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How to Install Thunderbird Email Client and Configure PGP RSA Public Private Key Encryption

You hold your private key with Thunderbird email client. Not some email provider that will fold when men in black show up.

The following instructions for Thunderbird installation were generated installing on MS Windows.  For installation of Thunderbird on a box running Ubuntu Linux you will have a short detour when setting up your email accounts.   Notes and instructions for that can be found here:  Ubuntu Linux Thunderbird Email Client Install and Debug

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Using Linux Mint Software Manager with Ubuntu

Research Links

Yes, you can use the Linux Mint Software Manager on Ubuntu, but it requires manual installation and may lead to some minor inconsistencies. Since both distributions are based on Ubuntu (or Debian for Linux Mint's LMDE), the core software repositories are similar, making the software manager mostly compatible. 

How to install and use it

  1. Add the PPA: You will need to add the repository where the Software Manager is hosted. Open a terminal and run sudo add-apt-repository ppa:some/ppa.
  2. Update package list: After adding the PPA, update your system's package list with sudo apt update.
  3. Install the package: Install the Software Manager using sudo apt install mint-software-manager.
  4. Launch: You can now find and launch the Software Manager from your applications menu. 

Potential issues

  • Inconsistencies: Due to the different development cycles and package versions between Ubuntu and Linux Mint, you may encounter minor inconsistencies.
  • Dependency issues: There could be occasional dependency conflicts during installation, though it is unlikely to cause major problems.
  • User experience: Some users report minor differences in the user interface or functionality compared to the native Ubuntu Software Center. 
By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Slim Amby Wolford

Slim was a West Virginian that had come up to Ohio at some point prior to 1960.  I assume probably during WW2 for work.  He had worked in the saw mills in WV and on different occasions winged a finger off.  First time I met him I was going around soliciting leaf raking / bagging jobs in autumn at 8 years old.   I raked his lawn and I go and knock on the door to get paid a couple of quarters.  The quarters came out in between two stumps.  Was a bit taken aback.   His wood work was perfection.  Used to go hang out in his garage shop and watch him work as I got older.  It was there I learned those big saws in WV could take a finger off before you knew it and you would not even feel it. 

Some people you wish would never leave.

By Fudgy McFarlen, ago

Unit 5: Setting up and Running SSH on an Ubuntu Server

Summary

  • I need to run through this again because of my confusion of what IP address the SSH server was running on
  • I also hid my own Easter eggs by trying to set SSH server settings by way of a different box while not logged in to the server as I could not be due to it being the SSH server I needed to log in with 

Notes 

  1. One of my errors was using the wrong internal lan address.  Thus I may falsely recall things as not succeeding when they may have.
  2. After setting up SSH server per Research Link #1 I still could not log in remotely. 
  3. It seemed as if the procedure of Research Links #3 caused both user and root to start functioning remotely.

Research Links

  1. DAI: ubuntu how to set up ssh server
  2. GAI: ubuntu i can not log in using ssh – poked around using this a bit.  Nothing was conclusive although see note #1.
  3. Enable SSH root login on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Linux 
By Fudgy McFarlen, ago