09-11-2002
If you truly want to learn UNIX I would suggest one of the BSD's or Slackware Linux and preferably good book on UNIX System Administration. But get ready for a long period of sleepless nights
If you'd just want to get started quickly and *really* need GUI in your daily use, any of the popular Linux distros (Mandrake, Red Hat) will do this job great.
But really, the more newbie-friendly distros can be a nice gateway into "real" UNIX..
I started of with Red Hat 5 and eventually moved over to Slackware, and later setting my foot in the BSD's as well. In other words, thank you Red Hat for introducing me to the Linux/UNIX world
Good Luck
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LEARN ABOUT CENTOS
rhn-channel
SPACEWALK-CHANNEL(8) Red Hat, Inc. SPACEWALK-CHANNEL(8)
NAME
spacewalk-channel - Subscribe to or unsubscribe system from channel.
SYNOPSIS
spacewalk-channel [options]
DESCRIPTION
spacewalk-channel allows you to subscribe to and unsubscribe from specified channels via the command line. A visit to the "Spacewalk
Server", "Red Hat Satellite" or "Red Hat Network Classic" website isn't required.
OPTIONS
-l, --list
Print a list of channel(s) that you are currently subscribed to.
-b, --base
Print a base channel that you are currently subscribed to.
-L, --available-channels
Print a list of all available child channels.
-a, --add
You are subscribing system to given channel(s). You have to specify --user and --password.
-r, --remove
You are unsubscribing system to given channel(s). You have to specify --user and --password.
-u, --user
Your username used to register the system with and for Red Hat Network Classic, Red Hat Satellite or Spacewalk. If you do not enter
this option and it is required, you will be prompted.
-p, --password
The password associated with the username specified with the --user option. This is an unencrypted password. If you do not enter
this option and it is required, you will be prompted.
-c, --channel
Label of channel you want to subscribe to or unsubscribe from. Can be specified multiple times.
-v, --verbose
Print out successfull action.
-h, --help
Show a help message and exit.
NOTE
The addition and removal of channels is mutually exclusive, please use the command twice.
EXAMPLES
Subscribe to two channels:
spacewalk-channel --add -c rhn-tools-rhel-i386-server-5 -c rhel-i386-server-vt-5 --user username --password password
Unsubscribe from channel:
spacewalk-channel --remove -c rhn-tools-rhel-i386-server-5 -c rhel-i386-server-vt-5 --user username --password password
List subscribed channels:
spacewalk-channel --list
SEE ALSO
rhnplugin(8), rhn_register(8), up2date(5).
AUTHORS
Miroslav Suchy <msuchy@redhat.com>
BUGS
Report bugs to <http://bugzilla.redhat.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Red Hat, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
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