Some geek stuff, some not so geek stuff.
Error: An error occurred while trying to import the certificate /path/to/cert.p12: Decryption failed Fix: import it from the command line with these two commands: openssl pkcs12 -in cert.p12 | gpgsm… Continue Reading
Error (or undesired behavior, in this case): Out of Memory killer kills mysqld when memory runs low. I’d rather have it kill apache processes instead. Fix: specifically exclude OOM from… Continue Reading
So, I burn a fresh CD in my MacBook Pro and it gets stuck. When I hit the eject key, it tries to come out but only pokes out a… Continue Reading
When building ruby 1.9.2 on Ubuntu 11.10 Error: ossl_ssl.c:110:1: error: ‘SSLv2_method’ undeclared here (not in a function) ossl_ssl.c:111:1: error: ‘SSLv2_server_method’ undeclared here (not in a function) ossl_ssl.c:112:1: error: ‘SSLv2_client_method’ undeclared… Continue Reading
Error: If you run Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) on Amazon EC2, you may notice an annoying “feature” that they enabled on this release. A byobu session is started when you… Continue Reading
I recently ran into this error part way through when checking out a large repository from subversion: svn: REPORT of ‘/svn/!svn/vcc/default’: Could not read chunk size: connection was closed by… Continue Reading
Error: Dragging a window in KDE to the top of the screen maximizes the window (this is another personal preference Fix: Go to System Settings, Desktop, Screen Edges and uncheck… Continue Reading
Error: Default editor for common commands is nano (yes, this is an error in my eyes) Fix: sudo update-alternatives –config editor
Error: Unable to open env file: /etc/default/locale: No such file or directory Fix: update-locale
I recently upgraded my systems to Kubuntu 9.10 and when I plug in my Treo 755p to charge, it keeps rebooting over and over. The fix is simple. Add the… Continue Reading