Linux
Testing/Trialing new MySQL Releases
By now, I’m sure you have all heard about Free VMware Player allowing easy and quick access to see, view and use other OS’s easily. For those Windows users out there, now is your chance to trial MySQL under Linux with no impact to your system, why wait.
Using VMware Server (free)
VMware recently released the Free VMware player which allows you to test other OS’s easily in parallel with your current OS. They also provide the Virtual Machine Center so you can even trial easily a number of different pre-packaged solutions.
Running Internet Exploder (ie) under Linux
It’s really so simple, I’m surprised it doesn’t come bundled in distros. (Well I take that back, I’m as anti-microsoft as you can get, but unfortunately, we have to lower ourselves and our good work to the power of Bill who has it over those uninformed majority being brainwashed with a non-standard and flawed browser, that you have to break your code to get to work for it somethings).
A working MySQL Workbench Under Linux
I must admit I’d given up trying to get MySQL Workbench working under Linux. I guess I’d spent at least 4 or 5 days full time at it, and it was just out of my league, with GTK and C++ errors.
PAE Support (Part 2)
I’ve solved the PAE Support problem with my current kernel of 2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp. Referring to my earlier post PAE Support with the inability to get Parallels VM Software working under CentOS 4.
Solving the GLIBCXX_3.4.4, GLIBCXX_3.4.5, GLIBCXX_3.4.6 error
Let’s review the problem. I’ve got this on a number of occasions and different libraries. Here are some typical error conditions. ./mysql-workbench-bin: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.5' not found (required by ./mysql-workbench-bin) Error: Missing Dependency: libstdc++.
Burning DVD’s under CentOS 4.2
Attempt to update XCDRoast. Instructions at http://www.xcdroast.org/manual/dvd.html ` su - /usr/lib/xcdroast-0.98/bin wget ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/ProDVD/cdrecord-prodvd-2.01a12-i586-pc-linux-gnu mv cdrecord-prodvd-2.01a12-i586-pc-linux-gnu cdrecord.prodvd chmod 755 cdrecord.prodvd exit xcdroast not configured for root usage xcdroast & You will get a warning message, this confirms that prodvd is installed
Updating NVIDIA Drivers on my Dell 5150
Details at http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html The latest is 1.0-8178. I currently have installed 1.0-7174 With this version is an auto config tool to do the X conf changes as well.
Building MySQL Workbench 1.0.1 for Linux (Part 2)
Following my earlier post of MySQL Workbench 1.0.1 for Linux and logging a MySQL Bug, I’ve had the Bug verified, and the a further update of a compiler success. Details of compile from Bug #16880
Downgrading a MySQL schema from 5 to 4 (Part 2)
As requested by <a href=“http://mysqldatabaseadministration.blogspot.com/2006/01/downgrading-mysql-5-to-mysql-4.html" target=_blank”>Frank, here are the working parts of my earlier Downgrading a MySQL schema from 5 to 4 article. The Problem To recap, I received a MySQL Version 5.
Win4LinPro Trial
In my continuing effort of finding a suitable complete Windows environment under Linux for those small occasions when you just can’t ditch it, I’ve tried Win4Lin. You can download 2 week evaluation copy from the website.
PAE Support
Well, learnt a new one today. After a recommendation from a collegue about trying Parellels as a VM tool to run on Linux enabling some more virtual OS’s. (a.k.a. Like VMWare), I eagerly downloaded the rpm and installed.
Playing .avi files under Linux
Got myself some .avi files but didn’t have a player under CenOS 4.2. MPlayer would appear to rate well as a media player for linux. <br /> yum install mplayer<br /> yum install lame<br /> `
Support for Technology Stacks
As part of my next conference presentation Overcoming the Challenges of Establishing Service and Support Channels I’ve been struggling to find with my professional sources, any quality organisations that provide full support for a technology stack, for example a LAMP stack, or a Java Servlet stack.