Frequently Asked Questions About Linux / UNIX » Package management http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 phpMyAdmin: Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/cannot-load-mysql-extension-check-your-phpconfiguration/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/cannot-load-mysql-extension-check-your-phpconfiguration/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:14:31 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=6780 I got new server and installed phpMyAdmin. But whenever I visit the phpmyadmin url it says:

Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration

How do I fix this problem under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux Apache web server?
]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/cannot-load-mysql-extension-check-your-phpconfiguration/feed/ 0 Linux Configure Tata Indicom Photon+ Mobile Broadband http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-configure-tataindicom-mobile-broadband-on-linux/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-configure-tataindicom-mobile-broadband-on-linux/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:58:24 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5918 I've Huawei technologies EC1260 CDMA HSIA USB modem. How do I configure Tata Teleservices "Tata Photon+ Mobile Broadband" Service under Linux operating systems using this modem?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-configure-tataindicom-mobile-broadband-on-linux/feed/ 26 Rsnapshot WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink "/path/to/file" Error and Solution http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/warning-could-not-lchown/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/warning-could-not-lchown/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:17:05 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5613 I got rsnapshot based backup server up and running for my network under Debian Linux 5.x. But, whenever I run a backup job using the following command:
rsnapshot -v -c /root/rsnapshot.server1.conf hourly
I get the following messages on screen:
WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink "/nas/.rsnapshot/hourly.1/server1.example.com/etc/alternatives/locate" WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink "/nas/.rsnapshot/hourly.1/server1.example.com/etc/alternatives/nc.1.gz" WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink "/nas/.rsnapshot/hourly.1/server1.example.com/etc/alternatives/jexec-binfmt" WARNING: Could not lchown() symlink "/nas/.rsnapshot/hourly.1/server1.example.com/etc/alternatives/servertool"

How do I fix this problem?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/warning-could-not-lchown/feed/ 1 How To: Upgrade CentOS Linux 5.3 to v5.4 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/upgrade-centos-linux/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/upgrade-centos-linux/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:17:07 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5451 How do I upgrade CentOS Linux from version 5.3 to latest version 5.4 over the Internet?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/upgrade-centos-linux/feed/ 8 CentOS / Redhat: Protect Yum Repo's Packages http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-centos-fedora-yum-protect-packages-from-certain-repositories/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-centos-fedora-yum-protect-packages-from-certain-repositories/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:00:19 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5434 How do I protect my yum repo's packages from certain repositories getting replaced / updated via yum command itself under CentOS / RHEL / Redhat Enterprise Linux?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-centos-fedora-yum-protect-packages-from-certain-repositories/feed/ 0 FreeBSD Upgrade Perl 5.8.x to 5.10.x http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-upgrade-perl-software/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-upgrade-perl-software/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:36:53 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=5214 How do I upgrade Perl version under FreeBSD operating system?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-upgrade-perl-software/feed/ 1 FreeBSD Update All Installed Ports / Applications http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-updating-software-ports-applications/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-updating-software-ports-applications/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:17:02 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=4991 It is recommended that to keep FreeBSD systems up to date with the latest application security patches installed via ports collection. The yum command line tool is used to install and update software packages under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux. However, I've tons of apps installed under FreeBSD. How do I upgrade all packages under FreeBSD?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/freebsd-updating-software-ports-applications/feed/ 5 hdparm: HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) Failed: Inappropriate Ioctl For Device http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/hdiodrive_cmdidentify-failed-inappropriate-ioctl-device/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/hdiodrive_cmdidentify-failed-inappropriate-ioctl-device/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:11:32 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=4921 When I run hdparm -tT /dev/sda command under CentOS / RHEL I get the following error on screen:
/dev/sda: Timing buffered disk reads: 908 MB in 3.00 seconds = 302.39 MB/sec HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(null) (wait for flush complete) failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

How do I fix this problem?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/hdiodrive_cmdidentify-failed-inappropriate-ioctl-device/feed/ 0 Adobe Photoshop Alternatives For Linux Desktop http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/adobe-photoshop-alternatives-for-linux-desktop/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/adobe-photoshop-alternatives-for-linux-desktop/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:56:31 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=4752 I need Photoshop alternative under Ubuntu Linux for basic editing. I know Photoshop can be run using Wine but I'm not able to afford expensive software for just basic editing. Can you suggest a few free FOSS apps that works as alternatives to Photoshop under Ubuntu or Fedora Linux desktop operating systems?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/adobe-photoshop-alternatives-for-linux-desktop/feed/ 6 Is Open Source Software Legal To Use For My Business? http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/is-linux-open-source-software-legal-for-business/ http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/is-linux-open-source-software-legal-for-business/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:57:56 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/?p=4704 I can download and keep using free and open source software (FOSS) on multiple computers. Is this software legal to use for my business? Can you provide some legal information regarding usage of open source software for business which I can share with my boss? ]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/is-linux-open-source-software-legal-for-business/feed/ 2