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Category Archives: Ubuntu
Adjusting to the new version of Pylab and Mayavi on Ubuntu 12.04
It seems the IPython and Pylab packages has also been updated in 12.04 and thus removing the old ipython -wthread flag that would ensure Mayavi plots to be run in a separate thread. Running with the flag causes this error … Continue reading
Posted in Mindseye, Programming, Python, Python, Ubuntu
Tagged distribution, enthought, epd, ipython, mayavi, python, threading, wthread
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Using the same script on installs with different EPD versions
In the newest version of Enthought’s Python Distribution (EPD) on Ubuntu, the plotting package has been moved from enthought.mayavi.mlab to the shorter and more general mayavi.mlab. This does however mean that if you, like me, need to work with different … Continue reading
Posted in Mindseye, Programming, Python, Python, Ubuntu
Tagged distribution, enthought, enthought python distribution, epd, error, errors, import, import error, importerror, Programming, python
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Modifying keys on a Norwegian Linux keyboard to resemble those on a Mac
A friend of mine is switching between a Mac and a Linux machine, causing some readjustment whenever he switches keyboards. The most urgent fixes were to move the curly and square braces together with the backslash and dollar sign. Basically … Continue reading
Posted in Efficiency, Ubuntu
Tagged curly braces, curly brackets, keyboard, keyboard layout, Linux, mac, paranthesis, square braces, square brackets, xmodmap
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Installing the nVidia driver in Kubuntu 12.04
Running the vanilla install of Kubuntu 12.04 worked incredibly well. It took me quite some time to notice that I was in fact using the open source noveau driver. Dual displays, desktop effects and all other first impressions worked without … Continue reading
Passwordless access to MySQL by using sudo
Tired of remembering root passwords for MySQL on your servers? Fear no more, help is on the way. I’ll assume that you have a Linux system set up with sudo and mysql already installed. Fire up a terminal and type … Continue reading
Getting a headless connection to a server
I just learnt how to get a headless connection to a server before it has even booted. This gives access to LUKS and LVM, giving the oppurtunity to decrypt an encrypted hard drive. The solution was in this blog post. … Continue reading
Bookmarks in terminal
Today I found a great tool to ease the navigation in terminal, called apparix. It lets you bookmark a folder so that you easily can navigate to it just by typing to nameofbookmark To install apparix in Ubuntu, type sudo … Continue reading
Fixing the volume treshold and intervals in Ubuntu on Dell XPS M1330
So the new Ubuntu version is finally out and as with every other time I’ve been upgrading from one version of Ubuntu to a new one, I keep forgetting how to fix the sound issue on the Dell XPS M1330. … Continue reading
Spotify for Linux
Awesome news! Spotify is now finally available as a native client for Linux. I have no idea why I haven’t spotted this earlier, as it was already announced in July, but in any case it is finally here. Although they … Continue reading
