If you have installed RedHat 7.x reciently, you might have noticed a problem with the way the \”ls\” command sorts files and directories. In versions before 7.x, \”ls\” sorted dot files first then directories (uppercase then lower case)
next. However, in 7.x (I noticed it in 7.1, but in usenet postings/mailing list messages others noticed it [...]
Correcting faulty "ls" sorting
Linux Software RAID
What is raid (definition, raid levels, why use it)
Software based Raid (vs hardware)
Explain what you do (us9ing RH, do this this this….)
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How to install *.rpm.sh files
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 [...]
Installing Red Hat in your DOS/Windows drive
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 [...]
Executable file fails with "file or folder does not exist"
It may happen that you try to execute a file that has the correct permissions, and the system replies with an error message like \”file or folder does not exist\” or similar.
You may get this message if you\’re trying to run an application that was link to the old C libraries on a system that [...]






























