As a scientist you may have discovered how much less swearing occurs when writing articles in latex rather than MS Word or other What You Se...
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36. PDF and annotation/editing under linux -- no solutions
Update: There are newer posts here and here . Galley proofs of scientific articles are typically provided in the form of pdf files with amb...
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35. Fixing: gnome alt+f2 broken, returns command not found -- debian testing current bug, description and solution
22/12/2011 An explanation and solution is here: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t=67502&p=510197#p512994 SOLUTION -...
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32. Apt-pinning in Debian -- simple example
--------------------------------------------------------- Summary: * create an /etc/apt/preferences files * add the repos to /etc/apt/source...
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31. Update flash -- chrome on debian wheezy/testing 64 bit
You may have had problems playing flash videos recently and have been presented with a message saying that your player is out of date, and t...
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30. "Bench-marking" nwchem with mpich2 on debian wheezy
For various reasons my beowulf has been dismantled and in boxes for most of the year, with only the six-core node seeing use a normal work c...
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29. Compiling/Building nwchem with mpich on debian testing 64 bit (Wheezy -- 15/12/2011)
So, as seen in the previous post, mpich2 ver 1.4 and nwchem 6.0 don't play nicely together. Continuing with the virtual machine in the...
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28. Compiling/Building nwchem with mpich on debian 64 bit (15/12/2011) -- observations of squeeze, wheezy, sid and experimental
** NOTE: the nwchem build in the debian repos (6.0-1) does not support mpich. It will not run in parallel. It seems like 6.0-2 will, but it...
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27. Linux: some applications
Here are some linux tools which I've found myself using: _Terminal/cli_: email -- mutt chat -- mcabber spreadsheet -- sc, sed + gawk, py...
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26. Linux The Basics: the evolution of a user
I've used linux for a few years by now, and I find that how I do things have changed over this time. In other words, the way you use lin...
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25. Linux The Basics: Google talk using Gajim or mcabber
Empathy is the stock gnome chat client, gajim is a REALLY versatile python-based chat client which integrates with gpg/pgp and mcabber is a ...
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24. Linux and The Basics: configuring Evolution for gmail or fastmail accounts
While it comes more naturally to post a blog entry when you've just managed to fix a problem which has been nagging you, it helps newcom...
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23. Configuring Mutt for two IMAP accounts
Edit: fastmail configuration added -- see beneath original post Here's my situation: I have a personal gmail account, and a google apps ...
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22. gnome-shell/GNOME3 -- acceptance
So after the turmoil of being thrown into a new desktop metaphor, I've finally reached a stage where I'd feel less at home in Gnome ...
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