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Project Portola: Porting java to Alpine Linux!

There are considerable benefits of using, building and deploying small container images (small attack surface, faster updates, less network costs ...), and when it comes to lightweight distributions, Alpine Linux is by far the favorite choice. However, Java developers might find issues while running their containerized applications on alpine as stated

Effectively restarting kvm/libvirt network

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where kvm guests lost connectivity just after adding a new IP/MAC mapping ? well, You are not alone , and I were there too lately. The internet is full of examples of how to solve this issue, they're more or less good and

Switching between Java Versions on Ubuntu linux

If you're using Ubuntu Linux on your daily basis work, you've probably Java installed on your machine. Personally I prefer using Wepupd8 PPA to manage JAVA installation, it makes my life a lot more easier especially for updates. The Wepupd8 team didn’t add any binary for Oracle JAVA installation

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