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How do I fetch only numbers in grep?
I have file like this :
other lines . . .
blah blah blah (:34)
I wish to find the occurrence of numbers in the above file. I came up with:
grep [0-9] filename
But that is printing the whole:
blah blah blah (:34)
Rather I want only 34. Is…
Ant's
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What terminal command checks the Ubuntu version
What terminal command tells the version of Ubuntu.
Nick Bailuc
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Download a file over an active SSH session
I want to download a file from an active SSH session. In many cases I probably could just use SFTP, scp, rsync et al but there are times where I have elevated permissions on the remote server in a way I cannot use these methods.
If you're struggling…
Oli
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How to permanently uninstall Microsoft Teams?
The question's in the title. The official website gives only details for Windows and Mac.
Gytis
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What is the difference between "gksudo nautilus" and "sudo nautilus"?
I've been using gksudo nautilus and sudo nautilus through Alt+F2.
What's the difference? They look very similar!
DrKenobi
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How to play mp3 files from the command line?
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 server.. so command line only.
I need to be able to play audio (.mp3 & .wav) files via the command line!
I've installed the MPD & Audacious packages... and copied some files to a location specified in the .conf…
user51760
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A tool to measure signal strength of wireless
I want to know if there exists any command line option or GUI tool (Ubuntu 11.10) so that I can measure the strength of wireless signal at a given location. I have a house where the wireless is not easily accessible at all corners I want to know at…
Registered User
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How to run a shell script in background?
How can I run a shell script in background?
erkan şentürk
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How to bring back minimize and maximize buttons in Gnome 3
I have recently installed Ubuntu Gnome which has the latest version of Gnome 3 running on it, and I have noticed that on windows there are no minimize buttons, and no maximize buttons, although I can see that you do get the options if you do a…
user364819
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How can I control HDD spin down time?
I have 2 HDDs in my PC. Ubuntu is turning off the secondary HDD very quickly after about 15 minutes, which is short for me. I need to control this time. How can I do it?
I tried GNOME power management but did not find it useful.
user16295
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How do I install and manage RPMs?
I have a burning desire to install RPMs onto my Ubuntu installation - is this possible? Can I use Yum - or another RPM Package Management tool?
Marco Ceppi
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How do I find out whether my system has USB 3.0 ports?
I want to buy an external USB 3.0 drive and I wonder how to figure out whether my laptop has such a port (or only 2.0).
Neither lsusb -v, nor /proc/bus/input/devices offers any obvious hints, although the former says a lot of 2.0 root hub which…
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Shell does not show typed in commands, "reset" works, but what happened?
My problem is that the Bash shell stops showing the characters I type into it. It does read the commands though.
I've come across this problem quite a few times and I don't understand what causes it. I know how to solve it, but I really don't like…
Niels Bom
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How do I boot into single-user mode from GRUB?
After changing a few lines in xorg.conf, I can no longer boot Ubuntu (I assume it breaks when trying to load up X), so I need a way to boot into a single-user mode. However, there seems to be zero guides on the Internet how to do it, because they…
Aleksei Averchenko
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Logitech Options on Linux
I am a new ubuntu user and want to use my machine to it's full extent, so I looked for Logitech Options software for my Logitech MX Master 2s on linux, but found nothing.
Will the software run through Wine? If not, is there any other way to install…
G. Shaf
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