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--- other:index [2020/03/18 15:50] – jypeter
+++ other:index [2024/10/08 15:09] (current) – [Python notes] Added install links jypeter
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-===== New arrivals in CLIM & ESTIMR groups =====
+===== Information for newcomers =====
   * [[other:newppl:starting|Getting started]]
+    * For **people in a hurry**:\\ If you really want to save time, read the full [[other:newppl:starting|Getting started]] page [[https://100xhahaha.com/joke_a6988546_ss|several times]]. Otherwise read the pages below:
+      * [[other:ssh|Using ssh]], and [[other:ssh#connecting_to_servers_commonly_used_by_lsce_users|Accessing the servers with ssh]] (LSCE, IPSL, computing centers)
+      * [[other:putty_conf|Configuring and using PuTTY/Pageant on Windows]] (recommended //''ssh'' application// on Windows)
+      * [[other:x_conf|Installing and configuring an X server]]
+      * [[other:newppl:starting#text_editors|Text editors]]
+      * [[other:ssh#copying_files_between_servers_computers|Copying files between servers/computers]] (e.g. with [[other:win10apps#winscp|WinSCP]] on Windows computers)
   * [[other:newppl:pub_transport|LSCE-related public transport]]
-  * [[other:newppl:riealgo|Adding money to your restaurant account (online)]]
+  * [[other:newppl:riealgo|Using the RIE Algorithmes web site and the Phone application]] (adding money to your restaurant account, ...)
 ===== Windows 10 notes =====
-  * [[other:win10crash|Recovering from a Major Windows 10 Crash]]\\ <wrap em>Trying to recover from a //Black Screen// a //BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)// and other frightening Windows stuff</wrap>
+  * [[other:bios|BIOS, diagnostics and other start-up notes]]
+  * [[other:win10crash|Recovering from a Major Hardware or Windows 10 Crash]]\\ <wrap em>Trying to recover from a //Black Screen// (possibly a hardware crash)\\ a Windows //BSOD (Blue Screen of Death)//\\ and other frightening computer stuff</wrap>
   * [[other:win10misc|Misc Win10 notes]]
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   * [[other:Win10config|Configuring Windows 10 (useful Windows 10 settings to work more efficiently)]]
   * [[other:win10apps|Adding extra applications]]
+      * [[other:putty_conf|Configuring and using PuTTY/Pageant on Windows]] (recommended //''ssh'' application// on Windows)
+        * [[other:ssh|More details about ssh]], and [[other:ssh#connecting_to_servers_commonly_used_by_lsce_users|Accessing the servers with ssh]] (LSCE, IPSL, computing centers)
+      * [[other:x_conf|Installing and configuring an X server]]
+      * [[other:lsce_cloud|sharebox (LSCE cloud) + owncloud for dummies]]\\ <wrap hi>This will also work for **Linux** and **Mac** users</wrap>
   * [[other:win10maintain#updating_windows_10|Keeping your Win10 machine clean and up-to-date]]
   * [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]]
+===== Multi-Operating-Systems notes =====
+  * [[other:lsce_cloud|sharebox (LSCE cloud) + owncloud for dummies]]\\ Win 10, Linux, Mac
 ===== Python notes =====
+  * Installing Python: <wrap hi>install a new Python <wrap em>only on your own desktop/laptop</wrap></wrap>. Use a pre-installed Python Distribution on the Linux servers. Ask Jean-Yves if you don't know which distribution to use
+    - [[other:uvcdat:cdat_conda:miniconda3_install|Correctly installing miniconda3]]
+    - Using minconda3 to install what you need: ask Jean-Yves
   * [[other:python:starting|Working with Python]]
   * [[other:python:jyp_steps|JYP's recommended steps for learning python]]
     * [[other:python:matplotlib_by_jyp|Working with matplotlib (JYP version)]]
+      * [[https://matplotlib.org/cheatsheets/|Matplotlib cheatsheets]] ([[https://github.com/matplotlib/cheatsheets#cheatsheets-for-matplotlib-users|pdf version]])
       * [[other:python:maps_by_jyp|JYP's map room]]
   * [[other:python:python:grid_proj|Grids, projections, ...]]
+  * [[other:python:misc_by_jyp|Useful Python stuff]] (unsorted tips and tricks)
+===== UV-CDAT python distribution notes =====
-===== UV-CDAT notes =====
 ==== conda based versions of UV-CDAT ====
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     * [[other:uvcdat:extra|Extra packages installed in UV-CDAT]]
     * [[other:uvcdat:install_unsorted|Installation, unsorted bits and pieces]]
+===== conda/python installation notes =====
+  * [[other:uvcdat:cdat_conda:miniconda3_install|JYP steps for installing Miniconda3]]
+  * [[other:uvcdat:conda_notes#useful_conda_commands|Useful conda commands]]
 ===== Thunderbird and Firefox notes =====
-  * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]]
+<WRAP center round tip 60%>
-  * [[other:firefox|Firefox]]
+  * TB and FF may start **behaving strangely** if their settings or extensions are corrupted. In that case:
+    * Exit and then restart in //Safe Mode//: hold the ''Shift'' key while double-clicking on the TB/FF icon
+      * [[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_Mode|More about Safe Mode]]
+  * If you can't access a **Gmail account** with TB (and it was working before), accept cookies in TB Options/Privacy & Security
+    * [[https://support.mozilla.org/bm/questions/1340259|Pop up screen "One account. All of Google"]]
+    * See also: [[https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7126229?hl=en|Check Gmail through other email platforms]]
+  * More debugging information is available in the TB page below
+</WRAP>
+  * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]] (TB)
+  * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] (FF)
   * [[other:linux:tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]]
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   * [[other:msata|mSATA Low level administration]]
   * [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors|Fix Windows Update issues]] (Windows 8.1Windows 10Windows 7)
+===== Misc technical info =====
+  * [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/keyboard-mappings-using-a-pc-keyboard-on-a-macintosh-d4fd87ca-8762-30ee-fcde-08ffe95faea3|Using a PC keyboard on a Macintosh]]
+  * [[other:misc_google|Google (and smartphones) notes]]
 ===== Clonezilla notes =====