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LOL. That’s what *comments* are for!

Posted: 26 Apr 2017 02:59 PM PDT

LOL. That's what *comments* are for!

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Then vs Now: Lumberjack vs. Web Master (Developer)

Posted: 26 Apr 2017 02:57 PM PDT

So true.

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neofetch: Awesome system info bash script that supports Linux, MacOS, and Unix-like systems

Posted: 26 Apr 2017 11:31 AM PDT

The neofetch command written in a bash shell. The main purpose of neofetch is to be used in screenshots to display other users what operating system or Linux distro you are using including theme, icons and more. This command shows info about your system next to an image, your operating system logo and other info. … Continue reading "neofetch: Awesome system info bash script that supports Linux, MacOS, and Unix-like systems"

How to disable fast mirror yum plugin in CentOS Linux server

Posted: 26 Apr 2017 10:19 AM PDT

This might sound little crazy, but I want to disable yum plugin called the fast mirror. It always selects mirror hosted in my country which is very slow. As a result of all my yum command download file at 4-8Kb/s only. I am also behind a proxy server. How do I disable the fastest mirror plugin on CentOS Linux 6 or 7 server?

How to use LXD (Linux containers) in a shell script to create VM when the cloud instance launches

Posted: 26 Apr 2017 08:04 AM PDT

My cloud provider allows me to run a shell script when new Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS machine created. I want to install LXD service and create a one VM with specific private IP using a shell script? How do I create an LXD VM when the cloud server launches?