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How to make RHEL 6 to boot in Text-mode?
I am using RHEL 6.4 on a HP-Z620 Workstation.Whenever this machine starts up, it comes up with Graphics Mode e.g. Splash Screen,Red Hat Logo etc.
But I want my machine to start in Text Mode.
e.g. I ...
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Strange behavior in mv command - maybe open sys call issue?
I'm noticing very strange behavior from the "mv" command that may (or may not) be related to the "open" system call. We're running RedHat v5. There are two separate storage devices, one mounted to ...
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How to list RPM packages installed in order of installation date
I'd like to see a list of software installed in the order of the date they were installed. The order doesn't matter (newest to oldest & vice-versa) as long as they're arranged by date.
I'm mainly ...
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How to add NFS options flag to anaconda?
These options work for Kickstart to load the install tree from NFS:
The Fedora Kickstart documentation states
nfs --server=nfsserver.example.com --dir=/tmp/install-tree ...
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How to edit rpm's HEADER and NAME-VERSION-RELEASE
Is there's a way or a tool that can modify the HEADER and the NAME-VERSION-RELEASE for an existing rpm without installing/rebuilding it?
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1answer
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Is there a way to find out when an OS instance was installed on a host?
I am currently using RHEL 5.8 and SunOS 5.10 at work and Fedora 16 at home. Is there any way to find out the date when any or all of those OS instances were installed on a host?
The reason I want it ...
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2answers
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redhat vs debian/ubuntu system architecture (& not deb vs rpm)?
What are the key areas (except package management) where Fedora/RHEL/CentOS differ from Debian/Ubuntu Linux systems? I'm asking this from a newbie's perspective to the Linux admin world so that I can ...
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Time Machine Server on Fedora [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I (and should I) use my Linux file server as a Time Machine backup server for my Macs?
I was just wondering if anyone knew how to/or knew of a good guide to ...
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Copy files from source machine to LiveCD
I'm working on distributing a version of Fedora to our internal development team using Live CD. There are certain files I would like to copy to the live cd that are not:
part of an RPM or
going to ...
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RHN Satellite scout won't push
My RHN Satellite (Spacewalk) server is having issues with monitoring. The Spacewalk Monitor Scout will not push out successfully. It always stops with a Request Expired status. I can't seem to find ...
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1answer
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RHEL how to sync network settings between GUI and configuration files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/?
In RHEL, we can change network settings either using GUI or editing the configuration files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/.
I would like to know how the network settings (e.g. IP address, ...
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Running programs as root with my own password in Scientific Linux
In Debian-derived Linux distros, if you are not root but are authorized in /etc/sudoers, GNOME will ask you for your own password to allow privileged operations.
However, Scientific Linux asks you ...
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Add another IP address to a Bonding Interface
I have a Linux network Bonding interface for two Ethernet interfaces (eth0 and eth1)
$ cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-bond0
DEVICE=bond0
BOOTPROTO=static
ONBOOT=yes
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1answer
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Is there a way to install and remove packages in a single yum command?
Is there a way to add and remove packages at the same time with a single yum command? For example, installing postfix and removing sendmail without running two separate commands/transactions.
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ssh localhost without password doesn't work on Fedora 14
I performed:
$ ssh-keygen -t dsa -P '' -f ~/.ssh/id_dsa
$ cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
then in /etc/ssh/sshd_config changed StrictModes to no and restarted sshd.
And I ...
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1answer
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DNS Issues on RHEL 6
I'm experiencing some DNS issues on a new RHEL 6 virtual machine. Ping is working fine to an IP, but the machine is unable to resolve any names. I've tried adding Google's DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and ...
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How to make unused dependencies clean with yum? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I remove Orphan Packages in Fedora?
I need something equal gentoo's
emerge --depclean
so how to make unused dependencies clean with yum?
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How do I check if a distribution is Fedora-based?
The Python M2Crypto library requires a slightly different installation command if the Linux distribution is Fedora-core based (e.g., Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, Scientific Linux).
Is there a way to check ...
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Package repository for which Fedora version would be best match for RHEL / CentOS / Scientific Linux 6.0?
I am using Scientific Linux 6.0, which is based on RHEL (RedHat) 6.0. I want to install some package (LXDE), which is present in repositories for Fedora, but which I didn't found either in Scientific ...
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2answers
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SPEC %files attribute and Shell variables
I have a spec file which unpacks a library which is deployed at location which is exported in the shell.
ie
%file
${AXIS2_C}/bin/services/services.xml
This fails with :
error: File not found: ...
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Are RPMs valid across platforms?
I'm a little confused about RPM's in Red Hat and/or Fedora (and/or other distros?). I can certainly accept that 64-bit RPM's are needed for 64-bit OS'es and 32-bit for 32-bit OS'es but... If I have ...
