Gnome Shell still needs a lot of work to be really usable.
There are a lot of bugs in the Gnome Shell desktop. These really need to be addressed.
There are a lot of bugs in the Gnome Shell desktop. These really need to be addressed.
A very nice Linux shell prompt to make your terminal even better than before.
How to get CPU information about core usage and processes on Linux.
A nice selection of Gnome Shell extensions to make your Gnome desktop much better and more usable.
A great bash shell prompt that looks very good when used in MATE Terminal.
How to use the command line to list empty directories on a Linux system.
How to list all files in a directory that have spaces in the filename. This is a very useful Linux tip.
A couple of very useful shell tips for Ubuntu users in 2022. These should be very helpful to all Linux terminal users.
How to clear the screen in your terminal in a shell script. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Music/Youtube] └─$ printf ‘\33c\e[3J’┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Music/Youtube] └─$ printf ‘\33c\e[3J’ Just execute the printf statement and this will clear the screen. This will also clear the scrollback buffer as well. This is another way to accomplish this task. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Music/Youtube] └─$ printf "\ec"┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[/mnt/c/Users/Intel i5/Music/Youtube] … Read more
This simple one-liner will copy all files into a tarball, send the compressed files over a secure SSH connection and then uncompress the files into a local directory. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~/website] └─$ ssh [email protected] -p 2222 "cd arma3/ ; tar cBf – ." | tar xvBf – [email protected]’s password: ./ ./README ./example_urllist.txt ./example_config.xml ./sitemap_gen.pl┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~/website] └─$ ssh [email protected] … Read more
This is a very nice bash shell prompt I came up with. PS1="▩\[\033[38;5;33m\]\u\[$(tput sgr0)\]@\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;79m\]\H\[$(tput sgr0)\]:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;174m\]\w\[$(tput sgr0)\]\n┗╼╼╼╼> \[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;82m\]\v\[$(tput sgr0)\] ┋► \[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;36m\]\\$ \[$(tput sgr0)\] \[$(tput sgr0)\]"PS1="▩\[\033[38;5;33m\]\u\[$(tput sgr0)\]@\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;79m\]\H\[$(tput sgr0)\]:\[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;174m\]\w\[$(tput sgr0)\]\n┗╼╼╼╼> \[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;82m\]\v\[$(tput sgr0)\] ┋► \[$(tput sgr0)\]\[\033[38;5;36m\]\\$ \[$(tput sgr0)\] \[$(tput sgr0)\]" This is what this prompt looks like in action. You can use … Read more
How to use the !! operator to perform a very nice bash shell trick. This is how to edit the last command in the history and edit a spelling mistake.
Setting up your BASH prompt. A nice BASH shell prompt. This shows the current time and the current folder you are in as well as a full directory path if you are in a subfolder. PS1="-\t– \u@\h [\w]\$ "PS1="-\t– \u@\h [\w]\$ " How to set the contents of the Xterm title bar. Using the PROMPT_COMMAND … Read more
This is a very useful Bash shell script, this will create a Webm clip from a movie. This shows how to get parameters in a Bash script easily. #!/bin/bash while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do case $1 in -f|–filename) filename="$2"; shift ;; -t|–timestamp) timestamp="$2"; shift ;; -o|–outfile) outfile="$2"; shift ;; *) echo "Unknown … Read more
This simple command-line will create a new user on Linux named test5. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ sudo useradd test5 -m -K PASS_MAX_DAYS=5 -K PASS_WARN_AGE=3 -K LOGIN_RETRIES=1┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ sudo useradd test5 -m -K PASS_MAX_DAYS=5 -K PASS_WARN_AGE=3 -K LOGIN_RETRIES=1 Then set a password for the new user. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ sudo passwd test5 New … Read more
Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021 Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021Gnome Shell themesWallpapersIcon themes Gnome Shell themes MetalX Gnome Shell theme for Linux. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Metal-X-theme-v-2-1-for-Gnome-3-16-577064989. Android Flat Gnome Shell theme. A nice flat grey theme for your Gnome desktop. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Android-Flat-3-18-565622252. Ambiance Gnome. https://www.deviantart.com/art/Ambiance-Gnome-3-14-1-8-GNOME-Shell-theme-476996106. An Ubuntu inspired theme … Read more
Some useful Linux tips and troubleshooting commands Some very nice themes for your Linux desktop in 2021Gnome Shell themesWallpapersIcon themesSome useful Linux tips and troubleshooting commandsHow to install the restricted codecs in UbuntuHow to boot an Ubuntu live ISO from the GRUB bootloaderHow to re-install the GRUB bootloader using a live Linux CDHow to find … Read more
Useful bash shell shortcut keys to navigate the command line ^a, ^e – Move the cursor. The ^-a shortcut will move the cursor to the beginning of the line. The ^-e shortcut will bring the cursor to the end of the line. ^d – End of file or EOF. This tells a console application that … Read more
Very useful status menu for locating and unmounting removable drives. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7/removable-drive-menu/. Very useful when using removable drives a lot. A very useful addon for Gnome shell. This adds a very useful application menu. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3628/arcmenu/. A very useful extension to disable the screensaver when you are doing something important and do not want interruptions. https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4135/espresso/. This … Read more
The Google Cloud Shell is a very nice feature of Google services, but it has no process limit and the root account is accessible. Just use sudo and you may access the root account and then wreak havoc upon the system. Having a Linux shell account online is very useful to practise the Linux shell, … Read more