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varvaruc / gist:7614492

Created November 23, 2013 13:16

http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=84964

varvaruc / gist:7563048

Created November 20, 2013 13:19

	Compiling C++ in Vim

	:map <Leader>` :!mpic++ % -o test.o<cr> :!mpirun -np 1 test.o<cr>

varvaruc / gist:7533482

Created November 18, 2013 19:08

	1. Configure Putty

	In Settings -> Windows -> Colours there is a check box for "Allow terminal to use xterm 256-colour mode".

	2. Let the app know

	You'll probably have to change Settings -> Connection > Data > Terminal-type string to "xterm-256color".

varvaruc / gist:7528950

Created November 18, 2013 14:45

	Specify which repo to use in YUM

	"--disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=repo1"

varvaruc / gist:7516877

Created November 17, 2013 19:06

	$ cd ~
	$ mkdir .fonts
	$ cd .fonts
	$ wget -q http://www.gringod.com/wp-upload/software/Fonts/Monaco_Linux.ttf
	$ mkfontscale
	$ mkfontdir
	$ fc-cache -fv ~/.fonts
	/home/foobar/.fonts: skipping, existing cache is valid: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
	/var/cache/fontconfig: not cleaning unwritable cache directory
	/home/foobar/.fontconfig: cleaning cache directory

varvaruc / gist:7505926

Created November 16, 2013 22:02

	For CentOS-6 the EPEL repository is carrying later NTFS packages. EPEL is also usable for CentOS-5. To install, after enabling the repo per the Repositories page:

	yum install ntfs-3g

	or if you prefer to leave EPEL disabled by default

	yum --enablerepo epel install ntfs-3g

	You may also want to

varvaruc / gist:7505381

Created November 16, 2013 21:12

	How To Install And Run A Node.js App On Centos 6.4 64bit


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	Introduction
	This article outlines the steps necessary to run a "Hello world" in node.js + express, running on a 64bit Centos 6.4 installation. We will be building the latest version of source (at this moment, v0.10.4) from the upstream provider.

	As is written on their homepage, Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. This is a fast, event driven platform and server-side Javascript engine used for building web applications. DigitalOceans' droplets are a cost-effective way to install and start studying server-side Javascript and bulding or deploying web applications with Node.js.
	Setup a VPS

varvaruc / gist:7505330

Created November 16, 2013 21:05


	Yum Tricks and Tips
	Note: These tricks are only available on SLF5 and newer releases. They require yum 3.2.22 or newer.

	yum provides (feature)
	Is used to find out what package provides some feature.
	Example: yum provides zip
	yum provides "*/(file)"
	Is used to find out what package provides a certain file. This is especially useful when you are compiling some code and get an error like "error: libbluetooth.so.2 not found, exiting."
	Example: yum provides "*/libbluetooth.so.2"

varvaruc / gist:7488328

Created November 15, 2013 17:33

	wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
	rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
	yum provides Adobe*

varvaruc / gist:7488131

Created November 15, 2013 17:21

	Howto Setup yum repositories to update or install package from ISO CDROM Image

	by nixCraft on April 30, 2007 · 48 comments· LAST UPDATED December 18, 2007

	in Howto, Linux, Linux distribution

	yum (Yellow dog Updater Modified) is a package manager for RPM compatible Linux systems such as CentOS, Fedora core and latest Redhat Enterprise Linux.

	So how do you use yum to update / install packages from an ISO of CentOS / FC / RHEL CD?