Linux Solutions

Problems encountered and solutions found whilst installing and using Linux. Early posts are for Fedora Core 6 (FC-6)

Linux Kernel Vulnerability: know your version!

[04 Oct 2010]

An exceptional vulnerability has been detected in the Linux kernel, which allows any non-root user to gain super-user privileges. One would ...

Can't Mount NTFS Drive

[19 Nov 2006]

I want to mount the old XP (well, Vista) partition in my system. If I try: mount -t ntfs /dev/md0 /xp I get this error: mount: unknown ...

I used the wrong partition for the Linux Boot Loader!

[19 Nov 2006]

I have Windows Vista installed on the main (RAID SATA) drives. When I installed FC-6 on a spare 30GB IDE drive, I think it put its boot loader ...

Can't Mount SMB Drive

[19 Nov 2006]

I want to mount the drive on our Windows 2000 PC, but the usual mount format (smbfs) doesn't work. Apparently what you need to use instead ...

The Developer's Apple Mac

The Developer's Apple Mac Everybody knows that Mac OS/X is essentially Linux under the hood, but how does it stack up as a development platform? Does it make up for the scripting and package limitations of Microsoft Windows, or are all the ... (more)

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