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Silicon Graphics, csh #, Hollywood/CG animation was part of my childhood.
Later on, I had root on the box 'spore.Stanford.EDU'. They took that host down recently.
Since I was so connected with IRIX I knew what csh(1) was when some relative family member had mentioned. I remember specifically being told that it supported multiple processors. My idea-- "Let's run John!"
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LA County BAU
I remember in LA county there was a party house across the street with some fast-moving liberated spirit people. We took this of able and added it to the theme of "BABA" house of Bau 🗡. The only thing not included was Club Fate by Vl. He is my friend, and the who took me clubbing in Los Angeles. Today I decided which computer I am getting for my SSI backpay. Best Buy carries the stock! If get SSI income shortly here, this will be the computer I get, and the computer I am working on obtaining. It is a wonderful machine for my needed tasks, with plenty of efficient RAM (DDR5 32 GB). The SSI budget, which I am expecting in the coming months allows for the computer affordably. For me, an optimal computer ideally runs tools in virtualization or "IT infrastructure" as it is loosely called, for impressing my required skills against the employer's must haves☑️. Ansible or Salt with Virtualbox, Python Pulumi, Python boto3 Amazon SDK, Linux software (like OpenVZ), AWS, and/or Digitalocean API are some example names of software that I have to carry an expertise in.
The Chosen's Mystic Computer Adventure
With the immense amount of RAM and hard disk space this computer will be the cutting edge for quite some time. I'm readily awaiting the Geshtu-E's given benefit of creativity and complex reasoning, enough to make me the dedicated Python, Docker, and Kubernetes programmer I'm opted to be. When I leave there is hope I find a real job, but I shouldn't try without my GED. The testing required has me before adversity and it is my goal to set the royalty straight. Another thing I know is I am signed up for DZone.com. We'll see how arranging skills works out on this new workbeast! ⚚
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Linux commands for memory use. Last edit: Wed Oct 23 4:38PM.
May change this later to add tmux(1).
Memory Information
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free -h
: Shows free and used memory. -
cat /proc/meminfo
: Displays detailed memory usage.
Real-time Monitoring
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top
: Real-time system resource usage. -
htop
: Interactive process viewer.
Process Memory Usage
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ps aux --sort -rss
: Lists processes by memory usage.
System Activity Reports
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vmstat 1
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sar -r
: Reports memory usage.
Comprehensive System Stats
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dstat -m
: Provides memory usage stats.
BASIC THINGS ABOUT LINUX & MAC-OS
Linux
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Open-Source Nature: Linux is free and open-source, allowing users to modify and distribute the code.
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Command:
cat /etc/os-release
(Displays OS information)
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Customization: Linux offers extensive customization options for users.
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Command:
lsb_release -a
(Displays Linux distribution information)
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Package Management: Linux distributions use package managers to install software.
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Command:
apt-get install <package_name>
(Installs a package using APT)
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Multi-User Support: Linux supports multiple users with different permissions.
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Command:
who
(Displays who is currently logged in)
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Stability: Linux is known for its stability and reliability.
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Command:
uptime
(Displays system uptime)
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Security: Linux has robust security features.
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Command:
sudo
(Provides superuser privileges)
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Networking: Linux has advanced networking capabilities.
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Command:
ifconfig
(Displays network interface configuration)
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File System: Linux supports various file systems.
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Command:
df -h
(Displays disk space usage)
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Scripting: Linux supports various scripting languages.
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Command:
bash
(Starts a Bash shell)
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Portability: Linux can run on various hardware platforms.
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Command:
uname -a
(Displays system information)
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macOS Darwin
https://www.matisse.net/OSX/darwin_commands.html
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Unix-Based: Darwin is the core of macOS, based on BSD and Mach technologies.
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Command:
uname -a
(Displays system information)
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Open-Source: Darwin is open-source, allowing developers to access and modify the code.
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Command:
open /System/Library/CoreServices
(Opens the Core Services directory)
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Advanced Networking: Darwin supports advanced networking features.
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Command:
networksetup -listallnetworkservices
(Lists all network services)
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Apache Web Server: Darwin includes the Apache web server.
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Command:
apachectl -v
(Displays Apache version)
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File System Support: Darwin supports both Mac OS and Unix file systems.
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Command:
diskutil list
(Lists all disks and partitions)
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X Window System: Darwin supports the X Window System.
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Command:
open -a XQuartz
(Opens XQuartz)
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PowerPC and Intel Compatibility: Darwin runs on both PowerPC and Intel-compatible platforms.
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Command:
sysctl hw
(Displays hardware information)
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Core Services: Darwin includes various core services.
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Command:
launchctl list
(Lists loaded launch daemons and agents)
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Apple Technologies: Darwin integrates Apple technologies.
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Command:
defaults read
(Reads macOS user defaults)
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Portability: Darwin can run on various hardware platforms.
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Command:
system_profiler
(Displays detailed system information)
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Welcome to LimitSite.tech 🏠🎵✨🔥
The best place for information about computer systems. Here I can feature recent deals on Laptops for your content creation or other purposes, with software tricks/products to share. This section of my website contains information theory about hardware, software, and OS in computer systems. 💼 If you're interested in these concepts, plan to come back when you can. I plan to be active and coming up with some dynamic ideas for the flux of my blog. If you check the front page of my site, you'll see that I'm waiting for ideas to form. Adequacy for writing has to start being a perception, the ideas have to fit alignment for characteristics, such as section.
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MacOS Monterey Virtualization: the Linux OS 📀👇
This is my guide on how to begin with your first strike and catch-easy at operating systems. Now MacOS has things like Parallels which allow Microsoft Windows to boot and run software/games specific to Microsoft like FFXI or Ultima Online. No worry though, because today we're going to show you how to run a favorite disk install of an OS called "PeppermintOS". We are doing this together from the comfort of your sturdy Macintosh computer system. Here you can see we've downloaded the Virtualbox application and then finished its installation.
What we need from here is the image of PeppermintOS Mini network boot image (*.ISO) file. Attempts with PeppermintOS Mini ISO were failure in MacOS 12.7.6 Virtualbox. Let's go ahead and visit the homepage of PeppermintOS. The download page is Download and Install – PeppermintOS. After that let's go ahead and download the "PeppermintOS Flagship" version for your architecture. For older computers 32-bit with only max 4 gigabytes RAM (computer memory), or newer computers with 64-bit which supports over 4 gigabytes RAM.
Select where it says "SourceForge" and wait for your download to begin.
After the download is done verify the checksum per the instructions if you wish. You'll open Virtualbox next to find the following after clicking the "New" button:
1. Make a label for your new OS expedition under "Name", for this purpose I used "Peppermint Debian 64 -bit"
2. Folder, leave the same as-is.
3. ISO Image <not selected> - go ahead and click the left of the input box, then select your PeppermintOS download file ("PeppermintOS-Debian-64.iso") as "Other".
After selecting the downloaded PeppermintOS .ISO image file and choosing "Debian Linux 64-bit" the Virtualbox software will automatically close off the rest of the configuration prompt. Select "Skip Unattended Installation", putting a checkmark:
After clicking "Next" it brings you to a specific menu involving the emulated system's consideration of resources in the context of local system hardware resources. Consider what you are willing to assign to your PeppermintOS. This setup works with any downloaded Linux-related *.ISO file download. Then you have it, my example:
Clicking "Next" opens the following prompt about setting up storage space for the new operating system profile. It gives the flexibility to store the PeppermintOS local disk as a disk object file (*.vdi
) in your operating system.
Click the radio button marked "Create a Virtual Hard Disk Now". Use the slider to give a reasonable amount of disk space. The optional "Pre-allocate Full Size" being checked means that it you want a full disk image on your computer disk drive, which makes the virtual system perform faster. You'll want to give it at least 10 gigabytes but 32 gigabytes is preferred. Again, this is for an image that occupies your physical disk drive.
There is a performance boost to using pre-allocated size. You can see I already have PeppermintOS previously installed on the .vdi
file. The .vdi
files are what is utilized by our specified computer operating system. They'll hold the fully installed version after PeppermintOS setup finishes.
Guest OS Summary
If you are comfortable with the configuration, click "Finish" to accept.

Congratulations, you are ready ✅
Let's boot and install Linux in MacOS Monterey or higher. Double-click your new labeled operating system profile or use the "Start" button with it selected.
Proceeding with Setup
You'll enter the choice of boot at the custom bootloader
Select the first choice ⤵️
This live setup disk now displays the OS preview

Select the top-left icon labeled "Install Pepp.."
This begins the Peppermint Installer process through GUI ⤵️
You'll be able to choose your language, time zone, and keyboard layout. When the setup process arrives at "Partitions" this is what will determine your disk setup. If you want to use virtual memory filesystem for better performance (Linux swap space, recommended) select a swap option, for this I choose ext4 with "Hibernate" allowed. You can choose whatever benefits your use case the best. You can also choose to have the disk encrypted. Formatting the entire disk is recommended.
You can opt to automatically partition the disks or do it manually. Let's do automatic for ease of use.
Set up a User
Peppermint Installer then asks for you to input for the new system's primary user account. This is the account you'll log in to the X display manager with and Peppermint allows for this user sudo(1) access in the finalized installation.
Then the next step.
Ready for Disks, Timezone, Hostname, User access/Password, Keyboard
Proceed to install your basic Debian PeppermintOS system 🤙🏻
Confirm that all is ready then select "Install".