Without root/sudo permission install Node.js on Linux/CentOS

Node.js is a free and open source JavaScript runtime for server side programming. For GNU/Linux environments, users can do installations wi...

[Solved] Nginx - error: HTTP rewrite module requires the PCRE library

Nginx $ ./configure: error: the HTTP rewrite module requires the PCRE library . While trying to install Nginx server using the source dist...

Find which process holds a port number in Linux

Here is a simple tip to find out the process that has bounded a given port number. java.net.BindException: Address already in use - this is...

[Ubuntu] DeVeDe generated DVD menus not working

DeVeDe is a popular software for DVD creation, and I am using 3.21.0 version of that on Ubuntu 12.04 to generate DVDs from different files o...

[Ubuntu] Troubleshoot USB Pen drives with powerful tools

My USB pen drive was not detected in Ubuntu 12.04 suddenly, so I tried it with Windows, but the result was same. That isolated the issue to ...

[Linux] Find filenames list by content search and file format

Generally computer users can memorize the locations of different files that they read or store. As the number of files increases, they can...

[UNIX Tips] Learn tar utility in 5 minutes

tar utility was originated in Unix, but now available in Linux as well to create archived file using a set of files. One file will be crea...

Rename a database in MySQL through Linux console

Steps to follow to rename a database in a Linux environment can be listed as follows. Stop mysql Use $ kill -9 [processID] Search the plac...

AMNS - a multiplatform MSN messenger clone

Since MSN Messenger is only for the Windows platform, this is a good alternative while you are on Linux. According to the project descriptio...