If you’re trying to install a package using the apt package management tools and you are getting errors of this kind:
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-removal script: Permission denied
Then you should check the mount options for your /var partition. Ensure that you do not have the noexec option set (at least for the duration of the install).
This really comes in handy when dealing with standalone Python scripts that need to use Django features (especially Models).
I was wondering how Earth Hour got Google to promote their event and I saw this. I think it might be useful for someone out there.
How can I get Google to do something similar for my organization or project? We welcome your ideas on how we can become more socially and environmentally responsible. Although we can’t guarantee either a placement on the Google homepage or even a response to every query, we do read every email we receive and welcome your ideas of organizations that you believe we should feature. If you’d like to submit a proposal, please send it to us at proposals@google.com.
So what level of competence are you at?
In case you ever find yourself running out of memory when you need to install a PEAR package or PECL extension.
This is about one of the best ways I’ve seen to remove duplicate rows in a MySQL database. The only draw back is that you have to run it more than once for rows that have more than one duplicate.
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