• Get bdtools. I got Version 1.4. You can find it here.
• ./configure && make && sudo make install
• Try running mpls_dump. I got this error when running:

  mpls_dump: error while loading shared libraries: libbd-1.0.so.1: cannot open shared object file:
  No such file or directory

• To fix it, do this:

  echo "/usr/local/lib" | sudo tee -a /etc/ld.so.conf
  sudo ldconfig

sudo zypper ar ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home:/mkng:/science/openSUSE_11.1/ PARI
sudo zypper in pari-gp

1. unzip ebook.epub -d tmpbook
2. cd tmpbook
3. perl -i.bak -pe 's/([\s-,.;\'?:]+)\/(.+?)\/([\s-,.;\'?:]+)/$1<i>$2<\/i>$3/sg;' *html
4. That will create.bak files just in case anything went wrong.  To revert the changes, do this:
   for i in *.bak; do mv $i ${i%.bak}; done
5. zip -r ebook.zip * && mv ebook.zip ebook.epub

Then, I found out Calibre works beautifully with the Nook, so I just popped it on there and it worked.

1. Download Version 1.8 source from here.
2. unzip clit18src.zip -d convertlit
3. sudo apt-get install libtommath-dev
4. Download this to the convertlit directory.
5. patch -p1 -i clit18.source.patch
6. You should see the clit18/Makefile was patched
7. cd lib && make && cd ../clit18 && make
8. the clit binary should be available in the clit18 directory
9. sudo cp clit18/clit /usr/local/bin/
10. Use it!

Now I just have to figure out how to convert it to epub.

Just disable the plugin entirely or open it and mess with the configuration. Things like that shouldn’t be on by default, along with chat window tabs (when did this become common?) and annoying buttons for fonts and emoticons. But, maybe I’m more minimalistic than many.

sudo apt-get install pavucontrol
pavucontrol

Then, go to the Input Devices tab, and unmute the sound (click the little speaker with a red X until the controls at the bottom are enabled). Then, change the Port setting until you can see the bars move when you tap the microphone. Then try Skype. This worked perfectly for me – it’s too bad it’s not connected to the KDE sound mixer, but oh well. Maybe in the future that will happen.

• sudo apt-get install lirc
• Make your /etc/lirc/lircrc look like this:

##### GLOBAL #####
begin
  flags = startup_mode
  mode = smplayer
end

begin
  remote = PackBell
  button = Aux1
  mode = smplayer
end

begin
  button = Mute
  prog   = irexec
  repeat = 0
  config = amixer sset 'Master' toggle
end
begin
  button = VolUp
  prog   = irexec
  repeat = 2
  delay = 1
  config = amixer sset 'Master' 1+
end
begin
  button = VolDown
  prog   = irexec
  repeat = 2
  delay = 1
  config = amixer sset 'Master' 1-
end

##### MPLAYER #####
begin smplayer
  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Down
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action rewind2); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 1
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Up
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action forward2); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 1
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Right
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action forward1); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 1
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Left
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action rewind1); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 1
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Display
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action fullscreen); fi
      repeat = 0
      delay = 0
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = CHUp
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action next_subtitle); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = CHDown
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action next_audio); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = LMB
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action pl_prev); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = RMB
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action pl_next); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Zero
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action next_aspect); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end

  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = One
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action rewind3); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end
  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Two
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action play_or_pause); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end
  begin
      remote = PackBell
      prog = irexec
      button = Three
      config = if [ $(ps -eo cmd | grep -c ^smplayer) -eq 1 ]; then (smplayer -send-action forward3); fi
      repeat = 3
      delay = 0
  end
end smplayer

• sudo /etc/init.d/lirc restart
• You should see the irexec daemon start
• Start smplayer and make it play something
• Push the AUX1 button on your Packard Bell remote
• Now push other buttons.  It should all work.

Thanks to all the blog posts and forum conversations that helped me figure all that out.

gcc -x c -o /tmp/out - -lgmp <<< '#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <gmp.h>
void omg_i_love_leonardo_of_pisa(uint32_t num, mpz_t * result) { mpz_t retval, last, tmp; mpz_init(retval);
 mpz_init(last); mpz_init(tmp); uint32_t i = 1; if(num == 0) return; mpz_set_ui(retval, 1U);
mpz_set_ui(last, 0U); for(; i < num; i++) { mpz_set(tmp, retval); mpz_add(retval, retval, last);
mpz_set(last, tmp); } mpz_set(*result, retval); } int main() { uint32_t num; mpz_t fibo; mpz_init(fibo);
omg_i_love_leonardo_of_pisa(1000001, &fibo); mpz_out_str(stdout, 10, fibo); printf("\n"); return 1; }
' && time /tmp/out

It compiles a C program given from STDIN, puts it in /tmp/out, and runs it with time to find the time it takes to run. It generates the 1,000,000th Fibonacci number. Try it!