today's howtos
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🖱️ Navigating in Darkness: Mastering Mouse on Linux Black Screen! 💻🌑
If you’re a Linux user, especially those familiar with Red Hat distributions, you may have encountered situations where you find yourself staring at a black screen with no visible graphical interface. Don’t panic! While a black screen can be intimidating, it’s usually not a cause for concern. In this blog, we’ll explore how to use the mouse effectively in a black screen environment in Red Hat Linux.
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How to Make the Switch From Windows to Linux - The Tech Edvocate
Making the switch from Windows to Linux is a significant decision for many users, as it involves leaving behind familiar tools and adopting a new platform. However, with the potential benefits of improved performance, better security, and increased customization capabilities, it’s certainly worth considering. In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of migrating from Windows to Linux and provide helpful tips for a smooth transition.
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How to Fix the “Error Splicing File: File Too Large” Error in Linux
"Error splicing file: file too large" is an extremely confusing error to encounter—especially if it happens when you’re moving a file to a drive that has more than enough space.
Despite what you might expect, it doesn’t involve the amount of space available on your drive. Luckily, this frustrating error is easy to resolve.
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Grab Your ‘Scope’s Screen From The Command Line
Many of us have oscilloscopes and other instruments with built-in digital interfaces, but how many of us use them? [Andrej Radović] has a Tektronix TDS2022 which can print its screen to any of its various interfaces, and he set about automating the process of acquisition with a Bash script.
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Writing Your First buildspec.yml File
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a highly popular suite of cloud services, and AWS CodeBuild is one of the essential tools in its arsenal. A key component in AWS CodeBuild projects is the buildspec.yml file, which provides a sequence of instructions necessary for building and testing your software.
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Writing Your First appspec.yml File
The appspec.yml file, a cornerstone of AWS CodeDeploy, is an essential element for deploying applications on AWS instances. Whether you’re an experienced AWS user or someone just starting out, understanding how to write your first appspec.yml file is vital to the deployment process.
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Proxmox Series #2: Creating a Linux Virtual Machine
In the first part of the Proxmox series, I showed you how to install the Proxmox hypervisor. In this chapter, I will give you an overview of how to use Proxmox, including creating and using virtual machines.
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Recovering from a lost disk: how I setup, backup, and restore dev machines
Last Wednesday just before 3pm, I went pack up my laptop to get ready to drive 7 hours to visit my family in Ohio. Fedora had some updates to apply and when it went to come back on after those, I saw the words no one wants to see:
Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed.
Insert Recovery Media and Hit any key