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Manually resize partition and filesystem on a Contabo VPS after upgrading your storage

Subject: Manually resize partition and filesystem on a Contabo VPS after upgrading your storage Good day from Singapore, To extend your filesystem on a Contabo VPS after upgrading your storage, you must manually resize the partition and filesystem to utilize the new space.  For Linux, use growpart and resize2fs (for ext4) or xfs_growfs (for XFS).  For Windows, use the Disk Management tool to extend the volume. As I am using AlmaLinux 9.7, the steps are as follows: # dnf check-update # dnf search cloud-utils # dnf install cloud-utils-growpart [root@ns1 ~]# fdisk -l /dev/sda GPT PMBR size mismatch (419430399 != 524287999) will be corrected by write. The backup GPT table is not on the end of the device. Disk /dev/sda: 250 GiB, 268435456000 bytes, 524288000 sectors Disk model: QEMU HARDDISK Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: 5CF40873-4063-...
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[YouTube video] - How to install Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook

Subject: [YouTube video] - How to install Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook Good day from Singapore, I just want to share how I have installed Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on my Edxis Chromebook. YouTube video: How to install Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8W9h2G3lts The video is only about 6 minutes. Made from screenshots. Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore 15 Apr 2026 Wednesday 11.09 pm Singapore Time REFERENCES ============= [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2026/04/msg00211.html [2] https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-user@lists.debian.org/msg822394.html [3] https://marc.info/?l=debian-user&m=177626872107105&w=2
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France Kicks Windows to the Curb, Pivots to Linux OS

Subject: France Kicks Windows to the Curb, Pivots to Linux OS Good day from Singapore, Here is an article which I would like to share. Article: France Kicks Windows to the Curb, Pivots to Linux OS Link: https://uk.pcmag.com/operating-systems/164365/france-kicks-windows-to-the-curb-pivots-to-linux-os Date of article: 11 Apr 2026 [QUOTE] Now, France has announced it’s moving some of its government systems away from Windows towards the open-source operating system Linux, following Denmark and parts of Germany  announcing similar departures from Microsoft products earlier this year. [/QUOTE] Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Targeted Individuals Singapore GIMP = Goverment-Induced Medical|Mental Problems|Poverty 13 Apr 2026 Monday 11.51 pm Singapore Time REFERENCES ============= [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/sYK_BJgx2upg4tKNgbhrKM3dLhdHSiCWDZ_C0x6X9b4dL9CuN8lE4ETeOJJ-GJccHdbXmOZmup7dxK1Y-ksa5f28wV8YCwrVWI_mXNGMVHg=@protonmail.com/T/#u [2] https://lkml.iu.edu/260...
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Verify Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation backup image file integrity

Subject: Verify Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation backup image file integrity I have managed to restore from the 4.71 GB backup image file this morning at about 10 AM. The restore processs took 1124.64 seconds, which is about 19 minutes. After restore and reboot, my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation is still working well on my Edxis Chromebook. I have verified that the 4.71 GB backup image file is a Good Working Copy, which is safe to restore from. Thank you all. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore 10 Apr 2026 Friday 4.11 pm Singapore Time REFERENCES ============= [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2026/04/msg00141.html [2] https://mail-archive.com/debian-user@lists.debian.org/msg822324.html [3] https://marc.info/?l=debian-user&m=177581144230038&w=2
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Notes on using dd to clone Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation on my Edxis Chromebook model LI9

Subject: Notes on using dd to clone Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation on my Edxis Chromebook model LI9 Good day from Singapore, Detailed steps as shown below. 1. Prepare USB thumb drive with System Rescue 13.00 for amd64. This is a 1.22 GB ISO file download. 2. Boot up Edxis Chromebook or your laptop or your desktop computer or your server with System Rescue 13.00 USB thumb drive. 3. Connect a portable USB external harddisk to the Edxis Chromebook using a USB 3.0 Hub. 4. Use the following Linux commands: # mkdir /backup Assuming your portable USB external harddisk is /dev/sdb1 # mount /dev/sdb1 /backup # dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=4M status=progress | gzip -1 > /backup/emmc.img.gz 🔍 Explanation bs=4M → good speed for eMMC status=progress → shows progress conv=fsync → ensures proper flushing (safer image) gzip -1 → fast compression (important for you) 👉 -1 is key: Much faster than default (-6) Slightly larger file, but saves a lot of time The filesize of my emmc.img.gz is 4.71 GB. T...
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Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook

Subject: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook Good day from Singapore, Can I use Acronis True Image to clone (backup) my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation on Edxis Chromebook model LI9 to a SINGLE image file? I know Acronis True Image can clone harddisks or SSDs with operating systems into a SINGLE image file with filename extension .tibx. Clonezilla is NOT desirable because it clones storage devices into so many different files. If you are aware of a better cloning software for Linux, please let me know. Thank you. Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore 8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 11.38 pm Singapore Time REFERENCES ============= [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2026/04/msg00110.html [2] https://mail-archive.com/debian-user@lists.debian.org/msg822292.html [3] https://marc.info/?l=debian-user&m=177566546402864&w=2
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nmap scan command in forever loop to trigger Snort IDS IPS to generate intrusion alerts

Subject: nmap scan command in forever loop to trigger Snort IDS IPS to generate intrusion alerts Good day from Singapore, Running the following nmap scan command in a forever loop will trigger Snort Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) to generate lots of intrusion alerts. # nohup sudo bash -c 'while true; do nmap -sS -O -p 22 target_ip; sleep 1; done' > nmap.log 2>&1 & Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore 8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 3.16 pm Singapore Time
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