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Is it possible to build packages for multiple versions of Red hat Linux on a single server? [closed]

I have a set of programs for analyzing radiation data and I want to build packages for Red Hat Linux versions 4.x - 6.x. Is it possible to build these packages on a single build server running a ...
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How is the Linux repository administrated?

I am amazed by the Linux project and I would like to learn how they administrate the code, given the huge number of developers. I found the Linux repository on GitHub, but I do not understand how it ...
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What is a zombie process or thread?

What is a zombie process or thread, and what creates them? Do I just kill them, or can I do something to get diagnostics about how they died?
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Linux OS developers : do they unit test their code? [closed]

Linux OS developers : do they unit test their code ? If yes : since this OS is coded in C, how do they manage to write effectively unit tests in this language ? what are the "zones" in OS where ...
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How to make custom libraries accessible?

I am trying to compile and install every custom module under it's own designated folder. (ex: /myApps/myLinux/compiled_app) I had luck with Python so far, where my Python is compiled from source and ...
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Process monitoring in Linux environment?

I'm trying to write a multi threaded/processes application and it need to know how to monitor a process from another process all the time. So here is what I have, I have a 2 processes, each with ...
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Migration of PowerBuilder application to multiplatform [closed]

I developed a client/server application with PowerBuilder in the past for medical clinics and done maintenance for it until now. Now, some clients are asking me to develop a release for Mac/Linux and ...
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Programming your own linux distribution?

So, during the couple of days I've been thinking what it takes to make your own linux distribution. Where should I actually start? I'd like to have some very basic tips for this. I consider myself a ...
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Which Linux distro to pick for volunteering?

The number of Linux distributions is large. Someone wanting to volunteer with one of them might have a hard time picking between them, because it's hard to sense the culture, environment, and level ...
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What development tools would you recommend for developing .NET apps in Mono that would give me the same productivity boost as Resharper?

Aside from using IDEs such as MonoDevelop, what combination of tools do you use in Mono development to give you the same productivity boost that one would normally gain by using R# in VS2010? EDIT: ...