Arch Install

In case I install something other than Manjaro

vset (if in terminal only)

free -h

lsblk

sudo packman -Syy

Install yay

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

$ cd yay

$ makepkg -si

cd ..

rm -rf yay

paru is available through yay

htop

neofetch

alias

sudo nano ~/.bashrc

alias ll="ls -la"

alias cls="clear"

restart terminal 

Windows 10 SSH Server (Dead To Me)

First PC was flawless but as usual this can be a pain . . . second machine did not accept password. Can't find a fix but . . . 

Good new is on Windows there are so many easy file sharing options you do not need a local Windows SSH Server.

Add the feature then start the service and set a firewall rule.

win+i > apps > apps&features > optional features > openssh server

Open Powershell command as Administrator
Type the following command to start the Service of the OpenSSH Server
Start-service sshd

I would leave as default service manual start but you can . . .

Type the following command to add Automatic Startup in Service
Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic'

Type the following command to find the Rule for OpenSSH Server in Windows Firewall and verify that is Allow

Get-NetFirewallRule -Name *ssh*

I think this happens when ssh server is installed.

win > firewall & network protection > advanced settings

inbound rules > new rule > 

name = OpenSSH SSH Server (sshd)

description = Inbound rule for OpenSSH SSH Server (sshd)

Enabled

Allow the connection

Properties further allows settings restrictions but on a local network for simple files transfers and manual server on/off probably not needed

Pop OS Linux

General

Ctl + Alt + Backspace instant log out

Ctrl + Alt + Delete instant reboot

 

Things to do in the terminal

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

or sudo apt update && apt upgrade

sudo apt dist-upgrade

sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer

super key type firmware update

sudo apt install neofetch

sudo apt install gnome-tweaks

sudo apt install openssh-server -y

sudo systemctl is-enabled ssh (checks)

sudo nano /etc/ssh/ssh_config

sudo systemctl restart ssh

(sudo service ssh restart) for system5 init

(sudo systemctl restart sshd) for arch

ip a

Set Keyboard Shortcuts

(still trying to decide)

super+e open home (file browser)

super+f open firefox

super+c close window

super+enter open terminal

Alias Commands

type alias shows existing aliases

sudo nano ~/.bashrc

alias cls="clear"

 

MX Linux

~/.conky/MX-KoO/MX-Full is full sysinfo 

F4 drop down terminal

Manjaro

Catfish file search is awesome but slow if the search is deep and only searches down.

I can't change the close window hotkey so stuck with Alt+F4 for now

sudo systemctl start sshd

EndeavorOS

EndeavorOS

A miserable experience so far :)

ls -l shows permissions

https://aur.archlinux.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-git.git

Install git and yay

sudo pacman -S git

cd /opt

sudo git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-git

sudo chown -R george:george ./yay-git

cd yay-git

makepkg -si

(even though I received errors yay installed unless it was already installed in EndeavorOS)

yay uses same as pacman

-S is install

-Rns is uninstall

Holy Hanna this is wild

yay -S pamac-all

In the end it didn't work

 

good grief installed gimp and wouldn't start.

Found this for yay install. Interesting to put it all in one syntax string.

cd /tmp && git clone 'https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git' && cd /tmp/yay && makepkg -si && cd ~ && rm -rf /tmp/yay/

Just trying

As usual I haven't set up Samba for awhile an can't get it to work. 

lsb_release -a

sudo apt install samba

whereis samba

mkdir /home/george/sambashare

nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

[sambashare]

comment = Samba on 

path = /home/george/sambashare

writeable = yes

browseable = yes

public = yes or no

create mask = 0664

directory mask = 0755

force user = george

adduser --system george 

chown -R george /home/george/sambashare

smbpasswd -a george

sudo smbd restart

chmod 777 may not need is above done

File Sharing Updated

Have you ever said, "I can see the PC on the network but I can't access it"?

This may also be useful.

On Same Network Cross Platform

LocalSend (my new favorite) winget install -e --id LocalSend.LocalSend

ShareDrop works well. It's a web platform. Not sure of limitations.

Send seems to work also.

*These have gone off the rails so just set up ssh, ftp or web server and get on with life.

Servers

HFS web server, Xlight ftp server

Clients

WinSCP,  FileZilla

Not On Same Network

Large Files and Auto Delete

... Wormhole (10gb self delete encrypted)

https://wormhole.app/?source=korben.info 

Small Files and Auto Delete (pain on Android phone)

... Sendanywhere

https://send-anywhere.com/

Large Files

... pCloud (May be best right now)

https://my.pcloud.com/

Large Files and Manual Delete

... Mega

https://mega.nz

Onionshare (Slow and may choke on large files but I like the concept.)

Receiving end needs to use Tor for the onion share address.

https://onionshare.org/

Python HTTP Server

. . . Or Better yet SSH (Look Here)

Filezilla Server

 Filezilla Server notes

Why am I fooling around with FTP? I've never bothered before.

This is still a bit slippery because and I doubt I will improve because too many good alternatives exist for my needs.

Most of the defaults seem good.

I set myself as a user and do use a password whenever asked.

During setup choose start service manually and manually start by current user. Two different steps.

You can always change the Filezilla service to manual in Windows Services.

Change port 21 to some other 5 figure port. This is probably unnecessary when using on a local network and not open to the outside.

In the allow/disallow IP section disallow * meaning all

Then allow the specific IPs or range of IPs 192.168.1.1/24 (It has to be in CIDR format which I do not pretend to understand) Use a calculator like this.

Configure passive port range and Windows firewall. Filezilla will warn of being behind NAT. 

I'm not sure the connection worked because of firewall or passive port settings because I did both.

Port

1. Open up the FileZilla GUI on your server.
2. Click on the top menu Edit → Settings.
3. From the tree menu click on Passive mode settings.
4. Now make sure the checkbox Use custom port range is checked and enter 50100 in the first box a and 51100 in the second.
5. Click OK

Firewall

firewall.cpl

1. From the tree, select Inbound Rules.
2. In the right panel, click New Rule.
3. A windows pops up, select Port and click next.
4. Make sure TCP is selected, and enter 50100-51100 in the Specific local ports field.
5. Hit Next and make sure the Allow connection option is selected. Then hit Next again.
6. Select the zones where this rule need to be applied (in my case I have selected all the zones).
7. Click Next and give this rule a recognizable name: Passive FTP Ports - FileZilla.
8. Click on Finish, and your done.

Filezilla Client worked but WinSCP connected but would not retrieve the directory.

WinSCP works well with SSH

Included in the Windows start menu are Filezilla shortcuts for starting and stopping the server. This is why I do not set up to start the server when Windows starts.

On reason would be Linux to Windows sharing. Another reason to use this would be if Windows networking is being difficult or if you do not want to Windows share a folder but you want or need access to a folder on the network for a specific PC.

But for simple file transfer over a local network Nitroshare is hard to beat for speed and handling large files.  Lanshare is sometimes workable. And I need to remember SendAnywhere 

Reference:

https://johandorper.com/log/filezilla-server-passive-ports

Can You Run Windows 11

 Download and run this

https://github.com/mq1n/Win11SysCheck/releases/tag/6

No doesn't mean "no" . . . it just means you need to do extra crap to get it working.

Ain't Windows grand?

Firestick New Hidden Developer's Menu

 I hate when they do non-standard Android.

This did not work for new interface. Can't get to all the options . . . yet

hold buttons DOWN and CENTER for five seconds. Then, release the buttons. After that, press the button MENU.

Outlook Temporary Info

 Press the Windows Key + R a run box will come up and enter
outlook.exe /safe

Fix Outlook only starts in safe mode

https://windowsreport.com/outlook-only-starts-in-safe-mode/

Try the SaRA tool

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/100607

https://www.lifewire.com/outlook-safe-mode-4164302

How to delete your profile and start fresh

https://superuser.com/questions/575124/completely-remove-outlook-up-and-start-afresh

also read this to remove profiles by using more official method

https://www.lenetek.com/blog/how-to-reset-microsoft-outlook-to-start-fresh/

Backup Outlook data file

https://www.lifewire.com/back-up-copy-contacts-outlook-1173661

Setting up new profile by adding "backup" to your old profile file

https://www.intowindows.com/outlook-2016-hangs-at-processing-starting-or-loading-profile-screen/