Import GNS3 VM into PVE: Start from VMWare ESXI image (ova / zip) Copy to a location on the Proxmox system (i.e. a network share or /root) cd to the directory the ova is in # Extract zip it came in unzip GNS3*.zip # Resulting file in my case was called `GNS3 VM.ova' (with a space in the name!) # Extract OVA (this is itself a zip) tar -xvf 'GNS3 VM.

Today I’m diving into the world of Secure Boot, TPM2, and all of the complications that come with wanting a high level of security without having to type a disk encryption key all the time. Ultimately, my goal is to come up with a solution that I can roll out in my Linux-based business environment, but today I’m walking you through the basics of how full disk encryption works with LUKS and enrolling your first key into the TPM.

I’ve been working on taking back my data (from Microsoft) by building out my business around Linux. But, the big question I get every time I talk about it is ‘What about Group Policy?’. Of course, Group Policy is the name of a Microsoft product, and you wouldn’t try to manage your ChromeOS fleet with it, so why try to force it on Linux too? Fundamentally, it’s just a method of pushing registry and configuration to machines, which we can already do on Linux with packages or automation, but of course the Linux desktop is not a clone of Windows, so what configuration should we push?

Today, I’m trying to solve a problem for my Anti-Microsoft Organization - how to manage installing software and configurations on organizational computers. I’m building my own packages, and relying on the package manager (apt or dnf) to manage my software! Contents Video Package Test Deb Package Deb Repository Rpm Package Rpm Repository Video Package Test I’m going to create a Git repo which holds all of the configuration packages in my organization.

Today I’m taking a look at my MONO Gateway - but with my own software twist. You may know I am not a fan of the OpenWRT project for end users (mostly due to their very poor and inconsistent documentation), and usually recommend OPNsense, but this time I want to build something DECLARATIVE! So I’m of course going back to just plain Debian. I’m using systemd-networkd for this, so all of the configs are in systemd’s ini-style.

Today I am taking a look at the weird world of multicast, where packets get delivered more than once, and we route using a backwards routing table. But, once you understand how it works, a whole world of content distribution possibilities open up to you! Inspired by an old video by @TallPaulTech, I’m using live TV distribution as an example of how multicast works, and how it can potentially be a massive upgrade to your network in oddly niche use cases.