March 2008

Compiling Application Source Files

Posted by Ryan on March 16, 2008 in Linux, Solaris

If you find an application that you want, but can’t find a binary for it… you’re probably left only with the source code as an option. I have listed and briefly described the three main commands to properly configure and compile source code.
First unpack (gunzip, bunzip2, unzip) the application file(s)
Then “cd” into the unpacked [...]

Combine multi-segment DVD downloads

Posted by Ryan on March 7, 2008 in Linux, Solaris, Windows

Need to download a DVD image for a progam or operating system? Chances are, the download will be in pieces that will need to be re-assembled after the download is complete. This can be done by following the steps below.
SOLARIS/LINUX
cat piece1 piece2 piece3 > entirefile
WINDOWS
copy /b piece1 + piece2 + piece3 entirefile