Have Linux users really gotten this much larger?
Have Linux users really gotten this much larger?By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 3 2016Read more about Have Linux users really gotten this much larger?I saw this image on Google+, where the...
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Old Unix command-line humorBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 17 2016Read more about Old Unix command-line humorSome old Unix command-line humor, from this gnu.org page.< back to my photo gallery
View ArticleMac OS X: ‘sed’ commands I use to clean MacDown HTML output
Mac OS X: ‘sed’ commands I use to clean MacDown HTML outputBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 30 2016FWIW, this is the source code for a sed script I use on my Mac OS X system to convert HTML...
View ArticleHow to install Scala (scala, scalac) on a Raspberry Pi system
How to install Scala (scala, scalac) on a Raspberry Pi systemBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 17 2016Read more about How to install Scala (scala, scalac) on a Raspberry Pi systemWith just a few...
View ArticleHow to make an offline mirror copy of a website with wget
How to make an offline mirror copy of a website with wgetBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 30 2016As a short note today, if you want to make an offline copy/mirror of a website using the GNU/Linux...
View ArticleHow to use the Linux ‘scp’ command without a password to make remote backups
How to use the Linux ‘scp’ command without a password to make remote backupsBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 2 2016Summary: How to create a public and private key pair to use ssh and scp without...
View ArticleSorting ‘ls’ command output by filesize
Sorting ‘ls’ command output by filesizeBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 17 2016Read more about Sorting ‘ls’ command output by filesizeI just noticed that some of the MySQL files on this website...
View ArticleHow to use the Linux sed command to delete a range of lines
How to use the Linux sed command to delete a range of linesBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 20 2016In a previous blog post I demonstrated how to use sed to insert text before or after a line in...
View ArticleWhat is the Unix/Linux “bit bucket”?
What is the Unix/Linux “bit bucket”?By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 21 2016Unix/Linux FAQ: What is the “bit bucket”?The bit bucket is a way of referring /dev/null. Sending output to the...
View ArticleNginx configuration: How to drop the query string on a rewrite
Nginx configuration: How to drop the query string on a rewriteBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: July 31 2016As a quick note, if you need to drop the query string when configuring an Nginx rewrite...
View ArticleUnix: How to find files with multiple filename extensions
Unix: How to find files with multiple filename extensionsBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: September 11 2016As I mentioned in my How to find multiple filenames with Linux find tutorial, you can use...
View ArticleMac exodus?
Mac exodus?alvinOctober 30, 2016 - 3:41pmRead more about Mac exodus?I haven’t been blown away by MacOS (nee OS X) in quite some time, and the latest MacBook design seems to have annoyed even more...
View ArticleMac exodus (part 2)
Mac exodus (part 2)By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: October 30 2016Read more about Mac exodus (part 2)Here’s a little more discussion from this Twitter thread about why developers don’t like Apple’s...
View ArticleMacOS/GoDaddy ssh error: Unable to negotiate, no matching host key type...
MacOS/GoDaddy ssh error: Unable to negotiate, no matching host key type found, their offerBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: November 24 2016As a quick note, I haven’t tried to log into one of my...
View ArticleScala/Akka scalability
Scala/Akka scalabilityBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: December 8 2016Read more about Scala/Akka scalabilityHopefully at some point this will come out as an article, but right now it’s this tweet with...
View ArticleThe best Linux laptops of 2016
The best Linux laptops of 2016By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 11 2017This is a nice article on the best Linux laptops of 2016, including what to look out for in graphics chips and other...
View ArticleCustomizing Ubuntu with themes
Customizing Ubuntu with themesBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 12 2017Read more about Customizing Ubuntu with themesThis image is from an article about Ubuntu named, How to make your desktop...
View ArticleAn Ubuntu screensaver shell script to rotate images
An Ubuntu screensaver shell script to rotate imagesBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 16 2017This is a Bash shell script written for Ubuntu (Linux). I just switched from Mac/MacOS to Ubuntu, and...
View ArticleHow to type smart quotes on Ubuntu Linux
How to type smart quotes on Ubuntu LinuxBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 20 2017Table of ContentsBackground: Switching from MacOS to UbuntuBackground: AltGr and Compose keysStep 1: Figure out...
View ArticleOptimizing Linux for slow computers
Optimizing Linux for slow computersBy Alvin Alexander. Last updated: January 20 2017URLhttp://www.akitaonrails.com/2017/01/17/optimizing-linux-for-slow-computersRead more about Optimizing Linux for...
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