Has it been a year since VirtualBox 6.0 release already? Time flew! This week brought us the first major release of the VirtualBox 6.x family, with lots of improvements - traditionally focus is on performance and stability. VirtualBox 6.1 … [Continue reading] about VirtualBox 6.1 Released
Ubuntu – Static IP
I'm finishing up the VM based Ubuntu 19.10 setup and decided to make a few screenshots to test new workflow. Instead of random topic, I documented the task of configuring Ubuntu to use static IP address. Why use Static IP? Desktops don't … [Continue reading] about Ubuntu – Static IP
How To Confirm Symlink Destination
Back to basics day: a very simple tip on working with one of the most useful things available in Unix and Linux filesystems: symbolic links (symlinks). How Symlinks Look in ls command When using long-form ls output, symlinks will be shown like … [Continue reading] about How To Confirm Symlink Destination
Live Chat on Unix Tutorial
Want to try an experiment for a few weeks - added a live chat box on Unix Tutorial, so if I'm online you can ask me a question. Feel free to ask anything and I'll do my best to help out! Disclaimer: this is just an experiment, I may take … [Continue reading] about Live Chat on Unix Tutorial
Kali Linux 2019.4
Didn't realise but Kali Linux rolled the last update for this year, Kali Linux 2019.4: Notable improvements: Default desktop environment is Xfce (with new theme)Linux Kernel is updated to 5.3.9PowerShell is now included as standardKali … [Continue reading] about Kali Linux 2019.4
List Kernel Extensions with kextfind
I'm traveling on business today and tomorrow, so will mostly be working and blogging from my MacBook Pro - hence possibly a few macOS posts in the row. Today I'm taking a closer look at how kernel extensions are managed and where they can be found in … [Continue reading] about List Kernel Extensions with kextfind
How To: List Kernel Modules in macOS
macOS has a very flexible and striving kernel modules ecosystem. There are so many granularities for integrating with OS kernel that modules are called extensions. Many third party software packages install their own kernel extensions in … [Continue reading] about How To: List Kernel Modules in macOS
more or less
I'm working hard to finish off the Basic Unix Commands section of this website - want to have every command there documented before I start recording videos about them. more and less are the most recent additions. Both more and less are basic … [Continue reading] about more or less
Sort Files by Size with ls
I love reading man pages for even the most basic Unix commands like ls, because there's always something interesting to learn. Today I discovered that it's possible to sort ls output by file size. Sort ls by file size Simply add the capital S … [Continue reading] about Sort Files by Size with ls
Unix Tutorial Digest – December 1st, 2019
November 2019 has been rather slow here on the blog - lots of projects at work ahead of the usual change freezes and upcoming holiday season. I'm regularly bookmarking things that can become interesting projects, so expect it to be a very educational … [Continue reading] about Unix Tutorial Digest – December 1st, 2019