Fix ‘E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock’ Error in Ubuntu

sudo killall apt apt-get sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock sudo dpkg --configure -a

Setting up Docker on Google Container Engine

I am going to help guide and make sure that you have your environment and your settings all correct so that we can create a Docker Host on a Google Container Engine. If you do not know what a Docker Host is then you should do yourself a favour and go to the Docker website and see how they are taking over the world!!! But seriously, have a look, it is a very impressive virtualisation (or containerisation??) tool!

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Setting up Google Container Engine on Mac

I am currently in the process of experimenting with the cloud virtualisation technologies and for the sake of humanity (and my sanity) I will try document and explain the process so that anyone else (including future me) can easily navigate this massive task.

Note: A lot of what I am compiling here will be snippets from all over the web, so please note there may be content which is copied, with the intention of one continuous post, rather then having to go searching multiple pages.

Setup your Google Container Engine Account

The first part of this process is making sure you have activated the Google Container Engine API on your google developer account. 

• If you have a developer account, go to developer.google.com and sign in with your usual google user account. Once you have signed in you will need to create a new project, and once the project is created you can activate the container engine by clicking on the "Compute" option and then select "Container Engine" and select the "Container Registry" link. This will start the process of enabling the container engine api. It will ask you for your details and require your credit card details. I imagine this to be a means of making sure you don't just use the system for "illegal" purposes, seeing as you have a 60 day free trial period.
• If you don't have a developer account yet, go straight to the container engine page https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/ and sign in and sign up and follow all the processes (similar to the step above) to get yourself signed in.

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Setting up Raspbmc on the Raspberry Pi - soon to be OSMC - using Windows 8

The Raspbmc image for the Raspberry Pi is a port of the Media Center software XBMC. It is a beautiful media center interface and since the final port has been completed is an absolute pleasure to use on the Raspberry Pi hardware. It makes the RPi a very affordable Media PC.

XBMC has been renamed to Kodi and subsequently the Raspbmc port will also be renamed to OSMC. To view the latest tutorial on how to install OSMC on the Raspberry Pi click here.

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What can I do with a Raspberry Pi?

Regardless of whether you have bought yourself a Raspberry Pi or are still deciding to (just do it!!), you will inevitably get to the point where you ask what you can actually do with it? I have played around with them for a while now and found numerous tasks for my Raspberry Pi's which I have become rather reliant on. Here is a list of links and descriptions to projects that I have worked on and plan to work on:

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Setting up OSMC on the Raspberry Pi - previously Raspbmc

I will complete this as soon as the OSMC image is released. Please see the post on how to setup Raspbmc if you are looking for the previous version.

Go to the official site to see the progress and get the info straight from the source http://www.raspbmc.com/

What is a Raspberry Pi and why should I care?

The Raspberry Pi (also called RPi for short) is an awesome piece of hardware that really brings the world of computers and programming and custom hardware projects into the hands of people without massive research and development labs and/or endless amounts of money to play with technology.

I have always wanted to play around with ideas and try exploit hardware and software but I have never been in a position to play around because the hardware I have had has been necessary for actually doing work and/or not really been in a position to work directly on my motherboards to see what I can or can't do.

So to cut a long story short having a RPi opens up so many possibilities. I have multiple projects which I have done with my RPi's (which I hope to find time to share) and I'm constantly thinking of new things based on the exposure to the world of hardware solutions.

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