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Protecting Apache webservers from WordPress admin login dictionary attacks with fail2ban

A better solution has been posted here but I’ll leave this post up too. A very popular webserver I administer has been getting more attention from the script kiddies, and the Apache access log has been filling up with repeated …

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Screenshots with Awesome WM and xsnap

One thing I really, really liked about Compiz was the ability to hold down CTRL, drag the mouse over part of the screen, and take a screenshot. Sadly I discovered this about a week before it broke in 11.04 – …

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A few helpful Bash settings and aliases

I’m constantly trying to get my hands off the mouse and onto the keyboard so I’ve been looking for tweaks and tricks to help me to do what I need to do with fewer mouse clicks and keystrokes. I’ve been …

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Skype Problems on Ubuntu 64 11.10

I have to use Skype as part of my normal working day, and to keep in touch with family in the UK, so it’s a pain when it doesn’t work. After the upgrade to 11.10 and the new 3.0 kernel, …

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Ubuntu 64 Minimal Install Upgrades

I’ve been running Ubuntu 64 installed from the minimal install for about 4 months now, and have been slowly tweaking it to get it just how I want to be. This mainly came about after a…not quite disastrous, but certainly …

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Ubuntu 11.04 and Unity – Awesome WM to the rescue

I do remember being ever-so excited about 11.04 coming out, and how completely unimpressed I was with Unity. My super fast PC (it particularly felt that way after coming to Ubuntu from Windows even though it’s a fairly average spec …

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Linux and specifically, Ubuntu

About a year ago I found I was doing much more server admin tasks and these were all using Linux servers. I’d inherited the job of server admin when someone left the team I was working in at the time …

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