Month: November 2017

Learning bash scripting for beginners

Learning bash scripting for beginners

Bash (Bourne-Again SHell) is a Linux and Unix-like system shell or command language interpreter. It is a default shell on many operating systems including Linux and Apple MacOS X. Shell scripts are a fundamental part of the Unix programming environment. If you have always used a graphic user interface like KDE or Gnome or MS-Windows […]

Awesome comic explains HTTP status code

Awesome comic explains HTTP status code

HTTP response status codes indicate whether a specific HTTP request has been successfully completed. However, I guess you know that. If you or your friend wanted a refresh course, check out this comic. Also check out HTTP status code using doggo HTTP status code using kitten Comic credit Taken from monkeyuser.com comics page. You may […]

Awesome VIM clutch. A hardware pedal for improved text editing in Vim

That is right. I found a hardware pedal for improved text editing in Vim. This is a mind blowing hack for vim user. VIM Clutch is a hardware pedal for improved text editing speed for users of the magnificent VIM text editor (1, 2). When the pedal is pressed down, the pedal types “i” causing […]

How to fix IPMI KVM JAVA BMCMD5withRSA and is treated as unsigned error

Like any good sysadmin, I kept my servers and desktop side up to date and patched all the time. However, recent Java updates have broken my IPMI KVM Java Applets on Dell, IBM, HP, Supermicro and FreeNAS mini servers. You will get an error that read as follows: Unsigned application requesting unrestricted access to system. […]

​#How to# Install​ ​Cacti​ ​Monitoring​ ​on​ ​Ubuntu​ ​16.04​ ​LTS

Cacti is supported on any type of virtualization platform (OpenVZ/XEN/KVM), so you can run your monitoring server on a Low End VPS! Step​ ​1:​ It’s always good practice to first make sure everything on your Ubuntu system is up to date. sudo apt-get update Step​ ​2:​ ​Install LAMP (Linux, Apache, MariaDB, PHP) server. Please​ ​keep​ […]

7 Awesome ChatOps Open Source Software For Conversation-driven Development and Management

A software bot is nothing but a set of scripts or an independent program that connects to web services or chat services as a client to perform automated functions. Often, bots are deployed from a server. It runs in background and performer various activities such as giving out information, providing an answer to common questions, […]

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

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. […]

Download of the day: Half-Life 2 For Steam on Linux

The first-person shooter Half-Life 2 released for Steam on Linux. I truly enjoyed Counter Strike, and I am going to install Half-Life 2 this weekend. From the release note: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life 2: LostCoast are now available as a Beta. This beta adds Linux support and […]