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linux_annoyances [2020.06.05 14:40] – [Measure system speed] Steve Isenberglinux_annoyances [2020.06.25 05:36] – Steve Isenberg
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   - sudo apt-get update   - sudo apt-get update
   - sudo apt-get install unetbootin   - sudo apt-get install unetbootin
 +
 +====Virtual Box with Windows====
 +===You have bootable Windows 10 USB and want to run it in Virtual Box on Linux===
 +(Thanks Bob Primak)\\ 
 +I found this hint online:\\ 
 +"VirtualBox itself does not support booting from a USB device. In order to boot from a USB device, another bootloader is required."
 +
 +"The easiest solution is to copy the contents of the USB key into an iso file (well, next time I'll just download the iso on the right machine, no USB key needed in the first place)
 +
 +<code>dd if=/dev/sdc of=myusbkey.iso</code>
 +
 +And then add this .iso as an optical drive in the VirtualBox settings, under Storage, Controller: IDE (or SATA, I guess).
 +
 +No need to make a .vmdk file, VirtualBox supports .iso files."
 +
 +All of this is from the thread here:\\ 
 +https://askubuntu.com/questions/693719/how-to-boot-from-a-usb-drive-in-virtualbox
 +
 +So the answer seems to be, convert (copy) the USB drive to an ISO file and run the ISO as a VM in Virtual Box.  VB can run ISO's as VMs, but it cannot run USB Flash Drives as VMs. (I don't know if it can reach out to USB hard drives or SSDs and use them for VMs, but it looks like it cannot do so.)
  
 ====Read exfat in Ubuntu and Linux Mint==== ====Read exfat in Ubuntu and Linux Mint====
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 Once you have installed these packages, go to file manager and click on the USB disk again to mount it. There is no need to replug the USB. It should be mounted straightaway. Once you have installed these packages, go to file manager and click on the USB disk again to mount it. There is no need to replug the USB. It should be mounted straightaway.
 +
 ====Install NordVPN==== ====Install NordVPN====
 from [[https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivity/Linux/1325531132/Installing-and-using-NordVPN-on-Debian-Ubuntu-and-Linux-Mint.htm]] from [[https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivity/Linux/1325531132/Installing-and-using-NordVPN-on-Debian-Ubuntu-and-Linux-Mint.htm]]
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   * ''nordvpn status'' shows current status   * ''nordvpn status'' shows current status
   * ''man nordvpn''   * ''man nordvpn''
 +
 ====Other Programs to install in Linux==== ====Other Programs to install in Linux====
 A checklist of applications to install on a fresh Linux installation in addition to the above. A checklist of applications to install on a fresh Linux installation in addition to the above.
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 ====VSFTPD ftp service==== ====VSFTPD ftp service====
 +[20200605 I did not have success getting this to run on Hawley and be accessible from Cortland and Honeycrisp.]
 +
 [[https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-and-configure-vsftpd/]]\\  [[https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-and-configure-vsftpd/]]\\ 
 The configure file is /etc/vsftpd.conf The configure file is /etc/vsftpd.conf
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 |Enable the server when Linux boots|chkconfig vsftpd on| |Enable the server when Linux boots|chkconfig vsftpd on|
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 ====System Information==== ====System Information====
 +
 ===Devices=== ===Devices===
 [[https://www.tecmint.com/commands-to-collect-system-and-hardware-information-in-linux/]] [[https://www.tecmint.com/commands-to-collect-system-and-hardware-information-in-linux/]]
linux_annoyances.txt · Last modified: 2023.03.30 08:36 by Steve Isenberg