Monthly Archives: August 2007
Package Installation on Solaris UNIX
We’re trying to install OpenLDAP ver 2.3.38 on a Sun-Blade-100 (UltraSPARC-IIe) but the stupid workstation’s OS installation is so bare that it doesn’t even have packages for CC or GCC (I’m sure there’s a lot more). So, before we could do the OpenLDAP compilation, we need to install first GCC and other prerequisite apps. Here’s … Continue reading
OpenLDAP Installation on Sun Blade 100
This is an OpenLDAP installation on the following system: System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Memory size: 1024 Megabytes Sun-Blade-100 (UltraSPARC-IIe) Prerequisites: Depending on the requirements, there may be a need to install some third party softwares: OpenSSl Kerberos SASL Berkeley DB TCP Wrappers and others Need to make sure the following variables is set: Variable … Continue reading
VirtualBox Installation
innotek VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. VirtualBox allows an unmodified operating system with all of its installed software to run in a special environment, on top of your existing operating system. Just like VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run two or more operating systems simultaneously You’ll then be presented … Continue reading
Ubuntu To Replace Vista?
The prevailing wisdom about Linux on the desktop runs something like this: “I’ll believe Linux is ready for the desktop as soon as you can give me a Linux distribution that even my grandmother can run.” For some time, the folks at Ubuntu have been trying their best to make Granny — and most everyone … Continue reading
Route, Routing, Routing Table
Here’s some information about routing from a Unix (Solaris) box. Got this request from one of the Network people to add a static route on a server. The command # netstat -rn show the routing table on a *nix machine . The ‘route’ command manually manipulates the network routing table on a Unix box. The … Continue reading
Soft and Hard Links… Explained
A friend and I were kind of reviewing some HPUX/Solaris commands and ideas. She asked “What were the difference between hard and soft links?”. Unable to get the answer at once, I of course consulted my Solaris Administration guide. I also got curious cause I really don’t mind what their difference is, all I care … Continue reading
Google Uses Linux
“You’ll often hear members of our open source team say, ‘Every time you use Google, you’re using Linux.’ It’s absolutely true.” – That’s according to the people from Google. Linux has been part of Google ever since the big search engine started doing their thing. “Linux has given us the power and flexibility we need … Continue reading
from DUSK…
We UNIX SysAds have many many tools that can help us administer our servers. What’s great about UNIX is that you don’t have to learn the complicated commands to do what’s need to be done. There is a saying in the UNIX world that a complex command is just a few commands used altogether. We … Continue reading
Healthier Computer
The computer is probably the single most important piece of equipment in your company or business. That’s why keeping it in tip-top shape is a requirement. When it’s not working properly, your entire business slows down. It affects employee productivity. If you’re not taking good care of you PC and not doing a regular maintenance, … Continue reading
(Open Source) Applications On The Go!
Here’ s one cool application for the Open-Source followers! Introducing the portable app. Now, you can enjoy the applications you love from a computer running you know what. PortableApps.com Suite™ is a collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, antivirus, sudoku game, backup utility and integrated … Continue reading