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.
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A very useful and colorful bash prompt for a Linux system.
A very nice Linux shell prompt to make your terminal even better than before.
Read MoreAnother good way to get CPU information on Linux and see all cores.
How to get CPU information about core usage and processes on Linux.
Read MoreA very good Gnome Shell extension to provide a nice dash in the top bar.
A nice selection of Gnome Shell extensions to make your Gnome desktop much better and more usable.
Read MoreA very useful bash shell prompt to use with your Linux PC.
A great bash shell prompt that looks very good when used in MATE Terminal.
Read MoreHow to list all empty directories on your Linux system.
How to use the command line to list empty directories on a Linux system.
Read MoreHow to list files with spaces in the filenames on Linux.
How to list all files in a directory that have spaces in the filename. This is a very useful Linux tip.
Read MoreSome very useful Linux shell tips and tricks for the bash shell.
A couple of very useful shell tips for Ubuntu users in 2022. These should be very helpful to all Linux terminal users.
Read MoreMore very useful shell tricks for using Ubuntu in 2022.
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…
Read MoreHow to use SSH to copy remote files from a server to your local machine.
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…
Read MoreVery nice Bash shell prompt I came up with.
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…
Read MoreA very interesting bash shell trick. Edit the last command in the history.
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.
Read MoreSetting up your BASH prompt. How to get the most out of the BASH shell.
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…
Read MoreVery interesting Bash shell script for creating a Webm clip from a movie.
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";…
Read MoreHow to create a new user on Linux with the command line.
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]]─[~] └──╼ ╼…
Read MoreGorgeous Linux themes for the modern desktop.
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….
Read MoreCommon errors and troubleshooting commands for Linux.
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…
Read MoreUseful bash shell shortcut keys to navigate the command line.
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…
Read MoreVery useful extensions for the Gnome Shell Linux desktop environment.
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…
Read MoreGoogle Cloud Shell is very nice but has some defects.
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…
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