Tag Archives: linux

Bio-Linux - Bioinformatics Tools for Linux

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Daz

Bio-Linux is a specialised Linux disro that provides both standard and cutting edge bioinformatics software tools on a Linux base. I wrote a post on my old blog a little while back now detailing how to use the packages from … Continue reading →

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Stephen Fry on the Eee PC

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Daz

I really like the Eee PC - some people at work here have them, and if I could get it past the wife, i’d happily have one! Seems like the well spoken geek Stephen Fry is quite a fan too: … Continue reading →

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Britain Advises Against Vista, Office 2007 for Schools

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Daz

Although I do have to admit to liking MS Office (and indeed MS Office 2007 is good), I have to agree with this recommendation. There is pretty much nothing MS Office could do that OpenOffice could not do for you … Continue reading →

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SSH Shared-Key Setup - SSH Logins Without Passwords

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Daz

SSH is a great tool for remotely accessing another machine, but entering your password every time you log into a remote box can be a pain if you would like to set-up some background scripts to connect to a server … Continue reading →

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Getting Your DVDs Onto Your Mac/iPod/iPhone

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Daz

I’d looked at Handbrake a while back but the GUI was far too confusing for a simpleton like me. It seems like it’s been cleaned up quite a bit now and looks rather useful! (The little video giving an overview … Continue reading →

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Install phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 7.10

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Daz

Update: These instructions have been tested and work fine in the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04, Hardy Heron). phpPgAdmin is a web based GUI for administrating a PostgreSQL database server. Here’s some quick notes on getting it installed easily on … Continue reading →

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Mount ISO Files With Nautilus

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Daz

Here’s two short bash scripts that allow you to mount and unmount an ISO image easily within the right-click menu in Nautilus (the file manager in Gnome): $ sudo mkdir /media/ISO $ cd ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/ $ gedit “Mount ISO Image” Now … Continue reading →

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Installing Apache and PHP Troubles

Posted on November 13, 2007 by Daz

I just recently set Apache up on my home server (more on the server at some point in the future), but I was having problems serving up php pages. Every time I tried to access a php based page, Firefox … Continue reading →

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Creating New Accounts in PostgreSQL

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Daz

Getting a new account set up on PostgreSQL is a simple process… Create our new user: $ sudo su postgres -c createuser daz Then you have to give this new user role a name (I called it daz), and then … Continue reading →

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Install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 7.10

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Daz

If you are using the latest version of Ubuntu (8.04 - Hardy Heron), you might find these slightly updated instructions useful. This quick walk-through are my notes for installing the PostgreSQL database server and the PgAdmin administration application on Ubuntu … Continue reading →

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