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. For the past month I’ve been trying out a new way/tool on both linux and MacOS called etcher. It’s light weight and easy to use. Have a look on github https://github.com/resin-io/etcher… Continue reading Etcher does away with dd*
Synopsis: NetworkManager bad. Systemd good. Netplan a curve ball. Make a yaml. I just completed a fresh (minimal) install of Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop. I used the new LTS release as an excuse to redo my workstation to simplify and unify since my use case flipped from more KVM virtual machines to more LXD containers. In… Continue reading Netplan bridging under Ubuntu 18.04
Continuing on with my theme of compiling and patching linux kernels a la: Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way A more elegant: Quick and dirty kernel patch and build Here is how I patch and compile new kernels for Ubuntu/Debian distributions. More specifically, create .deb files to be used by the Advanced Packaging Tool… Continue reading Kernel patch and compile the Debian/Ubuntu way
Ok, I’ll keep this short, sweet and generic. I’ll endeaver to put up a instructions for creating custom kernel packages in .dep and rpm (done and see here “Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way“) format if I find the need to create them. As we have seen, the original/traditional/generic way to install new kernels… Continue reading A more elegant: Quick and dirty kernel patch and build
Compiling a custom kernel in the open source world of Linux is pretty much a given and an underrated privilege. This can be a simple or convoluted process depending on work flow and technique. Each distribution has a preferred way which tends to result in a nice reusable packaged compatible to specific package management… Continue reading Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way
After running sysprep on cloned virtual machine as explained here: libvirt work flow explained The host ssh keys will be wiped from the guest image (this is a good thing) meaning that you will no longer be able to ssh into that guest VM (this is a bad thing). Fortunately this easy fix. On Ubuntu,… Continue reading Generate new host keys after sysprep
Ever come across a complex command line example on the internet and thought “what the hell is doing exactly?” and stated googling, diving into man files and other help systems. Well I came across this site today and putting it out there as a strong recommendation for bookmarking https://explainshell.com/ OK, awesome is over kill. It… Continue reading explainshell.com is awesome
