How to generate a GUID or UUID without writing a program.

You don’t need to write a program to create a GUID or UUID. You likely have a tool that will already generate one for you. Let’s look at how to generate a GUID/UUID value in several different tools that already support this feature.

Options to Transfer Files Between the Host Machine and a VirtualBox VM

After creating a VM with Oracle VirtualBox, one of the first things that may be required is to copy files from the host machine to the VM. Fortunately, there are several options, ranging from very easy and built into VirtualBox to more difficult, but closer to real-world server setups.

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Step-by-Step Tutorial: Connect to SQL Server Using Python on Ubuntu Linux

In this Step-by-step beginner’s tutorial, we will look at how to connect to SQL Server using Python on Ubuntu Linux using the Microsoft ODBC driver.

Instructions to Add A User to the Sudoers File

Quick-reference for adding a user to the sudoers file, allowing that user to run commands using root privileges while maintaining security and accountability.

Quick-Start Guide to Setting Up a Python Development Environment on Ubuntu Desktop using Visual Studio Code

This Quick-Start guide shows how to set up a simple Python development environment using Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu Desktop.

Setting up an Ubuntu Server VM with Oracle VirtualBox

This guide shows how to install Ubuntu Server on VirtualBox running on Windows 11, though the process is similar for other host systems.

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Setting up an Ubuntu Desktop VM with Oracle VirtualBox

This guide shows how to install Ubuntu Desktop on VirtualBox running on Windows 11, though the process is similar for other host systems.

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