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How to run scripts named with spaces via "open with" list of applications in Nemo for Linux Mint?
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Exec=gnome-terminal -- bash -c 'script="%u";if [[ -e "$script" ]] ; then "$script" ; else exec bash ; fi' line in GNOME desktop file runs scrips, but only w/out ...
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LinuxMint 20.3: Enter the Login Keyring password via the command line
#Refer: How to enter the Default Keyring password via the command line? - Ask Ubuntu
I am asking this question here as I am not using Ubuntu and also the solution mentioned there doesn't work in ...
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How to load (add to a panel) by terminal (CLI) a Cinnamon applet newly added to /usr/share/cinnamon/applets?
I've found out to edit Cinnamon panel I can use dconf:
dconf read /org/cinnamon/enabled-applets
['panel1:left:0:[email protected]:0', 'panel1:left:1:[email protected]:1', 'panel1:left:2:...
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Manually installing drivers on Linux Mint
I am currently trying to install a driver through terminal. It is for the USB UART XR21B1411 serial port adapter. I installed it in the past, but cannot remember how I did it. Here is a link to the ...
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Load multiple terminals and activate python virtual environments
I'm working on something that requires me to run a few terminals, each with their own python virtual environment. This takes some time to open manually, so I would like to automate this setup by ...
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Replace gnome-terminal with konsole in Linux Mint
I installed konsole and uninstalled gnome-terminal by doing:
sudo apt install -y konsole
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gnome-terminal
And then tried:
sudo update-alternatives --config x-terminal-...
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Linux mint 'apt list' doesn't work with packages starting with W
I am pretty new to Linux. I have Linux Mint 19.3 installed. So basically as I understand apt list works with wildcards like * and ?. It works fine with most other letters and letter sequences I had ...
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Mint 20 cinnamon - Hot corner open root terminal
I'm using Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon and I'd like to configure my hot corners so that when the mouse passes over a corner, a terminal is displayed as root.
I managed to do this in a previous version but I ...
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A terminal opens fullscreen and nothing works
I've twice had the following problem (running Linux Mint 20 (xfce) on AMD 64 (8GB)):
While using shortcuts in apps for example Ctrl+F5 in Firefox, my fingers slipped (fast) and I accidentally hit some ...
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There was an error creating the child process for this terminal
I am new to Linux and I am using Linux mint(latest version). I was trying to install the lazy script by following a tutorial from the internet. This problem occurs every time I try to install the ...
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Terminal Window always puts a path from .bashrc out how to fix?
System: Linux Mint 20 (ubuntu)
So I installed emscripten the wasm compiler for C/C++ the other day and the path that was added to my bashrc always seems to start a new terminal shell with telling me ...
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See bluetooth transfer progress from phone to computer in terminal or other generic way
In Linux Mint 19.2 Xfce I want to transfer a rather big file (1.5 GB) from Android to the computer: it's big considering the fact that I have to do it by bluetooth.
I have connected the two devices ...
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How to make st the default terminal in linuxmint cinnamon
I have st installed in my $PATH (in /usr/local/bin). But still, I don't see st present in Prefered Applications list, nor is it present as an option when I run sudo update-alternatives --config x-...
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Whenever launched, terminal tries to execute export command and fails
I'm new to Linux. I use Linux Mint (Cinnamon), and every time I open the Terminal, I am greeted with this message:
Command '‘export' not found, did you mean:
command 'mexport' from deb mblaze
Try: ...
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Launch vsim without opening a terminal window
I don't know if this is very specific to vsim (executable of Modelsim-Altera) or not, but I will try my chance.
I have an executable which I can run by giving its path to terminal from any working ...
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./configure command not working (linux mint 19.3) [closed]
I'm trying to figure out how to configure the source code for some program I installed and apparently you are supposed to use the ./configure command, but whenever I use it, I end up getting this ...
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Linux mint boots into command interface instead of GUI, which it did a few hours ago
My Linux Mint boots into command interface instead of GUI and asked for login. I typed it and it popped into a terminal thing and wait for input. GUI used to be present untill I try to resolve the ...
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Cannot install/upgrade packags in linux mint, both terminal and package manager
As mentioned, cannot install packages. I tried to install VLC in package manager and there's an error message
installArchives() failed: Selecting previously unselected package libaribb24-0:amd64.
(...
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alias help='compgen -c | sort -b' doesn't work in .bashrc but only in terminal [closed]
.bashrc:
alias cls="echo -en '\033c\033[3J'"
alias help='compgen -c | sort -b'
terminal:
cls
works fine.
help
gives me the error:
"ort: opzione non valida -- "
Try 'sort --help' for more ...
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How can I change CMD to CTRL in Linux Mint only in Terminal?
I installed Linux Mint on my MacBook Air, and I prefer to use Cmd for copying/pasting, opening and closing windows, and general things like that. However, I would like to use Ctrl to input to the ...
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Using the shell, how to determine percentage of torrent file downloaded?
I am busy downloading files over Deluge and would like to know how to check the percentages of the files downloaded, using the Terminal.
Ideally, I would like to be able to check individual files as ...
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Linux mint files color changed in terminal
I am using Linux Minter 19.0 on two machines.
I have a src and destination folder.
My src folder is on my local machine, and the dest folder is on a remote machine.
I ran rsync to move files from ...
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How can I copy files from any USB stick to my user's home directory using the command line?
I have a USB stick that contains the folders "theme" and "icons". I want to copy those two folders to the /home/andrew/.config folder of my computer or any other computer. How can ...
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How to add more directiories in PATH [closed]
Okay, first thing first, I'm new to Linux and I'm using Linux Mint.
I learned that when I want to add more directories to my PATH (specifically my home directory) I need a Bash command that looks ...
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Start desktop launcher from command line on Mint
Can I start a desktop launcher from command line? E.g. I have a desktop launcher for slack in my ~/Desktop directory:
vadim@my-pc ~/Desktop $ cat slack.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Slack
Comment=...
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a jni error has occured
I uninstalled Eclipse IDE due to this issue.
Then I tried to run java program in my Linux mint Terminal.
So I started with a small code
public class Myth{
public static void main(String[]args){
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Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
I was updating my linux mint 18.3 to linux mint 19.
The error I get is Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory.
Then I Restarted my System, after that I can't open the terminal.
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Terminal displaying Tamil font erronously
Terminal not displaying Tamil font properly. How to fix this?
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Use Terminal menus without using mouse?
I've recently installed Linux Mint 18.1 and I'm using Terminal all the time. My Terminal is GNOME version 3.18.3.
There are various menus in the GNOME Terminal. In Windows you typically access ...
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Painful to read commented code in terminal emacs [Linux Mint]
I just started using linux mint and it's fairly good but the default terminal e-macs mode has painful to read commented code as well as strings for c++ (text enclosed in either /* */, " ", // ).
My ...
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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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dhclient connecting to wlan0 after wpa-supplicant setup polls infinitely
I just wanted to try out how to connect to my WIFI WPA2 via terminal.
Therefore I created "/etc/wpa_supplicant"
network = {
ssid = "nameOfWifi"
psk = "passwordNumberThatIFoundOnTheWifiHardware"
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xkill Used On Desktop
Mouse accidentally clicked on Desktop while active with an xkill terminal command.
Which makes it completely without use.
Have used nemo command which resets everything as long as terminal remains ...
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Error "dircolors: no SHELL environment variable, and no shell type option given"
Running Linux Mint 17.3 Cinnamon
A while ago a created a script that changed the colors in the Terminal (to match a tutorial I was following)
However if I open the terminal on another account, I get ...
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How to make a terminal window open at a certain location by default [duplicate]
Running Linux Mint 17.1 & MATE 1.8.1
When I open the terminal window with ctrl+T, I want it to switch the path automatically to ~/workspace. How do I do this?
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How can I get the Terminus font on gnome-terminator?
I'm trying to get the Terminus font on Terminator, and I already did the following:
Got the fonts in the right place I think:
└─▪ tree -a .local/share/fonts/ ...
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