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Fedora Linux: An easy to use Linux for work (with CUDA)

Recently, I wanted to play around with CUDA a bit. Unfortunately, CUDA does not support Visual Studio 2008 yet, so I had to fall back to Linux. As I didn’t want to fiddle around with Linux on my desktop, I … Continue reading

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CMake – A build tool that just works

I’ve been using CMake 2.6 for quite some time now, and the more I do, the more I like it. Just a few days ago, I started with porting some project to Linux, and it took me literally a few … Continue reading

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Setting up a minimal Debian for VM use

I’ve been just installing a Linux in a VM again (using VirtualBox, tested with 1.5.6). As a minimal system, I choose Debian (with minimal I mean that you don’t get much unused stuff, it boots fast and the disk usage … Continue reading

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Virtualization and updates

Since monday, I’ve become a pretty happy virtualization user. Background: At university, our latest homework is released in partly binary form (for x86); moreover, it is configured to work on university computers only. It is recommended to work on it … Continue reading

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