In this article, let us review how to install MySQL on CentOS using yum. Instead of searching and installing mysql and related packages one-by-one, it is better to install MySQL using yum groups. If you are interested in installing the full LAMP stack, refer to our earlier article on how to install/upgrade LAMP using yum. [...]
Ramesh Natarajan
Vim editor is hands-down the best editor on Unix and Linux environment. These 10 practical tutorials will help you become proficient in the Vim editor. If you are spending lot of time on Unix environment, you should become comfortable in the Vim editor. These tutorials contain practical examples that are designed to give you a [...]
Question: I would like to understand the basics of how to write and execute Tcl program on UNIX / Linux OS. Can you explain it with a simple example? Answer: In this article, let us review very quickly how to write a basic Hello World Tcl program and execute tcl program on Linux or Unix [...]
This is how some of the popular Linux distro websites looked like when they launched initially. Thanks to the archive.org for all the screenshots. Redhat website looked pretty decent for a 1996 website. Which one of these websites did you like? 1. Ubuntu.com 2004 Screenshot 2. Debian.org 1997 Screenshot 3. Centos.org 2004 Screenshot 4. Fedora.RedHat.com [...]
Here is a list of few Easter eggs on Linux/UNIX and related software. How did your Easter egg hunt go? Did you find anything? Share it with us. 1. Free the Fish On Ubuntu (actually, on GNOME), press Alt-F2 to launch the “run application” window and type “free the fish” to free a cute little [...]
Here is a list of few April Fool’s Day prank ideas to fool your friends. Some of them are very old and yet effective. What is your favorite April Fool’s Day prank? Take a screen-shot of the desktop and set it as their desktop background image. Disable the top/bottom panels on their desktop to make [...]
Sometimes Unix system administrators may end-up managing few Windows servers. If that ever happens to you, be prepared to do some basic administrative tasks on Windows. In this article, let us discuss how to sign microsoft executables and DLL. Why digitally sign executable and other windows files? You will get the following ‘Unknown Publisher’ message [...]
As part of the contest we conducted recently, we got 160+ comments from the geeky readers who choose their favorite database. Based on this data, the top spot goes to.. drum roll please.. MySQL If you are new to any of the top 5 database mentioned here, please read the rest of the article to [...]