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To list the name and version of your Linux distribution, type the following: cat /etc/*-release
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This is a bash script for those of you who need to install all gems for all projects (e.g. to...
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I prefer the application that I'm currently working on to be reachable at http://localhost/. So when I switch...
This post will describe how I stumbled upon a code path in the Linux kernel which allows external programs to...
If a SSH shell dies (from timeout for example), you cannot kill it with the usual CTRL-C or CTRL...
Note that you should disable the Java plug-in in your browsers after installation. Ubuntu >= 12.04 Java 11
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You may omit the /path/to/link_name to have a link with the same filename appear in the current directory
To pause and send a task to the background ctrl+z to reactivate the task fg to run task in...
Open the configuration file: gksudo gedit /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm Find a line like this: :co#80:it#8:li#24:\
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Append this to your ~/.bashrc: export PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\h\[\033[01;34m\] \w\[\033[31m\]$(__git_ps1 "(%s...
I’m working on a problem for a client which involves connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database from...
I've recently moved from using Parallels for browser testing to Sun's Open Source VirtualBox. Here's a walkthrough...
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The FUSE project allows you to create filesystems in userspace - which means you can create a filesystem without having to...