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Linux 8 - RPM and yum package management

Apr 3, 2012 · 9 min read · configure centos commands linux

rpm rpm2cpio alien yum /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.repos.d yum downloader yum is alike like apt-get is in debian like distribsyum install open-ssh clients[root@localhost ovidiu]# yum install openssh-clients Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: mirrors.ch-center.com * extras: mirr…

Linux 5 - The Boot Manager

Mar 18, 2012 · 2 min read · linux debian configure commands centos info

LILO GRUB BackUP the MBR LILO is rarely used the LILO configuration is stored in /etc/lilo.conf Explanation: –boot → what device it’s going to boot from (in this case the first serialATA –map → LILO creates a map file to say what is mapped where –install → default, leave this boot.b as the default –prompt → does it pr…

Setting Up a Bare CentOS server with Ngnix/PHP/MySQL (part 3)

Nov 14, 2010 · 3 min read · bsd minimal virtualbox linux SSH centos

In this post I show how to configure SSH Remember the last step in part 1? I assigned an IP address to the virtual adapter so that I can connect via SSH to my virtual box. Of course it can be any address you wish but it’s best to just use 10.0.0.0/8 172.16.0.0/16 192.168.0.0/24 which are the private addresses. I will …

Setting Up a Bare CentOS server with Ngnix/PHP/MySQL (part 2)

Nov 14, 2010 · 3 min read · minimal virtualbox linux ngnix part 2 centos

This post shows how to install a minimal CentOS server with no GUI and how to remove unneeded services. Single CD Install You only need CD or DVD #1 to do the basic install. No graphics needed either. NetInstall You can also use the small netinstall CD, if you prefer. Sometimes it seems that it's faster to just start …

Setting Up a Bare CentOS server with Ngnix/PHP/MySQL (part 1)

Nov 14, 2010 · 2 min read · minimal virtualbox linux ngnix centos part 1

This post shows you how to setup the VirutalBox application in order to install CentOS Prerequisites: Virtual Box (I am using ver. 3.2.1) CentOS ISO Images from this mirror list, or just take this torrent file (5.5 x86_64) When you finished installing VirtualBox, you will open it and hit the new button. Click Next and…