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Installing java on CentOS

Published on 6/11/2008 in Computers and Linux. 0 Comments

You’d think it would be harder, but it’s not. Not that it’s documented well anywhere, which is why I’m writing this.

  1. Go to java.com.
  2. Download the linux RPM installer for your cpu type.
  3. sh /path/to/downloaded.rpm.bin
  4. follow the bouncing ball.

And that’s it.


[mycentosvm:~] root# java -version
java version "1.6.0_06"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_06-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0-b22, mixed mode)

Radmind Wizardry

Published on 10/27/2004 in Computers, Linux and Mac OS X. Closed

How to add support for new hardware to an existing base load

These directions describe how to add support for new hardware into an
existing base load

cat a binary and screw up your terminal?

Published on 8/26/2004 in Computers, Linux and Mac OS X. Closed

via unixtips.org
When your term can’t display the correct char after you cat a binary file try the following command to reset it:
echo CTRL-V ESC c

crib sheet: ssh single-login/no password

Published on 6/15/2004 in Computers, Linux and Mac OS X. 3 Comments

via: Robert Citek - crib sheet: ssh single-login/no password ( was Re: ssh-keygen )
How to set up a no-password ssh connection from A to B, where A && B == trusted machines Continue reading ‘crib sheet: ssh single-login/no password’

deleting files with find

Published on 5/24/2004 in Computers, Linux and Mac OS X. Closed

To delete files matching *searchstring*, use the following:

user# find . -name "*searchstring*" -exec rm {} ;

Probably a good idea to run it without

-exec rm {} ;

first to see what you’d be deleting.

Oh, and the space after the {} really is important – the command won’t do anything unless it’s there…

Rebuilding Ethernet drivers on a DL360 GL2

Published on 5/3/2004 in Computers and Linux. Closed

Quick notes for updating the bcm5700 driver on RedHat EL3 after updating the kernel… Continue reading ‘Rebuilding Ethernet drivers on a DL360 GL2′

Fedora Myth(TV)ology :: Welcome

Published on 4/20/2004 in Computers and Linux. Closed

Fedora Myth(TV)ology :: Welcome

Getting MythTV running on Fedora – couldn’t get much more focused than that, huh? Pretty cool…

new vlan setup on redhat el3

Published on 4/6/2004 in Computers and Linux. Closed

1. create a startup script in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, using another vlan’d interface as a template (ifcfg-ethX.vlan)
2. create a routing table in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, using another vlan’d route as a template (route-ethX.vlan)
3. add the new route to /etc/iproute2/rt_tables using an unused table number (name needs to match what you specified your routing table)
4. ifup the interface and ping it to be sure everything works (hint: make sure your switch has tagged the packets for the new vlan)
See more info here…

Setting MAC address on a VLAN interface, source-based routing, and kernel set routes

Published on 3/17/2004 in Computers and Linux. Closed

here’s a synopsis of what I’ve found, and how I got things working as desired (I know there are others in similar situations with VLAN that might find this useful) Continue reading ‘Setting MAC address on a VLAN interface, source-based routing, and kernel set routes’