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>Problems with the system clock are reported quite often in the Linux mailing lists. In many cases, the system clock gets modified due to a hardware clock with the wrong time. If you want to change the hardware clock to set it to the current system time, run the following command:
hwclock –systohc
A quick way to clear the X terminal on most window managers without a need to enter the clear command all the time is to simply hit the Ctrl+l combination (that\’s the letter \”l\” in lowercase).
OK. This should not happen to any of us, but the fact remains that from time to time we try to view a binary file before we make sure it is viewable. We simply forget to check and assume that it will be a viewable text file. In any case, the result [...]
It doesn\’t happen often, but from time to time you may download a file of the type *.rpm.sh. For example, the Java Software Development Kit comes in a file called j2sdk-1-3-0-linux-rpm.sh. If you try to install it using the regular rpm command sequence it will fail miserably. Why? Because this is [...]
If you ever need to know exactly what version of Red Hat Linux you are running, there are two things that you can try. The first and less reliable is: cat /etc/issue. The second one should always work: rpm -qi redhat-release.
The set command will display all your shell variables, while the env command will display your user account\’s environment variables.
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With all the choices of graphical e-mail clients available to
Linux users, the reader may wonder why I would spend time on a
terminal based e-mail program. Like other debates on GUI vs. terminal
base applications, the answer to this question is \”it depends\”. It
depend on what your needs are, what you\’re use to, and finally, [...]
There are instances where your Linux system may freeze completely and you may have no choice but to hit the power button. Of course, upon boot the system will run fsck and you may even lose some data. Well, the SysRq (that forgotten key that sits to the right of the F12 key, [...]
It\’s little known, but Red Hat allows users to perform a \”partitionless install\” that will install Red Hat Linux in your regular DOS/Windows disk without a need to repartition. Keep in mind though that the Linux OS you will be running will not perform as well.
Check out the directions [...]
If you\’re looking for the RPMs that will allow you to install Apache with FrontPage extensions \”out of the box\”, check this URL:
http://www.rtr.com/fp2000disc/_disc1/00000a86.htm