Here is the procedure to boot an Asus x200 (x200ca in my case) from USB (ie. to install Linux on it). While booting, press F2 to enter the bios Go to the “Security” tab and disable “secure boot” In the boot tab, enable CMS and Enable PXE boot In the boot tab, disable fast boot …
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Install nc on Ubuntu 16.04
To install nc aka netcat on Ubuntu, type: Simple enough. I added this entry because I noticed many resources reference only netcat and not nc. I thought this might be of help to someone needing “the nc command” without knowing to search for netcat. Enjoy your day.
Slow login and su on Centos 7 (not an ssh or dns problem)
I had a particular Centos 8 box that had very slow logins but over ssh but also using su. The issue was not with dns and ssh. I finally found the problem – or at least the fix (related to systemd, sigh): The server was running inside of openvz so perhaps there were resource issues …
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