Linux
Creating a Swap File
Most cloud computers don’t come with swapping pre-enabled. There can however be times where this is required and/or beneficial. The process is pretty much the same for any Linux distro. To the the current state […]
Year: 2018
Arch Linux
Enable GIMP Layer Effects Plugin
The other day I was following an YouTube video on how to create your own logo. During the video they used a Bevel and Emboss layer function I didn’t seem to have. Looks like you […]
Arch Linux
Installing Eclipse IDE on Arch Linux
I recently updated my OS (Manjaro i3) and noticed Netbeans had been updated to 9.0. Keen to see what new features they had added, I promptly took a look! Sadly there were no new features […]
DevOps
Migrate GitLab Instance to new Host
Here I migrate a GitLab installation from one server to another. The hostname and IP addresses will be different. Both were installed from the Omnibus version. However, currently the exact version numbers differ. In order […]
DevOps
Install and Configure GitLab on Ubuntu 16.04
Dependencies Run to the below command to install the GitLab dependencies. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl openssh-server postfix When prompted, select Internet Site when configuring Postfix. Enter the FQDN. Installing GitLab GitLab […]
Arch Linux
The Quick Start Guide to vcsh/mr Setup
I recently wrote a post about how to install configure vcsh and mr to convienently manage and use all your repositories. However for demostration this was quite a manual and long process. To achieve a […]
Arch Linux
Managing dot files with vcsh and myrepo
Ever wanted to manage all those ~/.conf files with Git? Probably not but if you know anything about Git, the advantages are obvious. Is it even possible though you may ask!?! To do so would […]
Arch Linux
The Ultimate vim Configuration On Manjaro i3
vim is an awesome text editor (and more) but a good configuration can be a bit of a pain and personally I don’t have enough time to dedicate to it. The default vim configuration with […]
Arch Linux
Clam Anti Virus on Arch Linux
Install Clam with: sudo pacman -Sy clamav To update the virus definitions, run: sudo freshclam You will also need to start and enable the clamam-freshclam.service to get the latest definitions at boot. sudo systemctl enable […]
Linux
Apache not Logging Correct IP when behind Incapsula WAF
Incapsula is a great resource to help protect your web site from unwanted traffic and attacks. It is a cloud-based application delivery platform, providing among other things: Content Delivery Network (CDN) Distributed Denial of Service […]