19May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Install htop

CentOS, How to, Linux, Reviews, Tips and Tricks, Ubuntu
[caption id="attachment_1147" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="htop - an alternative to linux top"][/caption] htop is a sleek utility that allows you to interactively view processes running in a linux box. I can safely say its a good alternate to 'top' To install htop just run this after installing epel repo [code]yum install htop[/code]
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19May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Installing EPEL repo

CentOS, How to
Installing EPEL repo in CentOS is simple, if you do not know what EPEL is, read more about it here. [code]rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpm[/code] To configure epel or disable it use [code]nano /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo[/code] and then switch the config enabled to 0 (or vice versa) Don't forget to do the following [code]yum clean all[/code]
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18May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan 6 Comments

Ubuntu – Unable to load dynamic library ‘/usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/sqlite.so’

Linux, Tips and Tricks, Tutorials, Ubuntu
The other day, I was getting this weird error [code]PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/sqlite.so' - /usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/sqlite.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0[/code] Fix it by doing this [code]root@beta:~# rm -fr /etc/php5/conf.d/sqlite.ini[/code] Because this extension does not exist, you can verify it by running this, you will see that there is already sqlite3.ini file there [code]root@beta:~# ls -lh /usr/lib/php5/20090626+lfs/ | grep sqlite[/code]
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15May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Native Screenshots in Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Android, Personal
Like native Panoramic mode in the Android Ice Cream Sandwich camera (Android v 4.0.4), I also have Native screenshots capability (just didn't knew how to use it until 3 weeks ago) with my OTA update to ICS. All I have to do is, hit the power and the volume down key at once to take the screenshot. [caption id="attachment_1124" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Uninstalling "No Root Screenshot It" since Android Ice Cream Sandwich has native screenshot"][/caption] hence uninstalled "No Root Screenshot It".
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07May 2012 by Asim Zeeshan No Comments

Review: The Avengers Live Wallpapers for Android

Android, Personal, Reviews
So, I installed the The Avengers Live Wallpapers for my Android Phone since it was on Google Play's (previously known as Google Market) feature list [caption id="attachment_1106" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The Avengers Live Wallpaper as featured on Google Play"][/caption] Almost immediately after installing it, I could see annoying little nag screens on every screen unlock, like the one you can see in the screenshot below. [caption id="attachment_1107" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="The Avengers Live Wallpaper nag screens"][/caption] Which is pretty nasty way to convince me to buy the pro version. I uninstalled it right away. I highly recommend everyone not to install it on their cell else you'll have to uninstall it later. Update: I have posted a review on Google Play, you can read it here
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