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Gnome-terminal cannot open in working directory
I have got a strange problem with gnome-terminal after upgrading from Linux Mint 17.3 to 18.3. Now, --working-directory does not work anymore. Eg:
gnome-terminal --working-directory=/home/user/...
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Linux terminal is not recognizing login information
I recently got a big problem with my Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya: after an apt get update and restart, the interface isn't able to properly open anymore. Everytime I enter in one of the accounts, the ...
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Colour of the terminal prompt lost
The terminal inside Linux Mint had a default colour scheme that helped to easily identify the prompt (that contained the username and the machine name). But after installing drush, the command line ...
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Why can't I find MAKEDEV in the /dev folder?
I'm currently exploring the directory tree on Linux Mint while supporting it by a book that I bought. Well, the book specifically said that:
The /dev directory contains the special device files ...
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No Terminal in fresh Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon (64-bit)
I just installed Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon. I tried installing the Nvidia Driver (375) for my GT750M card, but it caused Cinnamon to crash , so I now use the xserver-noveau driver. I also got another ...
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Can't get tty(1..6) in Linux mint 18.1 Cinnamon 64-bit
I would like to know why I can't get the terminals tty1,tty2 etc while pressing Ctrl-Alt-(F1 ,F2) etc.I don't know why I can't get these terminals.Is it because my laptop is Toshiba Satellite C55-...
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how to run make a terminal program run automatically at reboot with preset input variables
I would like to know how to run make a terminal program run automatically at reboot with preset input variables. What I am trying to do is run bro control which is a terminal program that requires ...
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How do you open the control center from Linux Mint Cinammon Desktop terminal?
How do you open the control center from Linux Mint Cinammon Desktop terminal?
Also, is it just shooter's preference for which file management is best? I don't have a problem with Nemo so far but if ...
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Can't get Phpmyadmin
I recently installed Linux mint.But i can't get phpmyadmin when i hit http://localhost/phpmyadmin/.I did the following commends
1)Install the LAMP Server using
sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ -y
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how to run a custom command start up application as root
I would like to make it so a terminal command runs every time I start up my computer, but the command I want to run requires root permissions. I enter in the command in the start up applications part ...
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apt-get update updates every time
I just got Linux Mint 17.02 Cinnamon on my desktop, and the first time I ran sudo apt-get update it asked me something about interfering with files, but I told it to skip over some for whatever reason....
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Why am I unable to do a "sudo apt-get update"?
I recently started using linux mint. I am trying to execute the following command in my terminal sudo apt-get update . But I always get this output:
How can I solve this issue?
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Ign:10 http://...
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appending & to unrecognized command closes terminal tab
I know about the use of & to background commands. But when I try to use it with an unrecognized command, for example entering a & into the terminal and pressing Enter, it closes the terminal ...
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Creating master process and connecting slave processes
Google-fu failed me on this issue as I have no idea what are the correct keywords and this is my first time encountering such an issue.
I am using Linux Mint and I am trying to run a program called ...
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How to connect via LAN Wire and a WIFI Router to the internet (terminal only)
I have a big problem. My cinnamon GUI went down. Now I have to reinstall it. Therefore I need an internet connection. Since I can only work within terminal I have to use that to connect to my Wifi. ...
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