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Critical Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Update

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 05:44 AM PDT

Red Hat issued an update version of Linux operating system core called kernel that plugs various security holes for RHEL 5.x. This update has been rated as having important security impact. All users are advised to upgrade kernel package.

Troubleshooting Lighttpd Chrooted RedHat PHP Version 5.1.6-20.el5_2.1

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 05:14 AM PDT

It appears that latest php version 5.1.6-20.el5_2.1 under RHEL / CentOS Linux v5.2 has made some major changes. As a result choort jail setup using previous instructions no longer works. PHP is crashing with segmentation fault errors. So I had to trace php errors using strace command.

Download of the day: Firefox 3.0.3 (All platforms)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 09:55 AM PDT

Didn't take long to release new version. Firefox version 3.0.3 has been released. This version fix the known issues and brings stability to product.

FreeBSD: Load Kernel Module at Runtime

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:52 AM PDT

Q. How do I load a kernel module at runtime from a shell prompt under FreeBSD UNIX operating systems?

Answer to "FreeBSD: Load Kernel Module at Runtime"

Linux: Scan An Image With HP Scanners

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 04:09 PM PDT

Q. I've HP all in one printer / scanner / fax machine installed and I'd love to scan an image using Linux command line or GUI application. How do I scan an image under Linux?

Answer to "Linux: Scan An Image With HP Scanners"