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Welcome to Tech Scribbles

A space for me to store some of the information and commands I may need reminding of in the future.

Also where I can make and share with friends my own notes on things generally related to my tech hobbies & homelabbing

Initial tasks Ubuntu Server

Initial tasks I do after a fresh Ubuntu server install Set to local time zone Setting this makes it easier to read timestamps (e.g. in logs) to check the current time use ’timedatectl': scribbles@testserver:~$ timedatectl Local time: Fri 2023-09-01 06:40:52 UTC Universal time: Fri 2023-09-01 06:40:52 UTC RTC time: Fri 2023-09-01 06:40:52 Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000) System clock synchronized: yes NTP service: active RTC in local TZ: no scribbles@testserver:~$ you can use ’timedatectl list-timezones’ to check what yours is, but this is a huge alphbetical list that could take some time to find the one you need (especially towards the end of the alphabet)....

September 1, 2023 1820 words 9 min Billy

Linux Basic Commands

Linux terminal/bash basics

August 17, 2023 1314 words 7 min Billy

Hello World

First post on my first Hugo site

August 16, 2023 268 words 2 min Billy