Category Archives: CentOS

Installing RVM on CentOS 5

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Sean

RVM is a great piece of software. Without it, it’d be a nightmare to maintain multiple versions of Ruby and multiple gemsets. I know that I use it every day, and if you’re developing with Ruby, you’ll probably want to … Continue reading →

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Making the CentOS 6 Boot Splash Screen More Verbose

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Mark

CentOS 6 comes with a splash screen that displays a progress bar as it boots. This looks nice and might be cool on a desktop for some eye candy but I’d rather watch what is happening. You can hit any … Continue reading →

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Removing old Kernels on CentOS 4

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Mark

Kernels RPMs are install only packages but CentOS 4 has no limit on the number of install only packages it will keep around, so you can easily end up with years worth of kernels installed on your server. This doesn’t … Continue reading →

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