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Jun/16

Ubuntu 16.04 Migration Update

Filed Under Infrastructure, Linux at 18th June 2016 14:45 by

A quick update to my migration process. I had all the servers running 16.04 and it was OK except for the stability. Setting up and moving things were simple enough. I did encounter issues with my symlinked .bashrc which I … Continue reading →

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Feb/16

Migrating From Ubuntu 14.04 To 16.04

Filed Under Container, Database, Infrastructure, Linux at 22nd February 2016 0:01 by

Overview I have written migration plans for Ubuntu upgrades before. What makes it different this time is the hybrid Docker containers that I have used in places and the support for virtual IP (VIP) in Digital Ocean, my current hosting … Continue reading →

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Apr/15

Deluge BitTorrent Client On Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux at 13th April 2015 0:01 by

Overview Deluge is a bit torrent client which uses a client-server like architecture. The cool thing is you can have the server locally (like this install) or remote and just use the client to manage the queue. Install Add the … Continue reading →

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Jan/15

Install Latest Maven On Ubuntu 14.04

Filed Under Java, Linux at 5th January 2015 0:01 by
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Overview It’s well known that Ubuntu ships and keeps the same main branch of software that was shipped with the version on Ubuntu at the time. A good example is Ubuntu 14.04 has HAProxy 1.4 even though 1.5 came out … Continue reading →

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Oct/14

Managing Servers On The Go With Android

Filed Under Infrastructure, Linux, Mobile Phone at 13th October 2014 0:01 by

Overview Since the ye ol’ days I have been self hosting one thing or another at first from a repurposed family computer to now using cloud infrastructure like Linode and Digital Ocean. I’m not a sys admin by day (and … Continue reading →

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Sep/14

Installing Latest Docker Server On Ubuntu 14.04

Filed Under Linux, Software at 8th September 2014 0:01 by

Overview Docker is becoming a very popular software container for Linux based deployments. It allows software to be wrapped into containers and deployed onto the server. The container is “jailed” so that it’s processes cannot interfer with others (a sandboxing … Continue reading →

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Jun/14

Install Latest Ruby On Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux, Ruby at 16th June 2014 0:01 by
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Go to https://gorails.com/ and go to the setup section. The site has step by step to install a Ruby environment.

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Feb/14

Create Swap Partition Ubuntu

Filed Under Linux at 17th February 2014 0:01 by

To check if there are any SWAP files configured run the following command: sudo swapon -s It will list all swaps if any. Ensure there is enough space on the root partition to create the swap: df -h Create the … Continue reading →