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The why and how of RPATH
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| But before I go to the core of the
| problem, let me try to give a brief
| introduction of what weâre talking about
| here, because jumping straight to talk
| about injection is going to be too much
| for most of my readers, Iâm sure. Even
| though, this whole topic reconnects with
| multiple other smaller topics I discussed
| about in the past on my blog, so youâll
| see a few links here and there for that.
|
| First of all, what the heck is RPATH? When
| using dynamic linking (shared libraries),
| the operating system need to know where to
| look for the libraries an executable uses;
| to do so, each operating system has one or
| more PATH variables, plus eventual
| configuration files, that are used to look
| up the libraries; on Windows, for
| instance, the same PATH variable that is
| used to find the commands is used to load
| the libraries; and the libraries are
| looked for in the same directory where the
| executable is first of all. On Unix, the
| commands and the libraries use distinct
| paths, by design, and the executableâs
| directory is not searched for; this is
| also because the two directories are quite
| distinct (/usr/bin vs /usr/lib as an
| example). The GNU/Linux loader (and here
| the name is proper, as the loader comes
| out of GLIBC â almost identical behaviour
| is expected by uClibc, FreeBSD and other
| OSes but I know that much for sure)
| differs extensively from the Sun loader; I
| say this because Iâll introduce the Sun
| system later.
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http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2010/06/20/the-why-and-how-of-rpath
SystemRescueCd 1.5.6 Features Linux Kernel 2.6.34
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| FranÃois Dupoux announced on June 18th the
| new SystemRescueCd 1.5.6 Linux-based
| operating system. Being powered by the
| alternative Linux kernel 2.6.34, and the
| standard 2.6.32.15 Linux kernel,
| SystemRescueCd 1.5.6 includes now the
| popular GParted 0.6.0 application for
| partitioning tasks with support for drives
| with sectors larger than 512 bytes.
| Moreover, the FSArchiver and Memtest86+
| apps were also updated. Without further
| introduction, let's take a closer look at
| the changes brought by SystemRescueCd
| 1.5.4...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/SystemRescueCd-1-5-6-Features-Linux-Kernel-2-6-34-145020.shtml
Mandriva Linux Wins My BIg Fat Gratitude
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| I swallowed my pride and reinstalled
| Mandriva, then spent the day fixing the
| desktop well enough that I my eyes donât
| hurt when I look at it. Everything works
| well enoughâIâve got networking running.
| Iâve got Ruby 1.9, the latest version of
| PHP, Squeak, and Lispbox running. Iâm now
| officially good to go. No more fiddling
| for me.
|
| Itâs been fun taking a tour of Linux and
| FreeBSD land. Try it the next time you
| have a few days to spare. All of the
| distros are awesome in their way, but you
| may find, as I have, that there is one
| particular version that works best for
| you. You just have to kiss a lot of frogs
| to find your princess, or prince, as the
| case may be.
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http://hackingthevalley.com/2010/06/19/mandriva-linux-wins-my-big-fat-gratitude/
Recent:
rPath Enhances Intelligent Linux Patching Capabilities in Next-Generation System Automation Platform
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| rPath, an innovator in automating system
| provisioning and maintenance, today announced
| enhancements to the intelligent patching
| capabilities of its next-generation system
| automation platform. Specifically, rPath now
| automates inventory discovery, allows users
| to "cherry pick" updates and errata for
| incremental updates, and simplifies the user
| experience for Linux patching and system
| administration. To encourage Red Hat Network
| (RHN) Satellite users to try the rPath
| platform, the company has launched its
| "Satellite Swap-Out" promotional offer. For
| existing RHN Satellite customers, rPath will
| match or beat their current subscription to
| RHN Satellite with a richer, more complete
| solution.
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http://www.rpath.com/corp/component/content/article/70-2010-news-archive/630-04132010
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