Linux
I will post anything I've learnt on Linux distributions.
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How to install PyQt4 on Elementary OS (Linux)
In this video I show the steps on how to install PyQt 4 on Elementary OS which should work on all Ubuntu based Linux distributions. I already had PyQt 5 installed but my study guide requires PyQt 4 so I decided to install and run both on my system. Here’s the steps: Open a terminal and run the below to install PyQt 4 sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt4 sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev sudo apt-get install python-qt4 qt4-dev-tools python-qt4-dev pyqt4-dev-tools Here’s a video if that’s more to your liking:
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How to make another version of Python the default version in Linux
In this post I show you how to make Python 3.7 the default version of Python on Linux. (This should work on all distributions of Linux). My default version of Python was Python 2 and I needed to change it to version 3.7. 1. Steps: Open your .bashrc file in your home directory using a text editor or the shell. Add alias python=’/usr/bin/pythonx.x’ to the file and save it. (x.x is your version that you want to be the default) Logout of your session or reboot your computer, then log back in. Open the terminal and then type in Python. It should now show you the version that you specified…
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Install Python 3.7 on Elementary OS
In this article and the below video I show you how to install Python 3.7 the easy way on Elementary OS. This works on Pop_OS! and Ubuntu too. 1. Open a terminal 2. type and run: sudo apt update3. type and run: sudo apt install software-properties-common4. type and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa5. Press Enter to add the above repository6. type and run: sudo apt update7. type and run: sudo apt install python3.7 You now have Python 3.7 installed
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How to install “Brackets” in Ubuntu 15.10 – Get around Dependency is not satisfiable: libgcrypt11 >=1.4.5 error
In this post I will show you how to install Brackets , an open source code editor from Adobe and how to get around the dependecy error (Dependency is not satisfiable: libgcrypt11 >=1.4.5) if it pops up when you try to install Brackets. I’m using Brackets as part of a web development course and really like it. Installing is quite easy as per below: Open your browser and go to the Brackets Website. Click on Download Brackets without Extract to download the deb package file. Browse to the downloaded deb package file and double click it. This action will open the Ubuntu Software Center. Brackets should install and you you will be…
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How to install HP printer/scanner in Ubuntu 15.04
I had to install my HP OfficeJet in Ubuntu 15.04. I need it to scan and print using the printer’s wireless function and to do that you need to install HPLIP as per my below video. The articles I used are: http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/manual/distros/ubuntu.html and http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/manual/hp_setup.html ( I had to run sudo hp-install -i to setup the printer as I received GUI errors and was not in the mood to find out why)
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How to access a Bitlocker encrypted Windows disk using Ubuntu 15.04
Today has been one of those days where you think to yourself. “Self, you should have backed up your data more often!” My work laptop running Windows 8.1 decided to commit suicide. The laptop froze up and when I rebooted I received an error stating that werkernel.sys is missing and it won’t boot in to Windows. I took the laptop in and IT tried recovering Windows but could not get it repaired. The problem is that we use Bitlocker which meant it would be a challenge to just boot up with a Live Linux Distro and copy off my needed data. After a few hours I managed to access my…
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How to install PyCharm on Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
A video showing you how to install PyCharm in Ubuntu 15.04. 1. First you need to install Java 2. Then download and run PyCharm as per below instructions 1. Open your Terminal and type: sudo apt-get purge openjdk* (This will get rid of older versions) 2. Add the repository. In terminal type: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webup8team/java 3. Update cache by typing this in terminal: sudo -apt-get update 4. Install Java by running this in terminal: sudo apt-get install oracle-jave8-installer 5. Download PyCharm from http://www.jetbrains.com 6. Extract the downloaded file: tar -xf pycharm-community-versionnumber.tar.gz 7. cd to the folder name you extracted 8. cd to the PyCharm folder/bin 9. From within the BIN…
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How to install Skype in Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
Today I will show you how easy it is to install Skype 4.3 in Ubuntu Gnome 15.04. This should also work in Ubuntu 15.04. All steps are below the video if you wish not to watch the video and just follow the step by step guide. 1. Open Software and Updates 2. Click on “Other Software” 3. Check the check boxes next to Canonocal Partners and Canonocal Partners (Source Code). Enter your password when prompted 4. Click on Close to close the Software and Updates window 5. Open your Terminal (ctrl + alt + T is the short cut to open the terminal) 6. It’s good practice to run sudo…
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Guide to install PyQt step by step in Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
I’m currently doing a course on Python GUI development and needed to install PyQt4 on my Ubuntu Gnome 15.04 desktop which gave me some stumbling blocks. Through lots of testing and research I managed to get it installed and decided to create a step by step guide on installing PyQt4 on Ubuntu 15.04. You can view the steps below the video. Below are the steps I took to get everything installed and working: 1. download sip from Riverbank Computing 2. download PyQT from Riverbank Computing 3. In the terminal run: sudo apt-get install python3.4-dev and then run: sudo apt-get install build-essential) too From the terminal run: sudo apt-get install qt4-dev-tools…
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How to install Virtual Box guest additions in Ubuntu Gnome 15.04
I recently switched to Ubuntu Gnome 15.04 and installed a virtual desktop to test things before applying it to my production desktop. In this video below I show you how easy it is to install the Virtual Box Guest Additions to virtual machine running Ubuntu Gnome 15.04