Speedtest CLI – command line no installation and root required

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py | python -

Coding on remote server/cluster with Eclipse

You need sometimes to execute your scripts on a remote server or cluster because of its computational performance. And you ought to test or modify your codes before or after an execution. Eclipse is one of the must-have IDEs for you.

Why?

• friendly GUI support,
• multiple languages compiler plugins
• cross-platform IDE
• portable (on-the-fly running without root access for installation)
• open source

How?

• Connect to remote server/cluster with X support:
  • For UNIX: ssh -X usernam@remote-server.com
  • For Windows: use Putty & Xming (cf. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/geoschem/docs/putty_install.html)
• Download Eclipse binary source (cf. http://www.eclipse.org/downloads)
• Extract to local directory (eg. $ECLIPSE_HOME=/home/toto/tools/eclipse)
• Run:
  • For UNIX, change directory to $ECLIPSE_HOME and type “eclipse &“
  • For Windows, go to $ECLIPSE_HOME and execute “eclipse.exe“
• Install external plugins for coding:
  • R => Statet (cf. http://www.walware.de/goto/statet)
  • Perl => EPIC (cf. http://www.epic-ide.org/download.php),
  • Java => Built-in plugin = ready to use