12 Apr 2019
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Projects: NAS storage with Helios 4
Helios 4 NAS This past week (actually past two weeks) I worked on building a compact NAS storage system using the Helios 4 kit I had received a few weeks ago.
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31 Mar 2019
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30 Mar 2019
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FB4 Tmux Sessions Survive Desktop LogoutsTmux Sessions Survive Desktop Logouts
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29 Mar 2019
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28 Mar 2019
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FB4 Remove Virtual Machine in KVMRemove Virtual Machine in KVM
I’ve been tidying up some of my dedicated servers and needed to remove some of the VMs under KVM setup.
25 Mar 2019
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How to Confirm Solaris 11 Version
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22 Mar 2019
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FB4 Erasing Disks With DdErasing Disks With Dd
Using dd command to quickly copy something or generate a file full of random or zero bytes is a really old trick.
20 Mar 2019
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Does Docker Need Hardware Virtualization?
Docker This is a quick post to explain that by default Docker does not need hardware virtualization (VT-X). Is Docker a …
18 Mar 2019
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Get AWS Instance Info With Ec2-Metadata
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