Tag: linux
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Building a RHEL/CentOS/Fedora device
This post is primarily aimed as a primer for the installation and post-install config tasks for a RHEL-based Linux install. It’s by no means designed to cover everything that needs to be, or should be, actioned for a Linux device, but will hopefully touch on the main items that can be looked at to get…
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Installing and configuring named-chroot
A guide on installing and configuring named in a change-root environment.
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Securing DNS with stubby
Configuring Bind to operate with Stubby to provide DNS privacy and security
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Deploying a virtual Synology NAS
A quick crash-course on deploying a virtual Synology NAS as a VM (ESXi)
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Disabling the user list on the RHEL/Centos login screen
Manage how Gnome displays the login screen
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Using tcpdump to capture a flow for review in Wireshark
Use tcpdump to capture a packet flow for review and analysis in Wireshark
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Installing Insomnia on Fedora
A quick fix to resolve a segmentation fault issue and get Insomnia working on Fedora
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Ghosting LVM disks
When it comes to using Ghost (Symantec Ghost 11.5) to create an image of a device that dual-boots both Windows and Linux, there are some ‘tricks’ that you need to be aware of in order to create an image set that can be distributed to other devices, or at least restored to the original device.…
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Reinstalling grub after restoring a Ghost image
When restoring a Ghost image for a Linux device, it may be necessary to perform extra steps in order to get the system to boot. This is especially relevant if the image has been restored to a different physical device to that where the image was created from. One way to enable the system to…
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Compiling gcc
So, it turns out that compiling C applications requires a little bit of know-how. Here are some pointers to help young players. To get some compiler settings, give this a whirl: This error is the compiler complaining that it can’t find the header file mysql.h. After installing the mysql-devel package, and a quick search for…