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Hyper-V Enable Nested Virtualization in Linux VM
I really like Vagrant for developement and testing. The Vagrant team maintains a Hyper-V provider for use with Windows but it has some limitations. A very big one being limited networking support. For example: You cannot create additional networks so are stuck using the "Default...Vagrant Libvirt Install Ubuntu 1804
How to install Vagrant with the Libvirt provider on Ubuntu 1804.Vagrant Libvirt Install Ubuntu 1804
This post will cover the process of installing Vagrant with the libvirt provider on Ubuntu 1804. For reference the following software will be used in this post. Ubuntu - 1804 Vagrant - 2.2.9 Vagrant-libvirt - 0.1.2 System Prep Before we begin, lets ensure the host is...Linux Shell Recursively Remove Whitespace Lines From All Files
How to Remove the lines with only white space from all files in a directory tree.Linux Shell Recursively Remove Whitespace Lines From All Files
This is just a quick post to outline how to remove the lines with only white space from all files in a directory tree. I found another method to do this with the application I am using but I wanted to keep this handy one liner in my back pocket for future reference. Dark Magic The...Remove Whitespace from Rendered Templates in 11ty
How to customise the Nunjucks environment to remove whitespace from rendered templates.Remove Whitespace from Rendered Templates in 11ty
The default behavour of 11ty is to just remove the template tags from rendered templates and leave behind white space in its place. This is probably mostly fine but for me it was causing large amounts of white space in my rendered templates and needless changes in git diffs. 11ty uses...NVM Install and Usage Ubuntu 2004
How to install and use Node version manager on Ubuntu 2004.NVM Install and Usage Ubuntu 2004
Node version manager (NVM) allows you to run different version of Node on your system which is very helpful for testing and ensuring that the Node version you test on is the same as the Node version you run in production. This is just a quick post on how to install and use (NVM) on Ubuntu...Cisco ACI Tips and Tricks
Tips and Tricks for Cisco ACI and other tails of pain and woe.Cisco ACI Tips and Tricks
Cisco ACI does things a bit differently to traditional networking. I find myself constantly duck hunting to do simple things so I am documenting them here so they are easier for me to fine. Get VRF Names Get a list of VRFs with the show vrf command from a leaf node. How to Ping To ping a...Create a Windows 10 bootable USB on MacOS
How to create a windows 10 bootable USB from MacOS.Create a Windows 10 bootable USB on MacOS
If you have Parallels use that to create a Windows 10 VM and use Windows Media Creator to create the bootable USB. I recently built a PC that I intend to use for gaming and recording content on and I want to use Windows 10 as the operating system. I only had a Macbook and needed to create...USB to Serial Console from MacOS
How to connect to a serial port via a USB to serial adapter from MacOS.USB to Serial Console from MacOS
I recently had to connect to some network equipment via the console port using my trusty USB to serial adapter. This is just a quick post outlining the process on MacOS. Dude! Where's My Console? Firstly plug in your USB-to-Serial and find its location under the /dev/ directory. We are...Starship Prompt Install and Configure
Install and configure the Starship prompt.Starship Prompt Install and Configure
Over the years I have customised my shell prompt to make it "cool" and "informative". Previously I have used powerline and powerlevel10k. Both were pretty nice, with powerlevel10k being the much faster of the two. I recently came across the Starship project which looks pretty rad....Starship Prompt Install and Configure
Over the years I have customised my shell prompt to make it "cool" and "informative". Previously I have used powerline and powerlevel10k. Both were pretty nice, with powerlevel10k being the much faster of the two. I recently came across the Starship project which looks pretty rad....continue reading
Starship Prompt Install and Configure
Over the years I have customised my shell prompt to make it "cool" and "informative". Previously I have used powerline and powerlevel10k. Both were pretty nice, with powerlevel10k being the much faster of the two. I recently came across the Starship project which looks pretty rad....continue reading