Posts Tagged: Linux

GIS / Linux / Open Source GIS — 4 Comments
1
May 10

Install Quantum GIS 1.4.0 on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

Quantum GISWith all the rave reviews that Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx has been getting over the past couple of months, I couldn’t help myself upgrading and checking out the exciting new features and the enhanced interface, which I think was a much needed overhaul for the best desktop Linux OS.

A new version meant fresh installation of all the open source GIS goodies starting with QGIS. The latest version 1.4.0-Enceladus for Lucid is already available in the Launchpad UbuntuGIS repository and with a new command (add-apt-repository) for updating /etc/apt/sources.list with locations of repositories, the installation is simple and straightforward.

Bring up the terminal and issue the following commands.

Add the repository using:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ubuntugis-unstable

Make apt aware of the new repository:

sudo apt-get update

Install QGIS

sudo apt-get install qgis

Once the installation is done, open QGIS from Applications -> Science -> Quantum GIS

Linux — 1 Comment
17
Jul 08

Terminal Wikipedia – wikipedia2text

I am sure every one of use who use the web on a daily basis for purposes other than e-mail and instant messaging, visit Wikipedia every now and then for the wealth of information that resides in it.

If you are a Linux user and a terminal junkie, and one that would rather prefer to get things done via the terminal, including browsing articles in Wikipedia, there is this interesting command line application wikipedia2text that fetches entries from Wikipedia and displays them in the terminal.

There are several options that accompany the command such as colorizing the output, displaying only a brief summary or full content, getting the url, opening in a web browser, etc.. The command can also be configured by altering environment variables to set a default browser, language settings, use standard output or a pager. There are no requirements other than an active internet connection and only one search term (can be more than one word) is supported which can include special characters.

To install, issue the command:
sudo apt-get install wikipedia2text