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#!/bin/bash

# Author: John Clark
# License: MIT License
# Copyright: © 2025 John Clark
# Description: 
# This script is a comprehensive tool for creating, customizing, and managing Debian ISO images.
# It provides functionality to download Debian ISO images, extract and modify them, 
# create preseed configuration files, and generate new ISO images with custom settings.
# The script uses `whiptail` for an interactive menu-driven interface.

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#from: https://krystof.io/mjpg-streamer-on-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-with-a-usb-webcam-streaming-setup/
#
sudo apt-get install build-essential libjpeg-dev imagemagick libv4l-dev cmake git -y
git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.git
cd mjpg-streamer/mjpg-streamer-experimental
make
sudo make install
#
# installer locations:
# /usr/local/bin/mjpg_streamer – The primary binary

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### Preseed configuration for Debian
# Type auto http://server/preseed.cfg at netinst grub prompt

# Locale
d-i debian-installer/language string en
d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i debian-installer/country string US
# Keyboard
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
d-i keyboard-configuration/layoutcode string us

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Connecting to serial port (com port) over network

(Serial port or com port? - Serial ports are often refered as COM ports. It is the same to be short. You can read abut it in the Wiki article )

• The problem
• The solution in theory
• WINDOWS
  • Server
  • Client

• Driver Signature

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#!/bin/sh
di() {
    for deb_file in "$@"; do
        local package_name=$(basename "$deb_file" | cut -d'_' -f1)

        if dpkg -l | grep -q "^ii  $package_name "; then
            echo "$package_name is already installed, skipping installation."
        else
            dpkg -i "$deb_file"
        fi

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Setup new Windows for BBS testing

Some notes on what I was testing...

Working on getting Commodore and Amiga BBS and terminals going.

Install Choco from admin powershell

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

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JiffyDOS cheat sheet commands for C=64

Load/Function keys

• SHIFT RUN/STOP Load and run 1st program on disk ( shift-esc )

• C= RUN/STOP load last run program ( tab-esc )

• F1 @$:* RETURN or @$ RETURN Display directory

• F2 %D[filename] List a BASIC program from disk

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# have your pi automatically log in to x and want to remotely view the screen with rdp
#
sudo apt install freerdp2-shadow-cli
cp /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart .config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
echo @freerdp-shadow-cli -auth >>.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

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@echo off
net.exe session 1>NUL 2>NUL || (Echo This script requires elevated rights. & Exit /b 1)

set key=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WslService
set val=Start
set new=0x0
set old=

for /F "skip=2 tokens=3" %%r in ('reg query %key% /v %val%') do set old=%%r
echo old=%old%

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@echo off
net.exe session 1>NUL 2>NUL || (Echo This script requires elevated rights. & Exit /b 1)

set key=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
set val=ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin
set new=0x0
set old=

echo 0 = Elevate without prompting
echo 1 = Prompt for credentials on the secure desktop