Category Archives: GNU/Linux utils

Various GNU/Linux utilities and their usage examples

Arch Linux: Steam installation
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6 March 2019

Got a new PC and want to play games here. World of Tanks already works – check the World of Tanks: installing and running on Arch Linux, and now I want to install Steam. It worked with no issues on Ubuntu a few years ago and I could play Civilization V there – so now… Read More: Arch Linux: Steam installation0 (0) »

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Linux: woeusb – creating Windows USB boot flash drive
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4 March 2019

Well – sometimes have to do a bit weird things… Need to create bootable USB flash drive with WIndows 10 using console on Linux. There are various solutions but today I found the woeusb utility and it works pretty well plus it can format a drive to a necessary filesystem. Intsall on Arch Linux from… Read More: Linux: woeusb – creating Windows USB boot flash drive0 (0) »

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MySQL/MariaDB: most used commands with examples
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3 March 2019

Please note – this is absolutely not a complete guide about all MySQL commands usage – but just examples of the most commonly used ones. mysql> at the begin of the line means it’s executed from the MySQL console. Symbols # or $ means it’s executed from the Linux shell. UPD 03.03.2019 This post originally… Read More: MySQL/MariaDB: most used commands with examples0 (0) »

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Arch Linux: installing with EFI and Windows dual-boot
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24 February 2019

The goal is to set up a new Arch Linux and Windows (just for some games) on my new PC and use dual-boot using GRUB. Disks Currently disks layout is next: [simterm] [root@archiso ~]# lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT loop0 7:0 0 476.7M 1 loop /run/archiso/sfs/airootfs sda 8:0 0 223.6G 0 disk… Read More: Arch Linux: installing with EFI and Windows dual-boot0 (0) »

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