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Mint: install and configure MATLAB

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installation: installation download matlab iso files mount first cd run the installer (install.sh or similar) from within $HOME: $ cd $HOME; /path/to/cd1/i...

raspi: change hostname

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do the following: sudo vim /etc/hosts change last line: 127.0.1.1 XYZ where XYZ should be the new name you want sudo vim /etc/hostname replace the name ...

raspi: mount usb drives on bootup

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to auto mount usb drives on bootup one can simply add some lines to the /etc/fstab file: UUID=e0a4c8da-67d1-423d-939c-4dc8249079f0 /mnt/small btrfs rw,defaul...

SL7: enable EPEL repos

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there is a vast repo for packages not (officially?) maintainted by redhat. to enable this repo (called EPEL) the following steps are needed: get and install...

SL7: fastest mirrors

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to enable the automatic checking for fastest mirrors within yum install the following plugin: $ sudo yum install yum-plugin-fastestmirror check that plugins ...