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LXTerminal is the LXDE version of the terminal emulator.

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The command could not be located because '/sbin' is not included in the PATH environment variable

I have a severe problem today: when I type ifconfig it does not show ip configuration on ubuntu 12.04. Can anyone help me on this? Here is the result of ifconfig: Command 'ifconfig' is available in '/sbin/ifconfig' The command could not be located…
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How to change the default terminal in dolphin?

OS: Lubuntu 18.04 x64 I installed Dolphin file explorer and it works just fine. Only the terminal wouldn't open! When I try: Tools -> Open terminal, nothing happens! Also when I try to activate the terminal panel, the terminal wouldn't work. I think…
Ebram Shehata
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LXTerminal and XTerm Resize Command

I want to execute a command in a bash script that will resize the terminal window. In xterm xterm -geometry=30x30 will create a new xterm window, and lxterminal --geometry=30x30 will create a new lxterminal window. Is there a way to resize either…
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Conflict between variable substitution and CJK characters in BASH

I encountered a problem with variable substitution in the BASH shell. Say you define a variable a. Then the command $> echo ${a//[0-4]/} prints its value with all the numbers ranged between 0 and 4 removed: $> a="Hello1265-3World" $>…
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How To make LXTerminal of lubuntu 16.04 transparent?

I want to know How To make LXTerminal of lubuntu 16.04 transparent ?
YaSh Chaudhary
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Blocking Start of Terminal

If you type this simple test command: gnome-terminal -x bash -c "ls;sleep 3" You will find that it returns immediately (the newly created terminal, of course, lingers for three seconds). This is in contrast to, say, rxvt (same command but with…
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Why am I seeing only 8 colors in terminal (Xterm)?

I'm running Xubuntu 13.04 and I want to use Vim as my default editor for everything. I have downloaded many vim color schemas and tried them out, but all of them don't look like the official screenshot. For example, vim's own color schema - desert…
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How to keep Lxterminal open after running .desktop shortcut

I made a .desktop file to compile and execute a c++ file but the terminal (lxterminal - lubuntu) is not holding after running the file. Although I did mark "Keep terminal window open after command execution." on the .desktop file properties ! I am…
Ebram Shehata
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is there a way to customize keyboard shortcuts in LxTerminal?

Is there a way to change or add keyboard shortcuts within the LxTerminal application? My specific desire is to change the bindings for previous and next tab so they match the shortcuts in my other environment, but I'm interested more generally if…
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How I can set-up LXTerminal in Lubuntu to start maximized?

When I push CTRL + ALT + T I want see my default LXTerminal in Lubuntu 13.04 in full size (not like F11). I know that I can push CTRL + ALT + F1 and get tty-terminal - it good for some situations, but sometimes I need, for example, copy text from/to…
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How do I add parameters to programs launched from Lubuntu's Application Launch Bar?

I've just started trying out Lubuntu 12.04. I know I can edit ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml to assign keyboard shortcuts to open programs with certain parameters. For example, I can specify that Ctrl+Alt+T opens lxterminal with a certain size…
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What are the default layout settings in gnome-terminal?

I want to replace gnome-terminal fully by lxterminal. I've started by changing the default terminal emulator. So I ran sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator, and chose lxterminal. After that, I ran dconf-editor and went to org -…
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How can I make the LXTerminal accept the arrow key for history search?

In the bash, one can enable a "search-as-you-type-like" behaviour by changing eg. the .inputrc : 1 ## arrow up 2 "\e[A":history-search-backward 3 ## arrow down 4 #"\e[B":history-search-forward Is there anything similar in the LXTerminal,…
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'Run command as login shell' in LXTerminal

So I'm trying to get RVM setup on Lubuntu using instructions here. They say to change my shell settings, but the UI of Lubuntu / LXTerminal doesn't have that option (as far as I could see). If I try to go without it, I get errors later on, saying…
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How do I show the pwd at the top of a terminal?

How do I display my present working directory (PWD) at the top of a terminal? I do not want the PWD in the body of the terminal. Presently my PS1 is !:.
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