Package management

How do I protect my yum repo’s packages from certain repositories getting replaced / updated via yum command itself under CentOS / RHEL / Redhat Enterprise Linux?

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How do I upgrade Perl version under FreeBSD operating system?

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It is recommended that to keep FreeBSD systems up to date with the latest application security patches installed via ports collection. The yum command line tool is used to install and update software packages under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux. However, I’ve tons of apps installed under FreeBSD. How do I upgrade all packages under FreeBSD?

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When I run hdparm -tT /dev/sda command under CentOS / RHEL I get the following error on screen:

/dev/sda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 908 MB in 3.00 seconds = 302.39 MB/sec
HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(null) (wait for flush complete) failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device


How do I fix this problem?

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I need Photoshop alternative under Ubuntu Linux for basic editing. I know Photoshop can be run using Wine but I’m not able to afford expensive software for just basic editing. Can you suggest a few free FOSS apps that works as alternatives to Photoshop under Ubuntu or Fedora Linux desktop operating systems?

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I can download and keep using free and open source software (FOSS) on multiple computers. Is this software legal to use for my business? Can you provide some legal information regarding usage of open source software for business which I can share with my boss?

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Ineed to run more than instance of Linux operating system and different Linux distributions under CentOS. How do I use OpenVZ virtualization to optimize the usage of my Dell servers, and create test Linux VPS running Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS Linux? How do I deploy OpenVZ under CentOS / RHEL Linux?

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