Extended GodMode Utility for Windows

Extended GodMode is an utility for Windows to display a large amount of settings within one application.  No installation is required.

https://www.wintools.info/index.php/extended-godmode

Disable Private Wi-Fi MAC Addresses on iPhone and iPad

Starting with iOS version 14, a private MAC address feature is enabled.  Any iOS device will now provide a different MAC address for each Wi-Fi network they connect to.

To disable this option, access Settings > Wi-Fi. Locate the Wi-Fi network in question and tap the “i” icon at the right side of the Wi-Fi network name.  Disable the “Private Address” option.

Methods to determine Linux kernel and operating system version with Linux Mint

One method to determine the current Linux kernel and operating system version, use the following command.

lsb_release -a

Another method is via the following command:

cat /etc/os-release

The command below is another method to display current kernel level:

hostnamectl

Install Vivaldi within Linux Mint

One method to install the web browser Vivaldi within Linux Mint is via the commands below.

sudo apt install wget gnupg2 software-properties-common

sudo wget -qO- https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -

sudo echo 'deb https://repo.vivaldi.com/archive/deb/ stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vivaldi.list

sudo apt update

sudo apt install vivaldi-stable

Per https://help.vivaldi.com/article/html5-proprietary-media-on-linux/, an additional command may be required to view certain video content.

sudo /opt/vivaldi/update-ffmpeg

One method to view keyboard shortcuts within Chrome OS

One method to view keyboard shortcuts within Chrome OS is to use the following combination:

ctrl + alt + /

A new dialog box should appear with a list of keyboard shortcuts combinations.

Pixlr

Pixlr is an online photo editor web site.

https://pixlr.com/x/

Surveyor

Surveyor is a Python utility that queries Endpoint Detection and Response products and summarizes the results.

https://github.com/redcanaryco/surveyor

Command to show listening ports within Linux

Below is a command to show listening ports within Linux.

sudo netstat -plnt | grep "LISTEN" | awk '{print $4 "\t" $7}'

One method to disable IPv6 with Linux

One method to disable IPv6 with Linux Mint is to use the following commands.

sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf

Add the following lines to the bottom of the file and save it:

# IPv6 disabled
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1

Restart sysclt using the following command:

sudo sysctl -p

If IPv6 is still enabled after rebooting, you create the file /etc/rc.local and and use the following lines:

#!/bin/bash
# /etc/rc.local

/etc/sysctl.d
/etc/init.d/procps restart

exit 0

Use chmod command to make the file executable:

sudo chmod 755 /etc/rc.local

To manually disable IPv6, use the commands below:

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=1
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=1

http://itsfoss.com/disable-ipv6-ubuntu-linux

Terminal error within Linux Mint

When attempting to launch an application via a terminal session within Linux Mint, the following error was returned:

Error opening terminal: xterm-256color.

Use the following command before launching the application.

export TERM=xterm