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Quick Image/Restore a Linux Installation

I have been dealing with a lot of image creation and restoration lately and that's when I came across an article to restore a backup in a certain format at one of our cloud providers. The article can be found here . Now one part of the problem was resolved i.e. restoring server backups from the cloud. The other problem started when requests started coming in to create such backups at our other providers so as to be able to restore them later. Then one fine morning the cloud provider supporting the backup mentioned suddenly drops it in favor of OVF. I then went ahead and created a simple set of commands to create a backup of a Linux installation and use the steps in the article above to restore it. A few things before I start. The backup/restore will work only for same flavor of Linux. Do not restore a Debian on a CentOS system. The kernel versions should match, due to possible better features at boot level. And here we go. Taking a backup. Login into your...
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Infusing last lease of life - mid-2010 MBP

I got my first MBP in the summer of 2010. It was a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and pretty decent with stock configuration. Was really excited about it and it has been a faithful companion all these years. However with all gadgets, this one grew old. A few upgrades like the HDD, more RAM kept it chugging. It was kind of okay for most of my work - browsing, development, few experiments. It wasn't until 2017, I faced the real world scenario of things going into oblivion. I was able to upgrade to 16 GB RAM which maxed it out, albeit at lower speeds. Pack a 7200 rpm hybrid drive and I squeezed some more out of it. My last term at grad school, I was completely frustrated - primarily due to the lack of being able to run certain VMs. Glad I got a 2012 Mac Mini which I used mostly to complete my InfoSec and ML projects. This being my primary workhorse for all kinds of things, needed another upgrade. The primary objective - keep it running till I figure a replacement. Now I hate Apple for not ma...
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Lankan Tamil Crisis: India's Role

We all know about the recent crisis in Sri Lanka. After years of fighting finally LTTE is cornered and is about to meet its doom. I would commend the courage the Government of Sri Lanka has displayed in the ongoing efforts to rout the terrorists from their land. But what is happening back in India. Political parties protesting actions against the LTTE. Sri Lanka is a sovereign country and its Government is responsible for the safety and well being of its people. Who are we to protest their actions? Have we done enough for the people in India. A terrorist has no religion, no caste, no morality. Anyone siding with one should also be a terrorist. We saw the images released by the SLAF drones. LTTE taking the Tamils hostage as they prepare to take on the SL Army, the same Tamils for whom they were supposed to fight. And our honorable leaders down south feel for the Tigers. Our leaders have lunch with Prabhakaran, speak openly about their support to a well known terrorist. What they do not ...
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