NixMashup for January 1, 2014

Get the Latest Ubuntu Apps on GetDeb

Here are instructions on configuring your Ubuntu to get the latest open source and freeware applications from GetDeb, a repository which extends the official Ubuntu repositories with the latest versions and new applications.

#linux, #getdeb, #ppa, #ubuntu

JSF JavaServer Faces Tutorial

Lars Vogel has written many excellent tutorials in Java, Eclipse, Android development and related topics. This JSF with Eclipse Tutorial is one of them.

#java, #jsf, #eclipse

Don Henley does Billy Joel

I didn’t care much for She’s Got a Way when Billy Joel did it, but this performance by Don Henley in honor of Joel at the Kennedy Center Honors is really beautiful.

#youtube, #donhenley, #billyjoel, #kennedycenter, #videos, #music, #fun

Find and Delete Dot Files

For those of us who don’t memorize our bash commands the first time we use them, here’s another useful quick guide from NixCraft on displaying and removing Linux hidden files.

#bash, #linux, #ubuntu, #dotfiles

Creating JavaServer Pages Project in Eclipse

Lots of screenshots. Very few words required. Walk-through of creating a JSP Project in Eclipse.

#jsp, #java, #eclipse

Show me the Manifest.MF!

I really enjoyed this post demonstrating how to display the Manifest.MF file from a Java .JAR file with a single command.

#java, #jars, #linux, #bash

JAR Discussion

The topic of this StackOverflow question had to do with fixing a NoClassDefFoundError when executing a JAR file, but contained several good tips on using Java JARs with External Resource Libraries.

#stackoverflow, #jars, #java

Creating Regions in Eclipse Java Classes

Having come from Visual Studio I’ve become accustomed to using regions to fold code blocks in my C# class files. The Coffee-Bytes Plugin enables the same functionality in Eclipse. It’s an old plugin, but I’m using it with Kepler and it works great.

#eclipse, #regions

Underwater Energy Producing Kites!

The prospect of installing underwater kits that use currents to generate power comparable to nuclear stations is AWESOME!

#cleanenergy, #oceans

Meld

I used WinMerge religiously when I was doing Windows. I’m now using Meld in Linux and like it a lot. Clean, intuitive interface, perhaps more so than WinMerge.

#meld, #linux, #linuxutilities