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Month: May 2011

How to create a brand new git tracking branch (from scratch)?

26 May 201126 May 2011 ench0 Leave a comment Git, Programming

There’s tons of advice on the web on how to setup a new local branch that tracks and existing remote branch. But what I was looking to do is create a brand new branch (i.e. not yet present neither on hte server nor on your workstation) and have it be a tracking branch. After lots […]

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Creating and Accessing a VirtualBox shared folder.

12 May 2011 ench0 1 Comment VirtualBox

To use a Shared Folder on your virtual machine: 1. Use the VirtualBox GUI to add a folder, located on your host (“real”) computer to the list. This will be the folder that you want to use for sharing and which will be visible on your “guest” machine. The Shared Folders are available from the […]

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Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions

12 May 201112 May 2011 ench0 1 Comment VirtualBox

How to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions: 1. Get the VBoxGuestAddiitons.iso file from http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html 2. Make the VBoxGuestAddiitons.iso available to your “guest” OS: In the Devices menu open “CD/DVD Devices” and select checkbox next to the VBoxGuestAddiitons.iso or if the iso is not there use the Add button to locate and add the iso file […]

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