Maybe I'm going about this the hard way, but here's what I'm trying to do:<BR><BR>I need to run a script on a central workstation that will run a query on two remote MySQL boxes and return the output ...

Beneath the surface of the well-known Linux commands lies a treasure trove of lesser-known utilities that can make your life easier, enhance your productivity, and even impress your fellow Linux users ...

Version 9.0 of MySQL comes with major new features: The innovation release offers JavaScript functions for SQL and a vector type for AI friends. New versions of the MySQL database belonging to Oracle ...

Jaroslav Reznik, who is Red Hat's Fedora project manager, proposed the change. Reznik explained that he was suggesting this move because, "The original company behind MySQL, MySQL AB, were bought out ...

Commands that provide help are essential. Here's a look at some of the help you can get from the Linux system itself. Even after you’ve used Linux for a while, you will still find yourself needing ...

Much to the chagrin of those who would like to malign the Linux operating system, it's actually quite easy to use. Thanks to modern GUI desktop environments and applications, anyone can jump into the ...

Linux may be easier to use than ever before, but you'll still need to open up a command line from time to time. That includes managing your storage, which isn't exactly easy to do in Linux, even with ...

One of the things that makes Linux and Unix-like systems both powerful and frustrating is that there are many ways to accomplish any particular goal. Take something simple like running a bunch of ...

I’m a big fan of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. One of the quotes from it that stands out in my head is, “Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire.” For ...