Over break today I thought I would see if my server needed any updates. I thought, “if it does, I’ll just let Webmin do it. I don’t want to have to download PuTTY.” I set Webmin on it and it went away telling me there were something like 50 updates. I told it to go ahead and update as I was sure it would be done by the end of my break. As it started, something caught my eye. It was updating Apache. Now, this wouldn’t have been a problem (as I know it restarts Apache after updated.) Unfortunately, I noticed it, for reasons best known to apt-get, was deciding it needed to uninstall libapache2-mod-php5.
At this point, I knew I was going to have issues. I promptly went and got PuTTY and logged into my server to see if I could get PHP back onto it. (For those who do not know, without libapache2-mod-php5, Apache won’t send the php code to the PHP interpreter.) To make matters worse, the operating system had put a lock on the dpkg program because it was in use by Webmin.
So, at this point it was nearing the end of my break and I thought I’d have to continue this later so I opened up a new tab of Webmin and I turned off Apache. I definitely did not want any PHP code getting out. When I looked back to see the progress on the update, I noticed it had just finished. Therefore I went in and re-downloaded the libapache2-mod-php5 package and turned Apache back on.
Basically, I learned my lesson. One, never let Webmin do updates (I can’t tell it “NO” like I would’ve if I saw it wanted to uninstall my apache php5 mod and then do that update first before going back to update all.) Two, don’t do updates at work when pressed for time. Lastly, check to see if debian package is going to uninstall something I need before doing a massive update that I can’t interrupt.
I still don’t know why Apache2 uninstalled libapache2-mod-php5. Oh well, no damage done.
What Is Going On? Xeno 4’s Last Update Was Ages Ago!
Sep 3
Posted by Eric Christian in Commentary | No Comments
The fact that Xeno 4 hasn’t been updated lately is widely considered unhealthy for the project. I admit that it doesn’t strike a good note with people who are anxiously waiting for the new updates. Over the summer, the updates were flowing in. That’s because over the summer, I had only one really large responsibility taking up my time, my job. Now, I have both a part-time job and full-time studies at the University. As it turns out, my workload this semester will be quite arduous. Because of this, you will not see many updates per month. I’m not sure I’ve done any since school started.
Don’t Be Alarmed
I just want to inform you not to be alarmed. I might put updates in, I might not. However, when I am not working on school and work, I am thinking of different methods of applying certain functions into the game. My school and work comes first, but Xeno 4 comes second. When I have time, I will add features into the game. There are no other projects Lurous Productions is working on right now. There are no other projects I am working on right now. It is only Xeno 4. If I am not putting updates into the game, it is because I am studying or I am at work.
We’ll Resume Heavy Work
Don’t worry, once I am not as busy at school (or it gets out) I will devote the extra time into Xeno 4. Xeno 4 has the best chance of success that I have seen in any of my projects I’ve worked on so far. I have the most of the resources, the tools, and the knowledge to complete it. The only resource I don’t have at the moment is time. However, I will have more time later on and once that happens, Xeno 4 updates will come out much faster.
I’m not saying that you won’t see updates. I’m saying don’t expect them to be fired out like they have been in the past.
Stay tuned!
Tags: low updates, updates, xeno 4