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Building NetBSD pkgsrc on Ubuntu 19.10
Messing around with my Ubuntu 19.10 rpool installation (ZFS is offered by default in the desktop installer now), and I couldn’t help but think to myself, “gee, it sure would be cool if the ARC was in top like it is in FreeBSD and OmniOS.” So I thought I’d try to compile the NetBSD version…
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Want BTRFS CoW snapshots but need to use Dropbox?
Update: Not sure when this happened but I was checking the requirements for FS on Linux at Dropbox.com and apparently they DO support BTRFS once again. So the process outlined in this post is no longer necessary. See announcement: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/19/07/22/1534200/dropbox-brings-back-support-for-zfs-xfs-btrfs-and-ecryptfs-on-linux Old article: This is less of a write up and more of a PSA: Want…
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Quick and dirty SSH key for pfSense / OPNsense gateway
PSA: Stop using password login for root on your router! NOW!!! OK, now that I got your attention, here’s how I did it in Git Bash (MINGW64) on Windows LTSC. I promise this is QUICK and EASY, so there’s NO EXCUSE not to do it.
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Tricks for Importing VMware Workstation VMDK to ESXi 6.7
So I’ve been playing with some of the Turnkey Linux VMs, which are nice a lightweight Debian Linux OS core packaged with purpose-built software.
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Asrock J4105-ITX 16GB and 32GB memory configuration tests
I saw this on a German web site called speicher.de and I thought it was pretty significant so I thought I’d share a copy of the translation to English The Asrock J4105-ITX is a useful low-power build that has been confirmed to work as an ESXi IGD GPU passthrough computer with 4K@60Hz HDMI 2.0. It…
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Linux or MacOS lover, but have to use Windows?
Make your Windows experience more nerdy! I tend to notice Windows users fall into a few major categories: Unaware any OS besides Windows exists Uses Windows because that’s what they’re most comfortable with Doesn’t like Windows per se, but can’t afford a Mac, and doesn’t want to grapple with Linux Likes posix-compliant OS better, but…
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Musings about Home CCTV setup, and a review of Anpviz 5MP@15FPS POE security camera
This review is for the Anpviz IPC-B850W-D 5MP@15FPS security camera w/ mic and Micro-SD card support. Full disclosure: I purchased this camera and was later reimbursed for writing this review. However, I will do my best to offer a totally objective viewpoint on the pros and cons of this model. Since I was hired to…
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Using APFS features to migrate from a larger disk to a smaller one
Disclaimer: Sorry for the phone pics of my screen, I was using an installer disk for this procedure and there was no screenshot feature. I’m migrating a MacOS install but the source drive is 256GB and the destination is 250GB. It’s not too much of a mismatch, but still prevents a straight-across restore. What ever…
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Hello, banana!
OK, so I’ve been fighting it, but I decided learning WordPress is a necessary evil. Supposedly according to website tech stats WordPress is powering 25% of all websites. I’m not sure if that’s entirely relevant if 15% of those sites are as bad as mine, but I figured if even 10% are decent then it’s…
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Install Cinnamon 3.6.3 in CentOS 7.4 1708 using EPEL-Testing repo
After being a long-time Debian user, for some reason I’ve been going all-in for CentOS lately. It started after I installed it as a virtualization platform with KVM on an E3 server. I just love how stable and methodically planned it is. I’ve probably gone a little too far, as I’ve also installed it on…