debian12

Install debian 12 on old huawei matebook

I have an old Huawei laptop that was originally running Windows 10. Then moved to 11 With only 8GB of memory, the system was painfully slow, just browsing internet quite frustrating. I initially considered switching to Linux Mate, but then decided to give Debian 12 a try. I used Debian between 2004 to 2015 so I know how good it is. I downloaded the minimal USB stick image of Debian 12 from here and started the installation process. The entire installation took only about 40 minutes, which was surprisingly quick. ...

May 10, 2025 · 2 min · Özkan Pakdil
fail2ban

What is fail2ban why we all should use it if we have a server open to the internet

I am using Fail2Ban for around 12 years now, maybe more. It started back when ssh brute-forcing script kiddies were everywhere. Who are they? They are people or machines scanning all IPs on the internet, and if they find an open SSH port, they start doing brute force password attacks. They do this for MySQL, PostgreSQL, or basically any open port. If there is a possibility of username/password login, someone will try to get in. ...

April 13, 2025 · 2 min · Özkan Pakdil

Add `open with fleet` into context menu in linux mint

If you install the Fleet from JetBrains Toolbox you can use the config below. Add code below to ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/fleet.nemo_action [Nemo Action] Name=Open in Fleet Comment=Open in Fleet Exec=/home/USERHOME/.local/share/JetBrains/Toolbox/apps/fleet/bin/Fleet "%F" Icon-Name=Fleet Selection=Any Extensions=dir; Do not forget to change the USERHOME to your user home path. Then in files go to folder you want to open with intellij then right click and choose open in intellij.

October 3, 2023 · 1 min · Özkan Pakdil

Add `open with intellij` into context menu in linux mint

Add code below to ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/intellij.nemo_action [Nemo Action] Name=Open in Intellij Comment=Open in Intellij Exec=intellij-idea-community "%F" Icon-Name=intellij Selection=Any Extensions=dir; Then in files go to folder you want to open with intellij then right click and choose open in intellij.

June 11, 2023 · 1 min · Özkan Pakdil

Add `open with vscode` into context menu in linux mint

Add code below to ~/.local/share/nemo/actions/vscode.nemo_action [Nemo Action] Name=Open in VS Code Comment=Open in VS Code Exec=code "%F" Icon-Name=visual-studio-code Selection=Any Extensions=dir; Then in files go to folder you want to open with VScode then right click and choose open in VS Code.

May 6, 2023 · 1 min · Özkan Pakdil