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Installing Android Development Tools in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit

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  1. First, install Eclipse with JDT
    sudo apt-get install eclipse-jdt
  2. Install ia32-libs as this is needed by the Android SDK when running in 64-bit Linux
    sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
  3. Download the Android SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
    • Extract the SDK to your home directory (if you’re not sharing it with other users, otherwise, extract in a shared folder like /opt and open up the permissions)
    • Open a terminal and navigate to the tools/ directory in the Android SDK, then execute ./android sdk
    • Download the platforms and packages (this could take a while)
  4. Install the Eclipse ADT Plugin by following this instructions
  5. To test, create a project and launch the default app.

Photosmart c4780 AIO in Ubuntu

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Although HPLIP is installed by default in Ubuntu, it wasn’t able to connect to my wireless printer immediately.

To set up Photosmart c4780 All-in-One wireless printer in Ubuntu:

  1. Go to the following and follow instructions to install the HPLIP software: http://www.hplip.net/
  2. When prompted, reinstall HPLIP.
  3. Restart Ubuntu. I find that I can’t connect to the printer immediately after the installation.
  4. Execute the following:
    sudo hp-setup

    Follow the steps in the wizard.

HP Device Manager will also added to the system tray.

Internet Explorers for Linux

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IEs4Linux is already a few months old, but I’ve just come across it just recently. Previously, I’m running IE6 by using winetools on wine20050524. This time, with the advent of Wine 0.9x, somebody made the effort of creating a script for installing multiple IEs on Wine. Works with PCLinuxOS with Wine 0.91, though with some small problems initially.

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