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Some time ago I read about random numbers and the linux kernel. The problem was (and still is) that the linux kernel uses things like network activity and keyboard/mouse interrupts to gather entropy for its random number generator. So.. What is entropy? Entropy is a measure of the uncertainty associated with a random variable. This [...]
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Okay, this is a very short blogpost that will show you how to download videos from YouTube, using a command line tool found on debian and ubuntu. The program I’m talking about is youtube-dl and to install it, you should open a terminal window and type in the following:
sudo apt-get install youtube-dl
When youtube-dl is [...]
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This guide will explain to you how to run Torchlight in wine under Ubuntu 9.10.
First, you must start a terminal. Next, install wine and do a little customization:
sudo apt-get install wine
wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
sh winetricks vcrun2008 directx9
wine /the/path/to/the/torchlight_installer.exe
Now run winecfg, and click on Graphics->Emulate a virtual desktop to let wine emulate a desktop in a window, [...]
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