I want to use some of the new extras modules (especially virt_net and virt_pool), so here are my notes on building the Ansible 2.0 RPM for Fedora 23. sudo dnf install asciidoc rpm-build python-devel git clone git://github.com/ansible/ansible.git --recursive cd ansible/ make rpm sudo dnf -y install ./rpm-build/ansible-2.*.noarch.rpm ansible --version One note -- it is possible I already … Continue reading Building Ansible 2.0 RPM on Fedora 23

I just installed Fedora 23 on a new laptop, happily clicking my way through the GUI installer.  The installer very nicely partitioned my disks to a small boot partition, and a larger LUKS-encrypted volune, and created an LVM PV from that LUKS-encrypted volume, then carved out several LVs for /, /home, etc.  Everything is up and … Continue reading Resizing an LVM PV + LUKS volume on a live Fedora 23 system

I spend most of my day in front of Google Chrome, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Gnome Terminal on my RHEL 7 desktop running Gnome Shell. Chrome's ability to hide the system titlebar creates a pretty slick and efficient desktop, so I've been craving the same for Thunderbird. Luck (and a little bit of Google-fu) just brought … Continue reading Removing Thunderbird’s Titlebar in Gnome Shell

Adding to my collection of BSOD's I've seen while traveling, I saw this one at Heathrow Airport earlier today. I find it strangely interesting that the 90° rotation isn't maintained by the BSOD ...