Useful linux terminal commands

Adobe Flash player (for youtube vids)

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

Kingsoft Office
64bit systems a bit more work, have to add 32bit architecture first 
  add 32bit architecture to Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy/Ubuntu 14.04/Linux Mint 16

Terminal Command:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && sudo apt-get update

Install 32bit libraries in Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04/previous/Mint 15/14/13

Terminal Command:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

Now enter these to install:

Terminal Commands:
cd && wget -O kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb http://goo.gl/HplIfc
sudo dpkg -i kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb
rm kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb

lucky for me, my new laptop has old hardware, ergo am already running a 32bit version, so all I need to do is:

Terminal Commands:
cd && wget -O kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb http://goo.gl/HplIfc
sudo dpkg -i kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb
rm kingsoft-office-NoobsLab.deb

Language Packs 
Since I'm running a new install of Bodhi Linux, it doesn't come with a full language pack database, so being in Taiwan I really need the chinese language pack.


sudo apt-get install language-pack-zh-hant-base

sudo apt-get install koffice-l10n-zhtw

sudo apt-get install thunderbird-locale-zh-hant

Dropbox

Install Dropbox via command line

The Dropbox daemon works fine on all 32-bit and 64-bit Linux servers. To install, run the following command in your Linux terminal.

32-bit:

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -

64-bit:

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -

Next, run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder.

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

If you're running Dropbox on your server for the first time, you'll be asked to copy and paste a link in a working browser to create a new account or add your server to an existing account. Once you do, your Dropbox folder will be created in your home directory. Download this CLI script to control Dropbox from the command line. For easy access, put a symlink to the script anywhere in your PATH. 

The acquisition of a dining room table

Here is a tale from my second year of Uni. One of many tales that occured, but one of only a few I can actually remember. Seriously, it was a year full of drunkeness and debauchery, probably the most of my entire life...wait, no, South Korea was worse.
Anywhoo, it really was the first year of freedom. My first year at uni was spent in a dormitory, of course there were a hell of a lot of shenagins going on there too, but we still had a warden watching our every move and RA's (resident assistants, the dorm's equivalant of the army's newly appointed sargents).
So myself and a couple of mates from the dorm teamed up and entered on our first year of bachelorhood, it was a culinary delight (that's a joke son, it was a year of mad scientist experimentation with food, we discovered that no, tabasco sauce actually doesn't go with everything) Parties, 2nd hand sofas, tv, refigerators et.al. The one thing our home was lacking in was a dining room table and chairs. How uncouth that we had to do without such a necessity.
So one drunken evening (probably a Fri or Sat night) one of my roomies decided enough was enough. You pick which one came up with the idea. The international policy student or the computer programming major. (P.S. the international policy student was part time in the army and had all the army get up at the house). 20min later, drunk and all dressed up in army fatigues, complete with cap guns as sidearms, we snuk off at 1am or something, tiptoeing stealthy sneaky like down the MIDDLE of the road... all the way down to the local intermediate school.
It was at this school that the dasterdly deed took place. We spied a picnic table and thought...bingo (I think this was actually our predetermined target...at least for one of us). I got one end, my accomplice in crime hoisted the other end and off we trotted, ninja stealthy sneaky like down the middle of the freakin road..AGAIN.
How we got the damn thing inthe house or into the dining room I have no idea at all, the only thing I do remember is that in the morning we had breakfast on our new dining room table. Moreover the damn thing fit PERFECTLY in the room. You couldn't have had it made to order any better.
Over the following week however, I really did actually start to feel guilty about our procurement (must have been soberness kicking in). My partner in crime, and I have to give him props for this, said to me on the following weekend evening, "ok, lets take it back".
And so we did, this time sober, but like last time, in full army gear, HOORAA. (So repeat the procurement steps from above but only in reverse)
God knows what the staff room conversation must have been like at that school. "@#$@#, I bet you some of those damn drunk uni students flogged our picnic table, time we have to chain these things down"  one week later. "I must have been high for a week because I could've sworn that table was missing, but there it is".
All's well that ends well I guess. And to absolve myself even further I'm happy to note that recently a Taiwanese judge made the following comment during a court case.
"It's not stealing if you give it back"

Liam makes another joke

Talking to Liam tonight explaining we don't always get what we want but that is no reason to get really upset. Mum doesn't get everything she wants. Neither do I. I then said "I never had a brother like you. You're so lucky!" To which Liam's response was, "That's ok, I can give him to you".

Sean's 1st B'day

As usual we got a cake, balloons et.al. Luckily Nana was here to witness the event :-) They say a picture tells a thousand words, so a video must tell... enjoy.

Kenting trip

With mother dearest here for a month! YAY, headed off to Kenting for a few days. Was great but I found the hotel severely lacking considering the cost of the place. Anyways, Carol made a video trying to outdo my Taitong one, she did a good job:)

Liam's first joke

Well he actually said this a couple of weeks ago. Was playing with the 'smartphone' last night and got a video clip of him doing it again. Enjoy.

Taitung Trip 2012

Well, since I hate typing I thought I'd make this video and just SAY rather than type, so...enjoy the damn video!

If there is a picture you'd like to look at for longer than the 1 second it's basically up for...hit the pause button...duh