How to extract .zip files on Linux using the linux unzip command. First of all we must make sure we have the correct tool installed, this is going to vary depending on your version of Linux – I will cover the two main flavors .dpkg and .rpm (Apt / Yum). Technorati Tags: Linux .zip, Linux [...]
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Linux unzip command | Linux .zip file guide
February 18th, 2012 
KJS 
Posted in CentOS, Commands, Debian, Fedora, HowTo, Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu 
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Recursively copy whole directories FTP Linux command line
November 8th, 2011 KJS Recently I’v had a fair amount of website migration work, requiring me to copy large amounts of data and MySQL database dumps from my the old Linux box to my desktop then re-upload to the new host. Technorati Tags: CentOS, Command Line, FTP, How-To, RHEL
How to use RHEL DVD as a local YUM Repo
October 12th, 2011 KJS This guide explains how to use a RHEL DVD or CD as a local YUM repository, handy if you need to update an older RHEL server or have not Internet access for installing packages. This guide uses RHEL 5.7 as an example but this should work for any version of RHEL. Technorati Tags: HowTo, Linux, [...]
Install bash mail command CentOS RHEL or Fedora
October 12th, 2011 KJS How to install the bash mail command on CentOS, RHEL or Fedora, this is handy for sending mail from the command line: cat /some/file | mail youraddress@yourdomain.com If you don’t have the mail command installed you will get the following error: -bash: mail: command not found Technorati Tags: Bash, CentOS, Command Line, fedora, HowTo, Linux, [...]
Install Asterisk on CentOS 6
August 9th, 2011 KJS How to install Asterisk on CentOS 6 (Asterisk version 1.8) This guide explains step by step how to install Asterisk on CentOS 6 x86_64 however you should be able to follow this guide for i686 & RHEL Linux, I have also included a video guide for those of you that prefer to watch a video [...]
Posted in Asterisk, CentOS, Linux, RHEL, VoIP Tags: Asterisk 1.8, CentOS 6, guide, How-To, HowTo, i686, install, Install Asterisk On CentOS 6, Install Asterisk Video, Linux, PBX, telephone system, Video, VoIP, x86_64 21 Comments »
YUM How To guide for Linux RPM distros Fedora, CentOS, RHEL
August 4th, 2011 KJS Ultimate how to guide for YUM the Linux package manager used on a number of Linux distributions such as Redhat RHEL, CentOS & Fedora. Yum uses repositories of RPM packages to download and install new software for your Linux server. The instructions for YUM should be the same for each Linux distro CentOS, RHEL or [...]
How to install RPM
August 1st, 2011 KJS Install an RPM on Linux, Redhat, CentOS or any distro that supports RPM – This is a quick post as I get asked this question a lot from windows users moving to Linux based distros “How do I install stuff” or “How do I install RPM”. Technorati Tags: CentOS, CentOS 6, How-To, [...]
Creating a kickstart CD DVD Fedora / Redhat / CentOS
June 2nd, 2011 KJS Create a Kick Start DVD / CD for RHEL / Fedora / CentOS The instructions below use Fedora as an example but the same should apply for Redhat / CentOS and other RHEL clones. The guide below will show you step by step how to make a .iso bootable CD / DVD containing your [...]
CentOS Kickstart – Fedora, Redhat Kickstart HowTo
June 2nd, 2011 KJS CentOS Kickstart, Fedora Kickstart, Redhat Kickstart How To This guide will walk you through the process of creating a CentOS Kickstart file the same rules will apply when creating a Fedora Kickstart or Redhat Kickstart files, these distros are all RPM based and use the Redhat method of creating Kickstart files. How to create Kickstart [...]
Posted in CentOS, Fedora, Linux, RHEL Tags: CentOS, CentOS Kickstart, fedora, Fedora Kickstart, HowTo, kickstart, Linux, Redhat, Redhat Kickstart, RHEL 3 Comments »Top 10 Linux Admin Epic Fails!
May 28th, 2011 KJS My Top 10 Linux Admin fails of all time… Some of them by me well actually only one or two of them are mine I would also like to point out this was never on a production system! However most of these Epic Fails are by friends / people I have worked with… Or some [...]
