Ubuntu

Multipass deployment

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I’ve started looking at scripting Multipass deployments. Adding this to my installation script gets me one container, and this can be adapted for more. multipass launch focal –name ubuntu-ltsmultipass exec ubuntu-lts — wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5jjsbvuuskeotl/deploy_ubuntu_wsl.shmultipass exec ubuntu-lts — sudo mv deploy_ubuntu_wsl.sh /usr/local/bin/multipass exec ubuntu-lts — sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/deploy_ubuntu_wsl.shmultipass exec ubuntu-lts — deploy_ubuntu_wsl.shmultipass stop ubuntu-lts I … Read more

Keyboard shortcuts for the i3 window manager

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When you log in for the first time you’ll be asked to choose a modifier key (I chose ALT). The keyboard shortcuts below use $mod to refer to that modifier. Open a terminal window – $mod + Enter Open a different application – $mod + d then type the application name (eg firefox) Open (or … Read more

WSL 2

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Most things should be at this link: https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-on-wsl-2-is-generally-available The new Windows Terminal is also in the Microsoft store. It’s probably the best way to experience WSL now.

i3

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I think i3 is now my lightweight window manager of choice. It’s really fast on very old or low powered machines, and I’d really like to try it on something more powerful. There is a learning curve though, but the documentation is great: https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html Commands that I use deserve a blog post, but basically it’s … Read more

Multipass

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This is quite exciting. I will definitely spend some time with it over the next few days. https://multipass.run/

How to install Oracle Java 10 on Ubuntu

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See https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/04/install-oracle-java-10-in-ubuntu-or.html Or just: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java <enter> sudo apt update <enter> sudo apt install oracle-java10-installer <enter> Then type about:plugins in the URL box to test.

Testing on Ubuntu

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This document details the installation process for Ubuntu when it is used for testing web applications. The builds are designed to conduct meaningful tests on Oracle Fusion and Taleo cloud applications, but should be suitable for testing any similar web application. Test Build 1 (all tests) Installation Installed in a VM running in VirtualBox Give … Read more