Tag Archives: Linux

Building cpython/Doc on Linux

Posted on 2016-07-04 by jimbelton

For all the gory details, check out the Python Developers Guide. Installing and Building the Doc Here’s the process I followed to be able to work on the CPython documentation on Linux debian/mint: See if mercurial is installed by running: … Continue reading →

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libtap Version 2 on github.com

Posted on 2016-06-26 by jimbelton

Unit test frameworks are dime-a-dozen. For C programmers, there are libraries like cmocha and cunit. When we first  developed the sxe project at Sophos, about 5 years ago, the choices were much more limited. Most of the alternatives, like cppunit, … Continue reading →

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Installing and Running Ansible on Linux

Posted on 2016-06-04 by jimbelton

Ansible is a tool for managing remote computers via secure shell (ssh). This quick how-to is based on the Ansible Installation page. Installation To install Ansible on Debian Mint: If you don’t have pip installed, run: sudo easy_install pip Run: … Continue reading →

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Creating an AWS Linux Web Service

Posted on 2016-06-02 by jimbelton

This how-to is loosely based on this Amazon Getting Started page. To create an AWS Linux web service: Create an AWS account. You need a credit card. Browse to http://aws.amazon.com/ Click Create an AWS Account Follow the bouncing ball… Create … Continue reading →

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Creating a Shared Private Repo on GitLab

Posted on 2016-05-18 by jimbelton

GitLab (gitlab.com) is a company that hosts git repositories in the cloud, like GitHub. Unlike GitHub, GitLab offers free repositories that can have multiple contributors. Creating a Private Respository To create your own private git repository on Gitlab: Create an … Continue reading →

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How To Format a Corrupted USB Thumb Drive on Linux

Posted on 2016-05-08 by jimbelton

There are plenty of how-to pages on formatting a thumb drive on Linux, but most don’t show the fool proof way of doing it. After using a thumb drive in the Nintendo Wii, my son was convinced that it could … Continue reading →

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Hash Table Shootout on GitHub

Posted on 2015-07-01 by jimbelton

NOTE: Since I wrote this article, I fixed some bugs in the benchmarks and regenerated the graphs. The updated article is here: Hash Table Shootout Updated I forked Nick Welch’s hash table shootout benchmark, got it all working, and updated … Continue reading →

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Decoding Linux File Names in Python

Posted on 2015-02-09 by jimbelton

One of the many problems I ran into while hacking muse, the music library management program I’ve been writing, is that some bands include non ASCII characters in their names, and these are used inconsistently. For example, Blue Öyster Cult is … Continue reading →

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Linux Mint on the HP G62

Posted on 2015-01-04 by jimbelton

While I’m waiting for the Goop to dry on my Gateway laptop, I decided to rescue an old HP G62 laptop that had a virus ridden copy of Windows on it. Mint installed without problems. When I repartitioned the hard … Continue reading →

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Mounting the WDTV Live Hub from Linux

Posted on 2014-03-09 by jimbelton

To mount the drive on my WDTV Live Hub on my Linux box: Ran: sudo apt-get install cifs-utils Ran: sudo mkdir /mnt/wdtvlivehub Looked up the IP address on the hub’s network configuration screen Ran: sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.0.113/wdtvlivehub /mnt/wdtvlivehub -o … Continue reading →

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