Monday 15 October 2012

Setting up Eclipse IDE on Linux

Today i have settled eclipse environment on my linux machine and installed c,c++ and python plugin to work with it.

Simple steps i followed:-

1. Installed eclipse classic from eclipse.org

2. Then  Help->Install Software Installed CDT (C,C++ development tool)
Add           http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/helios
Name        CDT
click finish to install it with your Eclipse ide

3. Executed Hello world in cpp and checked the environment


4. Then Help-> Install Software then settled python environment.
Add                 http://pydev.org/updates
Name              PyDev
and finish


Now my eclipse platform is ready to make projects in Java, C , C ++ and Python

These days trying out some basic stuff in Python, hope that eclipse environment will provide much more power to my programs.

Saturday 13 October 2012

Tools on Linux (Give them try)

Dissect following tools

1. Glade - For GTK+ toolkit development

2. Anjuta - IDE

3. KDevelop - Making interface and application for KDE desktop environment.

4. Eclipse - Although i am familiar with this IDE but you have to decode it more and experiment with it, very famous in industries for the software development. 

Experiment with Desktop Environments in Linux KDE,GNOME and XFCE

One more reason to use Linux and this is what you can really try from your own.

Isn't it is nice that you are customizing your desktop environment.  How your desktop looks like. This is what windows can not provide you.

A general architecture
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Command Line ----------------------> Top layer

Windows Manager--------------------> Adjust your tools

X Window OS ------------------------------> Manages your drawing on the output device
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GNOME comes with desktop environment and windows manager in various flavors (for example matacity windows manager etc.) essentially you call GNOME as desktop environment itself. Your default Ubuntu distribution comes with GNOME desktop environment.

Similarly KDE and XFCE is also a desktop environment, and speciality of XFCE is that it is lightweight.


On same machine you can install more than one desktop environment to use them you have to just logout and then choose desktop environment from the pop up list while right clicking the password box during log in.
Go here and find more...

And most fabulous way to add your own linux lightweight desktop environment is by installing windows manager (often lack of task bars, panels and tools)  without installing any desktop environment and add features according to your need.

Will love to experiment with my desktop environment so be ready for learning

Happy learning......


Wednesday 10 October 2012

"Sanskriti Gyan Pratiyogita"- By Gayatri Shakti Peeth Shanti Kunj

10, Oct. 2012

"Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha" I attended this exam when i was in my 5, 6, 7 and 8 th  class. This exam is all about getting familiar with the bhartiya sanskriti and it's rich culture. Exam is organized by Gayatri Shakti Peeth Shanti Kunj, for spreading message of indian culture among the students (those who will take weight of this nation on their shoulders).

There was the time i use to sit in the exam and now time is different i am on the other side. As an invigilator and mentor i was there to take this exam. The name of the school was Dr. Padam Chand Bilam Kanwar School, a government school in jodhpur with limited facilities and resources. We (Me, Puneet Sir, Parmod Sir, Umesh) somehow managed to reach at school. There was no arrangements for the exam as it was government school so no one takes care.

We talked to some responsible person and said him that we came here to take sanskriti gyan pariksha, and he arranged all the boys and girls who registered themselves to give this exam.

Not wasting much time i coming to the point.

Experience was awesome.  When we were delievering instructions to the students they were giving their proper heed to the instructions. Meantime some of the girls calling us uncles "I am not saying it felt good ha ha :) " but after saying uncle they use to laugh. Truely speaking for their laugh i can do anything and it did not feel bad to be called uncle at the cost of their smile, just a shyness came to my face. 

But one thing that is constantly pinching me is that lot of students didn't know how to fill OMR sheets and even they don't know how to write their father's name in english. It really hurts me.

I am not saying that filling OMR sheets and knowledge of english is the certificate of  intelligence but to keep up yourselft up to date and with the pace of your outside environment it is needed.  It is not like they don't know but when i compare theses students with the students of fancy schools where students get enough resources. I feel sorry for government schools students. The relative comparision that is what makes me restless. I know it is easy to say and difficult to improve the situtaion, but we are not trying because it is difficult is not the solution. 

I was just pondering on the facts that,

How they would be able to match up with the students who are reading in fancy and very resource ful schools where quizes, various competitons are very common?

How they would be able to deal with so called competitive exams? Lacking on this stage will lack them in their entire life. Think of this thought makes me shiver.

Experience was awesome felt good, their smiles cost millions even they don't know but it is true. After a very long time i am seeing this innoncet world. Their innocent smile made me cry.

Day inspired me to do something for these kids, they should not lack behind because of the shortage of resources and awareness.