[SOLVED] Wget + https = ERROR: Cannot open directory /etc/openssl/certs

Hi folks!

I tried to download a certain Mozilla addon and I found myself looking at the error message:

ERROR: Cannot open directory /etc/openssl/certs

The command that I have used was simple:

wget -c https://github.com/downloads/foudfou/FireTray/firetray-0.4.0a3.xpi

wget https ssl certs error

After a bit of digging I have found a quick and easy fix. Run those commands:

su

followed by the root’s password.

mkdir /etc/openssl

ln -s /etc/ssl/certs/ /etc/openssl/certs

exit

wget https ssl certs error fix in progress

Now try to re-run the wget command.

wget -c https://github.com/downloads/foudfou/FireTray/firetray-0.4.0a3.xpi

Success!

wget https ssl certs error is gone

Hope this helps somebody someday.

Regards.

Andy

Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0 and the Firetray add-on…

Hi all.

I am using the Firetray add-on with my Mozilla Thunderbird so when I click on the close button it’s not getting closed but minimized to tray and is notifying me about new emails from there every 60 seconds. After upgrade to the 7.0 version add-on stopped being compatible (even if I got it enabled with Compatibility Report add-on the tray icon part was not working). So I checked for upgrades and there were none. So I went to the project page and I checked there. I have found version 0.3.3.xpi in their download section with a description:

This build doesn’t include any change in the code, it just include a component built to make it compatible with FF and TB 7.*

I have immediately downloaded and tested it and BOOM it works again.

How to install this add-on? Right click on the link above and choose to Save Link As. After that choose appropriate folder to download the file into. Next open Thunderbird and go to Tools > Add-ons. Next click on the little wrench icon next to the Search all add-ons box in the top right corner and pick Install add-on from a file.

Little wrench icon.

A window will pop-up asking You for a location of the add-on file. Maneuver to the downloaded add-on xpi file and double click on it. New window will pop-up asking do You want to install this add-on. Read the warnings. Click on the pop-up and the Install button will get activated. Click on it.

Do You realllly want to...

You will be asked to restart Your Thunderbird. Please do so. Enjoy Your working Firetray again.

Restart Your Thunderbird.

If You have the older version installed You don’t have to remove it – installation of the newer version will overwrite it.

Regards.

Hope someone will find this info useful.

Andy

TerryN saves the day! Shortenurl.pl irssi script fixed!

Hi all.

Some time ago shortenurl.pl script for Irssi died… Owner of the domain that was used to create short URL’s started using captcha on his site. I tried to fix the script myself to use different domain but I failed miserably ;). So I turned to a higher power… – PCLinuxOS Forum Members 😉 and asked them – could they fix it for me.

TerryN replied couple of days later with a fixed version of the script!

I have amended the HOWTO so You can download the latest version of the script and have it working again ;).

Script now works using http://tinyurl.com…

Script works just fine! Thanks TerryN!

Regards.

Andy

Trying to install app x but it requires file y… where can I find it… http://rpm.pbone.net/ can come quite handy at times…

Hi all.

Seen this sort of question on multiple occasions… I was actually asking this question quite a few times myself…

I have found http://rpm.pbone.net/ to be very handy in situations like this. Even here, Almost-retired is trying to install zoneminder and it requires libmysqlclient.a file. Where to find it? What package contains this file…

I made this short video and I hope that it will make finding those files easier for some of You in the future.

As You can see from the video, package libmysql-static-devel contains file libmysqlclient.a. Now all that needs to be done is the installation of this package via Package Manager in PCLinuxOS and You should be good to go.

It does not always work but it works most of the time.

Regards.

Andy

Hootiegibbon gets his own site… finally…

Hi folks!

Just letting You know that a good Friend of mine finally got his head wrapped around getting a domain / website.

You can view it under http://hootiegibbon.co.uk. Site is still a work in progress but from what I know Hootiegibbon is planning on getting a blog. Also a links to his iso’s will be posted in there.

Interesting stuff afaiac… Give him some time and have a look.

Regards.

Andy

P.S. Link to Hootiegibbon‘s site is also added to the Friends category on a left panel.

Edit: Blog link added.

Irssi and screen on the shell – notifications on local machine.

Hi all.

If You are running Irssi inside GNU Screen session on Your shell account (ssh) You may want to turn on the notifications so the local machine that You are connecting from makes a beep or notifies You with popup each time Your name is being used or someone PMs You.

This is a addition to Installing and configuring GNU Screen post so make sure that You read / follow that post first.

Ready? Here we go.

Close Irssi and the Screen session on the shell account and use this command:

sed -i 's/vbell on/vbell off/' $HOME/.screenrc

It will change the mode that screen is being started with from visual to audible bell. You can also switch between the bell modes manually by using CTRL + A / CTRL + G combo.

Now on the local machine (the one that connects to the shell server) You need to setup notifications in Your terminal. In my case its KDE4. It will look like this:

Settings > Configure Notifications

Screen Irssi Notifications 01

Find and click on “Bell in Visible Session” and then mark the box next to “Show a message in a popup”.

Screen Irssi Notifications 02

From now on You will see this popup each time someone calls Your name or PMs You on IRC.

Screen Irssi Notifications 03

Also You will be able to see all the notifications in the system tray notification section.

Screen Irssi Notifications 04

As You have probably noticed there were other events that could be used as a notification methods in KDE4. If You don’t like the popups – mess around with the settings.

Sometimes notifications can be little overwhelming… Remember that You can always turn them off if You feel like it.

Hope this helps.

Andy