Monthly Archives: July 2017

Add an additional physical volume to your encrypted LVM volume group

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Ahmed Tawfik

With a default Linux Mint installation, do the following after connecting the new hard disk to your computer, we will assume the new HDD is /dev/sda: sudo pvcreate /dev/sda sudo vgextend mint-vg /dev/sda sudo lvextend -l +100%FREE /dev/mint-vg/root sudo cryptsetup … Continue reading →

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Connect to your Skype for Business Office 365 Account using Pidgin

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Ahmed Tawfik

Add the following PPA: https://launchpad.net/~sipe-collab/+archive/ubuntu/ppa (not needed for Ubuntu 18.04) Install/Update pidgin and pidgin-sipe packages Create a new account with type “Office Communicator” User name should be user@domain.org Leave the “login” empty In the Advanced Tab, under server, enter sipdir.online.lync.com:443 Connection Type and … Continue reading →

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