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[Event Report] Magit @ Pune Emacs Users' Group, India, February 22, 2013
by Shakthi Kannan 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

Hi, I had presented an introduction to Magit [1], "Emacs + Magit = Git Magic", at the Pune Emacs Users' group meetup [2] on Friday, February 22, 2013. Magit is an Emacs mode that interfaces with Git [3]. Magit doesn't provide all the interfaces of Git, but the frequently used commands. The user manual [4] was used as a reference. Magit is available in Fedora. You can install it using: $ sudo yum install emacs-magit The talk was centered around the notion of writing a poem on Emacs in Emacs, and using magit to revision it. I started an Emacs session, created a directory with Dired [5] mode, and used magit (M-x magit-status) to initialize a git repo. After adding a stanza in the poem, I used the magit commands to stage (s) and commit the same (c, C-c C-c) from the magit-buffer. Another stanza and a README file were then added, and the different untracked, and tracked section visibility options (TAB, S-TAB, {1-4}, M-{1-4}) were illustrated. After adding the third stanza, and committing the same, the short (l l) and long (l L) history formatted outputs were shown. The return (RET) key on a commit in the magit-log history buffer opens a new magit-commit buffer, displaying the changes made in the commit. The sha1 can be copied using the (C-w) shortcut. The reflogs are visible with the (l h) option from the magit-buffer. The (d) command was used to show the difference between the master and a revision, and (D) for the diff between any two revisions. Annotated tags (t a) and lightweight tags (t t) can be created in magit. Resetting the working tree and discarding the current changes is possible with (X). Stashing (z z) the present changes, applying a stash (a), and killing the stash (k) were demonstrated. An org branch was then created (b n) to write a stanza on org-mode, and then merged (m m) with the master branch. An example of rebasing (R) was also illustrated. The magit-buffer can be refreshed (g) to check the current status of the git repo. Anytime, the magit buffers can be closed with the (q) command. A git command can be invoked directly using (:), and the corresponding output can be viewed with ($), which is shown in a magit-process buffer. A summary of the various shortcuts are available in the presentation [6]. The poem that I wrote on Emacs, and used in the talk: Emacs is, an operating system Which unlike many others, is truly, a gem Its goodies can be installed, using RPM Or you can use ELPA, which has already packaged them You can customize it, to your needs You can also check EmacsWiki, for more leads Your changes work, as long as reload succeeds And helps you with, your daily deeds People say, it lacks a decent editor But after using its features, they might want to differ Using Magit's shortcuts, you might infer That it is something, you definitely prefer Plan your life, with org-mode You don't necessarily need, to write code TODO lists and agenda views, can easily be showed Reading the documentation, can help you come aboard Emacs is, a double-edged sword Its powerful features, can never be ignored Customization is possible, because of Free Software code And this is, my simple ode SK [1] Magit. https://github.com/magit/magit [2] Pune Emacs User Group. http://www.meetup.com/the-peg [3] Git. http://git-scm.com/ [4] Magit user manual. http://magit.github.com/magit/magit.html [5] Dired mode. http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Dired.html [6] Emacs + Magit = Git Magic. http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#emacs-magit-git-magic -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

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Fixing python-requests
by Rahul Sundaram 24 Feb '13

24 Feb '13

Hi Arun Can you take care of this? https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904623 Yum developers might be looking into using this library instead of pycurl but we need requests library not to bundle anything else so that we can figure out the true cost of using it in terms of additional dependencies and size Refer to https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2013-February/179020.html If you don't have time, let me know and I will take a look Rahul

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[Event Report] GNUnify 2013, SICSR, Pune, India, February 15-17, 2013
by Shakthi Kannan 18 Feb '13

18 Feb '13

Hi, GNUnify 2013 [1] was held at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR) [2], Pune, Maharashtra, India between February 15 to 17, 2013. I attended day one of the unconference. The first talk that I listened to was by Oyunbileg Baatar on "Screencasting Demos and HowTos". He mentioned the various free/open source, desktop recording software available. He also gave a demo of recordMyDesktop [3], and video editing using PiTiVi [4]. After a short break, and a formal introduction, I began my session for the day - "Introduction to GCC" [5]. Fedora 17 was installed in the labs for the participants to use. I started with a simple hello world example and the use of header files. I also explained the concepts of compilation and linking, and briefed them on the syntax of Makefiles. Examples on creating and using static and shared libraries were illustrated. We also discussed the different warning and error messages emitted by GCC. The platform-specific and optimization options were shown with examples. Students were not familiar with touch typing, and I had to demonstrate the use of Klavaro [6] typing tutor. The preliminary round for the programming contest was held in the afternoon. Thirty questions on C and systems programming were given to the participants to be answered in thirty minutes. I helped evaluate the answers. The practical test was to be conducted the following day. Thanks to Neependra Khare [7] and Kiran Divarkar for organizing the programming contest. I also attended the OpenStack mini-conf session in the evening where a demo of OpenStack was given by Kiran Murari. This was followed by a session on "OpenStack High Availability" by Syed Armani. Aditya Godbole's closing session for the day on an "Introduction to Ruby" was informative. Few photos that were taken are available in my /gallery [8]. Regards, SK [1] GNUnify 2013. http://gnunify.in/ [2] SICSR, Pune. http://sicsr.ac.in/ [3] recordMyDesktop. http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net/about.php [4] PiTiVi. http://www.pitivi.org/ [5] Introduction to GCC. http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#introduction-to-gcc [6] Klavaro. http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/en/index.html [7] Neependra Khare. http://neependra.net/ [8] Photos. http://www.shakthimaan.com/Mambo/gallery/album87 -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

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Devendorize desktop file- Proven packagers help
by Rahul Sundaram 09 Feb '13

09 Feb '13

Hi If you are a proven packager, this is something you can help out with https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Toshio/Devendorize_desktop_files Remove the vendor prefix from the desktop file and push a new build for Rawhide for the above packages. Will help us be become moer closer to upstream and fixes some bugs on software that expects the desktop filenames to match what upstream provides by default. Fairly easy but you can potentially do some spec file cleanup along the way If you need more specific instructions, let me know Thanks! Rahul

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how to reset root password in Fedora 10
by Sanjeev Kumar Mittal 07 Feb '13

07 Feb '13

Hi, I am finding this strange problem, that on booting it dont stop for options and straight away login without asking any credentials and I guess it logs in as user mode. However, I wanted to install few updates, etc and hence needed the root password. Unfortunately I forgot the root password that I would had set at time of installation. I did an initial search on net on how to reset the root password, however I am not able to halt the boot grub and it dont allow me at all, I mean I dont get any option to edit or append the boot to go in run level 1. Kindly could any one let me know any clues that what is wrong in my approach or my installation. Thanks a lot in advance! -- ~ Best Regards, sanjeev

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[Event Report] Fedora Workshop, SITRC, Nashik, Maharashtra, India, February 2-3, 2013
by Shakthi Kannan 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

Hi, A Fedora workshop was organized at Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Center (SITRC) [1], Nashik [2], Maharashtra, India between February 2-3, 2013. Day I I began the day's proceedings with the "i-want-2-do-project. tell-me-wat-2-do-fedora" [3] presentation in the seminar hall at SITRC. The participants were introduced to mailing list, communication and effective project guidelines when working with free/open source software. This was followed by an introduction on window managers, and demo of the Fedora desktop, GNOME, Fluxbox, and console environments. After lunch, I gave an introduction on system architecture, and installation concepts. Basics of compilation and cross-compilation topics were discussed. An introduction on git was given using the "di-git-ally managing love letters" [4] presentation. After a short tea break, we moved to the labs for a hands-on session on GCC. This is a presentation [5] based on the book by Brian Gough, "An introduction to GCC" [6]. Practical lab exercises were given to teach students compilation and linking methods using GCC. I also briefed them on the use of Makefiles. C Language standards, platform-specific and optimization options with GCC were illustrated. Day II Lab exercises from the GCC presentation were practised on the second day, along with the creation and use of static and shared libraries. The different warning options supported by GCC were elaborated. A common list of error messages that newbies face were also discussed. After the lab session, I introduced them to cloud computing and OpenStack [7], giving them an overview of the various components, interfaces, and specifications. I also gave them a demo of the OpenStack Essex release running on Fedora 17 (x86_64) with the Horizon web interface. The college was affiliated to University of Pune, and had deployed GNU/Linux labs for their coursework. Now they are autonomous, and want to explore and expand their activities. They have a local user group called SnashLUG [8]. The college is 15 km away from the city of Nashik, which is around 200 km from Pune. The bus journey from Pune to Nashik takes six hours, and you can book tickets online through Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) [9]. There is frequent bus service between Pune and Nashik. Thanks to Rahul Mahale for working with me for the past three months in planning and organizing this workshop. Thanks also to the Management, and Faculty of SITRC for the wonderful hospitality, and their support for the workshop. Few photos taken during the workshop are available in my /gallery [10]. Regards, SK [1] Sandip Institute of Technology and Research Center (SITRC), Nashik. http://sitrc.sandipfoundation.org/ [2] Nashik. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashik [3] Contributing to Fedora. http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#i-want-2-do-project-tell-me-wat-2-do [4] Introduction to Git. http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#di-git-ally-managing-love-letters [5] GCC presentation. http://shakthimaan.com/downloads.html#introduction-to-gcc [6] Brian Gough. An Introduction to GCC. http://www.network-theory.co.uk/gcc/intro/ [7] OpenStack Lab Guide. http://fedorapeople.org/~russellb/openstack-lab-rhsummit-2012/index.html [8] SnashLUG. http://snashlug.wordpress.com/ [9] MSRTC. http://www.msrtc.gov.in/ [10] Photos. http://www.shakthimaan.com/Mambo/gallery/album86 -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

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