Posts Tagged aws
Cheaping out on EC2 – Downsizing existing EBS volumes
Posted by Kyle Lexmond in Linux, Sysadmin on June 6, 2012
I’m moving a VM from my own server to EC2. I’ve got $50 worth of credit from a Redhat event, so I would like to make use of that. (That, and my AWS account existed before the free tier was introduced, so I’m not eligible for that.) That said, I want to make that credit […]
Removing bloat from Fedora 17 on EC2
Posted by Kyle Lexmond in Linux on June 6, 2012
I’m in the middle of trialing EC2, and I’m using the official Fedora 17 images kindly provided by the community. They make a great starting point, because I can then install my needed software. Some of which, though, I consider absolutely crucial. So far, I’ve need to install vim, less, rsync and screen. I can […]