fwupd is a program to update your PC (and its devices') firmware, and LVFS is the Linux Vendor Firmware Service which you can think of a repository where vendors upload firmware updates to. fwupd can detect devices on your PC with firmware update capability, and look for updates on LVFS, [...]
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As it turns out, you can assign a pseudo tty when using docker run and still put it into the background and I'll show you how and why you might want to do so! You probably know the following docker run parameters: -t : Allocate a pseudo-tty-i : Keep STDIN [...]
I have been looking for APN settings for Vodafone.nl (prepaid) to be used with "surf sticks" or "internet sticks" or other cellular modems that are used to just surf. I did not find any current settings on the web as the things I found were outdated or for subscription- rather [...]
While this guide applies to Linux distributions in general, the commands and package names shown here are specifically for Debian/Ubuntu servers and desktops. In most cases, you'll just have to adapt the apt command and package name for your distribution if you're not on a Debian based system. Many guides [...]
If you're on a first generation Raspberry Pi you don't have much RAM, so it makes sense to increase the swapfile size to be able to do more with your Pi. I'll show you how! First, edit the file /etc/dphys-swapfile sudo nano /etc/dphys-swapfile Change the line: CONF_SWAPSIZE=100 To something like: [...]
In the previous post I told you about the different modes a Huawei USB "internet stick" may have and what for. And since we want to make an SMS-Email gateway, we'll want to put our USB stick into modem mode so that it will act as USB serial device that [...]
I just wanted to share an interesting detail about those Huawei USB "internet sticks" you can buy to surf with your laptop on the go. They're quite versatile! You probably know the old school USB modems, that you plug in and your OS will ask for the SIM pin (if [...]
As you might know, Raspberry Pi 3/3+/4 all have a 64bit CPU but Raspbian (the official and default system for the Raspberry Pi) is 32-bit. In this guide I will show you how to switch the kernel to 64-bit, however I only recommend doing this with the latest Rasbian Lite [...]
Today we'll set up a DoH forwarder which will act as DNS server that will accept queries and forward them to a DNS over HTTPS provider of your choosing. This is useful when you want to run a local forwarder so that your ISP or attackers cannot spy on- or [...]