convert -version
wget http://www.imagemagick.org/download/linux/CentOS/x86_64/ImageMagick-devel-6.7.4-7.x86_64.rpm
wget http://www.imagemagick.org/download/linux/CentOS/x86_64/ImageMagick-6.7.4-7.x86_64.rpm
sudo yum install ImageMagick-devel-6.7.4-7.x86_64.rpm ImageMagick-6.7.4-7.x86_64.rpm
convert -version

That is all there is to it.

Then exclude ImageMagick from being updated

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/redhat-centos-linux-yum-update-exclude-packages/

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
exclude=ImageMagick* <--important line to add

References

Learned about yum installing rpm’s from here

https://github.com/Snorby/snorby/wiki/CentOS-5.5-64bit-by-RISC427

calls to exec where failing when doing

exec($cmd = 'wget '. escapeshellarg($remote_url) .' -O '. escapeshellarg($local_path) .' 2>&1', $out, $status);

I fix this by changing the path for my _www user.

mate /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

and

<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
    <key>PATH</key>
    <string>/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin</string>
</dict>

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RVM – Install

$ bash < <(curl -s https://raw.github.com/wayneeseguin/rvm/master/binscripts/rvm-installer)

Install zlib

rvm pkg install zlib

You may also need to install zlib.

aptitude install zlib1g-dev

or

apt-get install zlib1g zlib1g-dev zlibc

Upgrade to the latest version of Ruby.

rvm install 1.9.2 --with-zlib-dir=$rvm_path/usr --with-openssl-dir=$rvm_path/usr

Not doing the above resulted in:

    ERROR:  Loading command: update (LoadError)
        no such file to load -- zlib
    ERROR:  While executing gem ... (NameError)
        uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UpdateCommand

Set Ruby 1.9.2 to be the default version

rvm --default use 1.9.2

Update the System so it has knowledge of all the gems etc.

rvm gem update --system

Install Selenium Web Drivergem install selenium-webdriver

Resources

• http://rubygems.org/gems/selenium-webdriver
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/769496/ubuntu-noob-rails-install-fails-on-zlib
• http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/1090
• http://buddylindsey.com/no-such-file-to-load-zlib-solution/
• https://rvm.beginrescueend.com/packages/zlib/

Ubuntu Rackspace cloud server can’t access internet via firefox or ping. This occurs after install ubuntu desktop on a rackspace cloud server.

Solution:

Temporary fix: modify resolve.cnf

`sudo vi /etc/resolve.cnf` 

`   nameserver 173.203.4.8
    nameserver 173.203.4.9
`

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Its very strait forward.

Login as root.

`sudo su -`

Update the apt-get

`apt-get update`

Install ubuntu desktop

`apt-get install ubuntu-desktop`

I picked gnome for my display manager.

`apt-get install gdm`

Update xserver to work with the new gui.

`dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg`<span id="more-466"></span>Startup GDM

`/etc/init.d/gdm start`

Install the TightVNCServer

`apt-get install tightnvcserver`

Create a config file for gnome & VNC sessions Create a file called ‘xstartup’ and placed it in ~/.vnc make the file executable

`chmod +x xstartup`

`
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc

# Fix keyboard maping so that you don't have to deal with asdf bug.
# https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/control-center/+bug/108928
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1

xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
xterm -geomtetry 1024x768 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
exec gnome-session
`

Make this file “/etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc” executable.

`chmod +x /etc/x11/xinit/xinitrc`

Restart the server and run vnc

`vncserver :1`

1 is the display number.  

If you want to stop the vnc server kill it.

`vncserver -kill :1`

Open up port 5901 for VNC in your firewall.

If by default you reject all in your IP Tables do:

`iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 5901`

If by default you all all in your IP Tables do:

`iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 5901`

Since I am on a mac, I chose Jolly Fast VNC so that I could connect to the VNC server.

I then needed to stop the “d” key from minimizing all the windows.

References

• Stop the D Key

• Install VNC Server

• Fix Keyboard Mappiing

Thief: Mark Evans:
Location: http://asemanfar.com/Current-Git-Branch-in-Bash-Prompt
c_cyan=`tput setaf 6`
c_red=`tput setaf 1`
c_green=`tput setaf 2`
c_sgr0=`tput sgr0`
parse_git_branch (){
    if git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1
    then
        gitver=$(git branch 2>/dev/null| sed -n '/^\*/s/^\* //p')
    else
        return 0
    fi
    echo -e $gitver
}
branch_color (){
    if git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1
    then
        color=""
    if git diff --quiet 2>/dev/null >&2 
    then
        color="${c_green}"
    else
        color=${c_red}
    fi
    else
        return 0
    fi
    echo -ne $color
}

#Branch First
#PS1='[\[$(branch_color)\]$(parse_git_branch)\[${c_sgr0}\]] \u@\[${c_red}\]\w\[${c_sgr0}\]: '
#Branch Last
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