Installing software on a running system, either as binaries or from source
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Application deployment over ssh
My job requires frequently updating versions of Centos-compiled software on customers PCs over multiple ssh hops. Recently this got to the point of unmanageable by hand. What software can be utilized ...
0
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1answer
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Lotus Note installation on Linux Mint 14?
I'm trying to install IBM Lotus Note 8.5.3 on Linux Mint 14 using terminal. Problem is that it's not installing and showing following error
sudo apt-get install ibm-lotus-notes-8.5.3.i586.deb
Reading ...
1
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1answer
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installing apache httpd server on RHEL-6
I have 5 systems running Apache tomcat server, for load balancing i need to install Apache httpd server, how should I do this, please provide me some useful links and your opinions on this.
I am ...
3
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1answer
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Error while loading shared libraries after installing a program
I was installing rfc5766-turn-server.
But it fails to launch with an error:
error while loading shared libraries: libevent_core-2.0.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
...
2
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2answers
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Why can't I run programs extracted from an archive?
Having downloaded archives of Sage, Firefox, and Thunderbird from their respective websites on Trisquel 6.0, neither clicking the appropriate shell script nor executing a command to run the programs ...
2
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0answers
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Best way to release an RPM that includes an independently version module
I work on a server software that is targeted for RHEL/CentOS and is currently distributed via a standard RPM file. What brings me here is that it includes a downloadable client engine that users can ...
2
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3answers
49 views
I have installed Linux distribution. Do I need to set root account or the user account is enough?
I have these credentials that I am using for logging in with my Linux distribution (Ubuntu 13.04) when starting the computer:
james
myawesomepassword123
I type the password on the login screen and ...
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2answers
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Joe,pico,emacs missing
I've installed a 'linux in a box' at home using FreeBSD and Virtual Box.But when I tryed to make a C file,joe,emacs and pico give me 'Command not found'. joe z.c,emacs z.c, pico m.c are the commands ...
0
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1answer
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puppet certificate catching error
After installing puppet master and client, when I request for catalog, I am getting the following error:
[root@INFINI-ONE puppet]# puppet agent -t
warning: peer certificate won't be verified in this ...
0
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0answers
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GNU GCC 4.8 build error
I was trying to install the latest GCC 4.8 but somehow the build fails. Here are the steps I followed:
In the directory /mnt/ajay/ I checked out the code from svn using the command:
svn checkout ...
3
votes
3answers
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Python 2.7 and 2.6 coexist on the same machine
I want to follow a guide to install some software on a ReadyNas Duo (sparc). The guide indicates I need python 2.7, but I already have 2.6 installed.
~# which python
/usr/bin/python
~# ls -al ...
0
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1answer
124 views
Installing puppet on RHEL6
While installing puppet on RHEL6 I'm getting the following errors.
Though I have installed ruby gems, I'm getting problems with ruby gems dependencies. How do I solve this problem?
[root@INFINI-ONE ...
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2answers
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Run mysqld_safe in background
I have a bash script that installs mysql for me.
One line, that executes mysqld_safe, makes the script to hang - it won't continue to the following code.
Obviously there's ampersand at line's end, ...
2
votes
2answers
57 views
Installing Gnome on FreeBSD
I am trying to install Gnome on a freshly installed FreeBSD using the ports.
I am stuck with an error message that says:
Checking for headers required to compile python extensions ... not found
Then ...
-1
votes
1answer
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How does Google manage its service package installation and upgrade? [closed]
The RPM, yum or apt tools are very popular in the Linux world, but I don't know whether Google uses these tools in their internet service management work, and use these tools to manage the service ...
2
votes
1answer
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Finding gEDA installation directory
I installed gEDA and I am trying to find it's installation directory/path.
I've searched Google for many strings and entered a lot of the results it returned but didn't find anything about that.
So ...
2
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0answers
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How to setup networking for Linux Mint - VM when host machine uses a PAC file
My host is a Windows 7 x64 machine. The office network uses a PAC file for the LAN settings. So, under Internet Options -> Connections -> LAN Settings, I have Use automatic configuration script with ...
3
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4answers
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What is the prefered way of updating all software in a Fedora installation?
When I install some system, I usually look for a bulk update method, one that will update my recently-installed software.
For example, in Debian, that would be changing the sources.list to point to ...
2
votes
2answers
57 views
How can a version of a package conflict with itself?
I want to install fillup and get:
rpm -i fillup-1.42-268.1.x86_64.rpm
file /usr/bin/fillup conflicts between attempted installs of \
fillup-1.42-268.1.x86_64 and fillup-1.42-268.1.x86_64
...
3
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3answers
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Install using synaptic ignoring dependencies
I was trying to install texmaker a latex editor in my debian system from synaptic. It shows in the dependency list texlive-base, texlive-common. etc as dependencies. But I have already installed ...
1
vote
1answer
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Unable to install skype on LMDE,how to resolve these dependencies?
I have downloaded "multiarch" .deb file for latest skype and unable to install it on latest version of LMDE (linux mint debian edition Xfce x86_64). e.g
step one :
sudo dpkg -i ...
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0answers
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failure to install ubuntu one on Pinguy 12.04
I am using Pinguy 12.04 and when trying to open Ubuntu one the installer opens then freezes on the third orange loading ball, the window then goes blue and shuts down. It sometimes takes out the docky ...
0
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1answer
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No monetdbd installed on linux64 (opensuse 12.2)
I have installed monetdb from MonetDB-11.15.7.zip on a linux64 box following the instruction in the HowToStart.rst file. The Download is available here.
According to the Monetdb's quick start page I ...
1
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2answers
149 views
Installing Simon Listens on Linux Mint
Recently I've heard about the Simon Listens package which enables you to create a speech recognition engine on Linux as well as windows. I have Linux Mind 14 - cinnamon installed on my laptop.
I ...
2
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2answers
91 views
Installation problem with python-software-properties
I need to install the last version of node.js but my system has in repository older version. I need to add new ppa source. I followed this tutorial
Question - when I install ...
0
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1answer
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Can't install python because of zypper conflict
I have a virtual machine I just set up. I'm running a completely fresh install of OpenSUSE (with online updates from yast). At the terminal I tried to run python:
$ python
bash: python: command not ...
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0answers
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Emacs on Minix 3?
Has anybody managed to install Emacs on Minix 3? Emacs was available on earlier versions of Minix. I am OK with an earlier version of Emacs if necessary. I don't find Zile, mg or Elle adequate and ...
0
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0answers
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How to backup a current php installation?
I'm using an old RHEL4 on a server where i need to update (from source) the php version. Moving from 5.2.5 to 5.4.14.
How can i backup the old php in order to restore it if there is any problem with ...
2
votes
1answer
189 views
Where is weather indicator on Linux Mint?
I've installed a weather indicator (name of the indicator is My-Weather indicator) on my Linux Mint 14 successfully. I've installed it by using terminal with the following commands
- sudo ...
0
votes
1answer
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Pre-specifying a default GNU Stow target-directory
TLDR: Can I pre-define a stow folder other than /usr/local with GNU Stow?
I do not have admin privileges on the machine I use for work, and I was told that I could use GNU Stow to manage my ...
0
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0answers
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Can't Install gdal on CentOS 5
I'm really struggling with installing gdal on CentOS 5 -- I have searched and searched. Here is the output I get:
[root@1-free-fonts ~]# yum install gdal
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror ...
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Bluestacks on Linux Fedora
I am trying to use Bluestacks for running Android application on my Linux Fedora using Wine.
I tried wine BlueStacks-SplitInstaller_native.exe from terminal. It gave me Install Mono for Windows to ...
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0answers
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System packages not detected by the Oracle installer
I am installing Oracle 11g 32bit on Ubuntu Linux and the setup shows the following error message on Prerequisite Checks screen:
This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the package ...
0
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1answer
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Specifying local install directory for ./configure for pango-1.32.6
I have built cairo-1.7.6 for use in building pango-1.32.6, and I have installed it to a directory in my home directory: /home/me/local/cairo-1.7.6. Under this directory are the expected include, lib ...
2
votes
4answers
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How to make Linux application (all in one fille) installer?
I am working on some Linux application. It is the right moment to start thinking about deployment. So my question is:
How to create a one file installer like for example *.run or *.sh files that ...
2
votes
4answers
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Hardware and software inventorying
Objective
Collect hardware and software information from lab computers, respecting students' privacy.
Type of information to collect
Examples:
System memory
Bash verion
JVM version
Operating ...
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0answers
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User installation emacs 23 on a centos 5 with system-wide installed emacs-21.4-20.el5?
I would like to install my own copy of emacs 23 on a Centos 5 Linux where I don't have admin rights. I would like to have my own modern copy of emacs on this Centos 5 system since I've got a problem ...
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0answers
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Oracle 11g R2 on Redhat 6
I have a Solaris background, and I am new in RHEL, and I want to install Oracle 11g on it.
I downloaded Oracle documentation, that illustrate how to install it for RHEL 6.
The following or later ...
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1answer
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Installing a software on Linux- Centos
I am a complete amateur in Linux.
There is a software that only runs on Linux. It came with a virtual machine package and every thing.
When inside the virtual machine, I run a .py file in the ...
3
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0answers
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AIX install Mercurial no root
Is is possible to install Mercurial on AIX system without root? I'm an ordinary user of our colleges IBM cluster and in there I fond no version control software.
Could you show a brief guide of how ...
2
votes
1answer
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What can cause a .sh file to not launch through this type of install?
I am using an Ubuntu 12.10/Gnome3 and was setting up PhpStorm using this tutorial http://devnet.jetbrains.com/thread/439389
The process involved copy/pasting the files into usr/local/PhpStorm-** (with ...
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0answers
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How to install DrJava?
I'm just starting to use Ubuntu and am trying to install a drjava-stable-20120818-r5686.jar file.
I have followed the instructions on the DrJava site and from answers on other questions on this site, ...
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votes
1answer
477 views
How to install netbeans on Ubuntu
I'm trying to install Netbeans on Ubuntu. I downloaded netbeans-7.3-javaee-linux.sh, but when I opened it it didn't work. I tried opening it from a terminal, but it didn't help, and I ran:
# sudo ...
2
votes
0answers
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Installing development tools in RHEL 6
I have admin privilege on my office computer (running RHEL 6) which is connected in a network. I was trying to install development tools using the command: sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools" ...
1
vote
1answer
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How do I install SELinux's sandbox utility on Linux Mint Debian Edition?
I'm following the Debian SELinux setup guide with my Linux Mint Debian Edition system. I installed the necessary packages:
sudo aptitude install selinux-basics selinux-policy-default selinux-utils ...
0
votes
1answer
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how to install .git file?
I know this has been covered everywhere, but I still don't get it.
I apt-get install git-core.
I'm trying to install websocketcpp here https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp.
I wget ...
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2answers
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Apache installation configuration can't find PCRE? ( pcre-config for libpcre not found )
These are the requirements and instructions on how to install Apache on Linux.
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/install.html
So I've installed everything (c++ compiler, apr and apr-util) to be ...
1
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0answers
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Installing 12.04LTS Server on a Fake RAID10
Scenario
Install Ubuntu 12.04LTS Server on a RAID10 with boot on a RAID1.
4 - 2Tb SATA Hard Drives
3 Partitions (/boot, /, and swap)
boot (256Mb from each disk) setup in RAID1 /dev/md0
partition ...
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0answers
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Unable to open EPS files
I am unable to open eps files in my machine. I have attached the screenshots of what happens when try to view a eps file with default pdf viewer and ghost script viewer (gv). The condition is same ...
0
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1answer
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How can I install Skype in Fedora 14 64 bits?
I would like to install Skype in Fedora 14 64 bits. However, I encounter this error during the install:
$ yum install skype-4.1.0.20-fedora.i586.rpm
[...]
skype-4.1.0.20-fc16.i586 requires ...
