and password.

ifconfig (depricated and may not work because "net-tools" is not installed)

 use this instead

> > > ip a

On Windows use WinSCP to access the Linux server (I use portables via Symenu)

Terminal commands vary depending on if systemd or SysVinit. (Or some variation thereof)

Most all Linux versions have ssh service included. Verify by doing this.

ssh -V (check if installed)

The server is likely not installed so install it.

sudo apt install openssh-server -y

Verify if the service is running

sudo service ssh status

This is how to start the service

sudo service ssh start

or

sudo service ssh restart

Edit sudo nano /etc/ssh/ssh_config file and not the sshd_config (if it exists)

remove # on port 22

remove # on PasswordAuthentication yes

Check if server is running

ps aux | grep sshd

Check is server is listening on port 22

telnet localhost 22

***From here down needs editing. Maybe next time I set up a systemd.

... Start SSH

- In systemd

sudo systemctl start ssh

sudo systemctl start sshd (In arch)

... Check to see if enabled

sudo systemctl is-enabled ssh

sudo systemctl is-enabled sshd (In arch)

or

- In SysVinit (SystemV)

(check linux ip ifconfig)

Edit sudo nano /etc/ssh/ssh_config file and not the sshd_config

remove # on port 22

remove # on PasswordAuthentication yes

sudo systemctl restart sshd

sudo systemctl status sshd

use Putty and/or WinSCP 

ssh_config should look like this

check ip a

In WinSCP the connection is SCP not SSH

Obviously you use keys outside a closed network.

Should be able to install through apt-get
eg. sudo apt-get install hardinfo

Notes:
Update
sudo pacman -Syysudo
sudo pacman -Su

Find ip use "ip a"
ip route list
or install Nutty

Root file access in Manjaro
sudo thunar

OpenSSH on Arch
(Why care? Setting up VB using SSH in Windows for ease copy paste commands.)
sudo pacman -S openssh
sudo systemctl status sshd.service
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd.config
sudo systemctl enable sshd.service
sudo systemctl start sshd.service
(stop, restart, etc.)
On VM use bridged adapter for useful IP

... Then Putty on Windows should have access to (user-name@IP)

Good Links for ssh
https://linuxhint.com/ssh_virtualbox_guest/
http://www.tuxfixer.com/configure-ssh-service-in-manjaro-linux/
https://www.christitus.com/ssh-guide/

MX Linux does not use systemd so the systemctl commands don't work.

I have no idea how to restart ssd or do commands that use systemctl.

Commands

https://www.howtogeek.com/412055/37-important-linux-commands-you-should-know/

...This is one of the irritating things about Linux. Answers found online are often for a version you are not using. For instance alias

HowToGeek explains alias cls=clear

This is great but to make it survive a closed terminal he says add the command to the

... .bash_aliases file

,,,  but in Mint the file is /home/george/.bashrc

The List

alias

ps

Run Box Commands I Want To Remember

netplwiz (user accounts)
wf.msc (firewall)
ncpa.cpl (network connections)
apwiz.cpl (programs and features)
inetcpl.cpl (internet properties)
hdwwiz.cpl
control (printers, folders, mouse, etc)
winver
compmgmt.msc (computer management)
regedit
msconfig
services
shell:startup
sysdm.cpl

Full List Here
https://www.pcsteps.com/1675-run-command-complete-list-windows/