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Writing to Google Sheets from bash
by Mark Rogers 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

I don't suppose anyone here has any experience of writing to Google Sheets from bash? (Specifically, I'm trying to use curl to write values into a pre-existing spreadsheet.) I started with a fairly simple aim: To have a few Linux boxes (servers, Pi's, etc) periodically update a central spreadsheet with stuff like disk utilisation, updates pending, O/S version, etc. However I haven't had to deal with OAuth2 before and I'm going round in circles trying to find out exactly what authentication I … [View More]

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Strange PC lock-up
by Mark Rogers 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Several times over the past few weeks I've had my PC (Ubuntu 16.10*) apparently lock up: desktop stops changing (clock stops updating) but the mouse (usually) continues to move. Sometimes I can SSH in, although more often I can get as far as entering username/password but never reach a terminal prompt. It can happen while I'm actively using it (mid-sentence), or if I go away and come back it could have locked in my absence, often relatively shortly after it was left (the stopped clock is quite … [View More]

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SSH tunnelling
by Mark Rogers 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

I need to access the web server on a VM in my office, from my laptop. I have SSH access to an intermediate PC and from there to the VM. Ie: Laptop -> PC -> VM How do I set up a tunnel from laptop through PC to VM to give me access to port 80 on the VM? If relevant: Each of the two SSh connections will require (different) user/password. Mark -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) 21 Drakes Mews, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ER

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Re: [ALUG] Machine slows down
by Christopher Dawkins 23 Mar '17

23 Mar '17

> Several times over the past few weeks I've had my PC (Ubuntu 16.10*) > apparently lock up: desktop stops changing (clock stops updating) but > the mouse (usually) continues to move. Sometimes I can SSH in, > although more often I can get as far as entering username/password but > never reach a terminal prompt. Run 'top' in a console window on the screen beforehand. I find Firefox can do this with some web sites that are too javascript-heavy, load averages up to 50 or more. … [View More]

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Digital East Anglia meetup
by Ewan Slater 23 Mar '17

23 Mar '17

If anyone's interested: https://www.meetup.com/digital-east/events/238348094/?a=socialmedia

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Delay in sending mail
by Jenny Hopkins 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Hello, Can anyone suggest why sending IMAP mail from either icedove, thunderbird, claws on a client is taking about a minute (about ten seconds "connecting to server" then over 30 seconds with "delivering mail"), whereas using mutt it goes in an instant? I must have something misconfigured somewhere, but don't know where to start looking - exim4 and dovecot logs on the server aren't showing anything up of interest. Thanks for any suggestions, Jenny

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[ALUG Announce] ALUG Norwich Pub Meet Thursday 9th March
by Viperfang 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

ALUG Announce Please send announcements to Announce(a)lists.alug.org.uk Unsub, change settings via https://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/announce ----- Hello Norwich Aluggers, Our monthly ALUG Norwich social meeting will be held this Thursday, 9th March at The Coach and Horses (82 Thorpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1BA). The meeting officially starts at 8pm, although some people may arrive earlier. More information on those people can be found on the list and the IRC channel. If you are unsure … [View More]

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