What to do if the dpkg command is broken?
A broken dpkg may make it impossible to install any .deb files. A procedure like the following will help you recover from this situation. $ …
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How do I rescue using dpkg?
If you reach a dead end using APT you can download package files from Debian mirrors and install them using dpkg. If you do have …
Why is there access problems with some websites?
Recent Linux kernels enable ECN by default, which may cause access problems with some websites on bad routers. To check ECN status: # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn …
How do I setup NFS?
Set up NFS by setting /etc/exports config file # apt-get install nfs-kernel-server # echo “/ *.domainname-for-lan-hosts(rw,no_root_squash,nohide)” \ >> /etc/exports
How do I customize runlevels?
Customizing runlevels is an advanced system administration task. The following advice holds for most services. To enable service service in runlevel R create the symbolic …
What are Preinst, Postinst, Prerm, and Postrm Script?
Collectively, preinst, postinst, prerm, and postrm files are all executable scripts which Debian automatically runs before or after package installation. Along with a file named …
Operating the YUM Package Manager
YUM is a package manager for RPM-based Linux distributions such as Fedora, CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It allows users to install, update, remove …
Move the Urchin Data directory to another location for Linux systems
The Urchin data directory is a subdirectory of the root Urchin program directory by default. This location can easily be changed by editing the ~urchin/etc/urchin.conf …
Install Perl Module
On a server with CPanel, you can log into the WHM and install it there. If that for some reason doesn’t work for you, you …
Setup automounter to mount NAS backup share
RedHat, as well as other distributions, contain the AutoFS utility. This will allow you to mount your NAS share automatically in a directory. There are …
Start and stop Urchin or set it up as a daemon
Urchin can be started and stopped with urchinctl. This is found in the bin directory within the base installation directory which is usually /usr/local/urchin. root@root …
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