Play on Disks with Ubuntu

Play on Disks with Ubuntu

1. Partitioning of  devices using fdsik tool:

    $ fdisk -l /* Listing all partition details of all available devices */
    $ sudo fdisk /dev/sdx /* selecting fdisk tool for sdx device */
        p /* display present partitions */
        d(untill no partition exists) /* deleting existing partitions */
        n /* Creating new partitions */
        p /* selecting partiton as primary */
        1 /* giving partition number */
        (default) /* offset byte */
        (select size) /* needed partition size */
        w /* write changes */
    $ sudo mkfs.(filesystem type) /dev/sdx1 /* format the new partition as a file system type */

2. Bootable SD card without any third party:

    $ sudo mkfs.vfat -F32 /dev/sdx /* Formating the card */
    $ sudo tar -xvf ubuntu.iso /* Extracting the iso image */
    $ sudo cp -rvf ubuntu/ /SD_CardMountPoint /* Copying contents to card */
    rename isolynux folder into syslinux
    rename syslinux/isoconfig to syslinux/sysconfig

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3. White listing icons in the display panel:

    $ gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['all']"   

4. Adding repositories and ppa's in Ubuntu:

    $ sudo add-apt-repository "deb <repository_link>"
    $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:<ppa_name>
    $ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo apt-get install <Package_name>

5. Checkout repository using svn:

    $ svn checkout svn://<ip_address_of_server> /* Cloning from server */
    $ sudo git clone git://github.com/<path>.git /* Cloning from git */

6. For creating symbolic links:

    $ sudo ln -sv <original_path> <link_path>

7. Compile wxWidgets programs:

    $ ./configure --disable-shared --enable-monolithic --enable-unicode --enable-debug
    $ make SHARED=0 MONOLITHIC=1 UNICODE=1 BUILD=debug
    $ sudo make install

   Cross Compiling:
   
    $ sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr/nooh/gen --exec-prefix=/usr/nooh/arm --pdfdir=/usr/nooh/pdf --x-includes=/usr/nooh/includes --x-libraries=/usr/nooh/libraries --build=arm-linux-gnueabihf --host=arm-linux-gnueabihf  --enable-monolithic --enable-debug --disable-shared --enable-unicode --enable-webview --with-gtk  --disable-gtktest --disable-gtktest --disable-sdltest
    $ make SHARED=0 MONOLITHIC=1 UNICODE=1 BUILD=debug
    $ sudo make install

    $ cc `wx-config --cxxflags` `wx-config --libs` <program_name>
       
        or

    $ g++ -c `wx-config --cxxflags` -o hello.o hello.cpp
    $ g++ -o hello hello.o `wx-config --libs`

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8. Export path to linker:

    $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:<path>

9. Setting up network:

    $ sudo ifconfig eth0 <ip_address> netmask 255.255.0.0
    $ sudo mv /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
    $ sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list
    $ sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main universe restricted multiverse" (forubutnu 12.04)