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--- helpful_ubuntu_commands [2024/12/26 08:59] – mike
+++ helpful_ubuntu_commands [2025/03/20 11:05] (current) – mike
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 ====== Helpful Ubuntu/Linux Commands and Procedures ======
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+=== Disable Ubuntu Pro "Ads", Etc. ===
+<color red>First implemented in my network 03/20/2025; monitoring for effectiveness</color>
+  sudo pro config set apt_news=false
 === List hard drive serial numbers ===
   lsblk --nodeps -o name,serial
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 === Solution for Linux systems not visible in the "Network Neighborhood" on Windows machines ===
-  apachectl install wsdd
+  apt install wsdd
 === View video resolution capabilities ===
   xrandr -q
+=== Converting OTA DVR recordings to .MP4 ===
+OTA DVR recordings are saved as **.ts** files, which are not compatible with DaVinci Resolve (my video editor of choice).  For this reason, we must convert the files into a format that “DR” can comprehend.  We can do this on linux using the ffmpeg package:
+  ffmpeg -i <inputfile.ts> -vcodec copy -acodec copy <outputfile.mp4>
+=== Generate password hashes (useful for Ansible playbooks amongst other things) ===
+  mkpasswd --method=sha-512
 ==== Cookbook for passing client IP address to systems behind a reverse proxy ====
 === On the reverse proxy: ===
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 Restart apache.
+=== Create new GPT disk partition ===
+sudo into an elevated shell and then perform the following:
+  parted /dev/sdX (where X is the letter of the drive to be manipulated)
+  mklabel gpt
+  Acknowledge the warning if one is given
+  unit TB
+  mkpart primary 0.00TB 2.00TB (or 3.00TB, 4.00TB, etc. depending on the size to be created)
+  print (to view the new partition)
+  quit (to exit parted)
+Then proceed to format the new drive, i.e. **mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb1**