elxr/tooling.sh

https://support.nesi.org.nz/hc/en-gb/articles/4407442866703-X-Forwarding-using-the-Ubuntu-Terminal-Windows-10-

https://cat.pdx.edu/platforms/windows/remote-access/xming/

10.10.5.127 - xming


# RESET MYSQL PASSWORD

sudo service mysqld stop -- sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop # Stop the MySQL Server: 

sudo mkdir -v /var/run/mysqld && sudo chown mysql /var/run/mysqld #(In some cases, if /var/run/mysqld doesn't exist, you have to create it at first:
sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables & #Start the mysqld configuration
mysql -u root mysql #Login to MySQL as root: 
   #Replace YOURNEWPASSWORD with your new password:

UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=null WHERE User='root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit;

ps -fd | grep mysqld
sudo kill (mydsqld PID)
service start mysql...

mysql -u root
ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'yourpasswd';

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#xrdp
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sudo apt install xrdp
sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
Add in the very top:

unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
then:

sudo systemctl restart xrdp
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1245020/xrdp-on-ubuntu-20-04



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#tightvncserver
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sudo apt install tightvncserver
sudo tightvncserver


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#INSTALL GOOGLE CHROME
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wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

#-----------------------
#appending-a-line-to-a-file-only-if-it-does-not-already-exist
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3557037/appending-a-line-to-a-file-only-if-it-does-not-already-exist
grep -qxF 'include "/configs/projectname.conf"' foo.bar || echo 'include "/configs/projectname.conf"' >> foo.bar