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cd /media/student/VBOXADDITIONS_5.0.4_102546
Note that the exact version numbers could be different. Write up up to the first letters of VBOX.. and use TAB to autocomplete.
sudo ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
in the terminal. Remember that the password is 'student'
User name: student password: student
The following command updates the data in your 16.410 VM. You will need to do this every time we release new problem sets or when instructed to do so (for example to install new software required for the course).
In the VM, open a terminal (double click the LXTerminal shortcut in the desktop) and run
sudo update_intro_to_autonomy
(Note that this will take a while the first time…)
This will install the Python and Jupyter/IPython system (with all required dependencies) and put a shortcut in the desktop (16.410/413 PSets).
If you have followed all the previous steps, Jupyter/IPython should be running in the background already.
To start using the Jupyter notebook, all you need to do is double click on the “Jupyter Notebook” desktop shortcut (or alternatively, open Firefox and navigate to http://localhost:8888/).
You should see the following:
The directories shown there are the ones corresponding to the /home/student/jupyter
folder.
If, for some reason, Jupyter stops working, you can restart the service by executing the following commands:
service intro-to-autonomy-ipython-notebook stop service intro-to-autonomy-ipython-notebook start
Alternatively, you can just restart the VM.
For tips/documentation on how to use the Jupyter/IPython notebook, go here