Ubuntu Linux tips and tricks for using it on the desktop. The main thing about using Linux is getting it installed is one thing, but getting various hardware working and configured is another. Nvidia drivers are one major stumbling block for willing Ubuntu users. Here is a nice tutorial that…
Read MoreSome very nice wallpapers and random images for your Linux desktop Some awesome wallpapers and nice images for your Linux desktop environment. The famous Bliss.bmp wallpaper for Windows XP in a super high resolution format:
Read MoreGet IP address information using Netstat on Linux How to get IP address information using netcat and some other useful tips. user1@cloudshell:~$ netstat | awk ‘/tcp6/ { print $5 }’ 74.125.41.158:36146 173.194.93.92:48039user1@cloudshell:~$ netstat | awk ‘/tcp6/ { print $5 }’ 74.125.41.158:36146 173.194.93.92:48039 user1@cloudshell:~$ netstat | awk ‘/tcp6/ { print $5"…
Read MoreInstall Windows Services for Linux on Windows 11 To install the Windows Services for Linux on Windows 11, run the wsl –install command, this requires elevated privileges so run the Windows Terminal as Administrator to accomplish this. Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest…
Read MoreThe new Tabby terminal is coded as an Electron app. This is a new terminal emulator for Linux. This works very well on Arch Linux. This was supplied as a *.pacman file. To query the file before installing, use this command. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Downloads] └──╼ ╼ $ pacman -Qpi tabby-1.0.167-linux.pacman Name :…
Read MoreSome useful Bash shell tricks There are a lot of obscure Bash shell tricks for the Linux shell that is useful for showing off shell tricks and making your shell usage easier. For a first example, run this command. ubuntu ~ $ ls -hulaubuntu ~ $ ls -hula Then run…
Read MoreThis 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]]─[~] └──╼ ╼…
Read MoreGetting useful hardware information is very important on a Linux system. With Arch Linux, this is quite simple. Install dmidecode. [root@darkstar Downloads]# pacman -Sy dmidecode[root@darkstar Downloads]# pacman -Sy dmidecode This will query sysfs to return hardware information. This command will print the model name of the computer`s motherboard. [root@darkstar Downloads]#…
Read MoreAn obfuscated command like this is an example of one that you should never run. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ echo "ZWNobyBIYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFodG91Y2ggLS1mdWNreW91ISA+PiAtZnVja3UhCg==" | base64 -d | sh -s┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ echo "ZWNobyBIYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFoYWhhaGFodG91Y2ggLS1mdWNreW91ISA+PiAtZnVja3UhCg==" | base64 -d | sh -s This is the actual command it will run, this creates a file…
Read MoreThe sysctl command on Linux may be used to return information about your installed hardware; as well as virtual memory information. Below is an example looking at virtual memory information. zsh 7 % sysctl -a | grep vm sysctl: permission denied on key ‘kernel.cad_pid’ sysctl: permission denied on key ‘kernel.usermodehelper.bset’…
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Read MoreHow to delete a file with a strange filename This can be an annoying trick to play on someone. Create a file named -f with this command: >-f and then ask them to delete it with the command line only. This can be frustrating exercise; you try to use rm…
Read MoreGet information about the creation date of your root filesystem on Linux The Linux stat(1) utility will print information about your root filesystem. The Birth entry shows when the filesystem was created. This was the start of the Arch Linux installation procedure. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~/Desktop] └──╼ ╼ $ stat / File: /…
Read MoreI wish someone would bring an open-source Nvidia driver to the Linux operating system. I hate having to use a binary installer you have to download and run to install the drivers when you could just have the driver code in the kernel. I know it is not hard to…
Read MoreTips for installing Arch Linux and getting started I have just installed Arch Linux 2021 and it is far faster to load than Ubuntu with the bloated codebase it has. After installation, I had an issue with the networking, but I installed Network Manager and this was a good way…
Read MoreThis long one-liner will rip a DVD in very good quality to an AVI file. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ mencoder -passlogfile 2passlog.log -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=1400:me_quality=6:chroma_me=1:nointerlacing:max_bframes=1:noqpel:hq_ac:trellis:quant_type=mpeg:chroma_opt:bvhq=1:vhq=4:autoaspect:pass=1:turbo -aid 128 -ofps 23.976 dvd:// -o evil_dead_movie.avi┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ mencoder -passlogfile 2passlog.log -oac mp3lame -lameopts vbr=3 -ovc xvid -xvidencopts…
Read MoreInstall and use Midnight Commander on Linux easily on Ubuntu. This is a most important utility The Midnight Commander is a very useful file manager application for Linux that has a text editor as well as many other useful features for managing your files. To install this on Ubuntu; type…
Read MoreThe stock Intel cooler that comes with a Core i3 530 CPU is much easier to install than the previous incarnations of cooling mountings like the one that I had on my old Celeron 2.4GHZ motherboard. That was extremely difficult to remove compared to the i3 cooler, things are getting…
Read MoreIntel Arc GPU the future of gaming? The upcoming Intel Arc GPU will add another competitor to the GPU market, that is dominated by ATI and Nvidia GPU retailers. The problem is that Bitcoin miners are buying up all of the GPU cards that are for sale and the prices…
Read MoreSome very useful grep tips for a UNIX or Linux user This is a very useful example, this is how to stop grep finding letters before the start of the search term “file*[s-t]”. The \b operator is an end of word marker. ┌──[[email protected]]─[~] └──╼ ╼ $ grep -n "\bfile*[s-t]\b" /usr/share/dict/words…
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