When Atom editor is installed, it creates a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin folder. Get the new folder path where atom editor installable file resides and run the following command in the terminal $ ln -s /NewFolder/Atom.app/Contents/Resources/app/atom.sh /usr/local/bin/atom If a link is already created for the atom editor, then you need to remove the existing symbolic link before creating a new one $ unlink AtomSymbolicLink (OR) $ rm AtomSymbolicLink

Changing host configuration $ vi /var/lib/pgsql/8.4/data/pg_hba.conf Add postgresql to startup process $ chkconfig postgresql-8.4 on Start postgresql service $ service postgresql-8.4 start Access postgresql $ su - postgresql $ psql Create database postgres-# create database test List databases postgres-# \list Exit postgresql postgres-# \q (or \quit) Connect to database postgres-# \c test (\connect test)

First lets do an update before we start installing PostgreSQL $ yum update You can install PostgreSQL from CentOS Base repo or can do a search for the latest version and install it based on your needs. Method 1 describes manual setup and Method 2 indicates an install from CentOS base repo (more…)

HeidiSQL - a comprehensive tool for MySQL management which is available for Free. Manage data tables, export/import databases, synchronise tables between databases, integrity check, database backup service management, edit database content and many more features packaged as a solution for ALL your MySQL needs. This runs on windows platforms - WinXP/XP7 and you can download HeidiSQL from Download link (more…)

One of the clean and easy installation steps can be found at http://www.sklav.com/?q=node/2 I have added this in the blog to help a newbie land in a page that is easy to follow. The steps cover i) Adding rpmforge ii) Adding adobe repo iii) Installation command to install libraries, flash plugin and other streaming medias iv) MPlayer codec installation

VMWare Player is a free software available from VMWare Inc. enabling the creation of guest OS within an existing OS Notes for a beginner ... * VMWare Player and VMWare Server are available for free * A .vmdk file is the virtual hard drive for the guest OS * A .nvram file stores the BIOS settings of the virtual machine * A .vmx file stores the configuration settings for the virtual machine. All you need is a text editor to edit the VMWare configuration settings. * A .vmsd file stores information about VMWare snapshots. (more…)