Category Archives: Unix/Linux

Enable the EPEL repository on CentOS/RedHat 5/6

The EPEL repository, maintained by the team of fedoraproject, give us the ability to install additional packages such as htop, nagios, etc. multitail with the yum command. By default in RedHat or CentOS, are not allowed because it is not considered stable or reliable. Let’s see how to enable them on CentOS 5.*/6.* or RHEL 5.*/6.*. The first… Read More »

How to clear the cache Squid and recreate

How do I know where is the Squid cache in the Linux Filesystem, and recreate it as empty? The Squid cache stores the pages that are made by the client in order to return more quickly on subsequent requests without having to re-download every time the same page from the internet. It may happen, however, of having to… Read More »

HTTP Digest Authentication with Squid

Recently, we have seen how to use Squid as a Reverse Proxy, knowing that the primary objective of the product is to be used as a proxy internet. In this guide, I want to offer one of 3 different authentication for Squid I use most: http digest authentication. http digest is an easy way to manage the users through… Read More »

Install CentOS/RHEL 7 remotely using VNC

In this tutorial we will see how to install graphically CentOS 7 remotely, by connecting to the server via VNC. This guide is especially useful if you are installing in virtualized environments such as VMware, Proxmox, Citrix, etc., where the console is not usable at 100% or do not want to throw us too, all thanks to the change… Read More »