Fedora 28 : Using the python module sh .

Today I test another python module named sh with python version 3.6.5 and Fedora 28.
This python module named sh is a full-fledged subprocess replacement for Python 2.6 - 3.5, PyPy and PyPy3 that allows you to call any program as if it were a function.
You can read bout this python module here.
I used dnf tool to search and install the pip tool :

[root@desk mythcat]# dnf search python3
Last metadata expiration check: 1:06:29 ago on Mon 25 Jun 2018 09:35:04 AM EEST.
======================== Name Exactly Matched: python3 =========================
...
python3.x86_64 : Interpreter of the Python programming language

Next step is the install of python programming language:

[root@desk mythcat]# dnf install python3.x86_64 
Last metadata expiration check: 1:09:12 ago on Mon 25 Jun 2018 09:35:04 AM EEST.
Package python3-3.6.5-1.fc28.x86_64 is already installed, skipping.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
...

I search the pip tool and then I install it:

[root@desk mythcat]# dnf search python3-pip
Last metadata expiration check: 1:15:18 ago on Mon 25 Jun 2018 09:35:04 AM EEST.
====================== Name Exactly Matched: python3-pip ======================
python3-pip.noarch : A tool for installing and managing Python3 packages
...
[root@desk mythcat]# dnf install python3-pip.noarch 
Last metadata expiration check: 1:16:31 ago on Mon 25 Jun 2018 09:35:04 AM EEST.
Package python3-pip-9.0.3-2.fc28.noarch is already installed, skipping.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
...

The install of this python module into user mode:

[root@desk mythcat]# exit 
exit
...
[mythcat@desk ~]$ pip3.6 install --user sh
Requirement already satisfied: sh in /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages

See next examples and tests I used :

[mythcat@desk ~]$ python3.6
Python 3.6.5 (default, Mar 29 2018, 18:20:46) 
[GCC 8.0.1 20180317 (Red Hat 8.0.1-0.19)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sh
>>> from sh import *
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
  File "", line 1017, in _handle_fromlist
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/sh.py", line 3349, in __getattr__
    return self.__env[name]
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/sh.py", line 3187, in __getitem__
    Please import sh or import programs individually.")
RuntimeError: Cannot import * from sh. Please import sh or import programs individually.
...
>>> print(sh.ifconfig)
/usr/sbin/ifconfig
>>> print(sh.ifconfig())
...
>>> print(sh.ls())
...
>>> print(sh.ls("-l"))
...
>>> print(sh.uptime())
 11:25:03 up  1:52,  1 user,  load average: 1.10, 1.04, 1.40
...

Fedora 28 : Starting develop with Flutter .

Today I started with another programming language Dart and Flutter.
The development team tell us about Flutter:
Flutter is Google's mobile UI framework for crafting high-quality native interfaces on iOS and Android in record time. Flutter works with existing code, is used by developers and organizations around the world, and is free and open source.
You can read more about this on official webpage:
About linux setup you can read here.
You need also to download the Android Studio I.D.E from official webpage.
You need to install some packages using dnf tool:

[mythcat@desk ~]# dnf install libstdc++.i686
[mythcat@desk ~]#  dnf install curl

Unzip theAndroid Studio I.D.E.into android-studio folder and start it to make settings for android SDK and AVD emulated device:

[mythcat@desk ~]$ cd android-studio/
[mythcat@desk android-studio]$ ls 
bin        gradle                 jre  license      NOTICE.txt
build.txt  Install-Linux-tar.txt  lib  LICENSE.txt  plugins
[mythcat@desk android-studio]$ cd bin/
[mythcat@desk bin]$ ls
appletviewer.policy  idea.properties  printenv.py         studio.sh
format.sh            inspect.sh       restart.py          studio.vmoptions
fsnotifier           lldb             studio64.vmoptions
fsnotifier64         log.xml          studio.png
[mythcat@desk bin]$ ./studio.sh 

Select Plugins to add Dart and Flotter plugins:
You need to install Dart and Flotter plugins, use search:

Download and unarchive the Flutter from official webpage.
Next steps is to set the path for the Flutter and make settings for android licenses:

[mythcat@desk ~]$ export PATH=`pwd`/flutter/bin:$PATH
[mythcat@desk ~]$ cd flutter/
[mythcat@desk flutter]$ ls
analysis_options_repo.yaml  bin              flutter_console.bat  README.md
analysis_options.yaml       CONTRIBUTING.md  LICENSE              version
appveyor.yml                dev              packages
AUTHORS                     examples         PATENTS
[mythcat@desk flutter]$ cd bin/
[mythcat@desk bin]$ ls
cache  flutter  flutter.bat  internal
[mythcat@desk bin]$ ./flutter doctor --android-licenses
Warning: File /home/mythcat/.android/repositories.cfg could not be loaded.      
All SDK package licenses accepted.======] 100% Computing updates...             
[mythcat@desk bin]$ ./flutter doctor 
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel beta, v0.5.1, on Linux, locale en_US.UTF-8)
[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK 28.0.0)
[✓] Android Studio (version 3.1)
[!] Connected devices
    ! No devices available

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

Use flutter command to get more help :

[mythcat@desk bin]$ ./flutter
Manage your Flutter app development.

Common commands:

  flutter create output directory=""
    Create a new Flutter project in the specified directory.

  flutter run [options]
    Run your Flutter application on an attached device or in an emulator.

Usage: flutter  [arguments]

Global options:
-h, --help            Print this usage information.
-v, --verbose         Noisy logging, including all shell commands executed.
-d, --device-id       Target device id or name (prefixes allowed).
    --version         Reports the version of this tool.
    --bug-report      Captures a bug report file to submit to the Flutter team (contains local paths, device
                      identifiers, and log snippets).

    --flutter-root    The root directory of the Flutter repository (uses $FLUTTER_ROOT if set).

Available commands:
  analyze          Analyze the project's Dart code.
  build            Flutter build commands.
  channel          List or switch flutter channels.
  clean            Delete the build/ directory.
  config           Configure Flutter settings.
  create           Create a new Flutter project.
  devices          List all connected devices.
  doctor           Show information about the installed tooling.
  drive            Runs Flutter Driver tests for the current project.
  emulators        List and launch available emulators.
  format           Format one or more dart files.
  fuchsia_reload   Hot reload on Fuchsia.
  help             Display help information for flutter.
  install          Install a Flutter app on an attached device.
  logs             Show log output for running Flutter apps.
  packages         Commands for managing Flutter packages.
  precache         Populates the Flutter tool's cache of binary artifacts.
  run              Run your Flutter app on an attached device.
  screenshot       Take a screenshot from a connected device.
  stop             Stop your Flutter app on an attached device.
  test             Run Flutter unit tests for the current project.
  trace            Start and stop tracing for a running Flutter app.
  upgrade          Upgrade your copy of Flutter.

Run "flutter help " for more information about a command. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Run "flutter help -v" for verbose help output, including less commonly used options.

Restart the Android Studio and create your first Flutter application.
You need to have all settings for your devices or emulated AVD devices to build and develop your android application.

Fedora 28 : The Powertop tool from Intel.

The Powertop is a tool provided by Intel to enable various powersaving modes in userspace, kernel and hardware.
Using this tool is possible to monitor processes and show which of them are utilizing the CPU and wake it from its Idle-States.
The tool allowing you to identify applications with particular high power demands.
The name of this tool powertop.x86_64 come from : Power consumption monitor.
Let's install and set this tool to Fedora 28 distro linux:

[root@desk mythcat]# dnf install powertop.x86_64 
Last metadata expiration check: 0:32:08 ago on Tue 19 Jun 2018 10:19:39 AM EEST.
Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================
 Package           Arch            Version               Repository        Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 powertop          x86_64          2.9-8.fc28            updates          239 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total download size: 239 k
Installed size: 650 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
powertop-2.9-8.fc28.x86_64.rpm                  112 kB/s | 239 kB     00:02    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                            71 kB/s | 239 kB     00:03     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                        1/1 
  Installing       : powertop-2.9-8.fc28.x86_64                             1/1 
  Running scriptlet: powertop-2.9-8.fc28.x86_64                             1/1 
  Verifying        : powertop-2.9-8.fc28.x86_64                             1/1 

Installed:
  powertop.x86_64 2.9-8.fc28                                                    

Complete!

You need root privileges to run this tool :

[mythcat@desk ~]$ powertop --calibrate --debug
PowerTOP v2.9 must be run with root privileges.
exiting...

The help output of this tool :

[root@desk mythcat]# powertop --help

Usage: powertop [OPTIONS]

     --auto-tune     sets all tunable options to their GOOD setting
 -c, --calibrate     runs powertop in calibration mode
 -C, --csv[=filename]     generate a csv report
     --debug         run in "debug" mode
     --extech[=devnode]     uses an Extech Power Analyzer for measurements
 -r, --html[=filename]     generate a html report
 -i, --iteration[=iterations] number of times to run each test
 -q, --quiet         suppress stderr output
 -s, --sample[=seconds]     interval for power consumption measurement
 -t, --time[=seconds]     generate a report for 'x' seconds
 -w, --workload[=workload] file to execute for workload
 -V, --version         print version information
 -h, --help         print this help menu

For more help please refer to the 'man 8 powertop'

To run the program and enable its background services, use the commands below:

[root@desk mythcat]# systemctl start powertop.service
[root@desk mythcat]# systemctl enable powertop.service
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/powertop.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/powertop.service.

This is my output with powertop calibrate :

[root@desk mythcat]# powertop --calibrate --debug
modprobe cpufreq_stats failedLoaded 0 prior measurements
RAPL device for cpu 0
RAPL Using PowerCap Sysfs : Domain Mask d
RAPL device for cpu 0
RAPL Using PowerCap Sysfs : Domain Mask d
Devfreq not enabled
glob returned GLOB_ABORTED
Starting PowerTOP power estimate calibration 
Calibrating idle
System is not available
System is not available
Calibrating: disk usage 
Calibrating backlight
Calibrating idle
System is not available
System is not available
Calibrating: CPU usage on 1 threads
Calibrating: CPU usage on 4 threads
Calibrating: CPU wakeup power consumption
Calibrating: CPU wakeup power consumption
Calibrating: CPU wakeup power consumption
Calibrating USB devices
.... device /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1/power/control 
.... device /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb1/power/control 
.... device /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1.3/power/control 
.... device /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-1/power/control 
.... device /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/power/control 
Calibrating radio devices
Finishing PowerTOP power estimate calibration 
Parameters after calibration:


Parameter state 
----------------------------------
Value        Name
 0.50        alsa-codec-power (12)
 0.00        backlight (4)
 0.00        backlight-boost-100 (8)
 0.00        backlight-boost-40 (6)
 0.00        backlight-boost-80 (7)
 0.00        backlight-power (5)
 2.33        base power (70)
 1.56        cpu-consumption (3)
39.50        cpu-wakeups (2)
 0.00        disk-operations (73)
 0.20        disk-operations-hard (72)
 0.00        enp2s0-link-100 (21)
 0.00        enp2s0-link-1000 (22)
 0.00        enp2s0-link-high (23)
 0.00        enp2s0-packets (24)
 0.00        enp2s0-powerunsave (20)
 0.00        enp2s0-up (19)
 0.56        gpu-operations (71)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:00.0 (34)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:02.0 (37)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:16.0 (44)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1a.0 (35)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1b.0 (45)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1c.0 (41)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1c.2 (38)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1c.3 (31)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1d.0 (36)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1e.0 (32)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1f.0 (42)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1f.2 (39)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1f.3 (33)
 0.00        runtime-0000:02:00.0 (43)
 0.00        runtime-0000:03:00.0 (40)
 0.00        runtime-Fixed MDIO bus.0 (57)
 0.00        runtime-INT0800:00 (52)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0103:00 (49)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0800:00 (48)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0C04:00 (51)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0C0C:00 (58)
 0.00        runtime-alarmtimer (54)
 0.00        runtime-coretemp.0 (55)
 0.00        runtime-gpio_ich.1.auto (47)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-0 (67)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-1 (63)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-2 (66)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-3 (62)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-4 (65)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-5 (69)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-6 (64)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-7 (68)
 0.00        runtime-i8042 (60)
 0.00        runtime-iTCO_wdt.0.auto (61)
 0.00        runtime-microcode (53)
 0.00        runtime-pcspkr (56)
 0.00        runtime-platform-framebuffer.0 (50)
 0.00        runtime-reg-dummy (46)
 0.00        runtime-serial8250 (59)
 0.10        usb-device-1d6b-0002 (10)
 0.10        usb-device-248a-8366 (11)
 0.10        usb-device-8087-0024 (9)
 0.00        virbr0-link-100 (15)
 0.00        virbr0-link-1000 (16)
 0.00        virbr0-link-high (17)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-link-100 (27)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-link-1000 (28)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-link-high (29)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-packets (30)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-powerunsave (26)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-up (25)
 0.00        virbr0-packets (18)
 0.00        virbr0-powerunsave (14)
 0.00        virbr0-up (13)
 0.10        xwakes (74)

Score:    0.0  (  0.0)
Guess:    2.3
Actual:   0.0
----------------------------------
Learning debugging enabled


Parameter state 
----------------------------------
Value        Name
 0.50        alsa-codec-power (12)
 0.00        backlight (4)
 0.00        backlight-boost-100 (8)
 0.00        backlight-boost-40 (6)
 0.00        backlight-boost-80 (7)
 0.00        backlight-power (5)
 2.33        base power (70)
 1.56        cpu-consumption (3)
39.50        cpu-wakeups (2)
 0.00        disk-operations (73)
 0.20        disk-operations-hard (72)
 0.00        enp2s0-link-100 (21)
 0.00        enp2s0-link-1000 (22)
 0.00        enp2s0-link-high (23)
 0.00        enp2s0-packets (24)
 0.00        enp2s0-powerunsave (20)
 0.00        enp2s0-up (19)
 0.56        gpu-operations (71)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:00.0 (34)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:02.0 (37)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:16.0 (44)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1a.0 (35)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1b.0 (45)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1c.0 (41)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1c.2 (38)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1c.3 (31)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1d.0 (36)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1e.0 (32)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1f.0 (42)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1f.2 (39)
 0.00        runtime-0000:00:1f.3 (33)
 0.00        runtime-0000:02:00.0 (43)
 0.00        runtime-0000:03:00.0 (40)
 0.00        runtime-Fixed MDIO bus.0 (57)
 0.00        runtime-INT0800:00 (52)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0103:00 (49)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0800:00 (48)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0C04:00 (51)
 0.00        runtime-PNP0C0C:00 (58)
 0.00        runtime-alarmtimer (54)
 0.00        runtime-coretemp.0 (55)
 0.00        runtime-gpio_ich.1.auto (47)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-0 (67)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-1 (63)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-2 (66)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-3 (62)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-4 (65)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-5 (69)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-6 (64)
 0.00        runtime-i2c-7 (68)
 0.00        runtime-i8042 (60)
 0.00        runtime-iTCO_wdt.0.auto (61)
 0.00        runtime-microcode (53)
 0.00        runtime-pcspkr (56)
 0.00        runtime-platform-framebuffer.0 (50)
 0.00        runtime-reg-dummy (46)
 0.00        runtime-serial8250 (59)
 0.10        usb-device-1d6b-0002 (10)
 0.10        usb-device-248a-8366 (11)
 0.10        usb-device-8087-0024 (9)
 0.00        virbr0-link-100 (15)
 0.00        virbr0-link-1000 (16)
 0.00        virbr0-link-high (17)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-link-100 (27)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-link-1000 (28)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-link-high (29)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-packets (30)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-powerunsave (26)
 0.00        virbr0-nic-up (25)
 0.00        virbr0-packets (18)
 0.00        virbr0-powerunsave (14)
 0.00        virbr0-up (13)
 0.10        xwakes (74)

Score:    0.0  (  0.0)
Guess:    2.3
Actual:   0.0
----------------------------------

Now we can sets all tunable options to their GOOD setting:

[root@desk mythcat]# powertop --auto-tune
modprobe cpufreq_stats failedLoaded 0 prior measurements
RAPL device for cpu 0
RAPL Using PowerCap Sysfs : Domain Mask d
RAPL device for cpu 0
RAPL Using PowerCap Sysfs : Domain Mask d
Devfreq not enabled
glob returned GLOB_ABORTED
Leaving PowerTOP

Fedora 28 : Godot game engine.

Today I tested the new version of Godot game engine - version 3.0.3 .
You can download it from official webpage.
I used the 64 bit version.
After download and unzip you can run the binary file in your user terminal.
The Godot game engine start with a GUI.
Into the right area of screen into Scene tab two objects: Spatial and Camera.
You need to select or add a WoldEnvironment node.
Take a look to the Inspector and use with New Environment .
Run this with the play icon.
If is all right you can see something like this:

Create e new folder into your project and name it Export.
Copy the mscorelib.dll into this folder.
Go to main menu and select Project - Export and you will see this GUI for export your game.
Press Add button to select Linux/X11 output:
Select Linux and press Export Project button.
Go to Export folder and run from your linux terminal your game.
This game engine working well with Fedora 28 and the export running without errors.

Fedora 28 : ARM programming and testing .

This is a simple tutorial about ARM programming and QEMU:
The test.c program is this :

volatile unsigned int * const UART0DR = (unsigned int *)0x101f1000;
 
void print_uart0(const char *s) {
 while(*s != '\0') { /* Loop until end of string */
 *UART0DR = (unsigned int)(*s); /* Transmit char */
 s++; /* Next char */
 }
}
 
void c_entry() {
 print_uart0("Hello world!\n");
}

Using volatile keyword is necessary to instruct the compiler that the memory pointed.
The unsigned int type enforces 32-bits read and write access.
The QEMU model like in a real system on chip the Transmit FIFO Full flag must be checked in the UARTFR register before writing on the UARTDR register.
Create the startup.s assembler file:

.global _Reset
_Reset:
 LDR sp, =stack_top
 BL c_entry
 B .

Create the script linker named test.ld:

ENTRY(_Reset)
SECTIONS
{
 . = 0x10000;
 .startup . : { startup.o(.text) }
 .text : { *(.text) }
 .data : { *(.data) }
 .bss : { *(.bss COMMON) }
 . = ALIGN(8);
 . = . + 0x1000; /* 4kB of stack memory */
 stack_top = .;
}

Next step is the install of arm-none-eabi x86_64 tools :

[root@desk arm-source]# dnf install arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs-c++.x86_64 
Last metadata expiration check: 1:54:04 ago on Fri 15 Jun 2018 06:55:54 PM EEST.
Package arm-none-eabi-gcc-cs-c++-1:7.1.0-5.fc27.x86_64 is already installed, skipping.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
[root@desk arm-source]# dnf install arm-none-eabi-gdb.x86_64 
Last metadata expiration check: 1:54:48 ago on Fri 15 Jun 2018 06:55:54 PM EEST.
Package arm-none-eabi-gdb-7.6.2-4.fc24.x86_64 is already installed, skipping.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
[mythcat@desk arm-source]$ ll
total 12
-rw-rw-r--. 1 mythcat mythcat  60 Jun 15 20:28 startup.s
-rw-rw-r--. 1 mythcat mythcat 288 Jun 15 20:26 test.c
-rw-rw-r--. 1 mythcat mythcat 223 Jun 15 20:29 test.ld

Let's test this with qemu virtual tool ( use Ctr+A and X keys to stop qemu) :

[mythcat@desk arm-source]$ qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -m 64M -nographic -kernel test.bin
pulseaudio: set_sink_input_volume() failed
pulseaudio: Reason: Invalid argument
pulseaudio: set_sink_input_mute() failed
pulseaudio: Reason: Invalid argument
Hello world!
QEMU: Terminated

Fedora 28 : Using python to create old GUI.

The asciimatics python module provides a widgets sub-package that allows you to create interactive text user interfaces.
This python module lets you create full-screen text UIs and interactive forms to ASCII animations. The python module was created to working with any platform and python version 2 and 3.
It is licensed under the Apache Software Foundation License 2.0, see this license here.
Let see the installation process using the Fedora 28 and python version 3.6:

[root@desk mythcat]# dnf install python3
Last metadata expiration check: 2:39:44 ago on Fri 01 Jun 2018 12:51:55 PM EEST.
Package python3-3.6.5-1.fc28.x86_64 is already installed, skipping.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!

You need also to install the asciimatics python module using the pip tool:

[mythcat@desk ~]$ pip3.6 install --user asciimatics
Collecting asciimatics
  Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/.../asciimatics-1.9.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Requirement already satisfied: future in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from asciimatics)
Requirement already satisfied: wcwidth in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from asciimatics)
Requirement already satisfied: Pillow>=2.7.0 in /usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages (from asciimatics)
Requirement already satisfied: pyfiglet>=0.7.2 in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from asciimatics)
Installing collected packages: asciimatics
Successfully installed asciimatics-1.9.0

I tested some sample from the author GitHub account and is working good.
Some samples require some extra python module and you will need to install them.