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Reboot Linux box after a kernel panic

If you want the server to get rebooted automatically after kernel hit by a pain error message, try adding panic=N to /etc/sysctl.conf file.

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Howto make partition changes visible to the kernel without reboot

Many system administrators may be in the habit of re-booting their systems to make partition changes visible to the kernel. With Linux, this is not usually necessary. The partprobe command, from the parted package, informs the kernel about changes t read more »
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gOS package repos for Ubuntu Gutsy

Odds are you've heard of gOS somewhere or another. What if you want to test it, but don't want to download it? What if you just want to install it over Ubuntu? You can. Just add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
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Why people insist on using /boot

One of the strangely quite common type of support request involved to some extent the standalone /boot partition. But why people insist on using a st read more »
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