nixCraft » Business http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Ksplice: Upgrade / Patch Your Linux Kernel Without Rebootshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:14:25 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=6709 Generally, all Linux distributions needs a scheduled reboot once to stay up to date with important kernel security updates. RHN (or other distro vendors) provides Linux kernel security updates. You can apply kernel updates using yum command or apt-get command line options. After each upgrade you need to reboot the server. Ksplice service allows you to skip reboot step and apply hotfixes to kernel without rebooting the server. In this post, I will cover a quick installation of Ksplice for RHEL 5.x and try to find out if service is worth every penny. ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/debian-centos-redhat-hotfix-patch-linux-kernel.html/feed 10 Windows Vista Failure: Pay Extra $50 To Get Aging Windows XPhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/usd-50-to-get-windxp-on-new-dell.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/usd-50-to-get-windxp-on-new-dell.html#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:39:55 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2378 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/usd-50-to-get-windxp-on-new-dell.html/feed 2 Bill Gates Says – We Disagree with GPLhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/bill-gates-we-disagree-with-gpl.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/bill-gates-we-disagree-with-gpl.html#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:59:21 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2229 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/bill-gates-we-disagree-with-gpl.html/feed 1 Linux: 50 Killer Business Open Source Application to Get your Office on Open Sourcehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-open-source-application-for-office.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-open-source-application-for-office.html#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:03:28 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-open-source-application-for-office.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-open-source-application-for-office.html/feed 2