Category Archives: Linux
add auto-complete to emacs
Installing auto-complete to emacs. It’s not loaded. Solution: add the following text to ~/.emacs ;; auto-complete (add-to-list ‘load-path “~/.emacs.d/”) (require ‘auto-complete-config) (add-to-list ‘ac-dictionary-directories “~/.emacs.d//ac-dict”) (ac-config-default)-c
Install adobe pdf read on Linux
It would be better to install adobe pdf reader on linux, though envince is more preferred to me. But for some certain functions, it has to be used, playing animation for example. Method to install adobe pdf reader on linux … Continue reading
#!/usr/bin/env
The shebang line (from “sharp bang”, i.e. #!) is processed by the kernel. The kernel doesn’t want to know about environment variables such as PATH. So the name on the shebang line must be an absolute path to an executable. … Continue reading
linux cinnamon theme change
To install a theme: Download it and decompress it in ~/.themes. To install an applet: Download it and decompress it in ~/.local/share/cinnamon/applets.
Huge icon on the panel when theme is changed
From a post in Linux Mint forums: “I don’t know anything about your monitor problems …. but for the problem of the large icons on the panel: Try going to Menu > Preferences > Cinnamon Settings > Panel Check the … Continue reading
gcc fortran error
When using gcc fortran 4.6 to compile a fortran code with sequential reading, the following error occurs: Fortran runtime error: Sequential READ or WRITE not allowed after EOF marker, possibly use REWIND or BACKSPACE Use fort77 command to compile it, … Continue reading
Update jabref from version 2.7 to 2.9
The default version of jabref of Linux Mint and Ubuntu now is 2.7, which can be easily installed from software manager. If want to update to 2.9, a bad method is to download the jabref-2.9.jar and replace the *.jar in … Continue reading
Boot repair
Boot-Repair can be installed & used from any Ubuntu session (normal session, or live-CD, or live-USB). Install Boot-Repair on ubuntu Open the terminal and run the following commands sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install boot-repair After completing … Continue reading
Change Linux mint 32bit to 64bit version
1. Download iso file; 2. use imagewriter which is a default software of mint to write iso to usb stick; 3. boot from usb and enter the mint system to install 4. start installation. Choose partition where the old linux … Continue reading
Find & Replace across multiple files in linux
Find & Replace across multiple files in linux I was trying to find a solution todo a find & replace across multiple files which was purely command line based. There are plenty of scripts out there which will accomplish this … Continue reading