-
Archives
- January 2020
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- September 2014
- August 2014
- June 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- April 2010
- February 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- August 2009
- May 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- April 2004
First Steps on a New Virtual Private Server – an Example on DigitalOcean and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
These short notes list example first steps when manually configuring a new virtual private server on DigitalOcean and configuring a DNS name on NameCheap. Always use good passwords. Only good passwords. Good passwords every moment.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged adduser, DigitalOcean, example, openssh-server, root, short, sshd, sudo, tutorial, virtual private server, vps
Comments Off on First Steps on a New Virtual Private Server – an Example on DigitalOcean and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Kill Stalled Command After One Second – timeout 1 cat
To automatically kill stalled command after one second, put ‘timeout 1’ before the command. $ timeout 1 cat
Hello Go world – Install and Run Go in Less Than a Minute on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Go is a new programming language. It’s similar to C++, but aims to be simpler, safer and tries to support parallel operations better. Installing Go and running “Hello world” takes less than a minute. This short tutorial shows you how … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged go, golang, hello world, short, tutorial, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Comments Off on Hello Go world – Install and Run Go in Less Than a Minute on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Vagrant Revisited – Install & Boot New Virtual Machine in 31 seconds
Vagrant installs a new virtual machine automatically. In half a minute, you control the machine with ssh.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged short, ssh, ubuntu, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, vagrant, virtual, xenial
Comments Off on Vagrant Revisited – Install & Boot New Virtual Machine in 31 seconds
Send Email with HTTP API – curl, ctrl-X E and Sendgrid API
Use interactive console and HTTP requests to access APIs. Here is an example of automatic mail sending with SendGrid and curl.
Convert Vector EPS Images to PNG Bitmap
Mogrify can convert hundreds of images with a single command. To get decent quality bitmap PNG from vector EPS, you must set the density parameter. $ mogrify -format png -density 300 -resize 1024 *.eps
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bitmap, command line, convert, EPS, ImageMagick, mogrify, PNG, short, vector
Comments Off on Convert Vector EPS Images to PNG Bitmap
Automatically Install a List of Software to Windows – Chocolatey Puppet Provider
Install Windows programs just by listing them: package {[“gedit”, “firefox”, “skype”, “vlc”]:} Puppet can manage Windows slaves. Choco is a limited package manager for Windows. This article shows how to use Choco from Puppet.
Git trick: Colored Web Page with Changes Highlighted
With git, you can create a web page with changed words highlighted. Red==removed, green==added. When you have found a colleague, friend or a supervisor who can provide useful feedback, great! When you make the changes and ask for more feedback, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ansi2html, diff, git, html, short, trick, word-by-word diff
Comments Off on Git trick: Colored Web Page with Changes Highlighted
Bug bypass: vagrant ssh timeout for bento/ubuntu-16.04
‘vagrant ssh’ times out with bento box on old Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty. There is a simple fix. This short article details bypass for this bug step by step.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bug bypass, short
Comments Off on Bug bypass: vagrant ssh timeout for bento/ubuntu-16.04
Firefox System Wide Settings – /etc/firefox/syspref.js
Firefox preferences for all users are in /etc/firefox/syspref.js. You can copy settings from your current user preferences.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged configuration management, DevOps, etc, Firefox, settings, short
Comments Off on Firefox System Wide Settings – /etc/firefox/syspref.js