USB NIC reset

lsusb 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub 
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f2:b477 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HP HD Webcam 
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0424:2514 Microchip Technology, Inc. (formerly SMSC) USB 2.0 Hub 
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

then
usbreset 0bda:8153

Rsync copy

rsync -azP -e "ssh -p PORT_NUMBER" source destination

KVM Snapshot with only one disk

virsh snapshot-create-as --domain ${VM}
--name "backup-${VM}" \
--atomic \
--disk-only \
--no-metadata \
--diskspec vda,file=${SNAP}/backup-snapshot-${VM} \
--diskspec vdb,snapshot=no

Boot blocks with “Gave up waiting for suspend/resume device”

usually after swap changed
update-initramfs -u

Validate /etc/network/interfaces

ifup --no-act eth0

blank console screen after 5 min

add to /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="consoleblank=300"

I was able to turn off the display of the laptop by putting this command physically on to the machine and not via SSH:

setterm –blank force

Disable Consistent Interface Device Naming ethX instead ens

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0"

Customized boot in Zbook

Add in bios
\EFI\debian\shimx64.efi

debian runlevel / inittab

default runlevel
systemctl get-default

List runlevels
systemctl list-units --type=target

root@hphost:~# systemctl list-units --type=target
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
basic.target loaded active active Basic System
bluetooth.target loaded active active Bluetooth
cryptsetup.target loaded active active Local Encrypted Volumes
getty.target loaded active active Login Prompts
graphical.target loaded active active Graphical Interface
local-fs-pre.target loaded active active Local File Systems (Pre)
local-fs.target loaded active active Local File Systems
multi-user.target loaded active active Multi-User System
network.target loaded active active Network
paths.target loaded active active Paths
remote-fs.target loaded active active Remote File Systems
slices.target loaded active active Slices
sockets.target loaded active active Sockets
sound.target loaded active active Sound Card
swap.target loaded active active Swap
sysinit.target loaded active active System Initialization
time-set.target loaded active active System Time Set
time-sync.target loaded active active System Time Synchronized
timers.target loaded active active Timers
virt-guest-shutdown.target loaded active active Libvirt guests shutdown

Change default to 3
systemctl set-default multi-user.target

wipe all partitions on disk

wipefs --all /dev/sdX

wipefs can erase filesystem, raid or partition-table signatures (magic strings) from the specified device to make the signatures invisible for libblkid.

wipefs does not erase the filesystem itself nor any other data from the device. When used without any options, wipefs lists all visible filesystems and the offsets of their basic signatures.

wipefs calls the BLKRRPART ioctl when it has erased a partition-table signature to inform the kernel about the change.