Go and grab the latest version from the sourceforge page below:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlbviewer/

It doesn’t require any installation but you will need a few extras and the easiest way to install them is shown below:

PyXML is an XML processing tool for python which this project [...]]]>

Download mlbviewer:

Go and grab the latest version from the sourceforge page below:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mlbviewer/

Unrar:

It doesn’t require any installation but you will need a few extras and the easiest way to install them is shown below:

Download PyXML:

PyXML is an XML processing tool for python which this project uses, sometimes it can be tricky to install python modules so we’ll be using setuptools which you can get from the link below.

If you’re unsure of what version you need, open terminal and type “python”, this will show the version of python you’re running. Mine was 2.7.4 so I downloaded “setuptools-0.6c11-py2.7.egg” I would imagine yours would be similar.

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#cygwin-mac-os-x-linux-other

Once you have it, run it (replacing the version you downloaded for the one here):

Now to install PyXML it’s as simple as running:

That’s it, you’re done.

Optional – Install MPLAYER2:

MPLAYER2 offers at lot of advantages over MPLAYER however we’re most interested in it because it offers better streaming support and handle stream rate switches (important if you enable adaptive streaming in nexdef mode).

(Thanks to – Web Upd8)

Optional – Install mlbhls (for nextdef | HD):

Instructions as per in REQUIREMENTS-2012.txt in the mlbviewer package.

You’ll also need some extra packages which aren’t stated:

Once that’s done, you should be able to get the higher bitrate streams too!

Using mlbplayer:

Setup:

The first time you run mlbviewer it will generate a config file which you’ll need to enter your Premium MLB.TV account details in, running mlbviewer will tell you where this file is located:

Go edit the file and enter your email as the “user” and your password after “pass”.

Now re-run mlbviewer and it should start up!

Sit back and enjoy!

If you’re missing the curl/curl.h header file, chances are you’re just missing the correct dev package file for the curl library.

That should fix it.

If you’re getting the following error:

Then you’re probably missing the libconfig-dev package from your system. Simply run the following command and it’ll fix it:

After upgrading from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 I found gimp couldn’t access the shared libraries it needed, most likely an error with symbolic links as described by lovelyindia in this post.

He managed to fix the issue by removing gimp and purging the offending libraries and then letting apt deal with [...]]]>

After upgrading from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 I found gimp couldn’t access the shared libraries it needed, most likely an error with symbolic links as described by lovelyindia in this post.

Fix 1:

He managed to fix the issue by removing gimp and purging the offending libraries and then letting apt deal with the libraries when he re-installed gimp, as per the below commands:

While this is likely to work for most people encountering this issue, it didn’t for me.

Fix 2:

Then I remembered I had used the repogen source list generator, in which I chose to include the gimp svn build. While you may not have gone about it the same way, you may also have a different repository in your sources.list file which is causing this issue, if the previous method did not resolve the issue.

In order to fix this, I had to open the sources.list file and comment out the offending repo.

Now search for any reference to gimp, in my case this was the lines I changed:

I commented out the line linking to the repo by adding a ‘#’ to the front, as below:

I then uninstalled gimp, once I knew it may have been the newly added repository that I had added:

Then I saved and exited the file and updated apt:

I then re-installed gimp:

This solved the issue for me, I hope this helps!

One thing that Linux Guru’s and Terminal Wizards often argue is that it’s way quicker to use the command line to do anything in Linux than it is through menus and what not. While the jury is still out on this, there are a lot of things they know which do help put the [...]]]>

One thing that Linux Guru’s and Terminal Wizards often argue is that it’s way quicker to use the command line to do anything in Linux than it is through menus and what not. While the jury is still out on this, there are a lot of things they know which do help put the ball in their court which can often take a lot of time exploring the terminal to discover. I’ve compiled a list of my favourite commands and tricks that I think that would have saved me a bunch of time if I’d been aware of them when I first ventured in to Linux.

1. Repeat Recent Commands:

Let’s say you’ve just ran a command but forgot you needed to run it as sudo, you can use !! to repeat it with the additional sudo at the beginning, as below:

Additionally you’re able to use this to go back further than the last command by replacing the second ! for -n (where n is the number of commands ago you want to repeat).

How about if you want to reuse the arguments from the last command but not the command itself, well it can do that too:

2. Replace String In Last Command:

The use of the following command allows you to repeat the last command but replacing a string within it, useful if you made a mistake or typo. The follow example shows correcting a path for a change directory command.

3. Reset:

Chances are, you’ll come across a situation where you’ve seemingly borked a terminal. Maybe you used cat on the wrong file or a program tried to export some strange characters which changed the settings. The following command should get you back to a fresh terminal quickly and you can often run it even when you don’t think you can. If the screen is really borked, try hitting enter before hand, typing reset and hitting enter again.

4. Running A Command In The Background:

Adding an & after the command you run allows you to continue to use the terminal screen while keeping the process running. Below shows an example of opening gedit in the background but allowing me to continue using the terminal for other commands. Great for editing and compiling code with the minimal number of terminals open.

Once ran it’ll give you the process ID which allows you to kill it easily once you’re done with it.

5. Exiting A Terminal & Keeping Background Processes Running:

If you’ve opened a bunch of processes in the background (as per previous command) but now you want to close the terminal screen but not these processes you can use the following to release the ownership of the processes and exit.

6. htop:

Similar to ‘top’ (which allows you to view tasks in real-time with other useful info such as memory and CPU usage) but it’s displayed in a much easier to understand and interactive. It allows you to kill tasks without entering its PID, search, filter, sort and a bunch of other features.

7. Reverse History Search:

Ctrl + r

Using this will allow you to start typing and it’ll find the last command that contained the string you’re typing, hitting enter will execute that command. For example:

8. Piping (Combining) Commands:

Piping commands allows you to pass the data that would usually be outputted to be directly passed as an input to another command, for example below is a list command being passed in to the less command to allow for scrolling of the data. This will work for most commands and experimentation is the best form of learning in this case.

9. Auto Complete Command & File Names:

Half way through typing a command you can hit the Tab key and it’ll auto complete the word for you, if there are more than one other possible combinations a double tap of it will show you the possibilities. This also works for directory and files and can save some serious typing time.

10. Other useful Keyboard Shortcuts:

A few other keyboard shortcuts that are also useful to know (and not always as obvious as they should be):

Ctrl + c – kill current process
Ctrl + z – put current process in to the background
Ctrl + l – clear the terminal
Ctrl + a – set cursor to the start of the line
Ctrl + e – set cursor to the end of the line
Ctrl + shift + c – copy
Ctrl + shift + c – paste

If you’re trying out the latest version of Ubuntu, 12.04 or Precise Pangolin and you want to keep your old /home partition, chances are you’ve come across the installation hanging on a process “Removing conflicting operating system files…”. No worries, this seems to be a common bug and there’s a pretty easy work around.

Those pesky windows buttons (maximise, minimise and close) default to the left of the menu bar after a new Ubuntu installations, and it’s been happening since 10.04. Most people, like myself, are stuck in our ways and just want them back where they belong. It’s pretty easy to do this, just open up a [...]]]>

Those pesky windows buttons (maximise, minimise and close) default to the left of the menu bar after a new Ubuntu installations, and it’s been happening since 10.04. Most people, like myself, are stuck in our ways and just want them back where they belong. It’s pretty easy to do this, just open up a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and copy in the following:

Once you hit enter, you should see the buttons return to their rightful place on the right, also in the right order.

Instructions for Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, 10.10, 10.04: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/jupiter-applet-finally-available-for.html

Jupiter comes with a useful script to disable and re-enable the touchpad/track pad, it can be ran using the following command:

Now all you’ll need to do is add this command to a [...]]]>

Install Jupiter

Instructions for Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, 10.10, 10.04: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/jupiter-applet-finally-available-for.html

Jupiter comes with a useful script to disable and re-enable the touchpad/track pad, it can be ran using the following command:

Now all you’ll need to do is add this command to a keyboard shortcut, below are instructions for several desktop environments.

In xfce:

Applications > Settings > Settings Manager

Click Keyboard

Click on the “Applications Shortcuts” tab.

Click Add:

Here you will be promped with a new window asking for the command you wish to run, enter the following:

Click OK and it will now ask for a keyboard shortcut. Simply press the key combination you want to assign to disabling the touchpad (for example, I used Alt+F1) the keys you’re pressing will show up and the window will close.

You’ll now see the command and shortcut in the list and you can now press that key combo to disable the trackpad and press it again to re-enable it.

In Gnome:

In Unity:

bish bash bosh.

Where proxy.addr is the proxy address, 4040 is the port number. Some proxies may require “http://” before the address.

If you run this in a terminal, any programs opened from that terminal will adhere to the proxy you set but any other applications will not. This [...]]]>

Temporary proxy:

Where proxy.addr is the proxy address, 4040 is the port number. Some proxies may require “http://” before the address.

If you run this in a terminal, any programs opened from that terminal will adhere to the proxy you set but any other applications will not. This makes it useful if you just want to launch a browser for a quick browsing session but don’t need the whole system to access the internet.

If you do need your entire system to access the network, you can add these to the bottom of “~/.bashrc” this will enable any new programs running and the whole system (after a restart) to use the settings. Essentially ~/.bashrc are commands run when a terminal is opened.

NOTE: If you do this, when you remove them your machine will likely need a restart to undo the changes.

Proxy with login

If your proxy server requires a login, this is an addition of the above however the syntax is as follows:

APT Proxy:

APT (used for system updates) has its own proxy settings, which seem to ignore the above settings.

Where nano is the editor, if you prefer use a graphical one such as gedit, kedit etc.

add:

Source : http://naveenubuntu.blogspot.com/2011/09/updating-packages-behind-prxy-in-ubuntu.html

There seems to be some issues with the current range of broadcom drivers, there are several options and some barely work and give very poor wireless signal and flaky connections.

Output: