From: Yaroslav Halchenko Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:35:31 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Moved (and fixed year) blog post on matlab, and added needed index entries for blog... X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2356fcacf6c1a548454d96d346328016ae297baa;p=neurodebian.git Moved (and fixed year) blog post on matlab, and added needed index entries for blog 2013 to go live --- diff --git a/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst b/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst deleted file mode 100644 index e785b2a..0000000 --- a/sandbox/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ -:date: 2012-06-03 14:00:00 -:tags: debian, neuroscience, software, matlab, multiarch - -.. _chap_matlab_64bit_on_32bit: - - -Running 64bit Matlab on 32bit host OS -===================================== - -Some of you have experienced problems due the recent move of Mathworks to -drop 32-bit Linux builds of their products (i.e. Matlab R2013a and -co.). Please note that this is not the first time Mathworks values its own -costs higher than the benefits of a few scientists. In 1998 PowerPC builds -for Macs were abandoned, causing a `furious reaction -`__ -of the community. - -Luckily, users of the fresh Debian stable release *wheezy* (or more recent -variants of Debian and its derivatives) who still need a 32bit OS on -64bit-capable hardware can take advantage of the new `multiarch -`_ support. Multiarch allows for -multiple architecturesi to co-exist on a hardware/kernel -that is capable of supporting both (e.g. i386 and amd64). - -Below we describe how you can use multiarch support and in few simple steps -that prepare your existing 32bit user-land for running 64bit Matlab. - - -Procedure ---------- - -- [2-10 min] Install 64-bit kernel and reboot:: - - sudo apt-get install linux-image-amd64 - -- [1-3 min] Enable multi-arch support for amd64 architecture:: - - sudo dpkg --add-architecture amd64 - sudo apt-get update - -- [1-5 min] Install 64bit libraries (and compilers) needed for matlab:: - - sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:amd64 zlib1g:amd64 libncurses5:amd64 \ - libxp6:amd64 libstdc++6-4.4-dev:amd64 libxt6:amd64 libxmu6:amd64 libxtst6:amd64 \ - g++:amd64 gcc:amd64 binutils:amd64 - -Now your 64bit matlab (which you hopefully "registered" with -:ref:`matlab-support `) is ready to run. - -If you have any comments (typos, improvements, etc) -- feel welcome to -leave a comment below, or `contact us`_ . - -.. _contact us: http://neuro.debian.net/#contacts diff --git a/sphinx/blog/2013/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst b/sphinx/blog/2013/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a3fe0a --- /dev/null +++ b/sphinx/blog/2013/2013-05-31_matlab_64bit_on_32bit.rst @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +:date: 2013-06-03 14:00:00 +:tags: debian, neuroscience, software, matlab, multiarch + +.. _chap_matlab_64bit_on_32bit: + + +Running 64bit Matlab on 32bit host OS +===================================== + +Some of you have experienced problems due the recent move of Mathworks to +drop 32-bit Linux builds of their products (i.e. Matlab R2013a and +co.). Please note that this is not the first time Mathworks values its own +costs higher than the benefits of a few scientists. In 1998 PowerPC builds +for Macs were abandoned, causing a `furious reaction +`__ +of the community. + +Luckily, users of the fresh Debian stable release *wheezy* (or more recent +variants of Debian and its derivatives) who still need a 32bit OS on +64bit-capable hardware can take advantage of the new `multiarch +`_ support. Multiarch allows for +multiple architecturesi to co-exist on a hardware/kernel +that is capable of supporting both (e.g. i386 and amd64). + +Below we describe how you can use multiarch support and in few simple steps +that prepare your existing 32bit user-land for running 64bit Matlab. + + +Procedure +--------- + +- [2-10 min] Install 64-bit kernel and reboot:: + + sudo apt-get install linux-image-amd64 + +- [1-3 min] Enable multi-arch support for amd64 architecture:: + + sudo dpkg --add-architecture amd64 + sudo apt-get update + +- [1-5 min] Install 64bit libraries (and compilers) needed for matlab:: + + sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:amd64 zlib1g:amd64 libncurses5:amd64 \ + libxp6:amd64 libstdc++6-4.4-dev:amd64 libxt6:amd64 libxmu6:amd64 libxtst6:amd64 \ + g++:amd64 gcc:amd64 binutils:amd64 + +Now your 64bit matlab (which you hopefully "registered" with +:ref:`matlab-support `) is ready to run. + +If you have any comments (typos, improvements, etc) -- feel welcome to +leave a comment below, or `contact us`_ . + +.. _contact us: http://neuro.debian.net/#contacts diff --git a/sphinx/blog/2013/index.rst b/sphinx/blog/2013/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8618389 --- /dev/null +++ b/sphinx/blog/2013/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +Blog posts in 2013 +================== + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + :glob: + + 2013* + diff --git a/sphinx/blog/index.rst b/sphinx/blog/index.rst index 48c6262..37c9e86 100644 --- a/sphinx/blog/index.rst +++ b/sphinx/blog/index.rst @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Archive :maxdepth: 2 :glob: + 2013/index 2012/index 2011/index 2010/index