Currently I was required to password-protect some sort of Redmine setting up. I’ve commonly used mod_auth_mysql intended for similar initiatives, but Redmine relies on a salted code format that’s incompatible having mod_auth_mysql. And so, I taken on Apache/Perl authentication, a first in my opinion (When i rarely hint Perl) and could make the item work.
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In the event you’re an serious operating process geek, you may need to test available both Microsoft windows 8 in addition to Linux Mint. Here’s learn to get the very best of both equally by dual-booting Linux Mint with all your Windows 8 setting up.
Before most of us start there may be a few things that you’ll need:
10GB connected with free space with your drive
This Linux Mint DISC, from in this article (x86) or maybe here (x64), burnt into a DVD.
About half-hour of time to yourself
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An easy to read, accurate and in plain language guide to the linux operating system.
Some of my readers today will be aware of a beautiful operating system that goes by the name of Linux. For those who are not already familiar, here is a brief introduction: Linux is a free open-source alternative to Windows and Macintosh. Based off of Unix, Linus Torvalds laid the framework for the kernel many years ago and then made the source code open to all. He still works on the kernel today, but he’s not alone; millions of programmers around the world work to improve Linux with their free time. They’ve worked hard to bring Linux to maturity, and as of the past couple years, it has reached a mature stage where the average computer user is more than capable of using it. In other words, you no longer need to know how a computer works or how to program in order for Linux to be useful to you.
So why am I bringing up this topic? Quite frankly, there aren’t enough Linux users accessing TechwareLabs, and I believe this needs to change.
bold writing are command that you need to enter
red letting are command that you need to issue as root
click on Computer > More Applications > YaST
Put in root password for YaST
Scroll down until you see Software Management and single click on it
Check for the following software. If you don’t have it installed, install it
kernel-source
gcc
gcc-c++
make (This is most likely already installed, but just to double check)
Here is a great article from virtualhosting.com discussing some good resources for “getting your mom on linux”. Great idea!
By Jessica Hupp
For most computer literate children, a request from mom to get her set up on “this web thing†is met with panic and a feeling of drudgery. Are you about to expose your sweet mother to spam, phishing, viruses, or worse? Or perhaps more frightening, sign your life away as a 24/7 tech support center? Perhaps, but there’s a better way. By setting your mom up on a Linux machine, you can give her a safe, lean computing experience that will let her do all of the things she wants to do without giving you a nervous breakdown. Here, we’ve compiled over 50 of the best resources to help you get your mom on Linux without a whole lot of trouble.
Systems & Environments
With these systems and environments, you can get your mom set up with low maintenance and friendly interfaces.
Lighttpd, sometimes pronounced “Lighty”, is a lightweight HTTP server that can help alleviate Apache’s load by serving static content. Since Lighttpd uses less resources per request than Apache, it generally serves most static content faster than Apache. This tutorial shows how to install Lighttpd behind Apache via Apache´s proxy module.
No guarantee that this will work for you!
To install such a system you will need the following:
Once Lighttpd is installed, you’ll have to modify the configuration file to use it
vi /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
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Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Fedora 8 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.
I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
In this tutorial I use the hostname server1.example.com with the IP address 192.168.0.100. These settings might differ for you, so you have to replace them where appropriate.
First we install MySQL 5.0 like this:
yum install mysql mysql-server
Then we create the system startup links for MySQL (so that MySQL starts automatically whenever the system boots) and start the MySQL server:
chkconfig –levels 235 mysqld on
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
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This guide explains how you can install Apple’s Safari browser on Ubuntu 7.10. As there is no Linux version of Safari, we will run it under Wine. We will use a tool called PlayOnLinux to install Safari under Wine. With PlayOnLinux you can install lots of Windows games and some Windows applications (such as Office 2003, IE6, MS Money, etc.) on Linux. Installing Safari on Linux is good for people such as web designers who have switched to Linux but still need to test their web sites in other browsers.
I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
Open Firefox and go to http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html. Click on the link reading Click here for the .deb package:
In the Firefox download dialogue, select Open with GDebi Package Installer (default):
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If you have a dual-boot Windows/Linux system, you probably know this problem: you can access files from your Windows installation while you are in Linux, but not the other way round. This tutorial shows three ways how you can access your Linux partitions (with ext2 or ext3 filesystem) from within Windows: Explore2fs, DiskInternals Linux Reader, and the Ext2 Installable File System For Windows. While the first two provide read-only access, the Ext2 Installable File System For Windows can be used for read and write operations.
Installing Ruby on Rails (RoR) on windows, OSX and Linux. Generally there are 3 installations: OSX, Windows and Linux, and Linux install is the most easy one.
Go to http://www.rubyonrails.org/, and download the package containing gems (windows installer).
Install the package.
Update the gem system via:
gem update –system
Update installed gems via:
gem update
When this is done install the relevant gems. I would suggest the following as a minimum:
*rails (for the framework)
Please note, that rails 2.02 is the newest version, you can install an older version via
gem install v1.2.6 rails
*mysql (for database assess)
*mongrel (webserver better when webrick)
When asked for the version you want to use, choose the newst version, that has win32 in the option.
Go to http://www.macports.org/ and download the correct version of the file (tiger/leopard).
Read through the installation guide: http://www.macports.org/install.php
Quick guide:
Install the correct xcode for your system.
Install the macports program (this can take a little while)
When done, do:
sudo port install ruby
sudo port install rb-gems (enabling gems under ruby)
sudo gem install rails (framework)
sudo port install rb-mysql (mysql for use under RoR)
sudo gem install mongrel (webserver)
sudo port install subversion (for easy install for remote plugins)
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade (getting newst list, and updateing software before continuing).
sudo apt-get install ruby subversion mysql libmysql-ruby1.8
sudo gem install rails
sudo gem install mongrel
And you should be set to go.
IDE for use with RoR:
Textmate (OSX), has very poor subversion integration, but good RoR integration
Not free
Eclipse (good integration, via plugins)
http://www.eclipse.org/ download plugins via Aptana website, for RoR support.
Free
Aptana (good integration via plugins) http://www.aptana.com/
complete IDE, eclipse based. Free
IDEA (good integration via plugins)
Complete IDE suite, with great integration of subversion, mysql and even jira for bugtracking.
Professional, but expensive.
Remeber to point your IDE to where your RoR / rails is installed for best integration:
Windows most often: c:\ruby\bin
OSX: /opt/local/
Linux: /usr/bin/ruby
Linux:
sudo gem update –system
Which introduced this error:
/usr/bin/gem:23: uninitialized constant Gem::GemRunner(NameError)
whenever I tried to run rubygems. On the rails forum, I found a fix for it!. Simply add the line to the file /usr/bin/gem (may be different on a mac):
require 'rubygems/gem_runner'
after
require 'rubygems'
Source: http://www.nickpeters.net/2007/12/31/fix-for-uninitialized-constant-gemgemrunner-nameerror/
This error when installing gems:
extconf.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load—mkmf (LoadError)
from extconf.rb:1.
Do:
sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-dev