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February – Spaced
In: Software
4 Feb 2010- No Comments
- Tags: docky, fenway, Linux, screenshot, spaced, Ubuntu
Howto fix: “error while loading shared libraries”
In: Linux
2 Feb 2010While installing opencv on an older version of debian for work I kept getting an error while loading shared libraries which turned out to be a pretty easy fix, just finding the libraries and adding them to the dynamic linker.
The libraries I was having trouble with below:
./blobtrack: error while loading shared libraries: libcxcore.so.1: cannot open [...]
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- Tags: debian, dynamic, error, howto, lib, libavdevice.so.52, libraries, libxccore.so.1, linker, Linux, shared, Ubuntu
UPDATE:
There is a much easier way of installing player/stage in Ubuntu 9.10 as pointed out by Arkapravo in the comments
sudo apt-get install robot-player stage
END UPDATE
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 [...]
Google Chrome Officially Released For Linux
8 Dec 2009Both Fedora and Ubuntu packages are available in 32 & 64bit for Download, I’ve been using the alpha for a while and it’s pretty much as stable as Firefox on Ubuntu and oh so much faster. Go grab it now.
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 [...]
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- Tags: 9.10, compile, computer vision, ffmpg, gtk, howto, install, karmic, Linux, machine vision, opencv, Ubuntu, vision
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 [...]
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- Tags: 9.10, computer vision, howto, install, karmic, Linux, machine vision, opencv, Ubuntu, vision
A Step Backwards – x86_64 to i386
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 [...]
My Ubuntu 9.10 Post Installation Guide (64-bit)
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 [...]
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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.
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