If you have issues like I have had with the Windows Store this will help you to get Ubuntu WSL on Windows. NOTE: You may need to reboot your computer after the first line.
Category: UNIX Shell Scripts
Bash – Unix – Identify Distribution (What OS Am I On)
Unix Identification is a script that originated with VMWare but I have added some other systems to the script. No Install Option Install Option Basic parameters of the script No parameters passed you will be asked to type a,d,r,or i then press enter/return Parameter a (all details) passed Parameter d…
Raspberry Pi – Dynamic MOTD
Similar to UNIX – Set SSH Banner but this will update at every login incase something changes.
Mac OSX Terminal – Parallels VM Backup / Restore
If you use Parallels like I do sometimes you need to test things and recover from that test rather quickly. My process is to first build the base/template VM the way I want it and then back it up before testing things. In intervals if I’m going to continue to…
Mac OSX Terminal – Uninstall Palo Alto Global Protect
First copy this text to a file and name it uninstall_gp.sh The code below is right from the Palo Alto Global Protect installer for Mac After you have the file created run the below
Mac OSX Terminal – Format Disk
This process is very helpful to format a disk that has multiple partitions on it like a Raspberry Pi SD Card. This script can be updated to allow a different type of format (JHFS+ instead of FAT32) but for now it serves my purpose.
Red Hat 8 – Install NGINX Load Balance DNS
Similar to Ubuntu / Raspberry Pi – Install NGINX Load Balance DNS Some prerequisite posts to look at: Should Run Red Hat – Check Subscription / Register Server SELinux Configuration Change UNIX – Set SSH Banner Should Read/Understand UNIX – Bash Identify Distribution (What OS Am I On) UNIX –…
UNIX Bash – Random Secure Password
Tested on Raspberry Pi but should work on any Debian based OS NOTE: With the three languages included you may get some words for your password that may be offensive if you choose not to put words in the badwordlist file. If so just run the script again.
Bash / PowerShell – Rip Sermon Audio From CD
To expand on an earlier post “MacPorts / HomeBrew – Rip CD tracks from terminal” I have worked on two scripts; one for Mac and one for PC. Both scripts (Bash and PowerShell) will run similar with predefined values that you’ll need to update for your own purposes (look at…