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Install Node.js MongoDB on Ubuntu

Posted on February 7, 2014 by

For Ubuntu 12.04 Node.js (v 0.6.12) sudo apt-get install nodejs MongoDB sudo apt-key adv –keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 –recv 7F0CEB10 echo ‘deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen’ | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb.list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mongodb-10gen Reference: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/ Advertisements

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Android AVD emulator not starting on Ubuntu

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Ran into this error where the Android Emulator API 8 or 10 on Ubuntu 12.04 would not start. It just looks like it’s hanging there. The solution is this: in android-sdk you need to rename the libOpenglRender.so library. cd /path/to/android-sdk-linux/tools/lib … Continue reading →

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Qt: Qt Embedded with dbus

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

If you want Qt Embedded with dbus support make sure you cross compile the expat and dbus libraries. These are instructions I’ve researched and worked for a co-worker but not me. Hopefully you’ll have better luck cross-compile expat tar zxvf … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu linux: downgrade package

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Broke my Ubuntu by installing a development package of libgstreamer. How to downgrade it was Installed version: 0.10.34-1~lucid1 Downgrade to version: 0.10.28-1 I had to boot Ubuntu in recovery mode (press ESC during bootup) (selection at GRUB) then apt-get install … Continue reading →

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Virtualization: VirtualBox vs VMPlayer

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

My recommendation: VMPlayer I’ve been playing around with virtualization software at work trying to setup my environment and I’m firmly in the VMPlayer camp now. Issue: Dealbreaker for me was USB support and in particular SD card support. Neither software … Continue reading →

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