Category Archives: Linux

Installing java on CentOS

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. Go to java.com. Download the linux RPM installer for your cpu type. sh /path/to/downloaded.rpm.bin follow the bouncing ball. And … Continue reading

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Radmind Wizardry

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

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cat a binary and screw up your terminal?

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

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crib sheet: ssh single-login/no password

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

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deleting files with find

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 … Continue reading

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Rebuilding Ethernet drivers on a DL360 GL2

Quick notes for updating the bcm5700 driver on RedHat EL3 after updating the kernel…

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Fedora Myth(TV)ology :: Welcome

Fedora Myth(TV)ology :: Welcome Getting MythTV running on Fedora – couldn’t get much more focused than that, huh? Pretty cool…

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new vlan setup on redhat el3

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 … Continue reading

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

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)

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