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24 posts in Linux
Quick and easy fix for the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability on CentOS systems using yum update and service restart commands.
Stuck with RHEL without RHN registration? Learn how to use CentOS repositories as a workaround to install missing packages like Pidgin.
Confused by Red Hat's Linux ecosystem? Learn how RHEL, Fedora, and CentOS evolved from one distribution into three distinct solutions for different needs.
Installing Revolution Analytics R statistical computing platform on CentOS 6 with dependency resolution and compatibility fixes
First impressions of GNOME 3's revolutionary interface changes in Fedora 15 after persevering through the initial learning curve
Troubleshooting DRIVER_TIMEOUT errors with Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 storage controller on modern Linux kernels and finding alternatives
Extend MPI master-servant pattern to pass numerical data between nodes using BogoMips CPU calibration across distributed cluster processors
Learn to create master-servant MPI programs with process communication using practical C examples for distributed computing clusters
Complete tutorial on setting up Open MPI parallel computing cluster on Fedora using TORQUE queue manager with practical examples
Complete guide to getting Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2 DVB-S2 card working on Fedora Rawhide with kernel patching and firmware extraction
Complete guide to enabling DVB support in VLC on Fedora Core 5 by rebuilding with --enable-dvb option and updated command syntax
A cautionary tale about sshdfilter blocking localhost (127.0.0.1) and breaking core system services due to lack of trusted address exceptions
Complete yum.conf configuration for Fedora Core 5 including ATrpms and FreshRpms repositories for expanded package availability
Quick shell command to clear all wiki pages from a freshly installed Trac environment using trac-admin
Fix SCSI device detection issues when installing Fedora Core 5 on VMware Workstation 5.5 by manually adding the BusLogic driver during setup
Bit of an update, my previous post is now getting a significant amount of traffic; in fact it’s my hottest post yet!
Protect your SSH server from brute force attacks and port scans with sshdfilter, an iptables-based security tool that blocks threats in real-time
This is one of the main reasons I hate running SSH on the standard port numbers, every day I get log-alerts like these.
To my absolute surprise, the Sitecom CN-502 USB Bluetooth Dongle works perfectly with out-of-the-box Fedora Core 4 x8664.
Update: TI 7x21 FlashMedia/SD Host Controller (104C:8033 & 104C:8034) The Compaq R4100 series of laptops feature a 6-in-1 memory card reader based...
In my previous post I mentioned that I got the wireless adapter in my Compaq R4100 series laptop working with ndiswrapper.
Installing 64-bit Fedora Core 4 on a Compaq R4000 laptop with hardware compatibility notes, wireless setup, and display configuration tips
Symptom Trying to use hcitool returns the ambiguous error message "Device is not available: Success" \\\ [root@localhost ] hcitool scan Device is n...
The default configuration of Fedora Core 4 with SELinux enabled causes problems when you want to use the UserDir feature in Apache Httpd.