Install AWS CLI – CentOS 7.6
The AWS CLI gives you a way to interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) via command line. This comes in real handy when you need to automate tasks such as…
PHP Composer – Command Not Found
Composer lets you manage PHP package dependencies on a per-project basis. You install Composer like so: [crayon-5d7a90bff095e787232528/] Moved it to the suggested location: [crayon-5d7a90bff0966304581918/] Still got "composer: command not found" when…
Windows 10 Version 1809 – Remote Desktop Black Screen
Seems we aren't the only ones experiencing a black screen in a remote desktop session on Windows 10 after the 1809 update after it's been left unattended for a while,…
Install GUI with VNC – CentOS 7.4
Running a headless (terminal only) server is great and all but sometimes a GUI helps. We'll be installing GNOME 3.28 on CentOS 7.4. Start off by issuing the following at shell:…
Logging RSYNC output to file
Logging RSYNC output to file can be cumbersome but useful at times. Cumbersome because if you're transferring a large number of files then the log file becomes intelligible but useful in…
Failed to Detect and Mount CD-ROM – Kali Linux 2018.3a
Kali Linux threw this error message during the installation procedure. Troubleshooting this was frustrating as none of the fixes, which were about mounting the USB drive to /cdrom, worked for…
Fix: Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709 – Fails to install
A lot of machines lately have been experiencing issues with updating this update, we're going to walk through fixing this error. This is how the update history windows looks like…
Install netdata – CentOS 7
With the EOL of the free tier of NewRelic's Server monitoring service, we tried going commando for a while, meaning no server monitoring. We know bad - bad, idea. NewRelics…
Mount ZFS Pools on Boot
We recently ran into a snag with a new ZFS installation, the darn thing wouldn't mount the pools we created on boot. The solution turned out to be pretty straight forward, Issue the following at shell and reboot to test:
Fix AMD Ryzen Freeze/Hang/Crash issues – CentOS 7
On of our server providers was running a deal on servers equipped with the newly released AMD Ryzen CPUs. We got a couple to test them for future placements. Right…