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CentOS 7 Can ping but cannot browse
I have install CentOS 7, I unable to update unless I add the mirror list into my /etc/hosts.
I can ping to what ever domain but cannot browse unless I put the address in my hosts file.
The ping ...
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Problems with postfix and sending mails
I have ran into problems while configuring my postfix for my CENTOS machine.
Note:The mailserver itself should be localhost only and only be able to send mail internally.
the following shows up when ...
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How do I recompile Python in VirtualEnv?
I built virtualenv and it adds Python 2.7 by default in it. After reading this solution to a bug I have, it says I have to recompile Python with the option --enable-shared. So should I rm -rf Python ...
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Which package contains the `most` command
I feel extremely dumb for asking this, but:
On CentOS, which package should I install to have the most command (a really nice pager)? A google search turns up way too many irrelevant results. A ...
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Creating a USB stick for installing centos 6.x using DVD1 and DVD2 iso files
First, we create 2 partitions on the USB stick that
is let's say 16GB.
first partition is let's say only 1GB
and the second partition is the rest of what is available.
after we "w" write the changes,...
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Wicd set up on centos
I am having difficulties with wicd on start up on CentOS 6. When it starts up it complains that it cannot connect to the DBus and that the daemon has shut down. When I check the log file there is ...
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Is my CentOS library multiarch? And what does that mean?
On CentOS release 6.4, I am trying to run a binary. However, it gives the following complaint:
(...) requires "/lib/libuuid.so.1" to function.
From a quick search, I can see that the only similar ...
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How to force `yum reinstall` to overwrite changed files in a `/var` sub-directory?
I have a software package[1] that is already being used by multiple users.
Its RPM is created with Cmake.
For historical reasons, the software package installs some files in a subdirectory of /...
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Easiest way to set up a "proper" VPN on a CentOS server, allowing an Ubuntu or Windows client to connect to it
I am using Ubuntu at home. I have a server in the US with CentOS.
With my system administrator days long gone (about 25 years ago), the question is: what's the easiest, least painful way to make a ...
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Installing keytool without JDK
I am trying to install keytool in a docker image based on centos but I get an error.
Example to reproduce Dockerfile:
FROM centos:7.9.2009 ...
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Create new SSH user and give him permission to an existing directory
Im trying to create new user called svecias and give him permission to connect via SFTP only to existing directory and deeper (/usr/share/nginx/itsupply).
Currently directory is owned by nginx in ...
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Installing three nginx dynamic modules when Nginx itself is installed via yum/dnf
We have a limitation on the server to only install Nginx via DNF. This currently (as of this date of writing) installs Nginx v1.18.0. We cannot compile our own Nginx.
I understand that with this we ...
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bashtop and bpytop do not display properly in putty
I have installed bashtop or bpytop (on a minimal CentOS install) but I just get a jumbled mess of colour blocks on the screen. I've made sure to do sudo yum upgrade and rebooted, but still garbled ...
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Routing - Route specific Internal IP''s over VPN device
I'm running OpenVPN with some configs on a centOS7 machine. They connect to remote VPN sites and sometimes they change ip after a reboot. They are called tun0, tun1 etc.
Now i need some devices to go ...
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Wordpress Home page only works. The rest of the pages and post returns Nginx 404. CentOS Linux 7.6.1810
I had successfully installed a wordpress site using the webmin but the problem is after i changed the permalinks settings of wordpress to '%postname%' the rest of the pages except the home page ...
