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Using Bash on Windows 10

Some quick tips on using Bash in Windows 10, based on my own experience. First I followed the guide at HowToGeek to install Windows Subsystem on Linux (WSL). I picked the Ubuntu distro to install as I'm more familiar with apt-get. After that, launch Ubuntu. It's only the shell, no GUI. That's fine for my usage though, I'm using it to batch rename files with regex, and command line programs to process audio for my Japanese learning. Next I installed packages I needed. But you'll probably see error saying package not found. The solution: (thanks to a post at SuperUser) sudo apt update Then only sudo apt-get install <package> Packages I use when I process files for Japanese learning: rename sox libsox-fmt-mp3 ffmpeg I also bumped into an annoying detail when using the Bash shell: the blue is too hard to read! Whoever thought of the default dark blue on black is not thinking about readability at all -_- The solution: change to a lighter b

Creating Vocab Flashcards Easily with Firefox/Chrome Yomichan Add-on

Just a quick note on my current settings using Firefox/Chrome Yomichan Add-on (not to be confused with the older Anki Yomichan plugin ), when I'm reading Japanese material I can easily create Anki flashcards that has the sentence, the term I'm learning blanked out in the front (clozed), and audio replay. My Yomichan settings:  (I have the reading field but I don't actually display it in the card; I opted to use furigana on the term itself instead)   Example flashcard: