Linux

The ability to create a basic local repository can be useful in numerous ways, such as to create a local mirror to cache some packages, or to test/distribute some locally created packages.

The ability to create a basic local repository can be useful in numerous ways, such as to create a local mirror to cache some packages, or to test/distribute some locally created packages.

The basics of taking an RPM source package and rebuilding it, maybe with some modifications.

The basics of taking an already-existing DEB source package and rebuilding it, maybe with some modifications.

Tired of it defaulting to garbage HSP quality all the time?

On newer kernels, some Docker containers may not start correctly, often giving nonsensical errors. Notably CentOS6 images on Linux 4.15+.

It can become tiresome to precede every docker command with sudo. Adding oneself to the docker group can avoid that.

This describes getting Jenkins to run automatically on boot. While this can be reapplied more broadly, this is specifically about getting the Jenkins agents to run automatically on boot for Linux via systemd.

Quite simply, if you’re comfortable with the Virutal Machine manager UI, create a VM like normal, and when it comes to giving it a storage volume, just give it a tiny dummy volume that will be discarded ASAP.

The goto post after you’ve learned the lesson. Creating automated backups is, in fact, incredibly simple and easy. So simple, that one can set it up in less than two minutes, and is guarunteed to be the best thing EVER in case of HDD failure, or otherwise corruption.