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Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module in Fedora13

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions

Question : I installed virtualbox in fedora from repository using the command this: wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/fedora/virtualbox.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo; sed -i “s,enabled=0,enabled=1,g” /etc/yum.repos.d/virtualbox.repo When i tried to setup the virtualbox, i got this error: [root@unixmen-F13 Downloads]# /etc/init.d/vboxdrv   setupStopping VirtualBox kernel module                          [  … Continue reading

Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel modules [FAILED]

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions

Q ; When i tried  to  add  Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions to my  fedora 12 i  got  this  errors .

Build your own Linux distribution with Linux From Scratch

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Linux From Scratch is a free e-book that gives step-by-step instructions on how to build a base Linux system by compiling source code of the Linux kernel, GNU utilities and other basic components.

Study: Linux kernel R&D worth over 1 billion euros

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According to a study by researchers at the University of Oviedo (Universidad de Oviedo) in Spain, the estimated total value of the2.6.30 Linux kernel, released in June of 2009, is more than €1 billion. Using the kernel development history from … Continue reading

Linux 2.6.33 Kernel Released!

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Now that Linus Torvalds is done rewiring part of his house, he has put out the Linux 2.6.33 kernel release. This update to the Linux kernel that’s coming three months after the release of Linux 2.6.32 delivers the Nouveau DRM … Continue reading

World's smallest Linux computer

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The picotux 100 is the world’s smallest Linux computer, only slightly larger (35mm×19mm×19mm) than an RJ45 connector. Inside, there is an ARM7 CPU at 55 MHz running uClinux kernel 2.4.27 and Busybox 1.0. Two communication interfaces are provided, 10/100 Mbit … Continue reading

SHMMAX share Linux memory

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

The Linux kernel has many parameters that may be tuned, and are not well documented. Shared memory has been a big issue with big application like Oracle, Tibco, Webmethods on linux, This is the way to show you how to … Continue reading

Upgrade your Kernel the easy way in Ubuntu | LinuxMint

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Few days ago Ubuntu announced that there is a serious security issue in the kernel from version 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 and 9.10 . 7.xx versions are not affected. Canonical has been recommended as a solution to update the kernel … Continue reading

How to uninstall the old kernels in ubuntu

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Everytime there is an update for the kernel, the new kernel is installed while the old one is not automaticaly uninstalled, after several kernel updates, you will find a large list of old kernels in the start grub menu . … Continue reading

Debian -Easy Kernel upgrade with easyk

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Unix Tutorials

Easy Kernel is a program that loads the latest versions available on the Kernel.org, all you need is to identify the version and click OK and leave the program to prepare everything