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Introduction to the new Linux Sysadmin
Recently we have had a few support requests come through from people who are new to Linux, and are unsure how to maintain a server at all. Package Management If your Linux distro is RedHat based (ie Centos, , then you will be using yum and RPM. RPM is for doing individual package manipulation (installing,…
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Chrome OS and Linux
I had high hopes for netbooks bringing about an increased mindshare for Linux for ordinary users. This didn’t quite pan out unfortunately and it’s nigh impossible to find a Linux netbook at a brick and mortar store these days. Users loved the low price and mobility of a netbook, but (seemingly) didn’t appreciate the lack…
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The Pool table that never happened
Now here’s a story about how awesome our boss Peter is, and how our offices are just a little to hard to get too at times .. Once apon a time, Rimuhosting was based in a room in Peters house (like all good start-up companies). Eventually he gained the trust of many customers and made…
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Congratulations to RailsBridge bug mashers
Congratulations to Josh, Marshall, and Jordan who each won one of the RimuHosting-supplied prizes at the recent RailsBridge BugMash. The BugMash was to identify, narrow down, reproduce, provide test cases and patch Rails bugs. From their site: Here’s how it will work: the BugMash will run over the weekend of August 8-9. The Rails team…
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WordPress Upgrade Script
Heres a little Shell Script I wrote which, if run, will check your entire server for insecure versions of wordpress. If it finds any, it will give you the option to upgrade. If you say yes it will backup the existing sites file and database in /root/wp_upgrade and upgrade it. Please Note: This has not…