Creating Legacy Boot Xubuntu USB – UnetBootin and bootable FAT32 partition

Xubuntu Linux can boot from USB disks, even without installing to hard drive. It supports both BIOS and UEFI boot. For most USB sticks, you can just use UnetBootin after taking the USB from the package.

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Faster 'vagrant up' with apt/deb Package Proxy

Create virtual machines faster by caching deb packages. Use squid-deb-proxy on host OS, then add an apt.conf.d/ config file to make guest OS apt-get use your proxy. Following these notes requires fluency with command line, sudo, daemons and vagrant.

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