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Posts Tagged ‘ubuntu’

opencv in ubuntu

In tips & tricks on 11 March 2010 tagged image processing, opencv, ubuntu with no comments

for those who want to do some image processing in ubuntu but strunggling to compile and install it here’s a easiest way to do it

sudo apt-get install opencv-doc python-opencv libcv1 libcvaux1 libhighgui1 \
libcvaux-dev libcv-dev libhighgui-dev

to see all example from opencv-doc
cp -r /usr/share/doc/opencv-doc/examples cv-examples && cd cv-examples

there’s will be c and python example, to compile [...]

fugly stuff

In crap on 9 March 2010 tagged ubuntu, windows with no comments

most fugly desktop ever!! i don’t even know why i wasted my precious time trying this crap….
lesson of the day: stop customizing your desktop to look like other os esspecially windows :)

change is hard

In thoughts on 6 March 2010 tagged lucid lynx, ubuntu with no comments

i’m wondering why ubuntu nowadays really like to experimenting with new no-so-user friendly stuffs
it really start to bothering me since the new notification position in karmic and now they’re planning to release ubuntu with some gay mac-ish look?
sometimes, change is good in order to refresh how the os feel and give user better experience.
i myself like the [...]

faster kernel compiling and update

In tips & tricks on 1 March 2010 tagged debian, kernel, ubuntu with no comments

if you have try to compile a kernel before, you will know how boring the process is!
it get more boring and annoying when you need to disable/enable certain thing in .config or doing some patches you need to recompile the whole thing again
so here, i want to share something that i’ve learned alot during my [...]

fix headphone jack for acer aspire on ubuntu

In tips & tricks on 18 February 2010 tagged fix, headphone, jaunty, karmic, ubuntu with no comments

have you ever come accros a bug where your laptop speaker not muted after you jack-in your headphone. having to manually mute your laptop speaker everytime you use headphone is kinda annoying imo.
so here’s a quick workaround on how to do it. note that this workaround is for acer-aspire model only!
edit your /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
find this [...]