PC (Windows machine) Tips

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Installing Windows

• Making bootable USB drive without external software (Windows7, Windows8): http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/usb-installation-disk-windows-7-extra-software/

System Admin (Linux/Unix) Tips

Note

Most of the commands in this page require privileged right (i.e., sudo).

Users

• to add a new user:

useradd -d /home/XXX -m XXX

passwd XXX # this command helps create a password.

• to remove a user:

Services

• web server: service apache2 {restart|status|stop|start}
• mysql server: service mysql {restart|status|stop|start}

Programs

• apt-get (dpkg) for Debian-based systems or yum (rpm) for Redhat-compatible systems
• RPM and YUM package management (external link) (local copy: pdf)