27 August 2010
By admin
First of all check if dpkg is installed on your machine by typing the following on the command line
[root@localhost php]# dpkg
If dpkg is installed you will get some similar response
[root@localhost php]# dpkg
dpkg: need an action option
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
17 August 2010
By admin
There are many ways to change the default editor used for entering committing message to the git repository.
1 - Commit using the command line itself
$ git commit -m "my first commit"
2 - Change the editor using the command line and git command
I prefer emacs so I will use emacs as my default git commit editor.
$ git config --global core.editor "emacs"
3 - Add the editor info to the gitconfig file
Once you have opened the file add the following lines to it
01 August 2010
By admin
To install pecl-uploadprogress you might need to do the following
1 - Login as root.
$ su -l
Password: "Enter your root password"
2 - check if php-devel is already installed. So just run the following command and if it is not present it will install it and if it is prsent it will just update it.
3 - Once php-devel is installed just run the following command to install pecl-uploadprogress
$ pecl install uploadprogress
4 - Once it is installed add the following line to your php.ini file
01 August 2010
By admin
If you are using network manager and the old default network is disabled and the icons are greyed out the just do the following,
For each connection check if "controlled by Networkmanager" is enabled. If it is enabled disable it.
Now you should have the option to activate and deactivate as well as the delete option.
30 May 2009
By admin
Just a few months ago , Adobe came up with the Adobe Reader for Linux OS .
Installation
1 Download the latest version of Adobe Reader from the Adobe Download Page
2 Select the rpm and download the rpm
3 then just run this command
rpm -i AdobeReader_enu-8.1.3-1.i486.rpm
Usage
To run Adobe Reader, click Applications → Office → Adobe Reader 8 menu item. Or run the following command in terminal:
/opt/Adobe/Reader8/bin/acroread