Sep 7, 2018
2 min read
Always use the graceful method unless absolutely necessary. i.e don’t just yank the power cord out. There is console less method and a CLI method over the network
Apr 28, 2018
1 min read
dd has being my go to tool for “everything-imges-and-iso”, especially ever since the usb stick became ubiquitous and norm for installing new a OS. There is a new kid on the block now…but it needs a GUI.
Jan 20, 2018
5 min read
Continuing on with my theme of compiling and patching linux kernels. Let’s look at the Ubuntu way that creates a .deb file for use with apt package manager. Git work flow thrown in for free.
Jan 19, 2018
3 min read
As we have seen, the original/traditional/generic way to install new kernels or patch existing kernels is a relatively straight forward affair but requires manual management. Let’s use git to help
Jan 18, 2018
4 min read
Each distribution has a preferred way which tends to result in a nice reusable packaged compatible to specific package management system. For this scenario I’ll focus on Fedora 27
Oct 2, 2017
1 min read
Sysprep wipes the host ssh keys from the guest image (this is a good thing) meaning that you will no longer be able to ssh in to the guest VM (This is a bad think). Let’s fix that.