Where are the Linux routing table entries stored on disk?

I know the routing tables on Linux is in memory after being set. However, where are the routing table entries stored on disk? I mean where are the routing table is persistently stored so that the routing table can be reloaded like the iptables (under /etc/sysconfig/iptables on Fedora/RHEL/CentOS Linuxes). If the system uses the /etc/rc.d/init.d/network…

Chrome’s KDE proxy integration broken on KDE / Fedora

Chrome reads the proxy settings from Gnome correctly. However, when I run Chrome under KDE, the proxy integration is broken: In the settings of Chrome, clicking the “Change proxy settings” opens the KDE proxy setting dialog correctly (the command kcmshell4 proxy actually is executed). However, after the proxy settings are made, Chrome does not read…

How to activate or deactivate a Linux host with Gnome remotely?

I have a Fedora Linux server with Gnome 3. I want to lock / unlock the remote Gnome desktop remotely. How to activate or deactivate it remotely through SSH? Use gnome-screensaver-command. It is not specific to Gnome 3. Turn the screensaver on (blank the screen): $ gnome-screensaver-command -a If the screensaver is active then deactivate…

Make changes to sysctl.conf take effect without rebooting Linux?

I made some changes to /etc/sysctl.conf. I know it will take effect next time Linux boots. However, how to make the changes to sysctl.conf take effect without rebooting Linux? You can force Linux to reload the new configuration in /etc/sysctl.conf by: execute the following command as root: sysctl -p For more details, check the manual…

Installing Latex and Compiling a Latex Docuent in Linux

Latex is a popular document preparation system that is widely used for creating scientific and technical documents. Compiling Latex documents on Linux is a straightforward process that requires only a few Latex packages and a set of commands. By following the steps outlined in this post, you can easily compile Latex documents on your Linux…

Installing Dropbox on Linux

How to install Dropbox on Linux ? Just follow Dropbox’s instruction here: https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx A quick command for 64-bit Linux: $ cd ~ && wget -O – “https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64” | tar xzf – Use the dropx CLI: http://www.dropboxwiki.com/Using_Dropbox_CLI Download dropbox.py: $ wget -O ~/bin/dropbox.py “https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/dropbox.py” Set the permissions: $ chmod +x ~/bin/dropbox.py Start Dropbox: $ dropbox.py start Status:…

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How to force a metadata checkpointing in HDFS

The metadata checkpointing in HDFS is done by the Secondary NameNode to merge the fsimage and the edits log files periodically and keep edits log size within a limit. For various reasons, the checkpointing by the Secondary NameNode may fail. For one example, HDFS SecondaraNameNode log shows errors in its log as follows. 2017-08-06 10:54:14,488…

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Building and Installing Linux Kernel from the Source Code in an Existing Linux OS

Building Linux kernel may sound a complex and geek-only thing. However, as Linux kernel itself has much less depended tools/packages compared to other software packages, it is quite easy to compile, build and install a Linux kernel from the source code in an existing Linux OS. Building Linux kernel is needed if you need to…

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The length of timeslices for processes under CFS process scheduling algorithm in Linux Kernel

Abstract As is known, CFS (Completely Fair Scheduling) is a famous process scheduling algorithm in Linux Kernel but there is no convenient way for developers to get the timeslices of processes if CFS is chosen. In this article, I will introduce one way to hack the timeslices of process easily for CFS in Linux Kernel….