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What would be the RHEL package corresponding to build-essential in Ubuntu?
I know how to list available packages from the repos and so on, but how can I find a list that matches up equivalent meta-packages, such as the build-essential.
Is there such a thing and if not what ...
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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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File Privileges
There is one user Lets call him B and he needs access Just to Read the File MEANS READ ACCESS and that file is own by another user A .
How can I grant access to user A's file to User B.
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Performing accurate snapshot and incremental backups to a remote server
I have a few Ubuntu (and potentially RHEL) servers I'd like to back up to a central backup server (via rsh/SSH). I'd like to do both snapshot and incremental backups. The goal is that if one of the ...
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How to share files Between RHEL and Ubuntu
I have installed RHEL 5.5 on VIrtual Box and Host system is Ubuntu 12.04. I can access the files of Ubuntu by using the sharing services of Virtual Box.
But how can I access the files of RHEL which ...
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How to get a list of installed external kernel modules?
From the documentation of Linux kernel 3.2 (Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt)
=== 5. Module Installation
Modules which are included in the kernel are installed in the
directory:
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Linux distribution with 'yum' package manager
I hope that this question is appropriate for this site (if not, please accept my apologies). I am a professional statistician who uses the statistical programming language R. I'm currently building ...
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What is the Linux equivalent to C:\Program Files?
I understand that in Windows as well as Linux and Unix, a program|application|software can be installed in any directory. Also if packages are installed using the distribution's packaging system, ...
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Are there programs that work for Red Hat but not Ubuntu?
And vice versa? What about other distributions too?
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What makes CentOS “enterprisey” compared to “generic” distributions like Ubuntu?
What makes CentOS "enterprisey" compared to "generic" distributions like Ubuntu?
When I say "enterprisey" I actually mean "better for server deployments". Just a general question, because I was ...
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Does verifying packages enhance security and/or stability of a system?
RedHat/CentOS and Ubuntu both provide packages to verify the contents of a package. CentOS uses rpm -V. Ubuntu uses debsums.
I've spoken to admins who run these tools to verify the packages on their ...
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Static DNS setup on client of shared internet connection
I've 2 linux computers, one redhat (client), and one ubuntu (set up with shared internet connection as described here)
At the moment, on the wired connection between the computers, I can ping the ...
