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Install RDKit 2015-03 Build on Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17
RDKit is an open source toolkit for cheminformatics. It has many functionalities to work with chemical files.
Follow the below guide to install RDKit 2015-03 build on an Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17 computer. Since Ubuntu packages don’t have the latest RDKit for trusty, you have to build RDKit from its source.
Install Dependencies
1sudo apt-get install flex bison build-essential python-numpy cmake python-dev sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev libboost1.54-all-dev Download the Build
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How to Install Mezzanine on Ubuntu/Linux Mint [Complete Guide]
Mezzanine is a CMS application built on Django web framework. The installation steps are easy but your environment may not just suitable enough for it work without a problem. So, here I’m going to describe complete installation from scratch on a virtual environment.
First of all, install virtualenv:
$ sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv Then, create a virtual environment:
$ virtualenv testenv And, activate it: $ cd testenv $ source bin/activate
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Geany Color Schemes Ubuntu
There is a collection of color schemes for Geany as well.
Download it on GitHub and follow the instructions.
You’ll need to extract and copy all the files in colorschemes directory to ~/.config/geany/colorschemes/
Then, restart Geany and go to View -> Editor -> Color Schemes and choose your style.
I’m using Tango.
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Install Geany 1.23 on Ubuntu
Geany is a really nice text editor for Ubuntu. I would recommend it with TreeBrowser and some interface coding are color schemes.
But you’ll need the latest version which is 1.23 for now.
To install this version you need to add PPA, also this will keep it updated when you update your system.
Execute following lines one by one:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:geany-dev/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install geany Then, when you start Geany you’ll see “This is Geany 1.
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Install Apache2, PHP5, MySQL & phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04
First, install apache2:
sudo apt-get install apache2 Then, for it to work: sudo service apache2 restart
For custom www folder:
sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/www gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/www Change DocumentRoot and Directory directive to point to new location. For example, /home/user/www/
Save and see (link here clean URLs not working Laravel 4)
Make www default and disable default:
sudo a2dissite default && sudo a2ensite www sudo service apache2 restart Create new file in www
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Install Perl DBI Module on Ubuntu 12.04
On Terminal, run:
sudo apt-get install libdbi-perl Source
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Start Ubuntu 12.04 Bluetooth Off
On Terminal:
sudo gedit /etc/rc.local Add following before the line “exit 0”
rfkill block bluetooth Save
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Install Steam on Ubuntu 12.04
Download steam_latest.deb at:
http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/archive/precise/steam_latest.deb Double click and open it on Ubuntu Software Center and click Install
It’ll start Terminal and ask password for sudo because there are some packages required, enter your password and continue
Next it’ll update itself
Done
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Enable Hibernation for Lenovo Z500 on Ubuntu 12.04
Using Terminal add this file:
sudo gedit /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/com.ubuntu.enable-hibernate.pkla This:
[Re-enable hibernate by default] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate ResultActive=yes Save & reboot
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Install Spotify on Ubuntu 12.04
Start Software Sources from Dash Home
Add following in Other Sources tab:
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free Close Software Sources
Add Spotify repo key on Terminal:
sudo apt-key adv –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 94558F59 Install Spotify on Terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install spotify-client Find Spotify in Dash Home
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Enable Software Sources in Dash Home Ubuntu 12.04
First copy the software sources desktop file to your local applications folder:
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications cp /usr/share/applications/software-properties-gtk.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/ Edit the file & change the line NoDisplay=true to NoDisplay=false:
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/software-properties-gtk.desktop Save, logout and login
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Save Brightness Settings Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
If your laptop starts with minimized or maximized brightness and you want to have a fixed default value for that do following:
Run terminal and type to get maximum brightness:
cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/max_brightness Now set the brightness as you want and run following which give you the value for current setting:
cat /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness Edit /etc/rc.local to have that value as default after each reboot / start:
sudo gedit /etc/rc.local Add this line before exit 0:
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Hotkeys (special keys) Volume/Brightness Controls Don't Work After Suspend
What seems to solve this problem on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Lenovo Z500):
Open this file:
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub Modify the line as this:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="noapic" Close it and run the following:
sudo update-grub Restart your computer
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How To Make A File or Script Executable in Ubuntu
Start terminal CTRL + Alt + T can be used (or just go to Dash Home and type Terminal):
Run this command below:
sudo chmod +x /path/to/your/file Source
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Suspend Laptop When Lid Closed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS in Lenovo Z500
I guess this is a bug. Although suspend is set in Power settings, it doesn’t suspend the laptop when its lid is closed.
To solve it, I’ve found a workaround on web. Here is how you implement it:
Generate folder if it’s not present:
sudo mkdir /etc/acpi/local Set its permissions:
sudo chmod 755 /etc/acpi/local Generate the script:
sudo gedit /etc/acpi/local/lid.sh.post Copy-paste the following:
#!/bin/bash grep -q closed /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state if [ $?
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Install Ensembl API and BioPerl 1.2.3 on Your System
I’m going to work on a project that requires lots of queries on Ensembl databases so I wanted to install Ensembl API to begin with. Since it’s programmed in Perl, I will be using Perl in this project.
There is a nice tutorial on Ensembl website for API installation. Here I will describe some steps.
1. Download the API and BioPerl
Go to Ensembl FTP ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/ and download “ensembl-api.tar.gz” or click here