June 2018 - Kyle Kowalczyk

Java 10 – Install JDK on Ubuntu

June 30, 2018 kyle@smallguysit.com 0

The first thing you will need to do when you want to write code in Java is install the Java SDK (Software Development Kit) on your workstation. On the windows side of things it is […]

Linux

Generate OpenSSH Public/Private Key Pair

In this post I will be demonstrating how to generate an RSA private and public key pair for SSH authentication to a Linux server. Using key based authentication enhances security when accessing devices directly over [...]
Linux

Linux – Harden SSH

SSH is one of the most widely used administration methods for Linux servers and it is because of that you will find seemingly endless amounts of devices accessible on the Internet that are listening on [...]
Python

Python – Lambda

I would say lambda functions in Python were one of the things I had a hard time not only understanding but also seeing the practicality of using in much of my code. However once I [...]
Python

Python Understanding __name__ == ‘__main__’

If you have been looking at any amount of Python code online and you have almost surly seen the following code at the end of a file. # classes and/or functions if __name__ == [...]
Linux

Encrypting a drive with LUKS – Ubuntu Linux

Encryption is how the world keeps data private and secure, it is what enables secure administration, online purchases, bank transactions, and many more things that make the Internet what it is; you could argue that [...]

Kyle Kowalczyk

Technical Blog

Month: June 2018

Java 10 – Install JDK on Ubuntu

Generate OpenSSH Public/Private Key Pair

Linux – Harden SSH

Python – Lambda

Python Understanding name == ‘main’

Encrypting a drive with LUKS – Ubuntu Linux