How to install Gitlab 5.0 on CentOS 6 or RHEL6

Last modified: [last-modified] I’ve been eagerly waiting for Gitlab 5.0 to be released so that Gitolite dependency would go away. Well a few days ago I got my wish. I followed the documentation provided by the Gitlab guys at https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/5-0-stable/doc/install/installation.md  and as expected it didn’t quite match up with what needs to be done to deploy on CentOS … Read more

Replace MySQL with MiriaDB on CentOS 6

Last modified: [last-modified] I’m running CentOS 6.3 64-bit and have been for a little while. I decided I wanted to swap out MySQL 5.1.x with MiriaDB 5.3.x. Why? Because I can. Plus I’ve read a bit and it sounds like MiriaDB is better optimized than MySQL. Also Oracle is evil. These instructions are based off … Read more

LifeSize Express 220 dropping calls at 45 seconds on the dot

I recently deployed a LifeSize Express 220 in a school with a Satellite internet connection and a Cisco PIX 515 firewall running 8.0(4).28 and kept running into the strangest problem when making calls. No matter if I was calling out or someone was calling in we’d be able to talk with video or audio only for exactly 45 … Read more