Installing xmms2 with NSF support on Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install xmms2
sudo apt-get install xmms2-plugins-*
sudo apt-get install libgme-dev

kill the currently running xmms2d process with kill, then run
xmms2-launcher

To see if things are working, add files (for example .nsf files) and play them

xmms2 add *.nsf
xmms2 list
xmms2 play

Convert many images with imagemagick

ls -1 *.png | xargs -n 1 bash -c 'convert "$0" "${0%.*}.jpg"'

find . -name \*.jpg | xargs -n 1 bash -c 'convert "$0" "${0%.*}.png"' 

Copy files from another directory when "argument list too long"

find ../COCO/images/train2014/ -name '*.jpg' -exec cp -pr {} . \;

VNC Server conflicts with miniconda libs

Be sure to manipulate LD_LIBRARY_PATH

MATLAB on OSX

Install the old, Apple provided Java SE 6

Make sure JDK 8 is not installed like so

sudo rm -rf /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk<version>.jdk
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane
sudo rm -rf /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

 
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?locale=en_US

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/160070-how-do-i-install-r2013a-student-on-yosemite

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6163798

VNC Tidbits

vncconfig -iconic &

after server is running on a machine to copy and paste out of VNC terminal

Add git-gui alias for OSX and brew

Add the following line to ~/.bashrc (version subject to change...)

alias gui="sh -c '/usr/local/Cellar/git/2.3.3/libexec/git-core/git-gui'"