Ubuntu-random musings

Python random notes to myself

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:10:16 +0000

I’m trying to create a script to give to a user to connect to a server via ssh. Then from there run a simple report, and then with data given run a query on an oracle database.

Help was found here: http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/2008/06/cxoracle-and-oracle-xe-on-ubuntu.html

First step is you have to have OracleXE installed and then setup cx_oracle.

The issue I faced was I got an error stating that there was no oracle installation fix by running like this:

sudo -E easy_install cx_Oracle

now go to your python shell and rock it!

**edit**

May need to run this before running cx_oracle (or else you will get nasty import error msgs)

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib
sdudenhofer@sdudenhofer-desktop:~$ export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
sdudenhofer@sdudenhofer-desktop:~$ python

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Zimbra Desktop and other musings

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:34:28 +0000

Today I downloaded and installed Zimbra desktop. I’m not completely sold on it, but I have yet to find an email program that I am sold on. So I will continue to check it out and let you know what I think.

On another front I am getting the beginnings for a website that will centralize everything that I do on the web. Mainly facebook, twitter, myspace, email, rss feeds and possibly Instant Messaging. Then possibly from there implementing this into a desktop application that can either sync with the webpages or sync with the centralized website. Unfortunately I am pretty much a newb at all of this so I cam sure this is going to take a while to come to total fruition. Hopefully I will blog about the progress. If you have any suggestions or would be interested in helping. Let me know.

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Raggle - RSS Feed Reader for the Command line

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:29:48 +0000

Raggle is a feed reader that I just discovered for the Command Line. You can import opml files or just add the feeds you want manually.
To install:
sudo apt-get install raggle

To run you just type raggle in the command line. To import an opml file you just type:

raggle –import-opml filename

If you just want to add one feed:

raggle -a webaddress

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Wishlist and other rants

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:32:26 +0000

So this evening I was updating my task list, and decided to start working on a “wishlist” of applications or hacks I would like to see in Ubuntu/linux/Gnome….

The reason I did this is I really would like to learn python and if I can give myself some applications to look at and try to decipher in my head I think that maybe I can actually figure it out. I really get the feeling that I will actually just be giving myself a headache

Personal Wishlist:

A hiveminder/Remember the Milk plugin for evolution. Yes I know hiveminder has rss feeds and can send you emails. Don’t want that….I want my tasks from evolution to be synced to hiveminder. Or RTM for all that I care.

A Gnome-do plugin for RTM/Hiveminder. I don’t use gnome-do a lot but some form of integration for RTM to and/or from evolution would be awesome…would go hand in hand with my first wish.

A gnome-do plugin howto. Maybe a screencast showing what happens…even if it is the nefarious “Hello World” Maybe not a how-to as much as a lets make all the plugins work the same way. No matter the platform, plugin goes here….and on and on.

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Thunderbird

admin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:50:30 +0000

So a quick Thunderbird how-to. I finally got it running the way I think it should. The one thing that is missing is a sync to hiveminder or another online todo list. So to install Thunderbird you do a ‘ sudo aptitude install thunderbird -y ‘

Then to add the needed extensions, click on tools and then Add-ons. I am including the addons I am using
Adblock addon for thunderbird

Contacts sidebar

This button will “Get all mail”

Google calendar provider, sync your google calendar

Makes Search Bar available

Bayesian Junk mail filter, just some added protection

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Flock

admin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:41:01 +0000

Flock is an open source web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. The installation is really quite easy, donwload the tarred file from http://www.flock.com/ (remember where it was saved)

Untar the file

‘ tar -xzvf flock-1.1.en-US.linux-i686.tar.gz ‘

It will create a folder named ‘ flock ‘

cd flock

Then to run just ./flock

Blogged with the Flock Browser

Tags: ubuntu, flock

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weechat-curses

admin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:01:20 +0000

weechat-curses is the IRC client that I am currently using. to install ‘ sudo aptitude install weechat -y -r ‘ I add the -y and -r tags to automatically say yes to install and also to install the recommended files (weechat-curses, weechat-plugins, etc).

To run weechat you need to open the terminal and then type in ‘ weechat-curses ‘ Weechat will automatically connect to server irc.freenode.net (which is where I lurk) to join a channel ‘ /j #channel name ‘

Some common Ubuntu Channels are:

#ubuntu

#kubuntu

#ubuntu-classroom

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Ubuntu-Classroom

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:12:11 +0000

What are you doing to help out ubuntu? Are you a new user, that doesn’t know where to start? Is there a place to go for help?? YES!! IRC irc.freenode.net #ubuntu-classroom….check it out!!

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Jabber love

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:39:45 +0000

I had to change my jabber account due to unforseen circumstances. It is now sdudenhofer@jabber.org.

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So you need some system info?

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:56:25 +0000

Alright, so maybe you need to get some vital system info. But you would rather not have to try to learn it all from the command line. All the lspci’s etc are sort of confusing. So to take a look at your system info you need a little program called sysinfo. So lets install it. Open your terminal, type in sudo aptitude install sysinfo….voila…installed. It is located under Applications, System Tools.

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