Month: March 2024

UBUNTU disk size increase

To increase disk size, first we need to see disk status;

df -h

If it’s a VM, make sure VM has allocated enough space before performing next actions.

Here’s the list of steps for a simple scenario where you have two partitions, /dev/sda1 is an ext4 partition the OS is booted from and /dev/sdb2 is swap. For this exercise we want to remove the swap partition an extend /dev/sda1 to the whole disk.

  1. As always, make sure you have a backup of your data – since we’re going to modify the partition table there’s a chance to lose all your data if you make a typo, for example.
  2. Run sudo fdisk /dev/sda
    • use p to list the partitions. Make note of the start cylinder of /dev/sda1
    • use d to delete first the swap partition (2) and then the /dev/sda1 partition. This is very scary but is actually harmless as the data is not written to the disk until you write the changes to the disk.
    • use n to create a new primary partition. Make sure its start cylinder is exactly the same as the old /dev/sda1 used to have. For the end cylinder agree with the default choice, which is to make the partition to span the whole disk.
    • use a to toggle the bootable flag on the new /dev/sda1
    • review your changes, make a deep breath and use w to write the new partition table to disk. You’ll get a message telling that the kernel couldn’t re-read the partition table because the device is busy, but that’s ok.
  3. Reboot with sudo reboot. When the system boots, you’ll have a smaller filesystem living inside a larger partition.
  4. The next magic command is resize2fs. Run sudo resize2fs /dev/sda1 – this form will default to making the filesystem to take all available space on the partition.

That’s it, we’ve just resized a partition on which Ubuntu is installed, without booting from an external drive.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/116351/increase-partition-size-on-which-ubuntu-is-installed

nameof expression (C# reference)

A nameof expression produces the name of a variable, type, or member as the string constant. A nameof expression is evaluated at compile time and has no effect at run time. When the operand is a type or a namespace, the produced name isn’t fully qualified. The following example shows the use of a nameof expression:

Console.WriteLine(nameof(System.Collections.Generic));  // output: Generic
Console.WriteLine(nameof(List<int>));  // output: List
Console.WriteLine(nameof(List<int>.Count));  // output: Count
Console.WriteLine(nameof(List<int>.Add));  // output: Add

List<int> numbers = [1, 2, 3];
Console.WriteLine(nameof(numbers));  // output: numbers
Console.WriteLine(nameof(numbers.Count));  // output: Count
Console.WriteLine(nameof(numbers.Add));  // output: Add

Read more here

Default value for a boolean parameter in JavaScript function

See following example;

You could skip the ternary, and evaluate the “not not x”, e.g. !!x.

If x is undefine, !x is true, so !!x becomes false again. If x is true !x is false so !!x is true.

function logBool(x) {
    x = !!x;
    console.log(x);
}

var a, b = false, c = true;
logBool(a); // false
logBool(b); // false
logBool(c); // true

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24332839/set-a-default-value-for-a-boolean-parameter-in-a-javascript-function

How Much to Spend on an SSL Certificate

To choose the best one, consider what information your visitors will share.

For example, if you manage a website that requires customers to give personal details or processes financial transactions, we recommend opting for an EV certificate that offers a higher security level. If you run a blog without a transaction page, a DV certificate ($8/year) might be enough.

For more info, read here.