Oracle Linux is a Linux distribution derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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crontab's @reboot only works for root?
man 5 crontab is pretty clear on how to use crontab to run a script on boot:
These special time specification "nicknames" are supported, which replace the 5 initial time and date
fields, and ...
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How to start graphical interface before login?
I've installed Oracle Linux 6.4 (x86_64) on a server as a database server, the packages installed by default didn't include the graphical interface. Following this article, I installed the referred ...
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Mkfs error undefined symbol: ext2fs_numeric_progress_ops
I'm running a Oracle Linux 6.4 under Hyper-V.
I have to add a disk. So I add it in Hyper-V, Linux sees it when I run fdisk -l and I can see it. So I did a fdisk /dev/sdb then I created an extended ...
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Cannot install BIND dns with yum on Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.1
I am currently using Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.1 to use for Oracle RAC. However I am stuck at installing BIND (DNS Server) at the VM I've set up.
I've used the following command:
yum install ...
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Oracle Linux 6.5: Unable to install VLC 2.0.10 from rpmfusion-free-updates
I want to install VLC in my linux box. When I execute yum install vlc, it displays following message:-
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
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Resize / remount /dev/shm not working
I've got a linux box dedicated to playing host to an Oracle server installation. It's got 4Gb RAM and by default, 50% (2Gb) has been allocated to /dev/shm. I want to change this to 3Gb, but I am ...
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How to fix xclock command not found error on Oracle Linxu 6.4?
I want to do GUI based installation but xclock command is not found. I have checked, I don't have xclock at all by finding it.
# xclock
-bash: xclock: command not found
If I search x11 I found ...
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VSFTPD Configuration with Shared folder in Oracle Linux 6.5
I'm trying to configure VSFTPD, for each user to have a PublicFTP directory, since all users are chrooted, but they still need a central FTP dir. I've created this directory in each of the local ...
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MySQL 5.1.73 - community edition : Where is MySQL configuration file?
I have installed MySQL 5.1.73-community edition in my Oracle LINUX 5 server. I am able to start / stop and execute MySQL commands. But, I am unable to locate the MySQL installation directory as well ...
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How to install most recent version of Eclipse via the Terminal
I'm new to Linux and have just been given a VM of Oracle Linux to work with. I need to install Eclipse on it and, after a bit of research, discovered that this could most easily be done with the ...
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Missing CD-ROM from /dev Redhat (Oracle Linux) 6.2
We have installed the minimal install for Redhat 6.2 (OL 6.2) on a HP Proliant 380 G8 and there is no CDROM, SDB or DVD listed in /dev. If I do dmesg | more, I cannot find any reference to it ...
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MySQL 5.1.73 in Oracle LINUX : Which is the correct mysql configuration file?
I have installed MySQL 5.1.73 manually by RPM on Oracle LINUX 5.
When I searched configuration file - my.cnf I run below command and get list of multiple configuration files.
$ locate *.cnf
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Installing multiple versions of MySQL on Oracle Linux
I have a Oracle Linux 5 server. I have to install MySQL 5.1 as well as MySQL 5.6. Is it possible to install both version of MySQL on the same machine? If yes, how can I achieve this?
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Oracle Linux R6 Install Error
My Oracle Linux R6 x64 won't install. After normal install it's just blank screen. After basic video driver options install stuck on "Waiting for hardware to initialize...". Tried with different ...
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Add GUI to Oracle Linux 6.4
I've installed Oracle Linux 6.4 on VirtualBox VM. As I understand, because of the fact that this is the server version, no GUI is installed by default. Can you guide me how to install/enable it?
I ...
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Oracle Linux 6 download files?
I want to download Oracle Linux 6 for basic use to install on my laptop to use oracle 11g r2 database since this is one of only few Linux distros which is supported. When I go to the downloads section ...
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Need to run su command If I am a user with sudo access
I am a user in Oracle Linux server with sudo access. If I run su command, system prompts for password. When I input my account password, system gives message Incorrect password while I login ...
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Installing packages in Oracle Linux Server 6.5
This is the first time working on a non-Ubuntu distribution, I need to get the following packages, which in Ubuntu I just used this commands:
sudo apt-get install libreadline6-dev
sudo apt-get ...
