KDE Plasma - Adjust volume by mouse scroll on taskbar

See Panel Spacer Extended [Mouse actions/Gestures]

https://store.kde.org/p/2128047

Steps:

1. Right-click on desktop -> Enter Edit Mode
2. Add or Manager Widgets
3. Get New
4. Download New Plasma Widgets
5. Panel Spacer Extended [Mouse actions/Gestures]
6. Install
7. Add to panel and configure as below

 

 Steps to Configure Gmail SMTP Server:

1. Enable 2-Step Verification: Go to your Google Account settings, navigate to Security, and enable 2-Step Verification.
2. Generate an App Password: In the Security section, search for "App passwords". Create a new app (e.g."SMTP Setup") to generate a 16-character password. Copy this password, as you will not see it again.
3. Configure SMTP Settings: Enter the following details in your application or website:
   • SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com
   • SMTP Port: 587 (for TLS) or 465 (for SSL)
   • Authentication: Yes (Required)
   • Username: Your full Gmail address (e.g.you@gmail.com)
   • Password: The 16-character App Password generated in Step 2
   • Encryption: TLS or SSL 

 

 

 

Home Assistant on Proxmox

 Follow this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXBqeis7fgc

Tailscale in an LXC container on Proxmox

Follow these:

• Proxmox Basics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzWDJcRsqo
• Tailscale in Proxmox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC63OGSzTQI
• Enable IPV4 and IPV6 forwarding - Just Google it
• Linux Optimizations for Tailscale - https://tailscale.com/docs/reference/best-practices/performance#ethtool-configuration 

Enable PDF previews in Windows Explorer

Open Powershell

Get-ChildItem -Path 'D:\Users\My Folder' -Filter *.pdf -Recurse -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Unblock-File

 

Ref: 

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5585306/file-explorer-not-previewing-pdf-files-since-25h2?page=2#answers 

Kubuntu 25.10 Customizations

System Settings -> Mouse & Touchpad

• Screen Edges -> Maximize [uncheck] windows dragged to top edge
•  Screen Edges -> Tile [uncheck] windows dragged to left or right edge

System Settings -> Window Management

• Titlebar Actions -> Double-click -> Do nothing
• Virtual Desktops -> Rows [1] // Add 4 desktops 
• Virtual Desktops -> [Y] Navigation wraps around 
• Desktop Effects -> [Y] Cube // Decided not to enable this

 System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts

• Window Management -> Quick Tile Window to the Bottom [uncheck]
• Window Management -> Quick Tile Window to the Left [uncheck]
• Window Management -> Quick Tile Window to the Right [uncheck]
• Window Management -> Quick Tile Window to the Top [uncheck] 
• Plasma Workspace -> Activate Task Manager Entry 1:  [unbind]  // Repeat for all 10
• Window Management -> Switch One Desktop to the Left [Meta-Left] 
• Window Management -> Switch One Desktop to the Left [Meta-Right] 
• Window Management -> Switch to Desktop 1 [Meta-1] // Repeat for all 4
• Window Management -> Window to Desktop 1 [Meta+Shift+1] // = Meta+!
• Window Management -> Window to Desktop 2 [Meta+Shift+2] // = Meta+@
• Window Management -> Window to Desktop 3 [Meta+Shift+3] // = Meta+#
• Window Management -> Window to Desktop 4 [Meta+Shift+4] // = Meta+$

Cable Matters RJ45 pass through crimping tool

 

How to enable Tailscale on Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra

Enable Debug Tools in Unifi Cloud Gateway Ultra

 Cog -> System -> Debug Tools -> Enable

 

Open Terminal to UCG Ultra

Network -> UCG Ultra -> Advanced -> Debug

 

A small terminal will open:

Install and configure Tailscale 

Type the following:

curl -sSLq https://raw.github.com/SierraSoftworks/tailscale-udm/main/install.sh | sh

tailscale up --advertise-routes=192.168.15.0/24 --advertise-exit-node 

tailscale status 

References:

• https://windgate.net/unifi-cloud-gateway-ultra-configuration-and-hardening/
• https://github.com/SierraSoftworks/tailscale-udm

KDE Plasma change window tiling layout

Press: Super - T

QNAP home folder not mounted after reboot

Open Control Panel

Users

Click on "Edit Shared Folder Permission" next to your account

Click Apply

Immich on QNAP TVS-671

Hardware

• Model: TVS-671
• CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4150 CPU, up to 3500 MHz (2 cores, 4 threads)
• Total memory 16 GB (16 GB usable)
• Firmware version: QTS 5.2.5.3145

Software

QNAP pre-configuration

1. Enable SSH in QNAP
2. Enable Container Station in QNAP
   
3. Volumes
1. Containers - Thick volume. RAID1. Where docker will be install. Also, it will be where immich-app folder will be placed.
2. Storage - RAID5. Where immich library will be stored
   
   
   
   
   
4. Shares
1. Containers - Whrere immich-app folder will be located
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. PhotosImmich - Where immich library will be located
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Install Immich

Connect into machine

> ssh marky@192.168.26.60

Create immich-app folder in Containers volume

> cd /shares/Containers

> mkdir immich-app

> cd immich-app

Download docker-compose.yml  and .env files

> wget -O docker-compose.yml https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/docker-compose.yml

> wget -O .env https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest/download/example.env

Edit environment file

> vi example.env

> mv example.env .env

Install Immich 

> docker compose up -d 

Using Immich

• Open browser to http://192.168.26.60:2283
• Create the first user (This will be the admin user)

Configure Immich

1. Storage Template 

2. External Libraries

> vi docker-compose.yml

Add the lines in blue to docker-compose.yml:

 volumes:
     # Do not edit the next line. If you want to change the media storage location on your system, edit the value of UPLOAD_LOCATION in the .env file
     - ${UPLOAD_LOCATION}:/usr/src/app/upload
     - /share/PhotosVol1:/share/PhotosVol1:ro
     - /share/PhotosVol2:/share/PhotosVol2:ro
     - /share/PhotosVol3:/share/PhotosVol3:ro
     - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro

> docker compose up -d

Add to external library path via web interface

Upgrading Immich

> docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

> docker image prune

Backup immich's postgres database

> docker exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall --clean --if-exists --username=postgres | gzip > "/share/PhotosImmich/immich-library/backups/dump.sql.gz"

Restore immich's postgres database [WARNING!]

> docker compose down -v 
> docker compose pull
> docker compose create

> docker start immich_postgres
> sleep 10

> gunzip -c "/share/PhotosImmich/immich-library/backups/dump.sql.gz" | sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true);/g" | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --dbname=postgres --username=postgres

> docker compose up -d

Materials

Immich installation files

• .env
• docker-compose.yml

Scripts 

• status.sh

> docker ps

• start.sh

> docker compose up -d

• stop.sh

> docker stop immich_server immich_machine_learning immich_postgres immich_redis

• upgrade.sh

> docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

> docker image prune

• backup_db.sh

> docker exec -t immich_postgres pg_dumpall --clean --if-exists --username=postgres | gzip > "/share/PhotosImmich/immich-library/backups/dump.sql.gz"

• delete.sh

> docker compose down -v

> rm -rf postgres

• restore_db.sh

docker compose down -v  # CAUTION! Deletes all Immich data to start from scratch
## Uncomment the next line and replace DB_DATA_LOCATION with your Postgres path to permanently reset the Postgres database
# rm -rf DB_DATA_LOCATION # CAUTION! Deletes all Immich data to start from scratch
docker compose pull             # Update to latest version of Immich (if desired)
docker compose create           # Create Docker containers for Immich apps without running them
docker start immich_postgres    # Start Postgres server
sleep 10                        # Wait for Postgres server to start up
# Check the database user if you deviated from the default
gunzip -c "/share/PhotosImmich/immich-library/backups/dump.sql.gz" | sed "s/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false);/SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_catalog', true)
;/g" | docker exec -i immich_postgres psql --dbname=postgres --username=postgres  # Restore Backup
docker compose up -d            # Start remainder of Immich apps

References

• https://immich.app/docs/overview/quick-start/
• https://immich.app/docs/administration/storage-template/
• https://immich.app/docs/guides/external-library/
• https://immich.app/docs/administration/backup-and-restore/
• https://immich.app/docs/install/upgrading/
• https://github.com/immich-app/immich/discussions/4436

Enable SSH on QNAP TVS-671 QTS 5.2

 

Enable SSH in QNAP

1. Open Control Panel
2. Navigate to Network & Files Services
3. Telnet / SSH

How to fix youtube playback on Firefox on Linux

about:config

media.wmf.zero-copy-nv12-textures ---> false

gfx.direct3d11.reuse-decoder-device ---> false

Reference:

• https://www.youtube.com/live/0fiVciCs8zU?

PDF editor + Converter + Merger

 https://github.com/pdfarranger/pdfarranger

Galileo Sol Dive Computer Battery

 Standard Battery: CR12600SE 

Alternative Battery: two LR1

Reference:

• https://blog.briangweber.com/2024-04-28-galileo-computer-batteries/
   

Low latency remote deskktop for gaming: Sunshine + Moonlight

Server: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine/releases

Clients: https://moonlight-stream.org/

Hotkeys:

• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Q - Quit the streaming session (leaving the game running on the host PC)
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Z - Toggle mouse and keyboard capture
• Ctrl+Alt+Shift+L - Toggle locking the mouse pointer to the video area (requires "Optimize mouse for remote desktop instead of games" checkbox enabled)
  

For Mac:

• Ctrl+Opt+Shift+Q - Quit the streaming session (leaving the game running on the host PC)

Access Github using SSH

1.  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "first.last@company.com"
2.  eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
3. pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
4. Github -> Profile -> Settings -> SSH and GPG Keys

References:

• https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/testing-your-ssh-connection

NordVpn on Ubiquit UDM-Pro / UDM-SE

Create token

https://support.nordvpn.com/hc/en-us/articles/19685514639633-Changes-to-the-login-process-on-third-party-apps-and-routers

Use in Unifi Network

How to install Windows 11 without TPM

 If you encounter this message below, it's likely you don't have a TPM module.

"This PC can't run Windows 11"

How to go around it:

Step 1: Press Shift - F10

Step 2: Type regedit

Step 3: Navigate to Computer -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> System -> Setup

Step 4: Right click on Setup and click New -> Key. Name it "LabConfig".  (Note the capitalization)

Step 5: Create new DWORD32. Name it "BypassTPMCheck". Value "1".

Step 6: Create new DWORD32. Name it "BypassSecureBootCheck". Value "1".

Step 7: Close regedit and return to installer.

How to install Ubiquiti Network Application on Ubunutu 22.04

Get latest instructions from this post. Below are the steps I did:

Step 1: Login as root

    sudo -i

Step 2: Update system

    apt-get update; apt-get install ca-certificates wget -y

Step 3: Get script

    wget https://get.glennr.nl/unifi/install/unifi-7.3.83.sh

Step 4: Execute script

    bash unifi-7.3.83.sh

Step 5: Open web browser

    https://192.168.XX.XX:8443/

Uninstall using following:

    apt-get purge unifi

References:

• https://community.ui.com/questions/UniFi-Installation-Scripts-or-UniFi-Easy-Update-Script-or-UniFi-Lets-Encrypt-or-UniFi-Easy-Encrypt-/ccbc7530-dd61-40a7-82ec-22b17f027776?page=1