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Karabiner-Elements: Right-Alt + j to í

2018-06-17
by Gábor Hargitai
1 min read

A complex modification rule for Karabiner-Elements to change AltGr + j to í. Install Karabiner-Elements from here Click here to import the rule Alternatively, open Safari (or if that doesn’t work for some reason, then...

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  • OS X

Disable iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts/Media Buttons on macOS

2016-12-17
by Gábor Hargitai
2 min read

UPDATE FOR SIERRA 10.12.4 AND UP This only works on macOS versions prior to macOS Sierra 10.12.4 (16E195) as starting from this version it is necessary to disable the System Integrity Protection – this is not covered in...

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  • Debian
  • Linux
  • OS X

Find and reattach a lost terminal screen session under Linux / Mac OS X

2016-08-26
by Gábor Hargitai
3 min read

Running lengthy operations (such as remote sync, video compression) is preferred to be done in a screen session: among other things, it enables you to do something else while your commands run in the background. For the most part...

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  • OS X

Disable MobileBackups local Time Machine backups on Mac OS X

2016-06-25
by Gábor Hargitai
2 min read

Being on the road (or just away from your Time Capsule) for longer periods of time may cause a surprising dent on your free disk space counter. As time marches on, those who have Time Machine enabled  will soon realize...

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  • Debian
  • Linux
  • OS X
  • Ubuntu

Extract single file/directory from tar gz archive

2016-06-25
by Gábor Hargitai
1 min read

Doing automated backups is a must for every sysadmin worth its’ salt. If you happen to administer a smaller pool of servers/hosts it is more than likely that you have your backups tarballed and stored somewhere relatively...

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  • Debian
  • ESXi
  • Linux
  • OS X
  • Ubuntu
  • Virtualization
  • VMware
  • vSphere
  • Windows

VMware ESXi Copy VM from one Host to another without vCenter

2016-06-16
by Gábor Hargitai
2 min read

There comes a time in every sysadmin’s life when a second Virtual Machine Center is added to the inventory of awesomeness and soon You’ll find yourself reevaluating your current setup from a load balancing poing of...

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  • Debian
  • Postfix
  • Ubuntu

Google SMTP Error PTR 550-5.7.1 IPv6 – Fix for Postfix under Ubuntu Server

2016-06-11
by Gábor Hargitai
3 min read

Having undelivered mails due to numerous errors is not nice – having all of our sent emails rejected by a particular host is nothing short of a nightmare. Google has a strict policy on deciding whether it would allow a mail...

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  • OS X
  • Veertu
  • Virtualization

Shared Folder disappeared in Veertu – Windows 7 Fix

2016-06-11
by Gábor Hargitai
1 min read

After a recent upgrade to the Veertu virtualization software, many users – including myself – have been surprised to find out that the Shared Folder with the Mac OS X host has all but disappeared into oblivion...

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  • Debian
  • Linux
  • Ubuntu

How to hide terminal command output messages under ubuntu / debian linux

2016-03-20
by Gábor Hargitai
1 min read

There are times when we do not want our scripts or programs to outputy any kind of message to the standard output – like for instance if we have multiple scripts in our crontabs. If you didn’t have your crontab...

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  • Debian
  • Linux
  • Ubuntu

Ubuntu LTS 14.04 Server Router From Scratch

2016-03-17
by Gábor Hargitai
2 min read

Building your very own Ubuntu Server from Scratch is as great way to get a grasp at how things work under the hood, not to mention you’ll end up with a router that does what it is told to do and nothing more. I’m...

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