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Andres Jaimes

Create a bootable FreeBSD or Ubuntu USB flash drive on Mac/OS-X

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to create a bootable USB flash drive for either FreeBSD or Ubuntu operating systems. The post includes the necessary commands to download and transfer the installation files onto the USB drive using the terminal on a macOS system. The author also includes a reference link for creating a FreeBSD installation memstick on macOS. Download the files Start by downloading the installation file for the operating system you want to install.

Common git commands

Imagine you’re a developer working on a project that’s stored in a remote Git repository. Your first step is to clone the repository using the command git clone git@github.com:some-account/some-project.git. Once you’ve cloned the repository, you can start working on a new feature by creating a new branch using the git checkout command with the -b flag and a branch name, like this: git checkout -b my-feature. This creates a new branch called my-feature and switches to it.

Installing git and connecting to GitHub on FreeBSD

Git is a popular version control system that allows developers to manage their code repositories efficiently. If you are a developer using FreeBSD, you will need to set up Git and an authentication method to start collaborating on projects with other developers. In this post, we will walk you through the process of installing Git, creating SSH keys, and cloning a project from GitHub on FreeBSD. Does this work in Linux or Mac?

How to install Java and Maven on FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a powerful and reliable operating system that is widely used by developers and system administrators. If you are a Java developer, you will need to install both Java and Maven on your FreeBSD system to build and run your Java applications. In this post, we will walk you through the steps to install Java and Maven on FreeBSD. Java We will start by switching to the root account, and installing java.

How to install postgres on FreeBSD

PostgreSQL, also known as Postgres, is a popular open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that is widely used by developers and organizations around the world. FreeBSD, a free and open-source operating system, is well-known for its reliability, performance, and security features. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of installing PostgreSQL in FreeBSD. Whether you’re a developer or a system administrator, this step-by-step tutorial will help you get started with it.

Undoing the Last Git Commit

A command so important, it deserves its own page: git reset --soft HEAD~1 The previous command undoes the last commit to git. I think this is one of those commands that I have typed many times during the last year. It’s very important to know which branch we currently are on, but sometimes excitement (or stress) may make us forget checking it. If this is not enough, then we can reset our branch to master like this: (this will lose all our changes):