September 24, 2007

Make svn run like a charm in Eclipse (ubuntu)

I had serious problems from the beginning when I started using Eclipse under Feisty for php development. The svn plugin somehow stopped working after a few commits/updates which made me kill eclipse and start it again.

Now I found a solution, just use JavaHL instead of the predefined SVNKit. To make this happen just install
sudo apt-get install libsvn-javahl

add this line to the eclipse.ini startup file
-vmargs Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/jni
restart Eclipse and in the “Preferences” switch the SVN Interface to JavaHL.

I am using easyeclipse, its very good for my needs and it comes with all the necessary plugins preinstalled.

July 9, 2007

Make Eclipse run faster in Ubuntu

I am using Eclipse now for php dev things. On my laptop I was very unsatisfied with the performance of Eclipse, even though I have enough RAM it was too slow.

This is only because when you install Eclipse with apt-get it uses the slower java-gcj vm. To change this first install the Java VM from Sun if not already done.
Next go to /etc/eclipse/java_home and uncomment the first line which looks like:
#/usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj
Afterwards I added a new line which points to SUNs JVM:
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.00


Edit: To install Java from Sun you have to

sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk

then with
java -version you will get the running version
and define it as a default

sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.6.0-sun

June 12, 2007

Fixing Beryl problems in Ubuntu Feisty and the i810

In another post I was mentioning that there is a way to make Beryl run smoother when you change the depth in X11 lower than 24.

Actually by the time I had the feeling it sucks. Well it is faster even you have a lot of eyecandy enabled, but on the other side I didn’t really like it when the shadows around that window for example don’t look nice. Or when other things are looking bad only because of the screen depth. I was playing around changing the depth to 24 but it only resulted in the white screen of death, or yes Beryl only showed me a white cube.

So I found a solution for it when I was searching for something very different.

Anyway reinstalling unstable intel drivers did the trick. Everything now works like a charm and in 24bit depth :)

If you want the unstable intel drivers installed just give your terminal some:

sudo aptitude xserver-xorg-video-intel/unstable

and restart the Xserver
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
and you are done.

Can enhancing my Ubuntu desktop with Beryl help me pass the 350-001 exam? Maybe the flaming effects applied to the window displaying my VCP-310 study guide or my Cisco 640-802 questions and answers would help motivate me to study? It could just be that nothing will help you pass the actual tests that go with the Microsoft 70-290 exam than actual hard work and determination.