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"upgrades have been deferred due to phasing"

Published 10 May 2024 Read time 1 min 13 sec(s) (289 visits).

"The following upgrades have been deferred due to phasing" message in Ubuntu 24.04

Unable to open FTP links in Mozilla Firefox 89

Published 22 Apr 2021 Read time 1 min 27 sec(s) (1804 visits).

Mozilla has recently announced Mozilla's Firefox web browser won't support the FTP protocol from Firefox 90 onward.

How to refresh Apps on your Sky Q box

Published 7 Aug 2020 Read time 40 sec(s) (5166 visits).

If your Sky Q TV apps are missing or the app freeze 15-30 seconds after starting, then use these steps to try and fix the issue.

How to setup ZFS Storage Appliance iSCSI luns on Ubuntu Server

Updated 11 May 2020 Read time 12 min(s) 51 sec(s) (4924 visits).

This article shows how to configure iSCSI LUNs on an ZFS Storage Appliance and integrate them to a Ubuntu Server using the command line.

LibreOffice cannot print text and exported PDF are blank

Updated 22 Apr 2021 Read time 2 min(s) 14 sec(s) (3745 visits).

Under Lubuntu 20.04, I could not get libreoffice to print the text of any documents and created PDFs produce blank documents.

How to find your Windows 10 Product Key using command prompt.

Updated 4 Jan 2020 Read time 1 min 8 sec(s) (1325 visits).

I use one of two trusted methods finding Window Product Keys, but what happens if the output is empty? Here's a brief explanation why it may happen.

client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe

Published 9 Nov 2019 Read time 2 min(s) 30 sec(s) (1657 visits).

Whilst its an annoyance, this message is harmless. Here we show three examples of how you can overcome this issue.

How to configure passwordless login for the "hammer" command line tool

Updated 18 Feb 2022 Read time 2 min(s) 7 sec(s) (1761 visits).

By default "hammer" prompts for a password each time the command is invoked (updated to include Satellite 6.3).

Joining a Solaris machine to AD

Published 14 Jan 2019 Read time 56 sec(s) (1034 visits).

Joining a Solaris™ machine to AD

Changes to the NMC database backup

Published 11 Dec 2018 Read time 1 min 48 sec(s) (2267 visits).

NetWorker 18.2 performs an NMC database backup as separate backup action in the server backup workflow, which is part of the Server Protection policy.