January 1, 2010
Linux Package Management Tips
Linux General,Linux/Windows Support,Try these Linux package management tips. Linux Package Management Tips 1) To check if a package is available in repositories and if so available, to check the version and size of the package, as superuser run the following commands in respective distro: Fedora, CentOS: yum list <package_name> Ubuntu/Debian: aptitude search <package_name> OpenSuse: zypper search <package_name>…
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January 1, 2010
Find programs hogging bandwidth using iftop command in Linux
Linux General,Linux/Windows Support,Find programs hogging bandwidth using iftop command in Linux Using iftop command we shall be able to determine what program is hogging bandwidth. iftop -bNBP is the commonly used option where -n don’t do hostname lookups -N don’t convert port numbers to services -B Display bandwidth in bytes -P show ports as well as hosts…
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December 29, 2009
How To set the timezone in FreeBSD OS
Linux/Windows Support,Copy from /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc or /usr/share/zoneinfo/<continent>/<city>, the timezone, that coresponds to your city/GMT setting to /etc/localtime Once the timezone is set in the FreeBSD server, run the command: adjkerntz -a (adjut kernel timezone). How To set the timezone in FreeBSD OS
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September 16, 2009
Run Database Servers Optimally
Linux/Windows Support,Optimize Database Server Performance for Peak Efficiency Now, to ensure your systems are functioning at peak efficiency, you should run the database server optimally by following the procedures outlined below. – kernel.shmmax=268435456 for 32-bit – kernel.shmmax=1073741824 for 64-bit – kernel.msgmni=1024- fs.file-max=8192 – kernel.sem=”250 32000 32 1024″ Shared Memory Shared Memory To view current settings, run…
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September 16, 2009
New File System
Linux/Windows Support,New Filesystem Development Under Process: Ext4 Evolution Explained It’s great to hear about exciting progress in Linux filesystem development! Theodore Ts’o, a leading Linux kernel developer, recently shared an insightful overview of the upcoming changes to the ext3 filesystem and the path toward ext4. Community Involvement in Filesystem Development Theodore Ts’o emphasized that many developers…
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September 16, 2009
Disk Quota Management
Linux/Windows Support,Managing Disk Quotas in Linux As long as you have your own system and are the only user, you can use any amount of disk space without restriction. However, because Linux primarily supports multiple users, you may need to set limits on how much disk space each user can consume. In this guide, you’ll learn…
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September 16, 2009
Kernel 2.6 features
Linux/Windows Support,It was in January 2001, almost five years ago, when the previous Linux operating system kernel 2.4 was released. At that time, the version introduced kernel support for ISA Plug-and-Play, USB, and PC Card technologies. Since then, the Linux community has continued to evolve rapidly. However, in December last year, the new Linux kernel 2.6…
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