Category: Linux
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What’s all the fuss about Ubuntu ?
I see that Ubuntu has released a new version of its desktop edition. It seems to be a very popular distribution although I haven’t used it myself much, but I might give this new version a try for a while. I’ve used Red Hat a little and I was running a Debian server at home…
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Debian Basic Gnome Install
If you would like setup Debian Linux with a very small installation then all you have to do is boot off the NETINST CD and choose NOT to use a mirror. This will install a very minimal system. Which not only takes up very little disk space but is a little more secure. If you…
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Another Job
I happened to have a quick look at the jobs available at the Bureau of Meteorology yesterday. They have a “Systems and Database Specialist” position available starting at $80K. Although I’m not going to apply for it, it has given me some ideas on how/where to improve my skills. Database Tuning mySQL Linux AIX (not…
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Diable Fedora 9 USB Live autologin
If you put a Fedora 9 or 10 Live installation onto a USB stick, it continues to autologin. If you would like to stop this behaviour you need to add/change a line to your /etc/gdm/custom.conf: AutomaticLoginEnable=false
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Using Debian AutoInstall
Debian has a neat auto install function that allows you to automate the installation of a debian box. First you need to boot from the normal installation CD then, when it stops a the prompt enter something like: auto url=http://web.site.com/preseed.cfg You will need to look on the Debian web site for information on how to…
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Message of the day (MOTD)
To change the Message Of The Day, the banner that is displayed after you login, change the text in the file, /etc/motd
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How to connect to a CIFS/windows share with Samba
In Linux mount -t smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //server/share /local/folder In Solaris mount -F smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //server/share /local/folder
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Stop GDM from starting at boot
You need to change your run level or change the services that is executed for that runlevel, see below. Runlevel 0 is halt. Runlevel 1 is single-user. Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user. Runlevel 6 is reboot. First open /etc/inittab and look for the default runlevel. # The default runlevel. id:2:initdefault: It’s 2 in this case. Next…