Category Archives: Linux

Setting the sticky bit recursively on directories only

Posted on August 31, 2011 by ZachB

Setting the sticky bit recursively on directories only

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HTTP File Download Reassembly in WireShark with Chunked Transfer Encoding

Posted on August 24, 2011 by ZachB

How the Chunked Transfer Encoding feature of the HTTP/1.1 protocol can affect file reconstruction from packet captures.

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HOWTO: Enable Wireless Networking on Boot in Ubuntu Linux without NetworkManager

Posted on July 25, 2011 by ZachB

Enabling wireless networking on boot in Ubuntu Linux without NetworkManager.

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HOWTO: Enable Wired Networking on Boot in Ubuntu Linux without NetworkManager

Posted on July 21, 2011 by ZachB

Enabling a wired network interface on boot in Ubuntu Linux without NetworkManager.

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HOWTO: Disable IPv6 in Ubuntu Linux

Posted on July 21, 2011 by ZachB

Disabling IPv6 in Ubuntu Linux

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Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Upgrade – Grub Prompt on First Reboot

Posted on June 29, 2011 by ZachB

How to boot and fix Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal after upgrading when presented with a grub prompt.

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HOWTO: Upgrade from Subversion 1.4 to 1.6 on CentOS 5

Posted on May 27, 2011 by ZachB

Upgrading the packages and existing repositories from Subversion 1.4 to 1.6.6 on CentOS 5.

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HOWTO: Migrate an Existing RAID Array to a New Array

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ZachB

How to migrate from an existing software RAID 1 array to a new RAID 1 array on CentOS 5.5

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HOWTO: Create a Local Repository Mirror on Ubuntu

Posted on May 23, 2011 by ZachB

How to create and use a local repository mirror on Ubuntu 9.10. These instructions should work with minor modifications for other versions of Ubuntu.

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HOWTO: Setup a DHCP Server on Ubuntu 9.10

Posted on May 20, 2011 by ZachB

Setting up a DHCP server on a LAN with Ubuntu 9.10. These instructions should also basically work on Ubuntu 10.x.

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