Archive for the ‘Ubuntu 12.04’ Category

April 10, 2013 0

Installing openCL on ubuntu 12.04

By in linux, Ubuntu 12.04

Following link seems to explain the process: http://develnoter.blogspot.dk/2012/05/installing-opencl-in-ubuntu-1204.html  

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March 20, 2013 0

changing dim timeout using gsettings

By in ubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04

Changing the dim timeout and other power options can be done through gsettings to change dim timeout do: gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power idle-dim-time 600 see also this link  

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February 11, 2013 0

access system clipboard from command line

By in linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04

wanting to copy something from command line or maybe a file you can use xclip eg. copy your public ssh key from id_rsa.pub to clipboard directly from command line: cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | xclip -selection clipboard or cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub | xclip -selection c source: http://askubuntu.com/questions/110347/command-line-clipboard-access

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January 20, 2013 0

getting mic mute button to work on w510 and other lenovo laptops

By in Ubuntu 12.04, w510

see this post: http://askubuntu.com/questions/125367/enabling-mic-mute-button-and-light-on-lenovo-thinkpads

June 8, 2012 0

Getting pgfplots from ppa on ubuntu newer than lucid

By in latex, ubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04

To get pgfplots you can use the ppa by johannes Reinhardt ppa:johannes-reinhardt/ppa but the newers build of pgfplots is for lucid so if you are on a newer ubuntu you need to change the release name from e.g. precise to lucid in the software manager. Another way is to manually add deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/johannes-reinhardt/ppa/ubuntu lucid main […]

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June 7, 2012 0

ubuntu 12.04 64 bit install java

By in java, ubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04

To install java requires 5 steps Download java http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp choose the linux x64 unpack tar -xvf <downloaded file> move to desired directory(assume /usr/local/java) maybe chown -R root:root /usr/local/java add /usr/local/java/bin to path and set environment variable CLASSPATH to /usr/local/java/lib by adding to .profile: # add java bin to path PATH=”/usr/local/java/bin:$PATH” # set java classpath CLASSPATH=”/usr/local/java/lib” […]

June 7, 2012 0

ubuntu 12.04 enable hibernation

By in linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04

Following this worked: http://askubuntu.com/questions/94754/how-to-enable-hibernation-in-12-04 create/edit /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla with: sudo gedit /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla and insert [Re-enable hibernate by default] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate ResultActive=yes  

June 6, 2012 0

Ubunt 12.04 login screen reappears after messing with xorg.conf

By in linux, ubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04, Xserver

After messing with Xorg.conf I could no longer login on my usual account. The guest account however still was able to login and I could login through terminals (Alt – Ctrl – F1). The problem got fixed when I deleted: ~/.Xauthority and rebooted