Jun 18, 2012
Keeping Logfiles at Bay with bash
From time to time there are instances in which an application creates logfiles that are big but you need them to fix an issue. Most times these are trace logs. Ran into a similar situation and came up with a short and simple bash script to address the issue. #!/bin/bash #################################################################### # This will look for trace log and zip them and deleting files... read more
Jun 7, 2012
Evernote
Recently I found a piece of software that just works perfect for me in keeping track of ideas, notes and items I see but may not be near a computer or a device to write down or record that moment. In steps Evernote to the rescue. Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet and the web. It is available on all of the major phone and... read more
Jun 7, 2012
Install Adobe Flash Player on Fedora 17 / 16
This document explains how to install Adobe Flash Player Plugin version 11.2 (32-bit and 64-bit) with YUM on Fedora 17/16 Adding Adobe’s YUM repository makes it very easy also keep up-to-date with Flash Player Plugin. Install Adobe YUM Repository RPM package Adobe Repository 32-bit x86 $ sudo rpm -ivh http://linuxdownload.adobe.com/adobe-release/adobe-release-i386-1.0-1.noarch.rpm $ sudo rpm –import... read more
Jun 7, 2012
Install Google Chrome on Fedora 16/17
This explains how to install Google Chrome on Fedora 16/17. First we need to add the Google yum repository to your system, for this we will add the 32 and 64 bit repositories. Create the following file with root privileges. $ sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/google.repo Add the following contents and save the file. [google-chrome] name=google-chrome – 64-bit... read more
Jun 6, 2012
Copying Files to Multiple Systems Simultaneously
Have you ever wonder a simple way to copy files and run commands on multiple machines from one command? Well there are several tools available that will allow us to do just that. I will discuss just pssh (Parallel SSH). pssh (Parallel SSH) pssh (Parallel SSH) is a command line tool that includes pscp and allows you to send commands and copy files to multiple server via a list or individually. Makes it... read more
