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FAQ
Lamps
Q: What do you have to consider after a Standard Lamp bulb change?
A: Ensure brightest part of the band of light is sitting in the middle of the Iris. There are two ways to accomplish this.
Schedules
Q: How do you disable the az check at the start of a the schedule?
A: Inside the skc.rtn, in line 11022 (about 18 lines from the top), add the instrument number you would like the program to ignore. Note: You may need to add it into the master program directory or disable the instrument from getting its program updated daily.
Software
Q: How do I remote into ___ site?
A: You can connect to most site with sshvnc
Note: SPO requires a few extra steps, see SPO
Q: How do I launch a GUI via remote ssh?
A: Review https://askubuntu.com/questions/47642/how-to-start-a-gui-software-on-a-remote-linux-pc-via-ssh
Q: How do you remove ^M in gvim/vim
A: Type: :%s/^M/ /g
(note to type in ^M Ctrl+V Ctrl+M)
Calculators
Q: How do you convert elevation to pressure?
A:
Q: Can you convert julian date to calendar date and vise versa?
A:
DosBox Key Mapper
https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Mapper
For keyboard issues where up/down/left/right is not working, try setting setting the following (it may have been set to true)
[sdl] usescancodes=false