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other:win7apps [2014/11/06 10:51] – More cygwin stuff jypeterother:win7apps [2016/03/01 16:44] – Updated Samsung, added Malwarebytes jypeter
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     * View => Pending will display the selected packages and the dependencies that will be downloaded     * View => Pending will display the selected packages and the dependencies that will be downloaded
   * Select the following packages, from:   * Select the following packages, from:
-    * X11: xorg-server, xinit, xterm, all the font-* packages, font-config, showfont, xlsfonts+    * X11: xorg-server, xinit, xterm, all the font-* packages, font-config, showfont, xlsfonts, xdpyinfo
     * X11 optional: mesa-demos, x11perf     * X11 optional: mesa-demos, x11perf
     * Net: openssh     * Net: openssh
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   * Click on the //View// button till it displays //Pending//, and the list of packages requiring an update are displayed (with the //Current// (installed) and the //New// version number)   * Click on the //View// button till it displays //Pending//, and the list of packages requiring an update are displayed (with the //Current// (installed) and the //New// version number)
   * Click Next and accept the suggested extra packages (dependencies)   * Click Next and accept the suggested extra packages (dependencies)
-  * Click Next and wait for the download+  * Click Next and wait for the download and installation 
 +    * Warning! If you get the //unable to extract /usr/bin/cygwin1.dll// error message during the installation, open the task manager, go to the Processes tab, kill the //cygserver// process, then click on //Retry//
   * Accept the default icons creations and exit   * Accept the default icons creations and exit
  
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     * Note: this will **NOT** work if you already have a running X server connected to the LSCE asterix servers in XDMCP mode     * Note: this will **NOT** work if you already have a running X server connected to the LSCE asterix servers in XDMCP mode
   * Type 'xterm' and check you get a new xterm window   * Type 'xterm' and check you get a new xterm window
-  * In the notification zone, right-click on the X icon and choose About. You should get Version 1.16.0 (2014-08-16) or higher+  * In the notification zone, right-click on the X icon and choose About. You should get Version 1.16.1 (2014-10-17) or higher
   * Type 'glxgears' and check that you get a window with rotating gears   * Type 'glxgears' and check that you get a window with rotating gears
   * Type 'glxinfo|grep -i opengl' and check the vendor string: it should be the same as your computer's graphics card   * Type 'glxinfo|grep -i opengl' and check the vendor string: it should be the same as your computer's graphics card
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 Notes: Notes:
   * Log files are in: C:\cygwin64\var\log\xwin\XWin.0.log   * Log files are in: C:\cygwin64\var\log\xwin\XWin.0.log
 +    * You can find the installed version of Cygwin at the top of the file (e.g. //Release: 1.16.0.0//)
   * Discussion: http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.os.cygwin.xfree   * Discussion: http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.os.cygwin.xfree
 +
 +==== Cygwin-X tips and tricks ====
 +
 +=== Where are the directories? ===
 +
 +  * You can use ''df -h'' to get information about the partitions
 +  * The Linux root (''/'') directory is located in ''C:\cygwin'' or ''C:\cygwin64'' (depending if you are using a 32bit or 64bit Windows).\\ e.g. ''/home'' is actually in ''C:\cygwin64\home''
 +  * The ''C:'' Windows partition (accessible with ''cd c:'' from cygwin) is in ''/cygdrive/c'' (from cygwin)
 +
 +=== Solving Cygwin directories access rights ===
 +
 +You may encounter Windows access rights problem when using cygwin:
 +  * you don't have the correct ownership or enough rights to remove c:\cygwin
 +  * when starting cygwin/X, you get an error message saying that you can't write/access ''/var/log/xwin/XWin.0.log''
 +  * ...
 +
 +These problems can be solved with cygwin!
 +  * Start a cygwin shell with administrator rights\\ ''Start => All Programs => Cygwin Bash Shell => right-click and choose to run as administrator''
 +  * Use standard Linux commands to check and fix the access rights
 +    * ''ls -l'', ''chmod'', ''chown'', ''chgrp'', ...
 +      * e.g., to solve the XWin.0.log above, you can use: ''chmod a+rwx /var/log/xwin''
 +
 +==== Uninstalling Cygwin-X ====
 +
 +You may have to uninstall Cygwin-X if you want to really restart from scratch, or because of some unforeseen technical problems
 +
 +  * Official uninstall instructions: https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.setup.uninstall-all
 +  * An interesting thread about uninstall: http://superuser.com/questions/167219/how-to-completely-uninstall-remove-cygwin-from-windows-7
 +    * Look for hints in there if you get some weird access rights problems!
 +      * Some Windows command lines have some potential: ''takeown'', ''icacls''
  
 ==== Using Cygwin-X at LSCE ==== ==== Using Cygwin-X at LSCE ====
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     * Note: the //-wgl// argument is optional. It may (or not) give you some increased performance     * Note: the //-wgl// argument is optional. It may (or not) give you some increased performance
   * Select a name for the shorcut: //Asterix64//, //Asterix//, etc...   * Select a name for the shorcut: //Asterix64//, //Asterix//, etc...
 +
 +Once you have started Cygwin and logged in with you account on one of the asterix servers, it is highly suggested to activate the windows wireframe moving mode by typing:\\ ''gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources --type bool true''
  
 ==== Trying to have Cygwin-X work faster on Win7+Intel HDxxx cards ==== ==== Trying to have Cygwin-X work faster on Win7+Intel HDxxx cards ====
  
 +  * Activate wireframe mode\\ ''gconftool-2 --set /apps/metacity/general/reduced_resources --type bool true''
 +  * Check if other metacity parameters should be set?
 +    * http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/GNOME.html#GCONF
 +    * [[http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/01/10/gconftool-2-gconf-editor-from-the-shell/|Using gconftool-2]]
   * [[http://aaron-kelley.net/blog/2013/03/cygwinx-xwin-causes-nvidia-optimus-to-run-all-of-the-time/|Should we disable OpenGL ?]]   * [[http://aaron-kelley.net/blog/2013/03/cygwinx-xwin-causes-nvidia-optimus-to-run-all-of-the-time/|Should we disable OpenGL ?]]
 +    * Start with ''-nowgl'' option, or use the //GLWIN_NO_WGL_EXTENSIONS// environment variable
   * Check the performance and basic parameters with: glxgears -info   * Check the performance and basic parameters with: glxgears -info
   * [[http://www.mesa3d.org/envvars.html|Should we play with the Mesa 3D Graphics Library environment variables]]   * [[http://www.mesa3d.org/envvars.html|Should we play with the Mesa 3D Graphics Library environment variables]]
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     * https://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi?wm=wrd&form=extended&m=all&s=D&ul=%2Fml%2Fcygwin-xfree%2F%25&q=     * https://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/search.cgi?wm=wrd&form=extended&m=all&s=D&ul=%2Fml%2Fcygwin-xfree%2F%25&q=
   * What can we do with cygserver-config ?   * What can we do with cygserver-config ?
 +  * Enable //MIT-SHM extension// ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT-SHM|MIT Shared Memory Extension ]])?
 +    * http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/using-shared-memory.html
 +
 +===== GIMP ====
 +
 +Web: http://www.gimp.org/
 +
 +Download: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
  
 ===== Gnu emacs + GnuWin DiffUtils ===== ===== Gnu emacs + GnuWin DiffUtils =====
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 ==== Download ==== ==== Download ====
  
-  - http://vgoulet.act.ulaval.ca/emacs/windows (Emacs installer for Windows) +  - Emacs installer for Windows: http://vgoulet.act.ulaval.ca/emacs/windows 
-  - http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm (Recompiled diff programs for Windows) +  - Recompiled diff programs for Windows (needed for the //ediff// mode): http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm 
-  - {{:other:emacs_win_7_64_140408.zip|}} (JYP's .emacs file) +  - JYP's .emacs file: {{:other:emacs_win_7_64_140408.zip|for Windows}} - {{:other:emacs_linux_150806.tar|for Linux}} 
 +  - Annotated reference card of the emacs text editor: {{:other:newppl:emacs_jyp.pdf}}
 ==== Configuration ==== ==== Configuration ====
  
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   - Start Emacs   - Start Emacs
  
-==== Notes ====+==== Misc. emacs related notes ==== 
 + 
 +=== Windows specific notes === 
  
   * Installing the DiffUtils packages makes it possible to use the emacs Tools => Compare (ediff) menu   * Installing the DiffUtils packages makes it possible to use the emacs Tools => Compare (ediff) menu
   * If you get the following error when starting emacs\\ error: The directory `~/.emacs.d/server' is unsafe\\ Use the following solution: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2944197   * If you get the following error when starting emacs\\ error: The directory `~/.emacs.d/server' is unsafe\\ Use the following solution: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2944197
 +
 +=== Other notes ===
 +
 +  * Commenting/commenting lines (in a python script, or anything) : ''M-;''
 +  * Improving python support: https://samrelton.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/emacs-and-python/
 +    * Not tested! FIXME
  
 ===== QtGrace ===== ===== QtGrace =====
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   * Go to ''qtgrace_windows_binary_024\bin'' and double-click on ''qtgrace.exe''   * Go to ''qtgrace_windows_binary_024\bin'' and double-click on ''qtgrace.exe''
  
-===== Kies (Samsung) =====+===== Samsung utilities =====
  
-Web & Download: http://www.samsung.com/fr/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP+  * Smart Switch: http://www.samsung.com/fr/support/smartswitch/ 
 + 
 +  * Kies & Kies3, for older phones: http://www.samsung.com/fr/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/JSP 
 + 
 +===== Malwarebytes Anti-Malware ===== 
 + 
 +Web & Download: https://www.malwarebytes.org/
  
 ===== Putty ===== ===== Putty =====
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 Download: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html (Get the //Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel//) Download: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html (Get the //Windows installer for everything except PuTTYtel//)
 +
 +More information: http://ciclad-web.ipsl.jussieu.fr/data/documents/ssh_putty_v2_2011-1.pdf
  
 ==== Configuring and using pageant ==== ==== Configuring and using pageant ====
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 ===== Microsoft synctoy ===== ===== Microsoft synctoy =====
  
-<note tip>This is a free and easy to install backup program that will only copy new/modified files</note>+<note tip>This is a free and easy to install backup program that will only copy new/modified files\\ \\ Using synctoy is very similar to using Linux //rsync//</note>
  
 Web & Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155 Web & Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155
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 The idea is to create pairs of folders (//left// folder and //right// folder) and to keep them synchronized The idea is to create pairs of folders (//left// folder and //right// folder) and to keep them synchronized
  
-  * Click on Create New Folder Pair +  * Click on //Create New Folder Pair// 
-  * Choose a Left Folder on the computer\\ e.g. F:\Users\jypeter +  * Choose a //Left Folder// **on the computer**\\ e.g. ''F:\Users\jypeter'' 
-  * Choose a Right Folder on the backup disk\\ e.g. J:\Backup_JYP\<your_computer_model>\Windata_<your_login> +  * Choose a //Right Folder// **on the backup disk**\\ e.g. ''J:\Backup_JYP\Dell_Precision_T1700\Windata_jypeter'' 
-  * Click Next and choose Echo, because we want the backup to be an exact copy of the original folder +  * Click //Next// and choose //Echo//, because we want the backup to be an exact copy of the original folder 
-  * Click Next and give a meaningful name to the folder pair\\ e.g. \<your_computer_model> Windata_<your_login>+    * Warning! //Exact copy// means that if something is removed in the //left// folder and you run synctoy, synctoy will also erase the same thing in the //right// folder 
 +  * Click Next and give a meaningful name to the folder pair\\ e.g. ''<your_computer_model> Windata_<your_login>''
   * Finish...   * Finish...
-  * Select the folder pair and click on Change options +  * Select the folder pair and click on //Change options// 
-    * Enable Exclude system files +    * Enable //Exclude system files// 
-    * Disable Save overwritten files in the Recycle Bin +    * Disable //Save overwritten files in the Recycle Bin// 
-  * Click on Preview and check the list of actions that the backup program will use+  * Click on //Preview// and check the list of actions that the backup program will use
   * Click on Run   * Click on Run
 +
 +===== Google Drive =====
 +
 +Web & Download: https://www.google.com/drive/download/
  
 ===== VLC ===== ===== VLC =====
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 Download: http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#downloads Download: http://www.xnview.com/en/xnview/#downloads
 +
 +===== BlueScreenView =====
 +
 +This utility makes it possible to display information about previous crashes of a Win computer. Use this if your PC has experienced a BSOD (//Blue Screen of Death//) and you want to know what happened
 +
 +Web & Download: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
  
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