Nick Yeoman's Blog
Linux
Virtualbox on Windows
Updated: March 20, 2024
This is a video I created to get Virtualbox 7 installed on Windows 11.
Bash Script Snippets
Updated: April 12, 2022
There are a few bash snippets that I use very frequently in my bash scripts. Here is my collection.
Rsync
Updated: March 19, 2022
This article is my reference for everything to do with Rsync. I use Rsync for docker containers, backups and moving servers.
What's using your Bandwidth
Updated: February 17, 2022
A quick article that lets you know what's using your bandwidth.
Using Screen (Linux)
Updated: February 17, 2022
Screen is a linux command line tool that allows you to store sessions and create windows without a GUI.
Ubuntu Keyboard Shortcuts
Updated: February 17, 2022
The purpose of this article is to quickly teach you useful time-saving keyboard shortcuts available in Ubuntu.
Split Files Into Chunks
Updated: February 17, 2022
Split is a really easy Linux command you can use to split large files into smaller chunks.
Server Storage
Updated: February 17, 2022
This article outlines everything I can think of about space on your server drives.
Reset MySQL (or MariaDB) Root Password
Updated: February 17, 2022
This article explains how to reset the database root password.
Mirror a Website With Wget
Updated: February 17, 2022
This article explains how to mirror a website for backup purposes.
Introduction to Tmux
Updated: February 17, 2022
tmux is pretty awesome, here is where I write about it.
Headless Virutalbox (Cheat Sheet)
Updated: February 17, 2022
Virtualbox is exteremly handy on a development server, learn how to run it headless.
Using grep for web development
Updated: February 17, 2022
grep is a great tool for web development and System administraton.
Docker Getting Started
Updated: February 17, 2022
This is my introduction to docker and how to use docker.
Everything about etc hosts file
Updated: February 17, 2022
I don't work in Windows or Mac often so I always forget where the hosts file is located. The windows etc hosts file and Unix etc host file both work the same, so usage is easy.
Bash Aliases To Save Time
Updated: February 17, 2022
Creating an alias allows saves you time by reducing the amount of characters you have to type.
Getting Started With Ansible
Updated: February 17, 2022
Here is a tutorial of how I would start a server from scratch using ansible and docker