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How can I make ls only display files?
I figure there has to be a way of making ls only display non-directories, but the man page doesn't make it obvious
user453720
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How to get GRUB to be the default bootloader instead of Windows Boot Manager on a UEFI laptop?
I've got an HP Pavilion Touchsmart notebook that came with Windows 8. I've upgraded to 8.1, and now I want to dual-boot an Ubuntu distribution with Windows 10. When dual-booting with Windows 8.1, the Windows Boot Manager always took priority, even…
Michael Hoffmann
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How do I easily rename multiple files using command line?
One of the ways I quickly rename files in Windows is
F2 > Rename > Tab (to next file) > Rename ...
But in Ubuntu/Nautilus, I can't tab to next file. But being on Linux, I think there must be a command line alternative.
However, sometimes, I may…
Jiew Meng
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How do I check system specifications?
I am total noob in Linux. I wanna know what is the equivalent of "My Computer" in Ubuntu 11.04. I want to check my computer specs such as Processor Speed, Memory, and etc.
Whenever I check properties in Home Folder it only gives me the HD capacity.…
Moron
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What is a "failed to create a symbolic link: file exists" error?
I'm trying to create a symlink in my home directory to a directories and files on my data partition. I've tried:
~/Documents$ ln -sv ~/Documents/saga /media/mariajulia/485f3e29-355c-4be3-b80a-1f5abd5604b6/mariajulia/Downloads/saga..doc
to create a…
maria
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How to stop using built-in home directory encryption?
I have a new Ubuntu 10.04 installation with encrypted home directory (using the built-in encryption offered by Ubuntu installer).
What's the easiest way to stop using encryption? (I.e., to decrypt my home directory permanently.)
(It's giving me…
Jonik
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How to efficiently switch between several terminal windows using the keyboard?
Alt+Tab lets me only switch between windows belonging to different applications.
I often use about four terminal bound applications at the same time (e.g. IPython, VIM, fish for system and fish for git).
Even using the mouse, clicking the terminal…
Raffael
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How to read "service --status-all" results
I need to identify the currently running services but I can't figure out the results of running service --status-all, I mean what does ?, - and + mean ?
$ service --status-all
[ + ] acpid
[ + ] anacron
[ + ] apparmor
[ ? ] apport
[ ? ] …
Muhammad Gelbana
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How do I disable the drum beat sound on the login screen?
I would have expected System ▸ Administration ▸ Login Screen ▸ Play login sound to control this, but unchecking it does not prevent the drum beat sound from playing.
ændrük
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How can I find the version number of an installed package via dpkg?
I use the dpkg -l command to find out what version of a package I have installed. For example:
dpkg -l network-manager
returns the information on the package:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|…
Jorge Castro
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How to update Chrome in Ubuntu 20.04
What is the right way to update chrome on Ubuntu 20.04. My installation was with .deb file
I started getting update chrome warning messages on my chrome now. I do not want to uninstall and then reinstall to save my bookmarks and saved…
Ajeetkumar
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Bypass the yes/no prompt in 'apt-get upgrade'
In order avoid typing out all of the apt-get commands when updating my computer I have made a simple alias command to do it. But I really want to be able to just type in my alias and let it do its thing and not have to wait to for the yes/no prompt…
Ntc
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How to move all files in current folder to subfolder?
I am at the path:
/myuser/downloads/
And I create a sub folder:
/myuser/downloads/new
Now I want to move all files and folders/sub-folders in the downloads folder to the sub-folder.
how can I do this?
I tried:
mv -R *.* new/
But move doesn't take…
Blankman
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How to install pgAdmin 4 in desktop mode on Ubuntu
How to install pgAdmin 4 in desktop mode? The documentation only details server mode.
Victor
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How do I run wireshark, with root-privileges?
A standard installation of Wireshark doesn't give the program permission to access the network interface.
I suppose I have to run the program with sudo, but do not know how to add it to the icon - if that's the way to do it.
Sven AA
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