—> Deinstalling ‘curl-7.16.3′
pkg_delete: package ‘curl-7.16.3′ doesn’t have a prefix
** Listing the failed packages (*:skipped / !:failed)
! curl-7.16.3 (pkg_delete failed)
—> Packages processed: 0 done, 0 ignored, 0 skipped and 1 failed

======================

ok i came across this error, when i was installing php5-extensions, and suddenly the box froze. curl was installed half only and i could not deinstall the package simply by pkg_deinstall or pkg_delete.

after a few minutes, i came across to a simple solution:

pkg_deinstall -pf curl-7.16.3

this will make the pain go away.

it’s obvious that we’re talking about a freebsd server right?

Been having this issue with creating daily backups, on a remote server, now i got the chance to work it out pretty easy via rsync/ssh keys.

Easy way to do it:

What must be done, then , is to generate a public/private key pair, and copy the public part into the appropiate place on the server side.
For doing this, on the user’s home directory, on the client machine, type

local> ssh-keygen -t dsa -f .ssh/id_dsa

-t tells the type of encription
-f tells where to store the public/private key pairs. In this case, the .ssh directory on home is being used

A password will be asked; leave this part blank, just pressing <enter>
Now, go the .ssh directory, and you will find two new files: id_dsa and id_dsa.pub. The last one is the public part. Now, copy the public key to the server machine

local> cd .ssh
local> scp id_dsa.pub user@remote:~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub

Of course, this time you will need to enter the password.
Now, login into the server machine and go to the .ssh directory on the server side

local> ssh user@remote
remote> cd .ssh

Now, add the client’s public key to the know public keys on the server

remote> cat id_dsa.pub >> authorized_keys2
remote> chmod 640 authorized_keys2
remote> rm id_dsa.pub
remote> exit

and that’s all.
Next time you log into the remote server, no password will be asked.
Note that this sytem will work while none of the machines change its IP address and for the specific user, so it is still safe.

Nu mai e chef, de fapt nu atat chef cat timp, sunt multe de facut, si sunt atatea cate as vrea sa le scriu, si pe care le uit, si imi pare rau. Va spun la revedere, nu adio, pentru ca probabil intr-o zi cu soare, cand voi avea chef de scris, o sa revin la fel de activ ca inainte, si o sa fie … bine.

Dar pe moment, e multa treaba de facut.

Remember me

Weeee de luni is in vacanta. Si am plecat rapid rapid pe avion spre timisoara. vin sa dau examene, mai am 4 sau 5 pe anul asta. Ce inseamna asta? Timp de blogging ! Va dati seama ca stau pe capul vostru acuma

Anyway. Brb spal vase. Dammit.

When compiling php from source, some CentOS 64 bit users have reported getting an error like this:

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lltdl
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Now, this error can be triggered in a couple different places and if you do a general Google search you’ll get all kinds of advice about installing this or that module. All great advice, but not your solution. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Verify that the libtool and libtool-ltdl packages are installed.
2. Symlink libltdl.so to libltdl.so.x.x.x

Step one is easy.

[root@fe01 ~]# yum install libtool-ltdl.x86_64 libtool.x86_64

yum list |grep libtool |grep installed

libtool-ltdl.x86_64                      1.5.22-6.1             installed
libtool-ltdl-devel.x86_64                1.5.22-6.1             installed

However, note that if you have libtool already installed, if you ‘yum info libtool*,’ yum wont list any of the related packages. I don’t know why this is or how to fix it (or if you even want it fixed) — I simply didn’t investigate. Just know that you’ll have to manually execute the aforementioned statement. The ‘.x86_64′ might be redundant if libtool has already been installed. Make sure to install libtool-ltdl though!

Step two took me a while to figure out. Apparently PHP looks for the libltdl library only at (for x64 at least) /usr/lib64/libltdl.so. The symlink to this file is not included in the libtool packages (for what reason I don’t know — but apparently this has been true and been stumping people since early 2006[1]) so you’ll have to make it yourself. Execute:

[root@fe01 ~]# cd /usr/lib64
[root@fe01 lib64]# ln -s libltdl.so.3.1.4 libltdl.so

And that’s it. PHP should configure and compile without error. Well, without this particular error at least.

I hope the time you save reading this will make up for my wasted evening.

Wow se pare ca toata lumea has gone crazy cu Sarbatorile de Paste. Asa ca in loc de massurile cu “Ia maneaua neamule, pe http://www.com” sau “gigi are nevoie de bani pentru bautura, asteapta donatii in euro” sau inutilele “papa looomeee ma duc. poop pe toooti” (da du-te frate pt ce trebe sa imi spui mie. la astia din urma imi vine sa le pleznesc una peste muie sa se trezeasca (si mai bag o paranteza - cand inventati careva un dispozitiv de dat palme online prin monitor, cumpar primul)). Anyway, revenind, aceste massuri s-au transformat in massuri cu “Sarbatori fericite etc.”.

What can i say, va iubesc pe toti. Si revenind la ceea ce important (vorba lui Groparu) adica eu, Pastele s-a desfasurat anul asta cam plain. Doar cu oua rosii, si o leneveala totala. Dieta mea s-a dus pe apa sambetii zilele astea, dar promit sa ma intorc la salata ASAP.

Cel mai greu e sa vii lunea la munca. Hopefully it will change anytime soon.

Ce sper? Sper ca toti ati petrecut bine, cu familiile sau departe, sper ca ati fost veseli, si ati baut pana v-au cazut dintii, si sper ca ati mancat atat de mult incat sa nu imi mai fie nici mie rusinele de cele cateva kilograme in plus pe care le-am acumulat :))

Cam atat va urez.

In caz ca nu stiati, va prezint prima pagina de net creata. Nu e super interesant, dar asta a fost inceputul.

Back to the roots baby

http://www.w3.org/History/19921103-hypertext/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html

To do:

Sa plec in 30 minute acasa fara intarziere. Atat de mult m-am plictisit la work, pur si simplu o sa imi iau o vacanta cred 2 sapt si doar sa stau acasa, si sa fac ce trebuie sa fac, asa cum vreau eu. I need some freedom. Nu nu e relativa libertatea, atata timp cat stii ce vrei sa faci cu ea, si ai parte de persoane care stiu sa te impulsioneze sa faci exact totul asa cum trebuie. Then, nu se considera ca timp pierdut.

Cateva updates la GTop : Ieri a crapat din nefericire serverul care se ocupa de continutul static, adica iconuri, si site-urile probabil ca s-au incarcat un pic mai greu. Am rezolvat problema azi, si cand ajung acasa o sa ma ocup de failovers.

Stateam sus si beam cafeaua si fumam o tigare, si mi-am dat seama cata diferenta e intre a tine capul sus, si a merge cu capul plecat, sau intre a asculta muzica in mp3 player, sau sa iti lasi mintea sa se plimbe aiurea in tramvai. Diferentele sunt legate de imaginatie si oportunitati. Sunt chestii in viata, care trebuie sa le categorizezi ca … inhibitori. Presupun ca deja v-ati dat seama de 2 de-ai mei.

Anyway. Pentru cunoscatori, obisnuiesc sa joc dota cam de 2 ori pe zi. 2 ore fucked up. Nu stiu cum sa ma las. Deja ma streseaza treaba asta.

Si tot am zis ca pe maine pe maine, dar de fapt nu sper sa vina maine as vrea sa ramana tot azi, pentru ca am atatea de recuperat, si atatea de scris WAY ! I need to turn back time.

PLS learn how to turn back time. i needz it.