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The base installation of NetBeans does not include the web development category. To add the Java web development tools to NetBeans Start the NetBeans IDE, In the Tools menu select Plugins, On the Available Plugins tab select the Java EE Base plugin and click the Install button, If any of the installed plugins is …
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When a process on a server instance needs access to an AWS account, the user who will execute the AWS CLI commands needs to be able to automatically authenticate in AWS. For automatic AWS authentication, the AWS CLI creates two files in the .aws directory: config and credentials. The location of this directory depends on the …
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The Monoprice Select Mini printer is an open design, all noise making parts are exposed, and as the stepper motors move the head and the platform, the vibration transfers to the table it is sitting on. There are a few sound proof enclosure designs on the internet, but I have found one that looks cool …
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If there is a configuration error in the Test Kitchen system, there are commands that can help you to get more information. Run the instance creation in debug mode kitchen create -l debug SUITE_NAME
Ruby gems are Ruby programs and libraries with a name, version and the platform that can execute them. List the installed gems on your system gem list Detailed list that includes the author, homepage, license, install location and a short description gem list -d Install the latest version of the gem gem install GEM_NAME Install a …
A Chef node is a physical or virtual machine with an operating system that is connected to the Chef server. Once the node has made the connection to the Chef server, the installed Chef Client can execute Chef cookbooks to configure the machine. Bootstrapping is the process to connect the node the first time to …
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When you need to set a Chef resource attribute based on the current state of the environment, there is a way to dynamically provide the value. Set the value of a boolean variable with a test, Declare the Chef resource and assign a reference to it to a variable, Set the resource attribute based on …
If the computer you want to install Microsoft WIndows on, does not have a DVD drive, you can install Windows from a USB drive. To start the computer from the USB drive, you need to prepare the drive to make it bootable. Microsoft has a free tool that can download the edition of the Windows …
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When you try to execute a Terraform configuration in Terraform Enterprise (Atlas) you may get the error message: Setup failed: Failed to copy slug dir: lstat /Users: no such file or directory Cause: The Git repository contains the .terraform/modules directory, and the Terraform Enterprise server cannot get the latest modules from GitHub. Solution: Create a .gitignore file …
To install a Python package on Macintosh Download the Python package to your workstation, Unpack the package, Open a terminal window, Start sudo, sudo -i Change to the directory of the package, Install the package. pip install PACKAGE_NAME If you don’t install the package in sudo mode, you will get “Permission denied” errors during the …