Installing LAPACK on Linux
Lapack can be installed onto linux by downloading the lapack source code from here: http://www.netlib.org/lapack/lapack-3.3.1.tgz Once the source code is downloaded you will need to […]
Linux Rap Songs
Rap can be used by Linux administrators to flow their way through the tough problems that are often presented to them. It can give them […]
Working with Linux ABCD
Linux ABCD is a handy tool for the automation of libraries and documentation centers. It offers several distributions for linux and windows systems. More information […]
locate command doesn’t find all files
When using the locate command in linux you may notice that it doesn’t always find the files that you would expect. Such as files there […]
cfengine error check your system clock
When compiling cfengine we get the following error: This may be due to the files within the tar having a timestamp that is different from […]
scan for new disks in solaris
Disks often fail in systems and need to be replaced. If you are using solaris and zfs as your file system you will need to […]
USB 3.0 Performance Notes
With storage capacity on the rise data transfer was still generally slow, until now. USB 3.0 solves the major flaw of it’s predecessor USB 2.0, […]
-bash: mail: command not found
When trying to use the mail command in linux you may get the following error: This means that the mail command is not present your […]
Problems with ZFS in Solaris
ZFS is a fantastic file system which revolutionizes data management. It has awesome features such as snapshots, dedup, the notion of pools and shares, effective […]
PHPLD GD Support not working
You may get a notice that visual confirmations are not available since you do not have gd support on your host. You will want to […]