Ubuntu Server (Xenial) Step by Step Installation in VMWare ESXi

Installing Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS in VMWare vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 6.0 step by step:

• First, set up the virtual machine. Following How to Install Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 on ESXi 5.5 up to step 20 will do that.
• The previous link also covers this part, but setting the server is easier following How to install a Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) Minimal Server.

The ESXi version in the tutorials is 5.5, but it works in 6.0.

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How to Resize a VirtualBox Disk

While working with VirtualBox I made the mistake of underestimate the disk space I would require for the usage of Kubuntu 16.04. Not the operation system itself, but the additional application I actually would need.

That forced me to increase the disk space, a task that resulted in a lot of work that initially expected.

I followed the Derek Molly tutorial "Resize a VirtualBox guest Linux VDI Disk under Windows Host" with some differences due to the problems I faced.
I was unable to not use the recommended gParted, so I ended up trying a similar solution.

I used System Rescue CD, that includes lots of system tools, in an obvious rescue bundle, including gParted. Booting the CD image was not a problem and I got a shell. I typed "startx" to load the window manager and quickly found gParted. From that point on, the tutorial was back on track and I was able to increase the disk space.

System Rescue CD is a great tool and I totally recommend it. I just needed to use gParted for this problem, but it comes with lots of software that can be a life saver.

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Using Amazon S3 to Store Django Static and Media Files

Great article about using Amazon S3 to store Django static and media files.

Here's how: Using Amazon S3 to store your Django sites static and media files.

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Joomla Forum Post Assistant

While trying to find the problem on an old Joomla 2.5.11 website that had suddenly stopped working correctly, I found The Joomla Forum Post Assistant, shortened to (FPA), a nice and simple tool that helps one to detect possible problems on Joomla installations.

It's quite easy to use, just grab the latest version and uploaded it to your website, call it from the browser and that's it. Don't forget to remove it after you're done with it.

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