Month: June 2014
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Where does XQuartz install to on OS X Mavericks?
If you’re trying to find XQuartz for an application (e.g. Inkscape) you should find it in: /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz Note that for Inkscape you will need to click “Browse” to get to Applications/Utilities, it probably won’t load into the list it presents you with.
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Site redesign
We’re updating the look of our website, so things may look a little odd here and there until it’s done! Will update once complete.
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Fedora 20: ifconfig missing on minimal install
If you have selected the minimal install option you might be surprised by just how minimal it is; one example is that the ifconfig command is not available. The command yum install ifconfig doesn’t work – it’s part of another broader package. We can find out which one that is by running: yum provides…
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How to kill a KVM virtual machine in Promox via the command line or terminal
Sometimes a Proxmox KVM VM will stop responding to the GUI’s attempts to shut it down; fortunately it’s easy to shut it down from the command line. Make note of the VM ID (next to the name of the VM in the left pane of the Proxmox GUI), log into the server via SSH…
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How to hide user account names on OS X Mavericks’ login screen
For those who don’t want the available users to be publically visible to whoever wakes up or powers on your Mac, there is an easy way of hiding the list – or just select members. In a Terminal window run the following: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow HiddenUsersList -array-add [username] You can do…
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How to cache yum repositories on CentOS using apt-cacher-ng on Debian or Ubuntu
If you have a lot of virtual (or real) machines running Debian or Ubuntu and a limited internet connection, it can make a lot of sense to use apt-cacher-ng to create a local cache of the packages you use so that they are only downloaded once. The current version of apt-cacher-ng can also help…