How to add a Red Hat Linux 7.2 subscription after installation.

To add a subscription after installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, type this command as root. [root@localhost jason]# subscription-manager register –username USERNAME –password "PASSWORD"[root@localhost jason]# subscription-manager register –username USERNAME –password "PASSWORD" This will setup your Red Hat subscription. Then enter this command. This will refresh all of the information on your machine. [root@localhost jason]# subscription-manager … Read more

Linux still a better option than Windows.

http://www.walkernews.net/2007/06/22/download-official-redhat-linux-iso-image/ The link above is to the Redhat 6.2 Linux distribution, the first version of Linux I used. It ran very well on a Celeron 600 with 64MB of RAM and integrated graphics. Linux has come so far since it was first released, the desktop has gotten even easier to use and with the release … Read more

Why Linux is very useful on the desktop compared to the Windows operating system.

The Linux kernel is very flexible. There are so many distributions of Linux that I have lost count. There is the Vyatta routing distribution that is useful for creating a router on an old computer. The Clonezilla utility distribution is also very useful, this is a Linux based distribution of Debian that is used to … Read more

Munich council handing out free Linux distribution CD`s to replace Windows.

The Munich council is handing out free Linux CD`s to help replace Linux on the desktop. This can only be a good thing when Windows XP is no longer supported with upgrades on the desktop. There is a case study here: http://blog.credativ.com/en/2013/01/case-study-munich-city-council.html this describes the migration process of the council from Windows XP to Linux. … Read more

The olden days of Linux and some awesome Beryl Emerald themes.

The Linux distribution that I most remember using in the olden days of my Linux experimentation is the old Mandrake Linux distribution. This was a Linux distribution geared towards beginner Linux users and had some awesome themes. I loved using it due to the solid way it was put together. Nowadays, we have the Ubuntu … Read more

Comcast cable television boxes run Redhat Linux 9.0 as an OS. Interesting.

So that is what Comcast are running on their cable television boxes. Of course they would run a stable and reliable operating system like Linux to make sure that the boxes work as expected, but kernel 2.4.24 in 2013? Still, the 2.4 kernels are still being maintained so they are still a worthy kernel to … Read more

First colour photograph sent home to Earth by the Curiosity rover.

This is the first colour photograph taken by the Curiosity rover sent by NASA. This photograph is taken with a new high-resolution camera called the Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) at the end of the rover’s robotic arm. This imaging device can resolve super-small details when the camera is up close to an interesting object.

Desktop Linux under attack.

The recent attacks on Desktop Linux enacted by the cracking of the Kernel.org website and the more recent attacks against the Linux Foundation websites has cast a cloud over desktop Linux. The Kernel.org website is still down for maintenance and the security of the Linux kernel is in doubt. The story on Slashdot says that … Read more