Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

View amcchord's full-sized avatar

Austin McChord amcchord

View GitHub Profile
@amcchord
amcchord / helpfulstuff.md
Last active March 22, 2024 17:23
Handy tips

Some stuff I had to do a lot of googling and messing around to find out


Want to apt-get upgrade without any promopts. Do you have a script that calls apt upgrade

Supress all prompts in apt-get

NEEDRESTART_MODE=a DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" upgrade

Lots of folks have asked me about my thoughts on Kaseya’s purchase of Datto:

Until recently I have been very much telling everyone to assume positive intent. Kaseya is looking to continue Datto’s success. In general, people don’t spend 6+ Billion dollars on something they intend to break. Change is inevitable and mistakes will be made but by and large Datto should expect to continue to be the company that is loved by employees and customers alike.

This past week, many current members of the Datto team have reached out deeply dismayed. There is a concern that the current trajectory from Datto’s new owners will snuff the flame that makes Datto a place to come “Do your life’s work.”

I am not associated with the company any more so my understanding of the specifics comes entirely second hand. Current team members have reached out and described the following:

- Sidelining Employee Resource Groups that support under represented people at the company
@amcchord
amcchord / Chip Commands
Last active February 13, 2017 13:09
Chip Commands
Chip default user pass
chip/chip
Get on Wifi
nmcli device wifi connect McWifi password ######### ifname wlan0
Battery Status
sudo battery.sh