Ubuntu updates via command line

Update:

sudo apt-get update        # Fetches the list of available updates
sudo apt-get upgrade       # Strictly upgrades the current packages
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade  # Installs updates (new ones)

Clean up the system from old packages:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoremove

Check the Ubuntu version:

lsb_release -a

How to install Mono on Ubuntu

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF

echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install mono-runtime

How to install .Net Core on Ubuntu 16.04

Add the dotnet apt-get feed

In order to install .NET Core on Ubuntu, you need to first set up the apt-get feed that hosts the package you need.

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/repos/dotnet-release/ xenial main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list'
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver apt-mo.trafficmanager.net --recv-keys 417A0893
sudo apt-get update

Install .NET Core SDK

Before you start, please remove any previous versions of .NET Core from your system by using this script.

sudo apt-get install dotnet-dev-1.0.0-preview2-003121

Initialize some code

Let’s initialize a sample Hello World application!

mkdir hwapp
cd hwapp
dotnet new

Run the app

The first command will restore the packages specified in the project.json file, and the second command will run the actual sample:

dotnet restore
dotnet run

And you’re ready!

You now have .NET core running on your machine!

Source: .Net Core on Ubuntu

Authentic Louisiana Red Beans and Rice Gumbo

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Products for the gumbo

  • 1 pound dry kidney beans
  • 1/4 cup olive oil or sunflower
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped (optional)
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 pound andouille sausage, sliced
  • 1 tablespoon salt

Products for the rice

  • 2 cups long grain white rice
  • 4 cups water

Preparation of the gumbo

pressure-cooker

Leave the red beans overnight submerged in a pan filled with water and a tablespoon of salt.

On the next day remove the water and pour a new fresh water in the pan. Heat until it reaches the boiling point.Remove from the stove and discard of the water. Move the bean to a cooker pressure.

Add 8 cups of water. Add one chopped onion . Add the cooking oil (sunflower or olive oil). Place the lid and make sure it is sealed. Boil for another hour after reaching the boiling point (you will hear hissing from the air trying to escape from the pressure cooker).

Turn off the cooking stove and wait for the steam to completely escape from the pressure cooker. You can speed the process by opening the valve on the lid. Once the steam is all gone open the lid and add the sausage, sliced in circles not thicker than 3-4 mm. Add the chopped green bell pepper. If you have celery, chopped it and add it too. Add the bay leaves.

Close the lid (but do not seal it) and boil for another 20 minutes.

Open the lid and add the mined garlic and the Cajun seasoning. Boil for another 5 minutes and then turn of the stove.

Preparation of the rice

Wash the rice with cold water and put it in a pod and add 4 cups of water. Put the lid on and boil for 20 minutes after reaching the boiling point. Boil using a low heat.

Turn the cooking stove off, open the lid and add 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir it until the butter melts completely.

How To Watch Netflix on Ubuntu The Easy Way

I was trying to find a way to watch Netflix in Ubuntu 14.04 In the past you had to install Wine and Silverlight. Since Google Chrome 37 it should work natively. Still I was getting Error Code: M7063-1913

It turns out some libraries were messed up. Apparently the problem is fixed in 14.10 Alpha but I wanted to keep running the oficiall stable version.

I step by step instructions on how to get Netflix to work in Google chrome in Ubuntu 14.04 are available here:


How To Watch Netflix on Ubuntu The Easy Way