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How could I have VScode on Windows 10 with the default terminal changed to WSL2 Ubuntu-24.04 like a native linux distro?
I'm trying to have inside VScode for Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows [versão 10.0.19045.4474]) options to change the terminal from default to another one such WSL2 Ubuntu 24.04.
I have installed ...
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Run GUI terminal from crontab
I have been trying to open a terminal in GUI via crontab. This question describes it can't be done as desktop and crontab runs separately. Is there a way where I can trigger script from crontab but ...
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Linux Bash Wait Command Not Working
I am trying to use and bash file .sh to start other bash files in seperate terminals.
I want them to run one after the other as I use them to copy large numbers of files to the same Hard Drive. ...
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Shell prompt colored outside of tmux, but not in tmux; how can I get colored prompt in tmux?
I am a new user of tmux and wondering how I can highlight machine name and working directory? What I mean is below.
In default Ubuntu terminal:
While in tmux:
I know this is a minor, but having ...
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Ubuntu (ZorinOS) boots only into tty1 terminal after delering all default keyrings
I am attempting to boot my computer after utilizing Seahorse to remove all of the default keyrings. Regretfully, the only thing I receive in return is a terminal that appears only on my secondary ...
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/usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh error block use of Ubuntu terminal
I installed oh-my-posh in Ubuntu-22.04 LTS. But something went wrong and when I tried to open Ubuntu-22.04 terminal on WSL I am getting errors related to /usr/local/bin/oh-my-posh. I cannot use the ...
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Putty history access weird behavior
I'm using PuTTY v0.78 on a Win10 host, connecting to Ubuntu v22.04. After I've pasted any command into the PuTTY terminal, when I scroll though the history using ↑, I can't scroll up to the prompt ...
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Tmux does not respond to alt+click as Mac Terminal?
I am very used to using alt+click to move the cursor in Terminal on macOS. I recently switched from screen to tmux and this no longer works despite having mouse-mode set to on in my config (and it is ...
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Serial terminal emulator for Ubuntu ( Zorin ) - PuTTY config window is too big for screen
I've installed Zorin on an old netbook with the aim of using it as a serial terminal to read and store data from an Arduino (eg Nano).
I cant use PuTTY because it looks like this - the bottom part of ...
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How to prevent GNOME terminal from setting `all_proxy` (and friends) environment variables
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04, the GNOME Terminal would set all_proxy and friends as environment variables, automatically from system network settings, as configured for proxy.
However, I would like to do ...
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Bash shortcuts do not work in Konsole on Kubuntu
I switched from Ubuntu to Kubuntu recently and I noticed that terminal behavior is weird. For example, Alt+backspace bash shortcut does not work as expected. It is supposed to remove from the ...
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Navigate up and down in "screen" (command) linux
After running a script in "screen" command in linux terminal, I identified that Im not able to scroll up or down. The entire screen is frozen and I'm just able to see whatever new messages ...
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WSL2 duplicated terminal
I installed WSL2 and everything went fine, but after installing, I see 2 different profiles in Terminal:
One has the Ubuntu Icon (left), and the other has the generic Terminal icon (right):
They look ...
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A terminal that has a separate input and output window?
I am looking for a terminal on Ubuntu Desktop (or Windows) that can split input and output in different windows. Like a split window, on the left side I type all the commands, the results will be ...
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Update the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) to WSL 2
I have a list of instructions to follow but when I get to step 6 I'm met with
There is no distribution with the supplied name.
Can someone please lead me in the right direction please? Thse are the ...
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terminal git status helper listed in .bashrc and .bash_profile not loading unless you source .bash_profile
I have the following neat helper, that I found online, that displays my current git branch at all times if I am in a git repo:
parse_git_branch() {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -...
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How can I achieve the look of the Kali terminal in Ubuntu?
I have been using kali Linux for Years but recently have switched over to Ubuntu for my daily driver
I really miss the Look and feel of Kali Linux Terminal but want to stick with Ubuntu as my daily ...
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How to select the current line inside ubuntu terminal with hotkeys and copy it inside main clipboard
How can i select the whole line in ubuntu terminal only with hotkeys?
CTRL+U works, but puts it inside a buffer. How can i copy that buffer into the main clipboard?
Or how can i select/highlight the ...
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What does user@mail:~$ mean?
I have an Ubuntu Server on version Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and I'm confused about the following. Usually in the terminal it's like that: user@nameofdevice:~$ but for any reason it's now user@mail:~$ and I ...
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Ubuntu/WSL disappeared from Windows Terminal?
I am using WSL/Ubuntu 20.04 on Windows Terminal, and I wanted to change my font color. When I copied settings into my settings.json file, the Ubuntu profile disappeared from Windows Terminal`.
My ...
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Terminal paging in Windows terminal
I recently had to setup a Windows computer. I usually remote into a linux box(Ubuntu) for development, so I'm using "Windows terminal" app with Window's built-in ssh client to login to my ...
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I want to delete the all the file with the same extension
I have thousands of files with the below hierarchy.
Mail folder -> sub folder -> example.xlsx
Mail folder -> sub folder -> example.bck
for example, I have thousands of "Main Folder&...
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How do I fix command output in terminal is invisible on external monitor
Sometimes, when I run a command in Windows Terminal, the output of that command will be invisible until I select the text in the terminal, then it appears one whole line at a time, even if I don't ...
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macOS terminal: show filename with colors when using grep
When using Ubuntu I get these colors when using grep (grep -r "MSP" .):
I want the same result when using macOS Monterey. I tried to add
export GREP_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
to my bash ...
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internal HDD with a bad sector - Can it be Saved?
I have a 2.5 inch internal HDD which seems to have malfunctioned as the drive was being erased on a console.
I connected it to an internal HDD enclosure to allow the PC to start and then plugged it ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: sudo apt-get update command error
I ran the sudo apt-get update command and I keep getting this output:
Hit:1 http://za.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnome3-team/gnome3/ubuntu focal InRelease
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ubuntu server temporarily stop all network traffic
I have an ubuntu machine connected to a openvpn server with inbound and outbound connections. In terminal, what is the best/cleanest/safest/least disruptive way to quickly stop/block all network ...
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Ubuntu global keyboard shortcuts stop working when Terminal is active
I'm trying to get global shortcuts working everywhere for this GNOME extension: https://github.com/mzur/gnome-shell-wsmatrix/
I have set the shortcuts as follows:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm....
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how to get to 'username' from 'username@server' on ubuntu terminal?
My terminal on ubuntu 20.04 looks like:
I don't know what is @server after the username, but I guess it is a leftover from an earlier now meaningless installation of something.
My question is how to ...
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All terminals in i3 WM share the same input
I am trying out i3 tiling window manager on Ubuntu 20.04.
All terminals started with $mod+Enter share the same input: i.e. if I type something on one terminal, the same gets printed on another. This ...
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How to get the proper output?
I am working with an algorithm that produces outputs like these:
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& :instance & :|V| & :|A| & :T & :model & :rootLP & :maxFlowCuts & :maxFlowCutsTime & :...
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Ubuntu Server Font Anti Aliasing
I have looked every where for this but couldn't find a fix,
I installed ubuntu server 20.04 x86 on VirtualBox
Specs
But I noticed that the text looks extremely sharp (Aliased) in the terminal
I know I ...
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ls: cannot access file, bad message
i can't see the Downloads folder from GUI, a message appear "The location could not be displayed" pointing one pdf file so i enter using the terminal but when i run the ls -l command i see ...
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WSL issue, vi, vim and nano are unusable (empty terminal screen) (same isue with ubuntu 20 or debian on wsl)
I get a strange issue with ubuntu on wsl.
When I want to modify a txt file on Ubuntu or Debian (via WSL in Windows), the content of the terminal empties and I see nothing (the content of the text file ...
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Changing Linux terminal key bindings
In Linux terminal, Is there any way to change Alt + Backspace or Ctrl + W shortcut which is used to delete the previous word to Ctrl + Backspace??
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i enter "rm -rf /obj" and my system is broked
i enter "rm -rf /obj" erroneous .now my system is broken! :( for example i enter ls terminal return : OH NO i go to copy terminal massage ,my system on sleep mode! now i enter pass dm ...
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How do I launch gnome-terminal directly from the Windows desktop?
I have WSL2 set up with vcxsrv to launch GUI apps and this works great. However, the default terminal that shows up with the Ubuntu app on Windows is terrible. I can launch gnome-terminal from it, ...
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ubuntu 20: ctrl + alt + t doesnt focus window
for some reason after a few updates and driver changes, opening terminal doesn't put terminal in focus, instead giving me a notification toaster popup that terminal is ready. I have searched in dconf ...
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German Keyboard {[] not working on Windows 10 Terminal and WSL
In the windows 10 Terminal and Ubuntu console these key combinations dont work:
ctrl + alt + 7 = {
ctrl + alt + 8 = [
ctrl + alt + 9 = ]
However, right alt (Alt Gr) works perfectly fine.
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deleting history in server using history -cw
I have deleted my history in server as a user history -cw
Will this delete history for all users including superuser and will he see that I used the history -cw ?
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Alacritty cursor always block (█)
I reinstalled Ubuntu (LTS) yesterday and now my cursor in Alacritty is always a block (█). It works fine in Neovim but whatever I do it stays the same in my normal shell.
I tried it in fish, bash, sh, ...
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Default Alacritty terminal for WSL2
I just installed WSL2 with Ubuntu 20.04 on my Windows 10 machine and I also installed Alacritty terminal emulator for Windows. I'm wondering is there a way to make WSL to default into using Alacritty ...
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Where are packages installed from Ubuntu terminal stored in windows
I recently downloaded the Ubuntu terminal on windows 10, because a repository I'm experimenting with requires OCaml and opam. I've run into an error and to solve it I need to delete some opam files (...
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Rsync directory error
I wanted to copy files that are made 15 and more days ago.
Here is the code im currently using
rsync -RDa0P \
--files-from=<(find /vmail/folder1/ -mtime +15 -print0) \
. [email protected]:/...
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How to conveniently use Ubuntu with a Mac keyboard, using the MAC meaning of keys?
I access Ubuntu via Barrier keyboard sharing software. The keyboard is on a mac book.
This functionally works but there is much cognitive overload with switching between the different key meanings.
90%...
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Command line permissions in Mac
I’ve tried to install yarn using Homebrew and because the brew don’t have the permission to write I’ve written this command line in Terminal $sudo chown -R $(whoami) *
After this command my Mac is ...
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how to reverse command Ubuntu?
Example 1: sudo sed -i "s/#user = "root"/user = "$(id -un)"/g" /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
Example 2: sudo sed -i "s/#group = "root"/group = "$(id -gn)&...
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unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"' ubuntu 20.04
Can someone help me ??? i don't know where is the problem ??
./menu.sh: line 268: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
./menu.sh: line 271: syntax error: unexpected end of file
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How can I download a folder from Google Drive in Linux?
How can I download a directory from Google Drive to Ubuntu 20.04 with wget?
I searched and have not found a solution that works for me.
I tested this command:
wget --no-check-certificate
'https://...
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How to paste from Windows into Ubuntu 20 shell in the cpanel of my website?
I am in the cPanel of my website and the hosting allows me to access the shell (Ubuntu 20). I cannot use simply CTRL+SHIFT+V to paste lines from Windows, Quick Edit Mode isn't active nor can I paste ...
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