Thursday, September 25, 2014

Java 8 installation on Fedora 14


  1. Download Java SDK/JRE from Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/server-jre8-downloads-2133154.html. (I selected the server version).
  2. Extract the files into /usr/local/java. (I created the java directory).
  3. Use the alternatives program to create the necessary links:
    • [root@Fedora-test ~]# alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_20/bin/java 20000
    • Run the alternatives config command:
[root@Fedora-test ~]# alternatives --config java
Select the option for Java 8
    • Test it:
[root@Fedora-test ~]# java -version
java version "1.8.0_20"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_20-b26)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.20-b23, mixed mode)
The following link was useful: http://www.dafoot.co.uk/index.php/menuitemcomputing/linux/101-fedora-12-alternatives-program-to-manage-java-runtimes-jdkjre

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Dumping computer’s DMI (SMBIOS) in Linux

dmidecode

dmidecode -t

The SMBIOS specification defines the following DMI types:

       Type   Information
       --------------------------------------------
          0   BIOS
          1   System
          2   Baseboard
          3   Chassis
          4   Processor
          5   Memory Controller
          6   Memory Module
          7   Cache
          8   Port Connector
          9   System Slots
         10   On Board Devices
         11   OEM Strings
         12   System Configuration Options
         13   BIOS Language
         14   Group Associations
         15   System Event Log
         16   Physical Memory Array
         17   Memory Device
         18   32-bit Memory Error
         19   Memory Array Mapped Address
         20   Memory Device Mapped Address
         21   Built-in Pointing Device
         22   Portable Battery
         23   System Reset
         24   Hardware Security
         25   System Power Controls
         26   Voltage Probe
         27   Cooling Device
         28   Temperature Probe
         29   Electrical Current Probe
         30   Out-of-band Remote Access
         31   Boot Integrity Services
         32   System Boot
         33   64-bit Memory Error
         34   Management Device
         35   Management Device Component
         36   Management Device Threshold Data
         37   Memory Channel
         38   IPMI Device
         39   Power Supply
         40   Additional Information
         41   Onboard Devices Extended Information
         42   Management Controller Host Interface

Additionally, type 126 is used for disabled entries and type 127 is an end-of-table marker. Types 128 to 255 are for OEM-specific data.

Keywords can be used instead of type numbers with --type.  Each keyword is equivalent to a list of type numbers:

       Keyword     Types
       ------------------------------
       bios        0, 13
       system      1, 12, 15, 23, 32
       baseboard   2, 10, 41
       chassis     3
       processor   4
       memory      5, 6, 16, 17
       cache       7
       connector   8
       slot        9