linux.md

Linux Snippets

APT

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install xyz

sudo apt-get install <packagename>
sudo apt-get remove <packagename>
sudo apt-get purge <packagename>

WHAT VERSION LINUX / RELEASE

// Show system stuff
uname -r

// Ex. Jammy Jaguar 20.04 
lsb_release -a

YOUTUBE-DL

youtube-dl --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" URLHERE

OUTPUT NETWORK INFO

lspci | grep -i network

KILL A PROGRAM

ps -A
ps -A | less
Pstree
Kill PID
pkill firefox
killall firefox
pgrep firefox

WHAT DISPLAY MANAGER AM I USING?

systemctl status display-manager

OPEN FILE HERE

xdg-open

INSTALL A .DEB

sudo dpkg -i /path/deb/file
sudo apt-get install -f ./

INSTALL OTHER DESKTOP

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install lubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install mate-desktop
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

*Note: Remove Desktops Article

Common Apps (Use apt-get)

slack, shotcut, youtube-dl, gimp, sublime-text, htop, gog-galaxy-wine, discord

Download Links

• Chrome
• Teamviewer

Steam Linux Storage Auto Mount Drive

automount drive

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ARCHIVE

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Links (Old)

• Upgrade to 19.04 Disco Dingo
• Mouse Speed too Fast
• rEFInd
• Ubuntu Forums Thread
• 10 Linux Commands You Need To Know
• Dual Boot Ubuntu on Mac
• Windows
  • Dual Boot Ubuntu on Windows 10
  • Disable UEFI Secure Boot Win 10
• Dual Boot Win10 Ubuntu (Legacy)
  • Note: Use the "Along side" option if possible. It will setup your partitions for you.

Linux Guest Virtualbox Issues and Solutions

Fix VBox Issue #1

apt update
apt upgrade #To install Linux headers
apt install gcc
apt install make
cd /media/"username"/VBOX*
./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
reboot

• Install Guest Additions in a VM

// Install host ubuntu
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-additions-iso

// Or VB Manager
sudo apt install build-essential dkms

Sublimetext

wget -qO - https://download.sublimetext.com/sublimehq-pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://download.sublimetext.com/ apt/stable/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sublime-text.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sublime-text

BCM4360 Wifi Not Working

Steps to get this to work: After installing ubuntu, restart and update to latest version.

Go to App Store and download Synaptic Package Manager
Go into SPM and check the 3 packages related to BCM4360
After installation/restart run this .deb: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCijDTqAnoex1A4ZAihKMKRZgjcpgo6I/view?usp=sharing
Run sudo apt-get install --reinstall bcmwl-kernel-source
Run sudo modprobe wl

I'm not sure exactly if all the steps are required, but that is what I did this time and it worked.