Category Archives: Configurations (Linux)

Install Plex on CentOS 7

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Was just playing around. It’s a great home entertainment tool indeed.

Method-1: Creating repository and using Yum

To enable the Plex repository open your text editor and create a new YUM repository configuration file named plex.repo in /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory:

[PlexRepo]
name=PlexRepo
baseurl=https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/rpm/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key
gpgcheck=1

Method-2: Installation using RPM

download the package for your Linux distro. It is much easier to do this by simply coping the download link location with right click and then you can run:

$ sudo rpm -ivh https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d/plexmediaserver-1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d.x86_64.rpm

Alternatively, you can download the package on your system with wget command as shown.

$ wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d/plexmediaserver-1.13.8.5395-10d48da0d.x86_64.rpm

If you’ve used install base using yum repo- you now need to install it, otherwise if you’re with RPM installation, you already have plex installed. Continue reading “Install Plex on CentOS 7” »

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Get rid of esm-apps while ubuntu updates

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If you ever encounter similar issue like below-

Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
libavformat58 libavfilter7 ffmpeg mc sntp libswresample3 lynx-common libzmq5
fail2ban mc-data redis lynx libpostproc55 ntp ntpdate libgsasl7 redis-tools
cpanminus libavcodec58 libavutil56 libavdevice58 libswscale5 libsdl2-2.0-0
libmysofa1 redis-server libavresample4

And don’t like to be financially trapped into Ubuntu long term commercials, do this (Kidding, it’s actually good to keep the esm as it’s worth for expanded security)-run command to navigate to that directory: Continue reading “Get rid of esm-apps while ubuntu updates” »

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Troubleshooting ubuntu: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package ‘linux-generic’ is missing final newline

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If you ever encounter with such similar of an error (in my case it occurred on my Ubuntu 20 distro), you may apply the following process to get a fix. 

The error:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-transport-https apt-utils dpkg libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0 ntpdate
oracle-java8-installer oracle-java8-set-default thermald
10 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/4,389 kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,192 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
files list file for package 'linux-generic' is missing final newline
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

Disclaimer: it worked for me, that doesn’t necessary means that would work same for you! However, you may give it a try. Continue reading “Troubleshooting ubuntu: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: files list file for package ‘linux-generic’ is missing final newline” »

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Install XRDP on CentOS 7

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Prerequisites:

XRDP is an open-source version of the Microsoft Remote desktop Protocol server. It enables operating systems besides Microsoft Windows to offer a fully functional remote desktop experience. The prerequisites for the installation include:

Before all else, install Gnome GUI on CentOS 7 or RHEL 7.

Then install and configure EPEL repository with this commandrpm -Uvh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm Continue reading “Install XRDP on CentOS 7” »

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Install mail server on Ubuntu or Debian

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Disclaimer:
This howto is tested on Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 and Debian 10, 11 edition.

Installing and configuring  postfix

Step 1 » Assign static IP and hostname and add a host entry for the host name .

Assign hostname in /etc/hostname

mail.tweenpath.net

Add a host entry in /etc/hosts

192.168.1.10 mail.tweenpath.net

Step 2 » Update the repositories.

tweenpath@mail:~$ sudo apt-get update

Step 3 » Install postfix and dependencies . Press enter for all prompted questions during installation. we will do that in the next step.

tweenpath@mail:~$ sudo apt-get install postfix

Step 4 » After installation issue the below command to configure postfix.

tweenpath@mail:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure postfix

Now you will be prompted for set of details . choose the following values and replace tweenpath.net with your domain name. Continue reading “Install mail server on Ubuntu or Debian” »

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Limit Sending/Receipt Email Per day, Per Week or Per Month

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For activating module accounting, open webui via browser

http://>zimbra-host>:7780/webui/index.php

choose accounting | configure. Select add, and fill with the following example

Name : Rate limit perday
Link to policy : Default
Track : Sender:@domain . You can choose with your choice
Period : Daily
Message Count Limit : 5000
Message Cumulative Size Limit : empty. I am not using cumulative size
Verdict : HOLD.
Data : You can fill with information if policy has been fulfilled. for example, you can fill with "Sorry, your maximum email perday have been full"
Stop processing here : No
Comment : You can fill with comment or emptied
Disabled : No

If no tables for module accounting and get information “no such table” while create rule, you can manually adding tables accounting to sqlite. Continue reading “Limit Sending/Receipt Email Per day, Per Week or Per Month” »

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Install PolicyD on Zimbra 8.5 or 8.8

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Policyd have module quotas. This module can use for limit sending/receipt email. As example just allow sending/receipt email 200 emails/hours/users. If your email server attacked by spam or compromised password some users and used by spammer, the maximum email can be sent as many as 200 emails per hour. This policy will safe your IP public from blacklist on RBL. Besides, you can check who user send email with many email

How To Install Policyd on Zimbra

This guidance is step by step how to install policyd on Zimbra 8.5 and latest

su - zimbra
zmprov ms `zmhostname` +zimbraServiceInstalled cbpolicyd +zimbraServiceEnabled cbpolicyd

Activate Policyd WebUI

– For Zimbra 8.5/8.6

Run the following command as root

cd /opt/zimbra/httpd/htdocs/
ln -s ../../cbpolicyd/share/webui .

Edit file /opt/zimbra/cbpolicyd/share/webui/includes/config.php and putting “#” on front of all the lines beginning with $DB_DSN and adding the following line just before the line beginning with $DB_USER. Continue reading “Install PolicyD on Zimbra 8.5 or 8.8” »

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Install and Configure Fail2Ban for Zimbra on CentOS 7

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Below is how to install and configure Fail2Ban for Zimbra. In this guidance, I use CentOS. Please adjust python-pip version if using another OS

1. Install pip

yum install python3-pip

2. Install dependencies required by Fail2Ban

pip3 install pyinotify
pip3 install dnspython

3. Download and extract Fail2Ban

cd /tmp/
wget -c https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/archive/0.9.4.tar.gz

4. Install Fail2Ban

tar -xvf 0.9.4.tar.gz
cd fail2ban-0.9.4
python3 setup.py install

5. Copy Fail2Ban service to systemd

cp files/fail2ban.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/

6. Adjust bin location on Fail2Ban service

vi /usr/lib/systemd/system/fail2ban.service

Adjust the following lines. Change /usr/bin become /usr/local/bin Continue reading “Install and Configure Fail2Ban for Zimbra on CentOS 7” »

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Zextras Modern Theme for Zimbra web interface

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First, you must register to get a download link: zextras-theme-zimbra-interface. Then, you will receive instructions for installing the new Zextras theme

For Ubuntu users

Download the package from your Zimbra server using the following command:

wget https://link-download-from-zextras/zextras-theme-ubuntu.tgz

Note: Change link-download-from-zextras with the link received in the email

Extract the package you have just downloaded with

tar xvf zextras-theme-ubuntu.tgz

Execute the installation Continue reading “Zextras Modern Theme for Zimbra web interface” »

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Remove VirtualBox from Linux

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Step 1: Check the VirtualBox Version (Optional)

First, check out the Virtualbox installed version by specifying the application package name as “vboxmange” name with the “version” flag:  

$ vboxmanage --version


The Virtualbox installed version is “6.1.38”.

Step 2: Uninstall Virtual Box

Use the default package manager alongside the “–remove” and “–purge” flags to completely remove the  “VirtualBox” tool. 

The “–remove” flag will remove the installation files, and the “–purge” will uninstall the configuration files. The “purge” flag is not used in Fedora/CentOS/RHEL because its “remove” flag completely deletes all the files of the package:

$ sudo dnf remove virtualbox                           #For CentOS/RHEL
$ sudo dnf remove virtualbox                           #For Fedora
$ sudo apt --purge remove virtualbox                   #For Ubuntu/Debian-Based

The highlighted section confirms that all the installation and configuration files of Virtualbox have been removed.

Step 3: Remove VirtualBox Dependencies

When an application is installed in the Linux system, additional dependencies are installed. Execute the “autoremove” command to remove the additional dependencies of Virtualbox:

$ sudo yum autoremove virtualbox                   #For CentOS/RHEL
$ sudo apt autoremove virtualbox                   #For Ubuntu/Debian-Based
$ sudo dnf autoremove virtualbox                   #For Fedora

The Virtualbox dependencies have also been removed completely.

Step 4: Delete All Virtual Machines

The Virtualbox contains the virtual machine occupying a specific size in the virtual hard drives. By default, the virtual machines of VirtualBox are created in the “Home” directory, while it can be different in your case. So, use the path of the virtual machines as per your system. 

To delete these files and settings, run the “rm(remove)” command with the combination of “R(recursively) and “f(forcefully)” flags in this way:

$ sudo rm ~/"VirtualBox VMs" -Rf
$ sudo rm ~/.config/VirtualBox/ -Rf

The first command deletes the virtual machine’s files, and the second removes their setting from the virtual hard drive.

Step 4: Verify the VirtualBox

Verify the “VirtualBox” uninstallation process by again executing the “version” command on the terminal:

$ vboxmanage --version

It is verified that “VirtualBox” has been completely removed from the Linux system.

Src:

How to Completely Remove Virtualbox From Linux?

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