How to open winrar files on Linux (Fedora/Ubuntu)
I just downloaded .rar file. But i can’t open it under my Fedora operating systems. How to open it?
RAR is a proprietary compression format widely used today. By default, Fedora unable to open RAR files. So, you need to install a software called unrar.
How to install unrar on Fedora?
Just use yum command as follows : Read more
How to Change, set or change MySQL root Password
Once you installed MySQL, you might need to set the MySQL root password to protect your DB. Actually how to do that?
Just type the following command on your terminal
[root@techkaki] # mysqladmin -u root password NEWPASSWORD
However, if you want to change (or update) a root password, then you need to use following command
[root@techkaki] # mysqladmin -u root -p 'oldpassword' password newpass
Eg:
[root@techkaki] # mysqladmin -u root -p 'abcdef' password '123456'
Problem with set static ip on ubuntu 8.10
There is a bug with the Gnome Network Manger on Ubuntu 8.10. We have to set the static ip address manually. Once the system is reboot, it will reverting back to DHCP setup.
This problem can be solve by remove the Gnome Network Manager. To remove the Gnome Network Manager, use the following command in the terminal: Read more
