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How do I get Terminator to start up with my custom layout?
Terminator is very powerful at organizing several computers or servers due to the split window and group all function. But here's the deal: I created my own Layout and would appreciate it to load at startup of terminator. Is that possible?
zulu34sx
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How to get grub2 to remember last choice?
Grub2 - Community Ubuntu Documentation says the following: Saving an OS can be achieved by running sudo grub-set-default if DEFAULT=saved is set in /etc/default/grub. It may also be saved if GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true is also set in /etc/default/grub. In…
Jay Sullivan
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Unable to install "": snap "" has "install-snap" change in progress
I just finished the installation of the Ubuntu 18.04, but whenever I try to install any application from Ubuntu Software the same error occurs (for example "vlc"): unable to install "vlc": snap "vlc" has "install-snap" change in progress I hope…
CluelessUbuntuuser
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How to disable systemd-resolved in Ubuntu?
How can I disable systemd-resolved in Ubuntu 17.04? Disabling it with systemctl disable didn't work, the service seems to be restarted (by Networkmanager?)
Bastian Voigt
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What is the difference between Ctrl-z and Ctrl-c in the terminal?
Can anyone tell me the difference between ctrl + z and ctrl + c ? When I am in the terminal, both the combinations stop the current process, but what exactly is the difference between both?
chaitanya lakkundi
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How to measure GPU usage?
Using the top command in the terminal lists processes, sorted by their CPU usage (and you can change it to sort by another parameter) Is there an equivalent for the GPU? This fellow is asking about RAM used by GPU
xxjjnn
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How to easily start a webserver in any folder?
I'm looking for a relatively painless way to launch a web server with document root in any folder I specify (or better yet, where I'm launching). I often try out new things like JS frameworks or so in a new folder somewhere here:…
Alexander Rechsteiner
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Is a NVIDIA GeForce with Optimus Technology supported by Ubuntu?
I am considering buying a Dell XPS 15 laptop. The laptop has a Nvidia 420m card which should work with Linux but I keep reading that the Nvidia Optimus technology isn't supported on Linux. I am not really interested in switching from Nvidia to Intel…
DSJones
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How can I limit battery charging to 80% capacity?
I just learned that some Lenovo laptops include a utility that offers to limit battery charging capacity to within 0–80% in order to slow the attenuation of the battery lifespan: How can I do this in Ubuntu?
ændrük
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'chmod u+x' versus 'chmod +x'
What is the difference between chmod u+x and just chmod +x ? I have seen a ton of tutorials that say to use u+x to make scripts executable. However, omitting the u doesn't seem to have any effect.
Nathan Schwermann
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What system monitoring tools are available?
I am looking for system monitoring tools which are GUI and CLI or web-based which include basic functions such as: CPU Usage Ram Usage Swap Usage Disk Usage ( Space / I/O ) Heat Monitoring I know there are many tools I can use, but I am looking for…
Qasim
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What is the difference between "source" and "."?
What is the difference between executing a script (e.g. /some/script) with source /some/script and . /some/script in Bash?
binW
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Set "older" kernel as default grub entry
I installed a mainline kernel for testing purposes. I would like to set grub to boot from the older kernel by default. I know I can set the GRUB_DEFAULT=0 setting for the first page of grub but how do I set it to boot by default from one kernel in…
To Do
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How do I create a 32-bit WINE prefix?
How do I create a 32-bit Wine prefix on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit?
Levan
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How to avoid duplicate entries in .bash_history
The same command is listed in my history again and again. How can I avoid this? I know it's possible via HISTCONTROL but I haven't found the right way.
karthick87
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