Category Archives: linux

ltunify, or How to work with your Logitech Unified Receiver in Linux

Posted on November 25, 2021 by ajeffri

I discovered a handy new tool today, ltunify. Instead of trying to use USB passthrough to Windows 10 in Virtualbox, this command line tool will let you configure your Logitech wireless devices in Linux. Use was pretty straightforward. I used … Continue reading →

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Problems updating MySQL on Ubuntu 16.04?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by ajeffri

Click here.  From there I was able to figure out that credentials were missing in /etc/mysql/debian.cnf.

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How to fix the “enormous emojis in subject line” problem in Ubuntu’s Thunderbird

Posted on June 4, 2018 by ajeffri

sudo apt-get install fonts-symbola …from here.

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Linux USB ports wandering all over the place? Here’s a way to pin them down.

Posted on July 13, 2017 by ajeffri

I was tired of hunting down my USB serial devices on every reboot, so I found this link and solved the problem.

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