Welcome to Gaztronics.net

This website contains a collection of Linux tips and tricks, plus other goodies you may find useful.
It is updated when I have the time and energy, so please be aware that some of the information here may be out-of-date.

Click on the Howtos link for howtos on Rsync, routing SMTP to Microsoft Exchange, unlocking LUKS partitions, and checking if you are online;
Guides on keyboard shortcut keys, mains power connectors, and a chart of HTML colours.

28th August 2021 New howtos for setting up: DNS, DHCP, an in-house mirror, and network boot;
plus some useful back-up scripts for MariaDB, OpenLDAP, and RPM - for your RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux systems.

29th August 2021 Tales of a SysAdmin - a humorous look at the mad things I have had to deal with over the years.

3rd December 2022 How to create a Music Video Player with a Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi logo

29th December 2022 Updated howto unlock LUKS partitions with a USB Key - tested on Rocky Linux 8.10 (and 9.4) Rocky Linux

18th February 2023 Migrating to Rocky Linux from CentOS 7. My experiences of using Rocky Linux 8 Rocky Linux

18th February 2023 Gaztronics EPEL providing packages missing from the main EPEL project to assist in using Rocky Linux 8 and 9 as a desktop system Rocky Linux


Why not check out my Amateur Radio website: M0PLT Logo


Are you suffering from strange interference noises on your radio?

Please see: UKQRM and Ban PLT for help and information!

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A note to all UK persons who may be thinking of starting a business called 'Gaztronics'.
I own the domains: gaztronics.uk, gaztronics.co.uk, gaztronics.me.uk, gaztronics.com, and gaztronics.net.
I will take action legal against you if you attempt to start a business using my Trade Mark.


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Page updated: 4th September 2024