Ubuntu – Boot into Text Mode / Console / Command Line
Start Ubuntu in multi-user text mode without a desktop for server maintenance and GPU troubleshooting.
Continue ReadingStart Ubuntu in multi-user text mode without a desktop for server maintenance and GPU troubleshooting.
Continue ReadingUpdate Ubuntu packages from the terminal with apt update, upgrade, dist-upgrade, and autoremove.
Continue ReadingKeep a domain pointed at a home or droplet IP that changes using DigitalOcean DNS API and a scheduled update script.
Continue ReadingInstall Ubuntu alongside macOS on Intel Macs using partitioned free space, rEFInd, and careful EFI boot management.
Continue ReadingRecursively download an FTP directory tree in Python using ftplib with NLST, RETR, and local directory mirroring.
Continue ReadingAllow remote MySQL connections by binding address, creating users with host %, and opening firewall port 3306.
Continue ReadingEssential PuTTY and Linux shell keyboard shortcuts for efficient terminal and SSH sessions.
Continue ReadingBack up and restore MySQL databases with mysqldump and mysql client for migrations and disaster recovery.
Continue ReadingUpgrade WordPress core, themes, and plugins from the command line over SSH when the admin UI is unavailable.
Continue ReadingList and filter running processes on Linux with ps, top, htop, and pgrep for troubleshooting and monitoring.
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