If you want to turn a polite conversion into a heated debate then start talking about religion, politics, or text editors. Yes, you heard me right. Text editors. Without trying to rekindle the editor wars, let’s look at when you might consider using nano, emacs, or vim. Nano Nano is without a doubt the simplest, … Read more
Vim is an advanced text editor. The name Vim is a contraction of Vi and Improved. So, Vim is vi improved. I’m not going to bore you with an entire history lesson, but quickly, Vi is a text editor that was originally created for the Unix operating system. Vi is actually short for “visual” and … Read more
Global :help keyword – open help for keyword 😮 file – open file :saveas file – save file as :close – close current window Cursor Movements h – move cursor left j – move cursor down k – move cursor up l – move cursor right H – move to top of screen M – … Read more
Did you know that there are literally hundreds of Linux commands? Even on a bare-bones Linux server install there are easily over 1,000 different commands. The interesting thing is that most people only need to use a very small subset of those commands. Below you’ll find a Linux “cheat sheet” that breaks down some of … Read more
Kernel Driver Not Installed (rc=-19008) (For Mac Users) Go to System Preferences / Security & Privacy and Click “Allow” in the window below: This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Enable Virtualization Extensions Make sure you have VT-x (for Intel processors) or AMD-v (for AMD processors) enabled in your physical … Read more
Public key authentication can allow you to log into remote systems via SSH without a password. Even though you will not need a password to log into a system, you will need to have access to the key. Be sure to keep your key in a secure location. Here is an example of creating a passwordless … Read more