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Desktop shortcut with a command line argument which contains filename with random numbers
I'm trying to create a desktop shortcut which launches a terminal app with commandline arguments which contains a path to a file with a randomly generated number in the filename.
I've tried everything ...
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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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