FSL_, PyMVPA_).
.. _virtual machine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine
-.. _AFNI: http://afni.nimh.nih.gov/afni/
-.. _Caret: http://brainvis.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/Caret:About
-.. _FSL: http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fsl/
-.. _PyMVPA: http://www.pymvpa.org
The virtual machine contains an installation of `Debian 6.0 (squeeze)`_ with a
GNOME_ desktop environment. All installed software comes from standard Debian
Troubleshooting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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-Updating the VM or installing new packages doesn't work
- The VM uses as service that tries to figure out the best/closest package
- repository for you. In some network environments this service might not work
- well, or not at all. To check if this is a problem, you can modify the
- respective configuration by hand. Edit ``/etc/apt/sources.list`` (you need to
- use ``sudo`` for that) and replace the package repository URL with a mirror
- close to you. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:
- http://www.debian.org/mirror/list
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- Pick one and replace all ``geomirror.debian.net`` URLs with the new mirror
- URL. For example, in Canada you might want to change::
+ Updating the VM or installing new packages doesn't work
+ The VM uses as service that tries to figure out the best/closest package
+ repository for you. In some network environments this service might not work
+ well, or not at all. To check if this is a problem, you can modify the
+ respective configuration by hand. Edit ``/etc/apt/sources.list`` (you need
+ to use ``sudo`` for that) and replace the package repository URL with a
+ mirror close to you. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at:
+ http://www.debian.org/mirror/list
- deb http://i386-geomirror.debian.net/debian squeeze main non-free contrib
+ Pick one and replace all ``geomirror.debian.net`` URLs with the new mirror
+ URL. For example, in Canada you might want to change::
- to::
+ deb http://i386-geomirror.debian.net/debian squeeze main non-free contrib
- deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib
+ to::
- Only modify lines that refer to ``geomirror`` (all of them), but do **not**
- modify entries for ``security.debian.org``.
+ deb http://ftp.ca.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib
-I cannot hear sounds played in the virtual machine
- By default the sound is muted. To enable playback launch the mixer applet by
- clicking on the mixer icon in the task bar. Unmute the master volume control.
- Now click on the "Volume control" to load the channel mixer dialog. Unmute
- the "Master" and "PCM" channels and raise the volume as desired. You should
- now be able to hear sounds played within the virtual machines through your
- host computer's speakers.
+ Only modify lines that refer to ``geomirror`` (all of them), but do **not**
+ modify entries for ``security.debian.org``.
-My VM lost mounted host directories after upgrading from VirtualBox from 3.x to 4.x
- NeuroDebian VMs prior 6.0.3 were shipped with guest additions from
- 3.x series of VirtualBox and some initial versions of VirtualBox in
- 4.x series have failed to mount host directories properly.
- VirtualBox 4.0.8 seems to work fine with guest additions from 3.x
- series. If you nevertheless want to upgrade guest additions within
- NeuroDebian VM, please rebuild the version available from the
- backports::
+ Our proxy setup at work prevents APT from downloading packages
+ APT needs to be told how to access the proxy. Talk to your local sysadmin
+ and ask for the proxy's address (maybe a username and password too), as well
+ as the ports for HTTP and FTP proxies. With this information add the
+ following lines in the file, /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80proxy. This will ensure
+ that after an upgrade changes won't be lost::
- sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-2.6-amd64 # or -686 for 32bit
- sudo apt-get install -y -t squeeze-backports virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms \
- virtualbox-ose-guest-utils virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
+ Acquire::http::proxy "http://<username>:<password>@<proxy>:<port>/";
+ Acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://<username>:<password>@<proxy>:<port>/";
+ Acquire::https::proxy "https://<username>:<password>@<proxy>:<port>/";
- and reboot VM.
+ I cannot hear sounds played in the virtual machine
+ By default the sound is muted. To enable playback launch the mixer applet by
+ clicking on the mixer icon in the task bar. Unmute the master volume
+ control. Now click on the "Volume control" to load the channel mixer dialog.
+ Unmute the "Master" and "PCM" channels and raise the volume as desired. You
+ should now be able to hear sounds played within the virtual machines through
+ your host computer's speakers.
+
+ My VM lost mounted host directories after upgrading from VirtualBox from 3.x to 4.x
+ NeuroDebian VMs prior 6.0.3 were shipped with guest additions from
+ 3.x series of VirtualBox and some initial versions of VirtualBox in
+ 4.x series have failed to mount host directories properly.
+ VirtualBox 4.0.8 seems to work fine with guest additions from 3.x
+ series. If you nevertheless want to upgrade guest additions within
+ NeuroDebian VM, please rebuild the version available from the
+ backports::
+
+ sudo apt-get install -y linux-headers-2.6-amd64 # or -686 for 32bit
+ sudo apt-get install -y -t squeeze-backports virtualbox-ose-guest-dkms \
+ virtualbox-ose-guest-utils virtualbox-ose-guest-x11
+
+ and reboot VM.
What has changed
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+ 6.999.b4.20121231 -- 31 Dec 2012
+ * Based on beta 4 release of debian-installer_ for wheezy
+ * Comes with XFCE4_ instead of GNOME_
+
+ 6.0.6 -- 01 Oct 2012
+ * Updated core system to Debian squeeze 6.0.6
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+ 6.0.5 -- 10 Nov 2011
+ * Updated core system to Debian squeeze 6.0.3
+ * Updated shipped virtualbox-ose guest-utils and guest-x11 to 4.0.10
-6.0.5 -- 10 Nov 2011
- * Updated core system to Debian squeeze 6.0.3
- * Updated shipped virtualbox-ose guest-utils and guest-x11 to 4.0.10
+ - ``~/host`` is now symlinked to correct path ``/media/sf_host``
+ - ``brain`` user is added to ``vboxsf`` group so mounted host
+ directories should become readily available
- - ``~/host`` is now symlinked to correct path ``/media/sf_host``
- - ``brain`` user is added to ``vboxsf`` group so mounted host
- directories should become readily available
+ * Root partition size and swap space got doubled in size (40GB
+ and 2GB correspondingly). Space is allocated dynamically so
+ the actual size of the virtual drive should not grow unless
+ you use it
- * Root partition size and swap space got doubled in size (40GB
- and 2GB correspondingly). Space is allocated dynamically so
- the actual size of the virtual drive should not grow unless
- you use it
+ 6.0.4 -- 13 Jun 2011
+ * Updated shipped virtualbox-ose guest-utils and guest-x11 to 4.0.4
-6.0.4 -- 13 Jun 2011
- * Updated shipped virtualbox-ose guest-utils and guest-x11 to 4.0.4
+ 6.0.3 -- 12 Jun 2011 [Superseded in the archive by 6.0.4]
+ * Updated to Squeeze 6.0.1
+ * Updated VirtualBox guest additions to 4.0.4 from backports.debian.org
+ * Appliance is available as a single file (.ova) ready for the import
-6.0.3 -- 12 Jun 2011 [Superseded in the archive by 6.0.4]
- * Updated to Squeeze 6.0.1
- * Updated VirtualBox guest additions to 4.0.4 from backports.debian.org
- * Appliance is available as a single file (.ova) ready for the import
+ 6.0.2 -- 08 Feb 2011
+ * Minor update
-6.0.2 -- 08 Feb 2011
- * Minor update
+ 6.0.1 -- 01 Dec 2010
+ * Minor update
-6.0.1 -- 01 Dec 2010
- * Minor update
+.. include:: link_names.txt