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Listing RPM file contents

Before installing a RPM file , atleast few will be curious to check what exactly that particular rpm files contains. For this you can use the rpm command with qlp flags The syntax is as below. #rpm -qlp vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm warning: vim-minimal-7.0.109-7.el5.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 37017186 /bin/ex /bin/rvi /bin/rview /bin/vi /bin/view /etc/virc […]

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Linux Add a Swap File – Howto

Step #1: Login as the Root User Open a terminal window (select Applications > Accessories > Terminal) or login to remote server using the ssh client. Switch to the root user by typing su – and entering the root password, when prompted Step #2: Create Storage File Type the following command to create 512MB swap […]

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Samba 4 released

Samba is a free software licensed under GNU general public license and  re-implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol. Samba version 4 has been released. It is a major rewrite that enables Samba to be an Active Directory domain controller.   Samba 4.0.0 Available for Download The uncompressed tarballs and patch files have been signed using […]