Creating automatic timelapses with webcams on Linux
I had a couple cheap USB webcams that I plugged into my mini computer (basically a NUC clone) that's running Ubuntu 14.04. For what it's worth, I had to plug one of them (the older one) into a USB 2.0...
View ArticleHow to get a Linux terminal on Android
Image: Jack Wallen If you're like me, you always feel better being able to carry a linux terminal around with you. With a Ubuntu phone, that's as simple as installing the official Terminal app and...
View ArticleRugged, network oriented module dishes up 12-core QorIQ SoC
X-ES announced an “XPedite5850” COM Express Basic Type 5 module that runs linux on an NXP QorIQ T4240 SoC with 12 e6500 PowerPC cores. Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) regularly taps NXP (formerly...
View ArticleGet Bash completion on Docker Mac
I don't know how I've managed without this for so long. Bash completion is a kind of plug-in for your terminal that lets you auto-complete or auto-suggest what to type in next by hitting tab . Here's...
View ArticleMycroft Uses Ubuntu and Snaps to Deliver a Free Intelligent Personal Assistant
Mycroft, the company behind the Mycroft AI open source intelligent personal assistant for GNU/linux operating systems, has published a story recently on how they are using Ubuntu Linux and Snaps to...
View Article5 Best GNOME Shell Extensions for Ubuntu
These arethe best GNOME Shell extensions available toinstall on Ubuntu ― according to you! Over the past fortnight we askedyou to nominate yourtop extensions for the GNOME desktop. And you did just...
View Article尝试从 Windows 完全切换到 Linux
尝试从 windows 桌面系统完全切换到 linux 系统,拥抱真正的自由软件。本文记录了切换的过程。 难点 从 Windows 桌面系统完全切换到 Linux 系统,首先遇到的问题是操作习惯的问题。很多在 Windows 系统使用的很习惯的软件,在 Linux 系统下,可能并不支持。所以,先要列出平常工作、生活常用的软件,并查找其替代方案。 常用软件 列举了常用的软件,并查找了替代方案...
View ArticleHow to Encrypt Directories with eCryptfs on Ubuntu 16.04
This tutorial exists for these OS versions On this page 2 Installing eCryptfs 3 Encrypting a directory witheCryptfs This tutorial shows how to use eCryptfs to encrypt a directory on Ubuntu 16.04...
View ArticleProject Malm A platform for AI experimentation and research in Minecraft
Malm Project Malm is a platform for Artificial Intelligence experimentation and research built on top of Minecraft. We aim to inspire a new generation of research into challenging new problems...
View ArticleMecab安装过程中的一些坑
先说一点题外话,最近发现Linode 因为庆祝 13周年活动 将所有的Plan加了一倍,又来了一次加量不加价,这一下子和别的产品拉开了差距,可惜目前Linode日本节点并不参加活动,否则52nlp目前所用的这台Linode 主机性能就可以翻倍了。不过还是搞了一台Linode 8GB(8G内存,4核,96G SSD硬盘容量) 的VPS套餐(40$/mo),选择了美国西部的 Fremont...
View ArticleWhat Are Config Files, and How Can You Edit Them?
The vast majority of the computer programs we use ―be they office suites, web browsers, or even video games ―are configured through a system of menu interfaces. It has almost become the default way we...
View ArticleRadeon/AMDGPU Updates For The Linux 4.8 Kernel
Radeon/AMDGPU Updates For The linux 4.8 Kernel Written by Michael Larabel inRadeon on 8 July 2016 at 11:02 AM EDT.Add A Comment Alex Deucher has submitted the main feature pull request for DRM-Next of...
View ArticleChuck Short: Live migration with nova-lxd
Live migration withnova-lxd During the 16.04 development cycle, the nova-lxd developers were focused on gettingnova-lxd ready for production. This involved shaking out the bugs that were found during...
View ArticleWine 1.9.14 Still Working On Shader Model 5, D3D Command Stream
Wine 1.9.14 Still Working On Shader Model 5, D3D Command Stream Written by Michael Larabel inWINE on 8 July 2016 at 11:29 AM EDT.Add A Comment Wine 1.9.14 was released today as the newest bi-weekly...
View ArticleBring Windows Media Redirection to VMware Horizon Client for Linux
Multimedia redirection (MMR) technology helps improve performance by utilizing the client endpoint to process media―instead of the server―so CPU utilization on the server can be reduced. It also can...
View ArticleWine 1.9.14 Brings Better Shader Model 5 Support in Direct3D, GDI Improvements
Today, July 8, 2016, the development team behind the popular Wine open-source software used by many linux users to run windows apps and games, have announced a new milestone towards Wine 2.0. Wine...
View ArticleCapturing data from the SDS7102 ADC
This is a post in a series about me poking at the insides of my OWON SDS7012 oscilloscope. You might want to start reading at thebeginning. I have spent a few weeks learning MyHDL and building FPGA...
View ArticleCentOS Atomic Host Update Adds Docker 1.10.3, Built From Standard CentOS 7 RPMs
CentOS Project's Jason Brooks announced today, July 8, the general availability of a new maintenance update of the CentOS Atomic Host operating system designed to run Docker containers. Built from...
View ArticleDebian 8.5 vs. Debian Testing Benchmarks - July 2016
Debian 8.5 vs. Debian Testing Benchmarks - July 2016 Written by Michael Larabel inDebian on 8 July 2016 at 02:17 PM EDT.Add A Comment Here is the latest look at the performance of Debian GNU/linux 8.5...
View ArticleUbiquiti Unifi Virtual Appliance
I have some Unifi wireless AP’s at my house and was trying to find a virtual appliance version of the Unifi controller but was unable to. So I went ahead and created one myself. You are welcome to use...
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