Setup Glusterfs with a replicated volume over 2 nodes
This post will show you how to install GlusterFS in Ubuntu/ Debian however the steps will be similar with Red Hat based linux operating systems with minor changes to the commands. Gluster File System...
View ArticleCreate a ZFS volume on Ubuntu
ZFS is a disk and logical volume manager combining raid like functionality with guaranteeing data integrity. Every block of data read by ZFS is checksumed and recovered if an error is found. ZFS also...
View ArticleAdd launchpad PPA repository to Ubuntu
Most Linux based systems use a software repository which is either local (a CD-ROM) or remote (a web address) to install new software and manage software updates to already installed software. For...
View ArticleLatest git on Ubuntu
I have recently been playing around with Git on Ubuntu and noticed that the version in the standard repository is a few versions behind the latest release. Using the PPA repositories, you can install...
View ArticleUpdates to Proxmox 3.1 including signed console applet
New updates to Proxmox 3.1 have been released which can be applied using apt-get. The main feature in this suite of updates is that the Java VNC console is now signed which should result in far fewer...
View ArticleSpeed up Multiple apt-get install Requests by Caching the Repository
apt-get is the tool used in Debian and Ubuntu to manage packages installed on the system. Each time an update is available, or you install a new package the files will be downloaded from one of the...
View ArticleInstalling Docker on Ubuntu 14.04
Docker is an up and coming virtualisation technology utilising Linux Containers (LXC) to provide a private and consistent working environment across all Docker installations. Docker aims to create...
View ArticleInstall Nginx on Debian/ Ubuntu
Installing Nginx on Debian or Ubuntu is as easy as a single apt-get command, however it does not install the latest version of Nginx. In fact, the latest stable Nginx version is 1.8 and the latest...
View ArticleHow To Fix A Full /boot Partition on Linux
Utilities such as apt-get generally install kernel updates by adding the new kernel to the Linux boot list and set it as the default. This means that the next time the system boots, the new kernel will...
View ArticleHow To Proxy The Apt-Get Package Manager
If you’re using Debian, Ubuntu, or any similar distribution which uses apt-get as it’s package manager and you’re behind a http proxy then you’re going to need to tell apt-get what your proxy settings...
View ArticleProxmox 4.2 is now available
Get Social!A new version of Proxmox has been released building on the solid foundations laid down with the version 4 branch of Proxmox VE. The latest version 4.2 brings a new GUI, integration with...
View ArticleInstall Oracle Java In Debian/ Ubuntu using apt-get
Get Social! Oracle Java, due to Oracle’s license conditions, it quite a pain to install. The problem is that anyone who isn’t Oracle isn’t allowed to distribute the JDK binaries – they have to be...
View ArticleMongoDB 3.2 Bash Install Script
Get Social!The below script installs MongoDB 3.2.x on Debian. Copy and paste the script into a file called install_mongo.sh and execute it as root. [crayon-57676c7df31e7538982073/] Then connect to the...
View ArticleAutomated Bash MongoDB 3.2 Install Script for Debian/ Ubuntu
Get Social!MongoDB is one of the leading noSQL breeds of database that’s been growing in popularity in recent years. The database is available in a ‘community edition’ that’s available for all to use...
View ArticleDataStax Cassandra 3.2 Bash Install Script
Get Social!The below script installs the DataStax distribution of Cassandra 3.2.x and the latest Oracle Java 8 on Debian. Copy and paste the script into a file called install_cassandra.sh and execute...
View ArticleInstall DataStax Cassandra 3 on Debain/ Ubuntu
Get Social!The following process will install the DataStax distribution of Cassandra on any Debian based system, such as Debian or Ubuntu. We’ll use the official DataStax apt repositories to install...
View ArticleManually downloading Java For Use With Webupd8’s apt-get Package
Get Social!Oracle Java is one of the biggest problems in life. That’s just a fact. Half of it is the fact that you have to download it directly from Oracle each time, quarter of it is the almost daily...
View ArticleApt-get error: E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be...
Get Social!I’ve been getting the following error when using apt-get update with Debian Wheezy recently. [crayon-5790a000ee2e3048658214/] It seems that apt-get only supports HTTP connections by default,...
View ArticleProxmox 5.0 is now available
Get Social!Today, the Proxmox VE team have released a new version of Proxmox, incrementing the major version to 5.0! The new version packs in a raft of new features, the headline being the new...
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