1. Add your user to vboxusers group. sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers $USER 2. Systemd template unit to start and stop VirtualBox VMs The systemd template unit to start and stop a VirtualBox VM when booting up and down a […]
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Black Screen when running Kodi over Raspberry Pi 4
Apparently this applies to TVs too old to have CEC. You can fix this problem by adding these configuration in config.txt. gpu_mem=320force_turbo=0hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080disable_overscan=1framebuffer_width=1920framebuffer_height=1080hdmi_force_hotplug=1hdmi_group=1hdmi_mode=16hdmi_ignore_cec=1 #comment this if yours has CECdtparam=audio=ondtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3dmax_framebuffers=2
How to Setup L2TP VPN Connection in Linux
L2TP (which stands for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) is a tunneling protocol designed to support virtual private networks (VPN connections) over the internet. It is implemented in most if not all modern operating systems including Linux and VPN-capable devices. The […]
Install and run Xscreensaver over elementary OS
Select and install: xscreensaver, xscreensaver-data, xscreensaver-data-extra, xscreensaver-gl, and xscreensaver-gl-extra sudo apt-get install xscreensaver -y sudo apt-get install xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-data-extra -y sudo apt-get install xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra -y Configure xscreensaver as a startup application: mkdir -p ~/.config/autostart echo “[Desktop Entry] Type=Application Exec=xscreensaver […]
How to prevent Elemenary OS from sleeping or suspending
Figured this out; the settings in System Settings->Power don’t seem to make any difference, at least on particular BIOS or motherboard or whatever. However, this command will fix the problem and prevent the machine from ever sleeping: sudo systemctl mask […]