Tag: Linux
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How to add a static IP to a Virtualbox on your laptop
I believe that all development should be done on virtual machines because of the ability to backup and restore them as simple files. I use my Microsoft Surface Pro 4 as the host and and have two guests; a Windows 10 development box with IntelliJ and PuTTY on it and a Bitnami WordPress appliance that…
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Nano, an alternative to vi to edit Linux configuration files
My journey into administering Linux from a Windows PC continues. Today’s challenge is to edit configuration files such as .htaccess. There are several options; If you have installed Webmin you can use the nice graphical UI over ssh. You can use WinSCP over ssh to edit locally on your PC using Notepad and then synchronise…
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How to give two developers access to the same Linux directory
Linux file administration falls short of what I am used to on Windows. In particular only one user or group have have permissions on a file. In Windows you can create as many groups as you like each with different permissions on a resource and then drop users into them. On Linux you can only…
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Who cleans the toilets at Valve Corporation?
There is recently been some press coverage of Valve Corporation which famously has no bosses. As a management consultant I spent most of my working days putting in hierarchal management systems to support a company’s growth. Therefore I am very interested in Valve’s management model. Valve is a very successful company, therefore the question naturally…
Dr James Bayley 