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How to upgrade Alpine Linux 3.4/3.5/3.6/3.7 to 3.8.xx

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 09:39 PM PDT


I am using Alpine Linux v3.6 or v3.7 with my LXD server. How do I upgrade Alpine Linux v3.7 to Alpine Linux v3.8? How can I upgrade Alpine Linux v3.7 to Alpine Linux v3.8?

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Linux / Unix: Test Internet Connection Speed From SSH Command

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 07:45 PM PDT


I have recently rented a dedicated server for my hobby projects and learning CentOS Linux server. I was informed that I am connected to the 100M/s port. How do I test my Internet connection download speed from the console over the ssh session without using HTML5 or Adobe flash/Java applets based websites? How do I test my upload speed from the console?

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Ansible reboot a Debian/Ubuntu Linux for kernel update and wait for it

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 01:13 PM PDT

How can I reboot a Debian or Ubuntu Linux server/host remotely using an Ansible playbook for kernel update and wait for it to come back again?

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