Lost forever
Kya haal hai?
It has been a year. Hope you are doing fine in the heavens my dear friend.
Vivek Singh 16 September, 1986 – March 29,2009
Rest In Peace my Dear Friend.
Building Nautilus with jhbuild
Nautilus <http://live.gnome.org/nautilus> is the window manager for Gnome. There are 2 ways to build Nautilus from source. Never mind about the first way, the 2nd way is way better. There is a tool called jhbuild <http://live.gnome.org/Jhbuild> which automatically resolves module dependencies, downloads/checks out modules and then builds and installs them.
To learn how to build Nautilus follow <http://live.gnome.org/Jhbuild> line by line.
Here are some of the problem I faced and certain observations:
1) It downloads and build 62 modules. Downloads around 350 MB of data and on building creates 400 MB more in the directory you downloaded it in. On top of that 228 MB more worth of stuff is sent to /opt/gnome2.
2) It stalled whenever it was trying to wget something from ftp. So I set the ftp proxy for the shell:
export ftp_proxy=http://10.0.0.1:3128 (10.0.0.1:3128 are specific to my institute)
3) On reaching the 61st package (the second last package mind you) it started checking out a package named exempi from git. Our institute has proxy restrictions and git does not work. I was in a fix as to what to do. I then remembered a hack i tried long ago when I was hacking the linux kernel. The normal command which kept failing was:
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/exempi
So I first added http proxy details to git like this:
git config –global http.proxy 10.0.0.1:3128
Then I checked whether anongit.freedesktop.org also supports http protocol by going to http://anongit.freedesktop.org
It said “This host is useful solely for fetching git repositories via http” and I said YaY to myself!
I then opened a new terminal and changed directory to checkout/gnome2 and executed this command:
2 changes here. I changed the protocol to http:// and added a .git at the end. Once the checkout was done I resumed jhbuild process and Nautilus was built successfully.
Hope that helps.
FOSS Calendar for Eastern India
We have set up a FOSS events calendar for Eastern India which includes North East, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa. View the calendar at:
You can calso embed the calendar using the following HTML code:
<iframe src=”http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=u5j2l56d8397l8gb56ppin10io%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Asia/Calcutta” style=”border: 0″ width=”800″ height=”600″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe>
If you want to add your own events to this calendar send a mail to any of the following maintainers:
1) Debayan Banerjee debayanin AT gmail
2) Shreyank Gupta shreyankg AT gmail
More maintainers shall be added in due time.
avahi-browse -a -r -t gave this
debayan@deep-blue:~$ avahi-browse -a -r -t
+ eth0 IPv4 streetfi8er SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 sabayonx86 SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 linux-syro SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 Virtualization Host streetfi8er _libvirt._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on sabayonx86 SFTP File Transfer local
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on linux-syro SFTP File Transfer local
+ eth0 IPv4 pranay’s remote desktop on streetfi8er VNC Remote Access local
+ eth0 IPv4 amit’s remote desktop on kulz VNC Remote Access local
+ eth0 IPv4 debayan’s remote desktop on deep-blue VNC Remote Access local
+ eth0 IPv4 streetfi8er [00:1c:c0:5a:68:b0] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 kulz [00:0b:6a:b0:f5:8b] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 nikhil-laptop [00:1b:24:f7:cd:c5] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 sabayonx86 [00:1e:c9:06:13:46] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 linux-syro [00:16:17:72:58:cb] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 deep-blue [00:1b:24:16:6c:f1] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 debayan’s Music iTunes Audio Access local
+ eth0 IPv4 madhab mondal’s LimeWire Tunes iTunes Audio Access local
+ eth0 IPv4 Amit’s Music iTunes Audio Access local
= eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on sabayonx86 SFTP File Transfer local
hostname = [sabayonx86.local]
address = [10.0.8.64]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on linux-syro SFTP File Transfer local
hostname = [linux-syro.local]
address = [10.0.11.202]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 madhab mondal’s LimeWire Tunes iTunes Audio Access local
hostname = [madhabmondal-PC.local]
address = [10.0.7.194]
port = [5214]
txt = [“Version=196608” “Password=false” “Machine Name=madhab mondal’s LimeWire Tunes”]
+ eth0 IPv4 atanu-laptop [00:21:9b:d5:03:e7] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 sandeep SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 sandeep [00:16:76:7e:c4:32] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on sandeep SFTP File Transfer local
+ eth0 IPv4 Virtualization Host sandeep _libvirt._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 linux-2 SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 linux-2 [00:1c:c0:11:48:74] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 nepal [00:11:d8:5a:b0:51] Workstation local
= eth0 IPv4 sabayonx86 SSH Remote Terminal local
hostname = [sabayonx86.local]
address = [10.0.8.64]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 linux-syro SSH Remote Terminal local
hostname = [linux-syro.local]
address = [10.0.11.202]
port = [22]
txt = []
+ eth0 IPv4 prayag-laptop [00:1e:68:af:8a:23] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 linux-c8xc SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 linux-c8xc [00:16:36:c1:ab:7c] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on linux-c8xc SFTP File Transfer local
= eth0 IPv4 nikhil-laptop [00:1b:24:f7:cd:c5] Workstation local
hostname = [nikhil-laptop.local]
address = [10.0.9.23]
port = [9]
txt = []
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on shrink SFTP File Transfer local
+ eth0 IPv4 shrink [00:13:d4:a7:a0:2b] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 vinod-laptop [00:16:d3:95:51:f5] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 biswas [00:19:db:ac:69:e0] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 Sushil [00:19:db:ac:68:b6] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 bluelotus [00:19:d1:f7:06:76] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 rigzin [00:19:d1:ee:6a:e6] Workstation local
= eth0 IPv4 debayan’s remote desktop on deep-blue VNC Remote Access local
hostname = [deep-blue.local]
address = [10.0.14.136]
port = [5900]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 amit’s remote desktop on kulz VNC Remote Access local
hostname = [kulz.local]
address = [10.0.5.70]
port = [5900]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 kulz [00:0b:6a:b0:f5:8b] Workstation local
hostname = [kulz.local]
address = [10.0.5.70]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 linux-syro [00:16:17:72:58:cb] Workstation local
hostname = [linux-syro.local]
address = [10.0.11.202]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 Amit’s Music iTunes Audio Access local
hostname = [kulz.local]
address = [10.0.5.70]
port = [3689]
txt = [“Password=false”]
= eth0 IPv4 sabayonx86 [00:1e:c9:06:13:46] Workstation local
hostname = [sabayonx86.local]
address = [10.0.8.64]
port = [9]
txt = []
+ eth0 IPv4 shweta-laptop [00:1a:92:c4:75:c9] Workstation local
= eth0 IPv4 deep-blue [00:1b:24:16:6c:f1] Workstation local
hostname = [deep-blue.local]
address = [10.0.14.136]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 debayan’s Music iTunes Audio Access local
hostname = [deep-blue.local]
address = [10.0.14.136]
port = [3689]
txt = [“Password=false”]
+ eth0 IPv4 lug SSH Remote Terminal local
+ eth0 IPv4 lug [00:15:f2:ab:29:9b] Workstation local
+ eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on lug SFTP File Transfer local
= eth0 IPv4 atanu-laptop [00:21:9b:d5:03:e7] Workstation local
hostname = [atanu-laptop.local]
address = [10.0.12.81]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 sandeep SSH Remote Terminal local
hostname = [sandeep.local]
address = [10.0.111.112]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 sandeep [00:16:76:7e:c4:32] Workstation local
hostname = [sandeep.local]
address = [10.0.111.112]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on sandeep SFTP File Transfer local
hostname = [sandeep.local]
address = [10.0.111.112]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 Virtualization Host sandeep _libvirt._tcp local
hostname = [sandeep.local]
address = [10.0.111.112]
port = [0]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 linux-2 SSH Remote Terminal local
hostname = [linux-2.local]
address = [10.0.6.82]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 linux-2 [00:1c:c0:11:48:74] Workstation local
hostname = [linux-2.local]
address = [10.0.6.82]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 nepal [00:11:d8:5a:b0:51] Workstation local
hostname = [nepal.local]
address = [10.0.1.219]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 prayag-laptop [00:1e:68:af:8a:23] Workstation local
hostname = [prayag-laptop.local]
address = [10.0.10.144]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 linux-c8xc SSH Remote Terminal local
hostname = [linux-c8xc.local]
address = [10.0.12.105]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 linux-c8xc [00:16:36:c1:ab:7c] Workstation local
hostname = [linux-c8xc.local]
address = [10.0.12.105]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on linux-c8xc SFTP File Transfer local
hostname = [linux-c8xc.local]
address = [10.0.12.105]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on shrink SFTP File Transfer local
hostname = [shrink.local]
address = [10.0.0.125]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 shrink [00:13:d4:a7:a0:2b] Workstation local
hostname = [shrink.local]
address = [10.0.0.125]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 vinod-laptop [00:16:d3:95:51:f5] Workstation local
hostname = [vinod-laptop.local]
address = [10.0.2.28]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 biswas [00:19:db:ac:69:e0] Workstation local
hostname = [biswas.local]
address = [10.0.254.228]
port = [9]
txt = [“org.freedesktop.Avahi.cookie=2135826252”]
= eth0 IPv4 Sushil [00:19:db:ac:68:b6] Workstation local
hostname = [Sushil.local]
address = [10.0.15.41]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 bluelotus [00:19:d1:f7:06:76] Workstation local
hostname = [bluelotus.local]
address = [10.0.6.172]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 rigzin [00:19:d1:ee:6a:e6] Workstation local
hostname = [rigzin.local]
address = [10.0.1.86]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 shweta-laptop [00:1a:92:c4:75:c9] Workstation local
hostname = [shweta-laptop.local]
address = [10.0.15.3]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 lug SSH Remote Terminal local
hostname = [lug.local]
address = [10.0.0.150]
port = [22]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 lug [00:15:f2:ab:29:9b] Workstation local
hostname = [lug.local]
address = [10.0.0.150]
port = [9]
txt = []
= eth0 IPv4 SFTP File Transfer on lug SFTP File Transfer local
hostname = [lug.local]
address = [10.0.0.150]
port = [22]
txt = []
Failed to resolve service ‘streetfi8er’ of type ‘_ssh._tcp’ in domain ‘local’: Timeout reached
Failed to resolve service ‘Virtualization Host streetfi8er’ of type ‘_libvirt._tcp’ in domain ‘local’: Timeout reached
Failed to resolve service ‘pranay’s remote desktop on streetfi8er’ of type ‘_rfb._tcp’ in domain ‘local’: Timeout reached
Failed to resolve service ‘streetfi8er [00:1c:c0:5a:68:b0]’ of type ‘_workstation._tcp’ in domain ‘local’: Timeout reached
Linux works for electronics students here
A friend of mine works on her project on RHEL+Cadence Virtuoso ™ in our labs. Here are a few screenshots.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3HV5Cb1l089em6VnZ-zA_A?feat=directlink
random note
- I transferred all entries made till date from http://debayanin.googlepages.com/hackingtesseract to http://hacking-tesseract.blogspot.com/ because its better this way. Its easier to add entries.
- 44 days to go for college life.
- Tesseract-Indic now has 3 new active project members. 2 are working on Malayalam, and one is from Sarai playing around with the code.
- Tomorrow is March 16. Tomorrow is Richard Stallman’s Birthday.
- Shreyank has an interview coming up at Kolkata. All the best to him. If he gets through, it shall be red letter day for our institute for certain reasons.
- I started going to the gymnasium here in our college, and am loving it. My body is aching here and there, but thats fine.
- As soon as I publish results for this project and document all my work and experience properly for others to follow, I shall volunatarily back out from the Sarai fellowship. I now feel I should have given time to other projects that interested me more at certain points of time.
- I feel like going home all of a sudden.
Updates
[1] We are doing the rounds of Durgapur police station visiting IG and ASP offices. A few days back a few of my 2nd year juniors seriously injured some of my 1st year juniors in a ragging incident. We are figting to get the culprits severe punishment. The administration is putting many hurdles, but we are making headway.
[2] Rohit Gupta from Kalyani Govt Engineering College is visiting me. Stayed in my room in the afternoon. Got a room emptied for him thanks to Arvind. He is a great guy and full of enthusiasm. He knows a lot of stuff for a 2nd year guy and has even built GRUB from source to triple boot Windows, Mac OSX and Linux on the same machine.
[3] Updated http://debayanin.googlepages.com/hackingtesseract
[4] 2 unfortunate deaths in the family.
[5] Going to Bijra tomorrow. Hallowed grounds for FOSS enthusiasts.
latest
1) Added a new entry to http://debayanin.googlepages.com/hackingtesseract
2)Sarai cheque came, money deposited 🙂
3) Uploaded a proper resumé. See my blog sidebar. (or find it at http://debayanin.googlepages.com/CV_Debayan.pdf)
Debayan's Weblog 