Installing GRAILS on Ubuntu 11.04

Well I had to re-install my computer, I lost all my data, I was so disappointed but then I thought what rifiki said in the Lion King "The past does hurt, but the way I see it you can either run from it or LEARN from it."

So, I thought I will install some bare minimum things I need in daily development and share all with you. Maybe some one gets some help and I feel happy :)

This is the fifth thing on my to-do list, so lets get started.

1) Download the appropriate zip folder from here .
2) Open a terminal by Applications > Accessories > Terminal
or Alt + F2 , then type gnome-terminal, press enter. 
3) Go to Downloads folder by cd ~/Downloads, unzip grails distribution, mine was 1.3.4 so, I did unzip grails-1.3.4
4) cp -r grails-1.3.4 ~/softwares/
5) Make a new variable in .bashrc file
6) GRAILS_HOME=~/softwares/grails-1.3.4
    export GRAILS_HOME
    PATH=$PATH:$GRAILS_HOME/bin
    export PATH
7) Test it
     grails
8) Congratulations !!

Thanks for reading. Keep Blogging !!

Installing JAVA 1.6 on Ubuntu 11.04 

Well I had to re-install my computer, I lost all my data, I was so disappointed but then I thought what rifiki said in the Lion King "The past does hurt, but the way I see it you can either run from it or LEARN from it."

So, I thought I will install some bare minimum things I need in daily development and share all with you. Maybe some one gets some help and I feel happy :)

This is the third thing on my to-do list. Please follow the following steps:

1) Open a terminal by Applications > Accessories > Terminal or Alt + F2 , then type gnome-terminal, press enter.
2) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java
[sudo] password for nikhil: my-password-here
3) sudo apt-get update
4) Then, install java jre:
 sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
5) Install Jdk by the command:
 sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

6) sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
7) Now, setting the JAVA_HOME variable in .bashrc file 

JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun (Don't give spaces between = and /usr)
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export PATH

8) Test it by javac -version
javac 1.6.0_26
9) Congratulations !!!

Install VIM editor on Ubuntu 11.04

Well I had to re-install my computer, I lost all my data, I was so disappointed but then I thought what rifiki said in the Lion King "The past does hurt, but the way I see it you can either run from it or LEARN from it."
So, I thought I will install some bare minimum things I need in daily development and share all with you. Maybe some one gets some help and I feel happy :)

Well, this is the second thing in my todo list. I really like the editor, too powerful and so light weight.

Just follow the steps:

1) Open a terminal by Applications > Accessories > Terminal
or Alt + F2 , then type gnome-terminal, press enter.
2) Type sudo apt-get install vim
3) [sudo] password for nikhil: my-password-here
4) Say 'y' to download the required packages.
5) If you get :
Setting up vim-runtime (2:7.3.035+hg~8fdc12103333-1ubuntu7) ...
Processing /usr/share/vim/addons/doc
Setting up vim (2:7.3.035+hg~8fdc12103333-1ubuntu7) ..

Congratulations !!
6) Test it with vim myfile
7) Escape out of it by : q
8) Search for a pattern /pattern

Thanks for reading. Keep Blooging

Install Skype In Ubuntu 11.04

Install Sype In Ubuntu 11.04

Well I had to re-install my computer, I lost all my data, I was so disappointed but then I thought what rifiki said in the Lion King "The past does hurt, but the way I see it you can either run from it or LEARN from it."

So, I thought I will install some bare minimum things I need in daily development and share all with you. Maybe some one gets some help and I feel happy :)

This is the first thing I would like to install, more to come .

1) Go to the skype website here.
2) Click on Get Skype and choose Linux.
3) Hovering on Download Now and select Ubuntu Distribution, Ubuntu 10.04 Skype will also work for 11.04 :)
4) New skype version 4.0 gets downloaded usually in Downloads folder.
5) Copy that to any convenient folder I have softwares folder under my home folder, I copy it there.
6) Open the terminal Application > Accessories > Terminal.
7) Go to the folder where you have the .deb file for me the file name is skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_i386.deb . For me the rest of the steps were :
8) cd softwares
9) chmod +x skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_i386.deb (This gives executable rights to the file).
10) sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_i386.deb
11) Provide your password [sudo] password for nikhil: my-password
12) Press enter.
13) If successful, go to Step 21
14) If you got something like
 Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
15) sudo apt-get install -f
16) The following comes
 Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  appmenu-qt libaudio2 libdbusmenu-qt2 libmng1 libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libqtcore4 libqtgui4
17) As you can see the -f option tries to correct the unmet dependencies you encountered at Step 14, press 'y' to install the dependencies.
18) If you get the following :
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Happy News :)
19) Now, try again sudo dpkg -i skype-ubuntu_4.0.0.8-1_i386.deb
20) If you get the following :
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Congratulations !!!!!
21) Go to Applications > Internet > Skype > Agree the terms and enjoy.


* Please do not follow the procedure for ubuntu 11.10, if you already have then
  you may be getting an error similar to below ..

 dpkg: warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable.

 This is really bad but there is an alternative to fix this at here.


Thanks for reading.

Keep Blogging.

Things I Like About Ubuntu

Recently I was asked this question why Ubuntu over Windows??

I think I did not justify my answer . I think I could have answered better .
Just some of the things that are coming to my mind , I can write it down.. I will update it further for sure as my understanding of the system grows..

1) Its free (god , we all like free things..)

STORY:
My friend recently bought a laptop for himself HP Intel Core I5(ahhh.. chuck the specs), etc.. The vendor told him the machine is worth 31k but you would need to add another 4k to install Windows 7..
My friend said thank you , I am a ubuntu lover , I will save my 4k for clubbing or better things in life..

2) I like to obey the law..(Well mostly same as above , but I can continue the story)

STORY:
Another friend of mine took the same machine in 31k but now he installed pirated windows .. Pirated office.. Pirated softwares.. And he left automatic updates ON.. [Big Mistake]
Now his OS keeps bugging (begging) him to update to the original version..

3) sudo apt-get install <anything>

Well this is the most loved command of any Ubuntu person.. It can install anything.. It just recently installed my Reliance 3G datacard..

sudo apt-get install  libqglviewer-qt3-2

Then just ./install.sh great..

4) Greater UI experience than windows .. Its a personal thing but well.. I believe 11.04 is killer , guess what they have 11.10

5) I can delete .IntelliJIdea10/ folder from my home location and it renews again for 30 days.. I just broke my point 2..

6) Aliases... Love creating them in my .bashrc

alias grapport8090='grails clean;grails -Dserver.port=8090 run-app'

7) get all the youtube content I ever see..

just cd to your home folder , then 

cd .cache/chromium/Default/Cache , you can find all the videos you are currently watching present with some odd name there.. Copy them to wherever you like and enjoy !!!

I will update it once I know more..

Till then keep blogging..