a collection of HOWTO documents - mostly linux related

1. How to convert YouTube video to MP3 audio file for listening
2. Initial setup of Amazon EC2 Ubuntu instance
3. Install go-ethereum client
4. GNU screen tips
5. Setup Cordova on an empty Debian/Ubuntu box
6. Easy Install Docker
7. Tweak Debian Mate
8. VNC and Vino
9. gcloud setup
10. Publish new NPM version
11. Update fork PR
12. Install & run Flutter on Linux
13. Compare 2 directories
14. Sync 2 directories
15. rsync with custom SSH port
16. Virtual MacOS Web Cam
17. random 1GB file
18. Encrypt a partition with LUKS
19. GPG usage
20. Preparing a Debian server for Docker services
21. Useful MongoDB commands
22. Backup a folder with tar and 7z
23. Small and fast static file server - lighttpd
24. Change hostname in Debian
25. Set proper time zone on a Debian-based Linux distro
26. Recursive sha256 workflow
27. mdadm Raid 5 on QEMU
28. Setup git-shell user
29. safe curl options
30. lint Markdown files
31. creating a new QEMU VM
32. setup i3-wm with goodies on a minimal Debian install

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