Archive for the Category: Linux

IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.9 Released

May 11, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 8.0.0.9 for IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015103 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Fedora 28 Released

May 1, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project Contributors have just released Fedora v28. https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/28/ChangeSet Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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IBM MQ Lab Speakers’ Sessions for MQTC v2.0.1.8

April 27, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The IBM MQ Lab in Hursley, UK will be sending a group of speakers (speakers names TBA) to MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8 (MQTC). Here are the list of sessions so far: What’s New in IBM MQ Introduction to IBM MQ Benefiting from the IBM MQ Appliance Introduction to MQ Publish/Subscribe Running MQ in the Cloud […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 Released

April 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v18.04. http://releases.ubuntu.com/18.04/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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Determining if the MQ client fileset package is installed

April 20, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM Support has posted a Technote on determining if the MQ client fileset package is installed. Example commands are listed for AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating systems. https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21299538 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Linux Help! Anyone, Anyone

April 18, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Attention Linux SysAdmin gurus. I could use your Linux expertise. I have an X86-64 bit PC with SLES 11 SP2 64-bit installed. It has been running great for many years. When I turned it on this afternoon and it failed to boot with what looks like a hard drive issue. Click to see a larger/readable […]

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IBM MQ v8.0 End of Service Date

April 12, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for IBM MQ v8.0 on distributed platforms (Linux, Unix, Windows and IBM i) is April 30, 2020. The IBM MQ Software lifecycle page is at: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS918-054/index.html Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Creating A JMS (MQRFH2) Message in non-JMS Java Application

April 11, 2018 Roger Lacroix

This is the third post regarding JMS (MQRFH2) messages in non-JMS application. The previous 2 are: Handling A JMS (MQRFH2) Message in non-JMS Java Application JMS (MQRFH2) Message But The User Sees Garbage If you want to create JMS messages then the simplest solution is to use the IBM MQ classes for JMS. In case […]

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Handling A JMS (MQRFH2) Message in non-JMS Java Application

April 10, 2018 Roger Lacroix

In the post ‘JMS (MQRFH2) Message But The User Sees Garbage‘, I wrote about how to properly view a JMS message (aka MQRFH2 message) on an MQ queue. I mentioned in the posting that non-JMS applications can be coded to deal with JMS messages. So in this posting, I’ll show you code for handling both […]

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SQLite v3.23.1 Released

April 10, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.23.1. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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