MAC Address Change

Chester Wyke June 02, 2022 Updated: April 15, 2025 #debian
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Source: https://itsfoss.com/change-mac-address-linux/

NB: Not tested

In the instructions enp0s31f6 is the adapter name

Record the current mac address

Use the following command to document the current mac address

ip link show enp0s31f6

Set new mac address and verify

Be sure to replace XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX with the new mac address

sudo ip link set dev enp0s31f6 down
sudo ip link set dev enp0s31f6 address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
sudo ip link set dev enp0s31f6 up
ip link show enp0s31f6
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MAC Address Change
Set permissions recursively on directory structure
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Android Apps on Linux
Blacklist Module
Calender Notifications Popup Disable
CUPS PDF Printer
gping
Hide Mounts
Nautilus
Power
Smartgit
Video Cards
Snapcraft
Acrobat Reader
Audio
Shortcuts (Important)
DNS
Mounting Drives
Setup Network Shares
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Startup
Users and Groups
Paths to remember
Manually Removing Old Kernels
Set Icon for Application
Strange Problems and Fixes
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Ubuntu Software
Show Seconds on Clock Display
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Firewall
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zsh
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Delete Old Files Automatically
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Record the current mac address
Set new mac address and verify