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====== Technical and other useful information for LSCE users ======

<note warning>If you are looking for PMIP3 related information, you should go now to\\ [[pmip3:index|The real PMIP3 section of this wiki]]!\\ \\ Sorry for the inconvenience</note>


===== 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|Using the RIE Algorithmes web site]] (adding money to your restaurant account, ...)

===== Windows 10 notes =====

  * [[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]]
  * [[other:win7towin10|Upgrading a HP computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10]] (for a computer bought with a Win10 license downgraded to Win7)
  * [[other:win10reinstall|Re-installing Windows 10 after a major crash]]
  * [[other:win7migrate|Migrating to a new computer]]
  * [[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 =====

  * [[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 =====

==== conda based versions of UV-CDAT ====

  * [[other:uvcdat:cdat_conda:index|Installed versions of UV-CDAT]] (versions >= 2.8.0)
  * [[other:uvcdat:notes|Misc. notes]]

==== Older versions ====

  * [[other:uvcdat:installed|Older versions]] (versions %%<=%% 2.1.0) **Very old stuff**, that most probably nobody will need
    * [[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 =====

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  * 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
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  * [[other:thunderbird|Thunderbird]] (TB)
  * [[other:firefox|Firefox]] (FF)
 
  * [[other:linux:tb_ff|Thunderbird and Firefox on Linux]]


===== PC low level technical notes =====

  * [[other:bios|BIOS, diagnostics and other start-up notes]]
  * [[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 =====

  * [[other:clonezilla|Creating a full image of a disk]]


===== Old and possibly obsolete sections =====

We keep this information here, just in case. And some recent pages may still have links to older sections...

==== VirtualBox notes ====

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VirtualBox is still an excellent product! But if your goal is to have a tight integration between Windows and Linux on the same machine, officially supported by Microsoft, you should have a look at the [[other:win10wsl|Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu]] section
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VB //host//: the machine and operating system where the VB program is running.

VB //guest//: the operating system running **inside** VB.

  * [[other:vb:install|Installing VirtualBox]]
  * [[other:vb:use|Using VirtualBox]]
  * [[other:vb:linuxguest|Using the Linux guest]]
  * [[other:vb:update|Updating VirtualBox]]


==== Windows 7 notes ====

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Microsoft has stopped the Windows 7 support in January 2020. You should now be using Windows 10 and reading the [[other:index#windows_10_notes|Windows 10 notes]]
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  * [[other:win7install|Installing Windows 7]] (basic standard LSCE installation)
  * [[other:win7config|Configuring Windows 7]] (useful Windows 7 settings to work more efficiently)
  * [[other:win7apps|Adding extra applications]]
  * [[other:win7maintain|Keeping your Windows 7 computer clean and up-to-date]]
  * [[other:win7migrate|Migrating to a new computer]]
  * [[other:win7misc|Miscellaneous notes]]


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