This post summarizes Linux Kernel new features, bugfixes and changes in Linux 4.19.178 Release. Linux 4.19.178 Release contains 248 changes, patches or new features. In total, there are 239,909 lines of Linux source code changed/added in Linux 4.19.178 release compared to Linux 4.19 release. To view the source code of Linux 4.19.178 kernel release online,
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Linux Kernel 4.14.223 Release
Posted onThis post summarizes Linux Kernel new features, bugfixes and changes in Linux 4.14.223 Release. Linux 4.14.223 Release contains 176 changes, patches or new features. In total, there are 277,921 lines of Linux source code changed/added in Linux 4.14.223 release compared to Linux 4.14 release. To view the source code of Linux 4.14.223 kernel release online,
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Linux Kernel 5.4.102 Release
Posted onThis post summarizes Linux Kernel new features, bugfixes and changes in Linux 5.4.102 Release. Linux 5.4.102 Release contains 338 changes, patches or new features. In total, there are 160,715 lines of Linux source code changed/added in Linux 5.4.102 release compared to Linux 5.4 release. To view the source code of Linux 5.4.102 kernel release online,
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Linux Kernel: netpoll: fix netconsole IPv6 setup
Posted onThis change “netpoll: fix netconsole IPv6 setup” (commit 00fe11b) in Linux kernel is authored by Sabrina Dubroca <sd [at] queasysnail.net> on Thu Feb 6 18:34:12 2014 +0100. Description of “netpoll: fix netconsole IPv6 setup” The change “netpoll: fix netconsole IPv6 setup” introduces changes as follows. netpoll: fix netconsole IPv6 setup Currently, to make netconsole start
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Linux Kernel 4.19.70 Release
Posted onThis post summarizes new features, bugfixes and changes in Linux kernel release 4.19.70. Linux 4.19.70 Release contains 95 changes, patches or new features. In total, there are 101,521 lines of Linux source code changed/added in Linux 4.19.70 release compared to Linux 4.19 release. To view the source code of Linux 4.19.70 kernel release online, please
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How to open a port in iptables?
Posted onHow to open a port, say 3389, in iptables to allow incoming traffics to it? There are several cases for this question: ipv4 or ipv6 or both, TCP or UDP or both and which interface? For simplicity, I give commands to allow all (ipv4 and ipv6, TCP and UDP from all interfaces) using port 3389
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How to find the hostname of an IP using /etc/hosts if it has the mapping on Linux?
Posted onCommon DNS queries like ping will first get the IP of a hostname if it exists in /etc/hosts. How to find the hostname of an IP using /etc/hosts if it has the mapping on Linux? Multiple tools on Linux can do the “reverse” checking using /etc/hosts file. For example, if we have a line 192.0.2.1
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Why I got message “invalid syntax, continuing…” when I execute “sysctl”?
Posted onWhen I tried to apply new configuration in /etc/sysctl.conf, I got following message. warning: /etc/sysctl.conf(44): invalid syntax, continuing… Sounds like your changed /etc/sysctl.conf has problem. You may post the content of your /etc/sysctl.conf here to let other have a check. net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1 net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0 kernel.sysrq = 0 kernel.core_uses_pid = 1
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How to enable SSH service on Fedora Linux?
Posted onHow to enable SSH service on Fedora Linux? By default, it seems ssh is not enabled. Fedora may not have sshd service installed/enabled by default. You will need to install and configure it by yourself. The following instructions is for Fedora 22 as an example. First, install the sshd server by # dnf install openssh-server
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How to configure iptables on Linux Mint 17.1?
Posted onHow to configure iptables and make the configuration persistent across system restarting on Linux Mint 17.1? You can use the ‘iptables-persistent’ tool. To install iptables-persistency pachage: sudo aptitude install iptables-persistent The you can manipulate the iptables by the ‘iptables’ command. To save the current iptables rules: sudo /etc/init.d/iptables-persistent store It will store the rules for
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How to Disable IPv6 on Linux
Posted onIPv6 is enabled by default on most Linux distros. However, IPv6 is not used for some situations for most of time and it may cause troubles and requires effort to protect the network and ensure the security. This post introduces how to disable IPv6 support on Linux (newer modern Kernel versions). First, add these lines
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How to disable IPv6 on Linux (Old Version Kernels)
Posted onUpdate: this only works on older Linux kernels (e.g. Fedora 12). For newer kernels, please see How to disabling IPv6 on Linux IPv6 is enabled by default on most Linux distros. However, IPv4 is still the mostly used network and IPv6 is not used in many environment. This post introduces how to disable IPv6 support on
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Speeding Up Firefox in Linux
Posted onFirefox can be much faster on Linux! Let’s speed up Firefox on Linux system. Part 1 and 2 only config firefox, so it can also be used on other platform such as Windows. 1. Pipe-lining network connection Most of us use a broad band width network, then why not pip line the connection from Firefox?
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How to Speed Up Firefox DNS Lookup in Linux
Posted onHow to speed Up Firefox DNS Lookup in Linux: 1. Close IPV6 support # echo “alias net-pf-10 off” >> /etc/modprobe.conf # echo “alias ipv6 off” >> /etc/modprobe.conf Type “about:config” into the address line and enter. Set “network.dns.disableIPv6” to “true” 2. Some other tweaks Type “about:config” into the address line and enter. Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
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Pitfalls and Lessons on Configuing and Tuning Hadoop
Posted onThis post lists pitfalls and lessons learning when configuring and tuning Hadoop. Hadoop with IPv6 Hadoo doesn’t support IPv6 currently (up to 0.20.2 and 0.21.0): Hadoop and IPv6. The performance of the cluster may suffer from turning IPv6 on in clusters: mail archive. One good practice is to disable IPv6 on servers in the Hadoop
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