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Justin Merrill, MBA, BS .:|:. Platform Engineer

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Computers Linux MacOS/iOS and Apple

September 22, 2024 j-merrill

The Journey of Upgrading a Mac Mini to Replace MacOS with Debian Linux

A few years ago, I bought a nearly decade old Mac Mini (Late 2014) for around $150. I wanted to

CentOS7-FIX-ERROR-1146-(42S02)-at-line-1-Table-mysql.global_priv-doesnt-exist

August 11, 2019 j-merrill

FIX for CentOS7 MySQL/MariaDB – ERROR 1146 (42S02) at line 1: Table ‘mysql.global_priv’ doesn’t exist

While using an older VM with CentOS7 installed, I attempted to remove the default MySQL v5.5(ish) installation and replace it

migrate-linux-server-ubuntu-debian-migration-installed-packages-apt-get-reinstall-install-configure

Computers Linux

October 4, 2017 j-merrill

Spiffy Way To Migrate All Installed Packages Between Linux Ubuntu Servers (Upgrades Too!)

Migrate Linux Servers Are you looking for ways to Migrate Linux Servers between multiple installations? I’ve experimented with various Linux

Unity GUI root user Login on Ubuntu 16.04LTS

May 5, 2017 j-merrill

Log In as root from Unity GUI on Ubuntu 16.04 (But Don’t Do This)

Security Disclaimer: There is a PROFOUND argument AGAINST enabling the root user among the extremely seasoned Linux and Ubuntu communities.