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Splitting large files using tar

Splitting large files using tar 150 150 Roderick Derks

splitting large files using tar: http://cclib.nsu.ru/projects/gnudocs/gnudocs/tar/tar_137.html

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Howto restart an Oracle database

Howto restart an Oracle database 150 150 Roderick Derks

SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9 (Build 283) Copyright (c) 2000-2003 SSH Communications Security Corp – http://www.ssh.com/ This copy of SSH Secure Shell is a non-commercial version. This version does not include PKI and PKCS #11 functionality. Last login: Thu Jan 24 10:49:50 2008 from 10.20.113.226 [root@ezhoradb04 ~]# su – oracle ezhoradb04 [epdtst] ~> . oraenv ORACLE_SID…

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Setup NFS server to share DVD

Setup NFS server to share DVD 150 150 Roderick Derks

Want to know to setup an NFS server on Linux and connect it to a VMware ESX server? Could be handy, for example when you have a DVD you want to use on your ESX host, but you don't have a DVD player… (grrrr).Well, this is how it's done.

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Open Source Groupware: Zimbra

Open Source Groupware: Zimbra 150 150 Roderick Derks

Last week I started looking on the web if there was an interesting Groupware package in the open source community. Groupware can contain a mixture of the following services: email, calander, taskmanager, document management, instant messenger and more. Well known closed source examples are Microsofts Exchange server, Lotus Notes and Novell’s Groupwise. I ran into…

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Install Fedora using kickstart

Install Fedora using kickstart 150 150 Roderick Derks

The goal is to use  virtual floppy so I can install Fedora on a VM very fast.Create a floppy image using Winimage software or VMware.Winimage is very self explanatory. When you use VMware add a floppy device to the a VM, select create a floppy image, boot the system and copy the anaconda cfg file…

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Backup using rsync between Linux and Windows

Backup using rsync between Linux and Windows 150 150 Roderick Derks

Hurray, another fine way to control data on Windows boxes from Linux machines. We are using cygwin, openssl, openssh, vi and bash.

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Linux: vi commands

Linux: vi commands 150 150 Roderick Derks

A list containing commands to use with the linux vi editor.

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Ubuntu: Tips and Tricks

Ubuntu: Tips and Tricks 150 150 Roderick Derks

My growing collection of tips and tricks for Ubuntu that I want to remember.

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Ubuntu: install vmware-server

Ubuntu: install vmware-server 150 150 Roderick Derks

A good idea if you'd stil like to have a stupid Windows os on your system cause the application you'd like to is not available for Linux: use vmware-server.

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Ubuntu: wireless network with wpa encryption

Ubuntu: wireless network with wpa encryption 150 150 Roderick Derks

Yo, this is the way to connect your Wonderfull Wireless Ubuntu Wanker (laptop) to the network. What I used is an Intel Pro Wireless card and Ubuntu 7.04 linux distribution. It's got a real fancy desktop and it consumes much less memory than Windows Vista, you'll be amazed..

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Fedora: online disabling of SELinux

Fedora: online disabling of SELinux 150 150 Roderick Derks

Fedora ships with SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) installed and in Enforcing mode by default. This can result in "Internal Server Error" messages when you attempt to access or install software. See if SELinux is in Enforcing mode. # getenforce Put SELinux into Permissive mode. # setenforce 0 The Nagios CGIs should work now. To make…

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VMware guest OS on dual-display monitor

VMware guest OS on dual-display monitor 150 150 Roderick Derks

What?Linux workstation with dual LCD monitors at 1920×1200 resolution on each screen. Need to have a single virtual Windows machine running on both monitors at full screen. How?1. Set-up Linux to use both monitors as single display using Twinview.2. Install VMware Workstation. My installation version was 5.5.3 build-34685.3. Install the virtual Windows machine.4. Install VMWare…

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