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Installing Citrix Workspace app 2009 for Linux

It’s been a while since I’ve covered Citrix, so let’s cover Citrix Workspace app 2009 for Linux today. There is good support for Linux as now they seem to be selling Raspberry Pis with custom versions of Citrix as thin … Continue reading

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Finding an Android phone to run LineageOS

This is also available as a podcast on Hacker Public Radio. Affordable phone that support school apps, and allow firewall. TL;DR Don’t, unless you are willing to loose the money you are paying. Requirements Supported for 3-5 years. Apps = … Continue reading

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Setting up a local imap server

Setting up a local imap server This is also available as a podcast on Hacker Public Radio. To install a local imap daemon that will only listen to localhost connections, made via ssh tunneling. This is for use as a … Continue reading

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Locating computers on a network

Locating computers on a network This is also available as a podcast on Hacker Public Radio Sometimes you may wish to locate a device on your network. It might be to find rogue devices, or to locate a new device … Continue reading

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Ansible ping

This is also available as a podcast on Hacker Public Radio. Here are some steps you need to should take when setting up Ansible for the first time. Install the software Confirm ssh working Create a Inventory/Host_file Ansible Ping Create … Continue reading

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Android/LineageOS refreshing every screen, every second

TL;DR Turn off “Phone Audio” in the Bluetooth headset. I have had a very strange problem with my LineageOS phone over the last week or two. Every screen intermittently started refreshing every second or so. Side menus disappeared, videos when … Continue reading

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Android Firewalled Wi-Fi connection reports no Internet and won’t connect

Background You’re running a firewall on your work and home networks right, so of course you’re running one on your Smart Phone. Given this device holds more information about you than you probably know yourself, it would be only prudent … Continue reading

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Resizing images for vcard on Android

I have had problems importing vcards onto my Android phone. After a lot of troubleshooting, I tracked it down to embedded images in the card. The PHOTO;VALUE field to be precise. Some images worked and some didn’t, and looking at … Continue reading

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Preventing USB access

I have a Raspberry Pi next to my main workstation which I use for email. To control it I use the excellent Synergy Application over a ssh tunnel which means that I don’t need an extra keyboard or mouse. This … Continue reading

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Citrix receiver error 1000119

I’m just going to redirect to the answer by Peter on AskUbuntu. In my case I renamed the cacerts directory and then symlinked it. # mv /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/ /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts.orig # ln -s /etc/ssl/certs /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts  

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