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Homebrew is an open-source package manager for Apple MacOS not too different from the well known linux package manager like dpkg, rpm or the FreeBSD pkg. Some commands which I need regularly even though not often are composed in the following list. # search for a homebrew package $ brew search <expression> # get the newest version of homebrew package $ brew update # Show updated homebrew packages $ brew outdated # Upgrade all updated homebrew packages on your system...

I'm running my rusty old ThinkPad T430s Laptop as (quite capable) homelab VM host under Linux/KVM running playground VMs. And because I'm accessing this machine only remotely over RDP I don't have use for the internal laptop display. After looking around what is the best way to turn the internal laptop display off I've settled for a simple solution using the linux command vbetool. For this to work please ensure that no display manager (like GDM, LightDM) is running after...