Windows

Install Java without AutoUpdate Availability

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Download the Java offline installer.
Run the executable and cancel the install.
The extracted files (msi and cab files) will be in the following directory:

C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\

Copy the extracted files to the C drive.
Use the following command to install java from the msi without the Java updater or autoupdate check:

msiexec /i “c:\jre1.6.0_30\jre1.6.0_30.msi” JAVAUPDATE=0 JU=0 AUTOUPDATECHECK=0

Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the install.

SCP Options

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SCP is great for transferring files between linux boxes.

Example commands:

Copies files from a remote server to the local machine:
scp root@server.com:/home/zerowizard/copy_me.txt /home/andrew/copy_me.txt

Copies files from local machine to a remote server:
scp /home/andrew/copy_me.txt root@server.com:/home/zerowizard/copy_me.txt

-p Preserves the modification and access times, as well as the permissions of the source-file in the destination-file
-q Do not display the progress bar
-r Recursive, so it copies the contents of the source-file (directory in this case) recursively
-v Verbose mode for viewing debugging messages
-P Specifies port used
-q Quiet mode: disables progress meter as well as warning and diagnostics messages.
-l Limits the used bandwidth, specified in Kbit/s
-C Compression enable
-c Change the enycrption cipher. (common values: 3des (default), blowfish, des)