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How To Install SCP and SSH On Windows 7 Using Cygwin

InsightsBy alexJanuary 7, 201021 Comments

I use Cygwin on Windows to make my Windows only computers as comfortable as possible to me. This comfort is provided by the Linux command line utilities that allow me to work. Cygwin provides a way for me to run these utilities from a Windows 7 command prompt. Two utilities that are really useful that…

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Convert Amazon Web Services Private RSA Key For Use With SecureCRT

InsightsBy alexOctober 1, 200913 Comments

When I first was working with an Amazon Web Services instance at EC2 I was getting frustrated trying to use SecureCRT to connect to the AWS instance. When you configure an instance you are required to configure an Amazon EC2 key pair which will allow you to connect to your instances via SSH.  The problem is once you receive…

Technology Errors

Windows: File Is To Big To Be Opened By NotePad++, Use Wordpad As Alternative

ErrorsBy alexAugust 6, 200910 Comments

In the process of troubleshooting a problem with mysqldump I was viewing MySQL backups using Notepad++. I typically view and edit large files using Linux with vi however in this scenario it was more convenient to view the files quickly from a Windows laptop using Notepad++. The first couple of backups were between 50MB and…

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Modify a Users Path in Windows Vista: Vista Path Environment Variable

InsightsBy alexJune 22, 20094 Comments

Modifying a users PATH variable in Windows Vista is easy. You may want to modify the PATH for a user if you have an executable located in a directory that is not already in the default Path. One example of this is if you install cygwin to have Unix/Linux style commands on Windows you would…

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How to Copy and Paste from the cygwin BASH Prompt

InsightsBy alexApril 1, 20095 Comments

By default cygwin’s BASH shortcut will not allow you to copy/paste from the window. Below are simple instructions that explain how to copy/paste from the cygwin BASH prompt. Launch CYGWIN:Double click on the shortcut titled “Cygwin Bash Shell” which will look like the below.  

Technology Errors

ruby.exe: No such file or directory — /cygdrive/c/ruby/bin/gem (LoadError)

ErrorsBy alexMarch 27, 200919 Comments

When attempting to install a gem using cygwin on a Windows XP machine I received the below error. I was hoping I wasn’t going to have to reinstall RubyGems underneath cygwin because it would have just been a pain. I had Ruby installed and operational underneath cygwin but for some reason rubygems was not working.…

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How to Upgrade CYGWIN on Windows XP

InsightsBy alexMarch 15, 2009Leave a comment

Upgrading cygwin is easy to do. Just visit cygwin.com and download the latest setup.exe file. Once you run the setup file you will go through the upgrade process.

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How to Install nmap Security Scanner on Windows XP

InsightsBy alexJanuary 2, 200913 Comments

Installing nmap security scanner on Windows XP is fairly easy. The easiest way is to download and run the nmap stable release executable file currently located here. You can verify the latest release by visiting nmap’s download page here. Once the nmap.exe file is downloaded just double click it and choose a location to unpack…

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