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How to deploy a single JAR file to Maven (oneliner)
I sometimes stumble upon Java libraries that are not available in Maven (or Gradle which seems to use the same ecosystem). To have to most convenient way of developing (ie. contributors should not have to download dependencies for themselves) I used to have my own Maven repository where I can upload such libraries and download them on any machine I try to run a build.
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Developing Greenfoot games with Maven/IntelliJ/Eclipse
Greenfoot is a game framework for programming beginners featuring an integrated development environment. Unfortunately it’s a pain to use when you are used to write code in a real IDE such as IntelliJ. This is partially because of the strange object creation workflow which involves using the context menu a lot and doing clicks for stuff that is faster when typed.
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How to change/remove the Ubuntu Server login banner
If you’ve ever used a freshly installed Ubuntu Server (since 14.x), you definitely noticed the login banner that shows information scraped from the web. This might be Ubuntu news, updates or some other stuff.
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How to use the Greybeard's Robes in Skyrim Special Edition
If you ever played Skyrim (any edition), you might know the Greybeard’s Robes. Those are (in my opinion) the most epic looking piece of clothing in Skyrim and unfortunately there’s a big problem with them: You can’t have them (usually).
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Packaging a .jar as .app file for macOS
When you write a Java application, you’ll get a
.jar
file in the end. If you launch this file in macOS, you’ll end up having the default java icon in the Dock (depending on the application) and you are unable to save the application in the Dock. It just doesn’t feel right. -
Terminal Notifier
Terminal Notifier is a command-line tool to send macOS notifications, which are available since Mac OS X 10.8 and newer, using the shell. Useful when something happens in a long running script you wrote.
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The ultimate Docker cleanup command
If you use Docker (native and especially machine, which has only limited virtual disk space on macOS), you might have some problems with all those images you build during development polluting your hard drive. Good thing is, if you want all of that stuff gone, there is a neat oneliner that will do exactly that!
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Xen Server Admin Cheat Sheet
Here are some helpful snippets for Xen servers.