Category Archives: Linux

How to upgrade subversion in RHEL 5.2

Posted on 30/7/2010 by ShadyCraig

According to the svn book there is a –depth option to checkout which I wanted to use, however, the book relates to version 1.5 of svn and I only had version 1.4.2. Here’s how I upgraded it, and maybe you … Continue reading →

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Safely reboot a locked up linux box: REISUB

Posted on 12/5/2009 by ShadyCraig

As a last resort on a locked-up linux box you might hold down the power button to restart it. This is not great as the discs will still be mounted. A safer way is to hold down Atl-SysReq while slowly … Continue reading →

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Setting up Samba on Fedora 7

Posted on 5/2/2009 by ShadyCraig

I decided to set up Samba so that I can use access my files on my linux PC from other PCs. How’s how: [root@localhost ~]# yum install samba [root@localhost ~]# /etc/init.d/smb restart The lines above will install and start Samba. … Continue reading →

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Less typing with environment variable CDPATH

Posted on 26/1/2009 by ShadyCraig

Using the CDPATH environment variable can make life easier, especially if you often change to particular directories. See this post on Lars Strand’s blog: Less typing with environment variable CDPATH – Lars Strand

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If you forgot your root password on Linux…

Posted on 28/2/2008 by ShadyCraig

Don’t worry! You can set a new one if you have sudo set up on your system. See my post about setting up sudo on your linux box if you haven’t already… sudo allows a regular user to perform single … Continue reading →

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ASRock N8NF6G-VSTA audio on Fedoda 7 Linux

Posted on 17/9/2007 by ShadyCraig

Since I installed Fedora on my pc I haven’t had any audio, a shame but I’m not too bothered. Any way today I thought I’d have a stab at getting it working. The audio comes through an on-board chipset. by … Continue reading →

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