Yum is one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of a RedHat or CentOS systems administrator for package management. When installing, upgrading, removing or searching for packages, yum is the best choice because it automatically resolves dependencies. In this post, let’s examine the difference between yum search and Read More
Conventional wisdom would have us believe that Linux servers are a million times more secure than Windows servers. On several occasions, I’ve come across tech magazine articles and blog posts that Linux servers do not need anti-virus software because Linux is free from the malware plague that has laid waste Read More
The critics and analysts are shouting themselves hoarse that the sky is falling vis-a-vis sales of Apple’s iPad tablets. Tis’ true that Apple’s fiscal 3Q of 2015 witnessed the sixth consecutive quarterly decline in iPad sales. iPad unit sales tumbled to 10.9 million units, a 13% decline over the previous Read More
A mini Android PC is drawing a phenomenal response on the crowd funding site Kickstarter. Against a modest funding target of $50,000, the Remix Mini Android PC has received commitments for over half-million dollars with 39-days still left for the funding campaign. The highlight of Remix Mini is that it Read More
When we download or exchange a file, we need to be sure of the integrity of the file we have downloaded or exchanged. By integrity, we mean checking if the file was corrupted or tampered with during download. To ensure that the iso or any other file we downloaded is Read More
It’s easy to get a list of all the software installed or upgraded on a Linux system. If you’re running CentOS, RedHat or Fedora, just run the below command on the terminal to get the complete list of all software installed on your PC or server. $ rpm -qa If Read More