Monthly Archives: December 2009

Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libstdc++5 (Ubuntu Karmic)

Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: libstdc++5 This is a simple fix, just grab the libstdc++5 package for your architecture from here: http://packages.debian.org/stable/base/libstdc++5

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HowTo: Install Player/Stage in Ubuntu Karmic (9.10)

UPDATE: There is a much easier way of installing player/stage in Ubuntu 9.10 as pointed out by Arkapravo in the comments, however this is the 2.0.4-3.3ubuntu3 where as of 21/May/2010 the latest version is 3.0.1 if this causes any issues … Continue reading

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HowTo: Install OpenCV in Ubuntu Karmic (9.10)

Heres how I got OpenCV installed: First install some needed packages sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev Now you need to grab FFmpeg for the install to work svn checkout svn://svn.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg/trunk ffmpeg The svn didn’t work for me, probably something to … Continue reading

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Is Twitter The Main Force Behind The Wave?

Google Wave has been in and out of the trending topics since the first set of beta invites were available, tons of people are still requesting and sharing invites via twitter many of who would usually not even know about … Continue reading

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Problems Installing OpenCV in Ubuntu Karmic (9.10)

UPDATE I now have it working and wrote a guide of how I got it to work – http://alexsleat.com/2009/12/02/howto-install-opencv-in-ubuntu-karmic-9-10/ END UPDATE I found a great guide on getting OpenCV to install on Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) –http://ivkin.net/2009/11/installing-opencv-2-0-on-ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala/ Most the comments show … Continue reading

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