~ /
You will need to have cmake and build-essentials installed:
sudo apt-get install cmake build-essential
How To Install Player:
Player provides a network interface to a variety of robot and sensor hardware. Player’s client/server model allows robot control programs to be written in any programming language and to run on any computer with a network connection to the robot. [...]
Yesterday I was having trouble installing OpenCV on Ubuntu Karmic, but now it’s compiled and loading programs with GUI’s .
Heres how I got it 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 [...]
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 the guide works however I have a couple of problems:
Firstly when reloading the libraries to make opencv show up
ldconfig [...]
In: Linux
18 Nov 2009Right now for me at least, the con’s of 64bit linux still seem to outweigh it’s pro’s. In that the constant struggle to get the majority of software and API’s I use working well (or at all) under 64bit to me just isn’t worth the little performance gain.
The problem really lies in those programs which [...]
Great guide by wootah from the ubuntuforums.org of how to get the wireless receiver for PC working under linux, using the Userspace Xbox/Xbox360 USB Gamepad Driver for Linux from grumbel. It works pretty much perfectly, I use it as a remote to control my laptop when it is displayed on my TV.
Supported Controllers
Original Xbox controllers [...]
In: Ubuntu
2 Nov 2009MP3/Flash/DVD
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
Music Applet
sudo apt-get install music-applet
Banshee
sudo apt-get install banshee
Mirage – Banshee Plugin
sudo apt-get install banshee-extension-mirage
Before Mirage can be used you need to make it scan your music so in Banshee Tools->Mirage Playlist Generator->Rescan the Music Collection as shown below
dockbarX
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dockbar-main
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install [...]
In: Miscellaneous
19 Aug 2009What you will need:
The latest WordPress (www.wordpress.org)
000webhost account (www.000webhost.com)
Instructions:
Grab the latest WordPress build from their site.
Login to 000webhost.com.members, go to cpanel and use the File Manager (or any ftp client you prefer).
Upload the wordpressx.x.x.zip to wherever you want your blog (public_html directory if you want it as your main page). Make sure [...]

Hi, my name is Alex Sleat. On this site I will share my thoughts, ideas, things I find online and projects I'm doing at university or at home. I am currently studying Robotics BSc at the University of the West of England (UWE). I'm intrested in all things tech, web, gadgets, gaming, films and baseball.
