Package a new Python module in 4 steps
Package a new Python module in 4 steps Sumantro Mukherjee Thu, 06/30/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like When you install an application, you’re usually installing a package that contains the executable code for an application and important files such as documentation, icons, and so on. On Linux, applications are commonly packaged as RPM or DEB files, and users install them with the dnf or apt...
ABCs of FreeDOS: 26 commands I use all the time
ABCs of FreeDOS: 26 commands I use all the time Jim Hall Wed, 06/29/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like One of my family’s first computers ran a command-line operating system called DOS, the “Disk Operating System.” I grew up with DOS, and learned to leverage the command line to make my work easier. And so did a lot of other people. We loved DOS so much that in 1994, we created the...
Linux su vs sudo: what’s the difference?
Linux su vs sudo: what’s the difference? David Both Tue, 06/28/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this Both the su and the sudo commands allow users to perform system administration tasks that are not permitted for non-privileged users—that is, everyone but the root user. Some people prefer the sudo command: For example, Seth Kenlon recently published “5 reasons to use sudo on Linux“, in which he...
Why organizations need site reliability engineers
Why organizations need site reliability engineers Robert Kimani Tue, 06/28/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like In this final article that concludes my series about best practices for effective site reliability engineering (SRE), I cover some of the practical applications of site reliability engineering. There are some significant differences between software engineering and systems engineering....
Make a temporary file on Linux with Bash
Make a temporary file on Linux with Bash Seth Kenlon Mon, 06/27/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like When programming in the Bash scripting language, you sometimes need to create a temporary file. For instance, you might need to have an intermediary file you can commit to disk so you can process it with another command. It’s easy to create a file such as temp or anything ending in .tmp. However,...
What is distributed consensus for site reliability engineering?
What is distributed consensus for site reliability engineering? Robert Kimani Mon, 06/27/2022 – 03:00 1 reader likes this 1 reader likes this In my previous article, I discussed how to enforce best practices within your infrastructure. A site reliability engineer (SRE) is responsible for reliability, first and foremost, and enforcing policies that help keep things running is essential. Distributed consensus With microservices,...
