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Q. How do I know what packages are available to be updated on my Debian / Ubuntu Linux system?
A. You can use standard command line utility called apt-get or GUI tool called Synaptic Update-Manager.
List all packages which could be updated
To list outdated package use apt-get command has following two options:
=> -u : Show upgraded [...] - UNIX / Linux Decompress tgz / tar.gz Files
I’ve downloaded a file from internet in .tgz format. How do I decompress .tgz file under UNIX or Linux operating system using a shell prompt?
- Linux: Resetting a user’s password
Q. How do I reset a user’s password under any Linux distribution from command prompt?
A. To reset a user’s password, use passwd command. You have to change it to a different password.
Login as the root user
Open terminal or shell prompt
Type the following command:
# passwd username
For example, reset a tom’s password, enter:
# passwd tom
Type a [...] - Linux: Find my IP address using Perl at a shell prompt
Q. How do I find out my IP address assigned to eth0 or ra0 interface using perl?
A. If you need to know the IP address of the UNIX / Linux machine you are running on, use the following perl one liner. Perl don’t have any inbuilt facility but combination of ifconfig command ans shell pipes [...] - How to: Transfer MySQL database from one server to another UNIX / Linux server
Q. I’m moving my server from local data center to another data center. I’ve new server up and running. My site is dynmic and I’d like to transfer MySQL database from old server to new server. How do I make transfer smooth and successful?
A. The best and secure way is to use ssh to [...]
- How to delete lots of directory at a one time in Linux or UNIX
Q. I’d like to delete lots of directory at a one time in Linux or UNIX. For example /data2/2005 is old archived data and it is no longer needed. How do I delete all directories and files from /data2/2005? Do I need to write a script?
A.. You need to use rm command to remove [...] - Patch and Update Redhat Enterprise Linux / CentOS 5 server
Q. Can you tell me how do I patch and update everything on my Redhat Enterprise Linux server 5?
A. Both RHEL 5 and CentOS 5 use yum command, which is an interactive, automated update program which can be used for maintaining systems using rpm.
To upgrade server and apply all security patches, pass update option [...] - Upgrade WHM / cPanel Linux server to EDGE release
Q. How do I upgrade my CentOS Linux 5.0 dedicated server to WHM / cPanel edge release?
- FreeBSD install VIM text editor
This FAQ is part 5 of 10 in the series VI / VIM Text Editor
Q. Quick question – How do I install VIM text editor for my FreeBSD server? Currently it has old version of vi. I like vim as it is a highly configurable text editor and efficient one.
A. VIM (Vi IMproved ) is [...] - How do I start Oracle service in UNIX?
Q. I am using Solaris UNIX. How can I start Oracle service / server in UNIX from a shell prompt?
A. In order to start Oracle service in UNIX you need to login as a Oracle user.
Use su - command to login as oracle user.
Start Oracle server in UNIX
Type the following command, enter:
$ su [...]
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