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Install Debian on your Mac using Parallels
This post describes how to Install Debian on your Mac using Parallels. To be more specific, we’ll install Debian 11 (Bullseye) onto a virtual machine (VM) deployed on an Apple Silicon-powered MacBook Pro (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max).
DebianLinuxCategories: Tech
Server-to-Server Authentication with Salesforce
This post will help you understand how to integrate a server with the Salesforce API. We will use the OAuth 2.0 JSON Web Token (JWT) bearer flow for this use case. This authorization flow uses a private key to sign an authorization token and requires you to approve the API client (i.e.,
APIAuthenticationCategories: Tech
Netfilter Tables Cheat Sheet
This post is a cheat sheet describing some of the basic commands used to configure Netfilter Tables – nftables – using the nft command-line utility. Netfilter Table Structure Netfilter tables are organized hierarchically.
FirewallLinuxCategories: Tech
Installing Folding@home on Ubuntu Desktop
This post describes how to install the Folding@home (read “folding at home”) software package on Ubuntu Desktop (using a GUI!). That package includes FAHClient, FAHControl, and FAHViewer.
Scientific ResearchUbuntuCategories: Tech
Making an HTTP GET Request with Rust
This post describes how to implement a simple HTTP GET request with Rust using the reqwest crate. We base our example on the Make a HTTP GET request article from the Rust Cookbook. That article, though, seems to be out of date, and I could not compile the sample code as-is.
NetworkingRustCategories: Tech