larsar

# The VirtualBox documentation[1] for how to install guest additions 
# for Linux on a virtual host is somewhat messy. So here is what 
# I did to make it work.

# Install the packages required
yum update
yum install gcc kernel-devel make

reboot

perrygeo

Avoiding padding errors with Python's base64 encoding

>>> import base64
>>> data = '{"u": "test"}'
>>> code = base64.b64encode(data)
>>> code
'eyJ1IjogInRlc3QifQ=='

cecilemuller

How to create an HTTPS certificate for localhost domains

This focuses on generating the certificates for loading local virtual hosts hosted on your computer, for development only.

Do not use self-signed certificates in production ! For online certificates, use Let's Encrypt instead (tutorial).

kekru

Git: New branch with files but no history

This is how to copy your files from a given git branch to a new empty branch, using a squash merge.
This example will copy files from branch old-branch to target-branch

# First be sure, that you don't have uncommitted working changes. They will be deleted

# Checkout a new empty branch without history
git checkout --orphan target-branch

naveenkrdy

Adobe Crash Fix XLNC

Instructions

1. Install needed adobe apps from adobe creative cloud.

2. Open Terminal.

3. Copy-paste the below command to your terminal and run it (enter password when asked).