Install the DeaDBeeF music player under Ubuntu Linux
DeaDBeeF Show archive.org snapshot is one of the better music players for Linux.
You can find installation instructions here Show archive.org snapshot .
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Installing Node.js / npm under Ubuntu with nvm (with yarn)
I recommend install Node.js using nvm. This way you can have multiple Node versions in your ~/.nvm
. You also won't need to install global packages with sudo
anymore.
Node via nvm will automatically bring npm. yarn will automatically be availa...
Installing multiple MySQL versions on the same Linux with mysql-sandbox
Ubuntu has a package mysql-sandbox
that lets you install multiple MySQL versions into your user home:
- Install
mysql-sandbox
sudo apt install mysql-sandbox
- Download the version of MySQL you want to use from mysql.com:
<https://...
How to resize your boot partition when there is an encrypted partition after it
Boot partitions from installations prior to the 16.04 era are terribly small. When you install updates and encounter errors due to a full /boot
partition, consider risizing it.
If you can't do the steps described below, ask someone experienced ...
Install RubyMine under Ubuntu
This card explains how to install RubyMine for the first time. If you want to upgrade an existing RubyMine installation (after legacy install) to a newer version, see How to upgrade RubyMine.
Option A (new way)...
Manage Linux services on the command line (Ubuntu)
Ubuntu 18.04 uses systemd
to manage services.
There are basically two commands for listing all services and manipulating the state of a certain service: service
and systemctl
:
-
service
manages System V init scripts -
systemctl
control...
The Ruby Object Model
In Ruby (almost) everything is an Object
. While this enables a lot of powerful features, this concept might be confusing for developers who have been programming in more static languages, such as Java or C#. This card should help understanding t...
Install the SQLite 3 gem for Ruby under Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev
sudo gem install sqlite3-ruby
Convert the colorspace of a PDF from RGB to CMYK under Ubuntu Linux
Note that converting from RGB to CMYK will usually degrade your colors because no exact mapping is possible. Anyway, this Stackoverflow post worked...
How to install packages from newer Ubuntu releases
We're usually running Ubuntu LTS versions. Sometimes newer hardware requires packages from more recent Ubuntu releases that only come with 6 months of support. If there is really no other way, it's possible to install packages from later Ubuntu re...
Sun Java JVM/JRE on Ubuntu Linux
Note that you should disable the Java plug-in in your browsers after installation.
Ubuntu >= 12.04
Java 11
sudo a...