Category Linux

Everything linux-wise that has to do with embedded electronics

Pimping up your Ubuntu!

NUMIX icon and themes for linux

Want great look and feel on your Ubuntu machine? then follow this guide! First of all, install NUMIX icons and themes $sudo add-apt-repository ppa:numix/ppa $sudo apt update $sudo apt install numix-gtk-theme numix-icon-theme-circle Then, to easily change the themes and icons,…

Build and install CMAKE 3.7.2 on Ubuntu

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This guide should work for any recent version of CMAKE up to 3.8.X. First of all download the source from here: More specificly for Ubuntu 14.04 or higher, 64 bit: Download it to the following directory (or any…

Installing FFMPEG from source on Ubuntu 14.0.4

Replace paths with where you like, but make sure you change also in my guide! #go to opt folder, make directories, make directories if not exits $cd /opt/dev-tools-sources $mkdir ffmpeg $cd ffmpeg #make build and bin directories $mkdir build $mkdir…

Installing OpenCV 3.1.0 on Ubuntu

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Itseez has finally released the first stable version of OpenCV in the 3.x series. It promises many new features over the 2.x version and many bug fixes over version 3.0. So if you want to install this new version, whether…

Emulating Raspberry Pi on Linux

raspberry-pi-tux for Emulating Raspberry Pi on Linux

Raspberry Pi has gained a lot of fame over the past years since it’s introduction. Being dirt cheap while powerful enough to run your home multimedia center is the key selling point of Raspberry Pi. But when it comes to…

Setting up development and programming for STM8 on Linux

STM8 Linux for Setting up development and programming for STM8 on Linux

STM8 Series of micro-controllers by ST Microelectronics are dirt cheap and powerful at the same time. Their processing power is nothing short as of Arduino, while at the same time their power consumption is much less. These properties makes STM8…