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Linux is an operating system like Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Unlike Windows and OS X it is free.
Now another common mistake is to use the phrase I have in my first sentence. Linux is NOT the name of the operating system. Linux is actually the name of what is called the Kernel which [...]

Posted in: linux by Julian Perry / Tags: desktop environments, free operating systems, gnu, kernel, linux, mac, unix, windows

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Recently I tried to update my CentOS5 PC and had the following error:-
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
* updates: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
* addons: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
* extras: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package libxml2.i386 0:2.6.26-2.1.2.8 set to be updated
—> Package xulrunner.i386 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5 set to be updated
—> Package libxml2-python.i386 [...]

Posted in: linux by Julian Perry / Tags: bind, CentOS, cli, exit code, init, jsp, kernel, lib, linux, mirror, p1, py, python, server, sov, sys, update, yum

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Some times it is very useful to boot from a Linux installation CD or DVD in order to use tools straight from the CD/DVD. You are not necessarily looking to install Linux but simply to make use of its low level software tools.
There are a number of ways to do this but I shall list [...]

Posted in: Business, linux, networking by Julian Perry / Tags: boot, Business, dd, linux, networking

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This is the best way to achieve a clean and uncluttered install of any Windows operating system.
If you have a badly corrupted Windows operating system then first of all you will want to blank the hard drive first. This can be easily achieved by booting from a Linux boot disk then using the “dd” command [...]

Posted in: Business, networking, windows by Julian Perry / Tags: bios, Business, cd rom drive, dd command, drivers, google, hard drive, installing windows, linux, linux boot disk, network interface, networking, partition size, windows, windows operating system

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So you have your linux server up and running. A lot of time and effort went into this so lets get it backed up. You don’t need to invest in any fancy backup system. A bit of shell script and some use of crontab will do the trick.
Here are the two scripts I use…

Email backup
Create [...]

Posted in: Business, networking, server, software by Julian Perry / Tags: apps, backup, backup mail server, backup system, backup web, Business, databases, executable file, google, httpd, linux, linux server, mail web, networking, scripts, server, server apps, shell script, web backup, web sql

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My speciality is technical knowhow.
I host all my web sites at home on a pentium 4 based CentOS Linux server.
Built the server from scratch, installed CentOS4 (soon to be upgraded to CentOS5), configured (A)pache, (M)ySQL and (P)HP (Linux AMP or LAMP).
I installed WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. Most of my sites use WordPress, I find Joomla [...]

Posted in: Linux & Windows, email, server, software by Julian Perry / Tags: dovecot, email, linux, Postfix, server, software

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