The original inspiration for this post is this medium post which shows how a single (long) command can generate a markdown contents table for GitHub. The command is specifically for GitHub as it relies on the auto-generated links that the site makes, rather than needing to add links manually. In my post I wanted to… Read More »
Build Custom Linux Kernel I was interested to see how to do a Linux Kernel Build from the source code. I followed this guide and while it mostly made sense there were a few areas that I found less clear or had unexpected errors. Initial Set up I used VirtualBox rather than VMWare suggested in… Read More »
This post shows you how to set up a simple linux home server, and how you can use it to share files across your home network. This simple process will help get you going with a basic home server system which will be flexible enough for you to extend and develop. 1. Select Your Hardware… Read More »
This post shows you how to set up a virtual machine so you can try out Linux without having to do a full install on your physical system. A virtual machine simulates the computer hardware such as the storage, memory and processor and let’s you install an operating system directly to it. So if you’ve… Read More »
Adding a directory to the system path allows us to run executables win that directory from the command line. The PATH is an example of an environment variable. It is a list of directories where executable programs can be found. If we want our scripts or programs to be available from the command line we… Read More »