Dec 18, 2013 · Incidentally, I needed to do (unset BROWSER; xdg-settings set default-web-browser firefox-esr.desktop) (I normally use BROWSER=lynx) because the mere presence of …

Mar 25, 2016 · What does "Ubuntu" mean, and why did they choose that particular name?

Feb 7, 2013 · How do I kill all processes running by my own non-root account? I have some spinning smbd processes that I caused from my windows machine and so I telnetted into the …

Jan 11, 2016 · I'm new to Ubuntu and need to create a new folder in /var and need all users on the machine to have full permissions to this folder. How should I proceed?

Apr 23, 2021 · The generic answer, is that unless you have a specific reason or interest in doing otherwise, stick to the LTS releases. That said, I tend to upgrade after each release. Also a …

I just installed a fresh version of Ubuntu 19.10 today, and the first thing I decided to do was to install GNU Screen, using sudo apt-get install screen. my output was: Reading package lists...

Mar 17, 2020 · Every issue of Ubuntu LTS since 8.04, I have made a Full install of Ubuntu to USB flash drive, and recorded each step.. This has been intended to make a guide/check list for …

Oct 16, 2015 · How can I check my current Ubuntu version through the command-line and GUI?

Jan 12, 2024 · Gnome Remote Desktop (RDP/VNC on Ubuntu 22.04 and other recent versions) can be enabled through command line by using the grdctl command. The command line …

Jul 22, 2009 · It is usually safer to add your custom path to the end of PATH instead of the beginning. This avoids accidentally replacing system commands with your programs (or …