Adding EPEL repository - Centos

wget http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/x86_64/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

rpm2cpio epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm  | cpio -idv
-- This creates a local ./etc directory


find /etc
-- locate the GPG key file

sudo rpm --import ./etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL

sudo rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/x86_64/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm

check open ports on Centos

sudo nmap -sS localhost

disabling selinux on Centos

echo “selinux=disabled” > /etc/selinux/config

install jdk on Ubuntu 10.10

$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner"
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk   
or {Depending upon what you need)
$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre




source : http://www.botskool.com/forum/computer-programming/linuxunix/install-sun-java-6-ubuntu-1004-jdk-jre

subversion

Sudo svnadmin create /svnrepo

sudo chown -R user:user /svnrepo

svn import books-learning/ file:///svnrepo/books-learning -m "First Import"

svn co file:///svnrepo/books-learning books-learning

Samba

Samba gui : system-config-samba

/sbin/service smb start

.screenrc

$ cat .screenrc
# Status at the bottom
hardstatus alwayslastline
hardstatus string ‘%{= kG}[ %{G}%H %{g}][%= %{= kw}%?%-Lw%?%{r}(%{W}%n*%f%t%?(%u)%?%{r})%{w}%?%+Lw%?%?%= %{g}][%{B} %D %Y-%m-%d %c:%s %{g}]‘