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| − | = Maintenance = | + | =Maintenance= |
| − | == User Management == | + | ==User Management== |
| − | * [https://askubuntu.com/questions/25633/how-to-migrate-user-settings-and-data-to-new-machine How to migrate user settings and data to new machine?] | + | *[https://askubuntu.com/questions/25633/how-to-migrate-user-settings-and-data-to-new-machine How to migrate user settings and data to new machine?] |
| − | == Networking == | + | ==Networking== |
Automatically mounting directories on an as-needed basis... See [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs Autofs] | Automatically mounting directories on an as-needed basis... See [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Autofs Autofs] | ||
| − | == Services == | + | ==Services== |
[https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=216097#p1130239 Telnet and ftp services] | [https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=216097#p1130239 Telnet and ftp services] | ||
| − | === FTP === | + | ===FTP=== |
[https://itsfoss.com/set-ftp-server-linux/ How To Set Up Your FTP Server In Linux] | [https://itsfoss.com/set-ftp-server-linux/ How To Set Up Your FTP Server In Linux] | ||
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[https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd/vsftpd_conf.html Man: vsftpd.conf] | [https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd/vsftpd_conf.html Man: vsftpd.conf] | ||
| − | === Restart a service === | + | ===Restart a service=== |
<code>sudo service FOOBAR restart</code> | <code>sudo service FOOBAR restart</code> | ||
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Where "FOOBAR" is the name of the service you want to restart... | Where "FOOBAR" is the name of the service you want to restart... | ||
| − | == Hardware Information == | + | ==Hardware Information== |
| − | * [http://www.binarytides.com/linux-commands-hardware-info/ 16 commands to check hardware information on Linux] | + | *[http://www.binarytides.com/linux-commands-hardware-info/ 16 commands to check hardware information on Linux] |
| − | * [http://www.tecmint.com/commands-to-collect-system-and-hardware-information-in-linux/ 10 Useful Commands to Collect System and Hardware Information in Linux] | + | *[http://www.tecmint.com/commands-to-collect-system-and-hardware-information-in-linux/ 10 Useful Commands to Collect System and Hardware Information in Linux] |
| − | * [https://www.maketecheasier.com/check-hardware-information-linux/ How to Check Hardware Information on Linux Using Command Line] | + | *[https://www.maketecheasier.com/check-hardware-information-linux/ How to Check Hardware Information on Linux Using Command Line] |
| − | == determine details about an install == | + | ==determine details about an install== |
Find out Distro Name: | Find out Distro Name: | ||
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<code>cat /etc/issue</code> | <code>cat /etc/issue</code> | ||
| − | == Using TimeShift == | + | ==Using TimeShift== |
| − | * [https://linuxhint.com/timeshift_linux_mint_19_usb/ A fairly good tutorial] | + | *[https://linuxhint.com/timeshift_linux_mint_19_usb/ A fairly good tutorial] |
| − | = Software Updates & versions NOT from the repositories = | + | =Software Updates & versions NOT from the repositories= |
| − | * HexChat | + | *HexChat |
| − | ** <code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:overcoder/hexchat</code> | + | **<code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:overcoder/hexchat</code> |
| − | ** <code>sudo apt-get update</code> | + | **<code>sudo apt-get update</code> |
| − | = how to format USB Flash Disk using terminal = | + | =how to format USB Flash Disk using terminal= |
| − | * First, you have to find out which device (/dev/sd??) your USB stick is. Therefore look at the output of | + | *First, you have to find out which device (/dev/sd??) your USB stick is. Therefore look at the output of |
<code>sudo fdisk -l</code> | <code>sudo fdisk -l</code> | ||
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'''Be careful that if you enter the wrong device name, you might also accidentally format your hard disk!''' | '''Be careful that if you enter the wrong device name, you might also accidentally format your hard disk!''' | ||
| − | = Dealing with Serial Ports = | + | =Dealing with Serial Ports= |
[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5347962/how-to-connect-to-a-terminal-to-serial-usb-device-on-ubuntu-10-10 How to connect to a terminal to Serial-USB] | [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5347962/how-to-connect-to-a-terminal-to-serial-usb-device-on-ubuntu-10-10 How to connect to a terminal to Serial-USB] | ||
[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-out-linux-serial-ports-with-setserial/ How To Check and Use Serial Ports Under Linux] | [http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/find-out-linux-serial-ports-with-setserial/ How To Check and Use Serial Ports Under Linux] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [http://sensornodeinfo.rockingdlabs.com/blog/2016/01/19/baud74880/ ESP-8266, Ubuntu, and 74880 baud] | ||
Finding the serial ports: | Finding the serial ports: | ||
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<code>sudo minicom --device /dev/ttyS0</code> | <code>sudo minicom --device /dev/ttyS0</code> | ||
| − | = Dealing with File Formats = | + | =Dealing with File Formats= |
| − | * [http://dailytechnologiesupdate.blogspot.ca/2011/11/converting-dmg-to-iso-file-in-ubuntu.html Converting .dmg to .iso file] | + | *[http://dailytechnologiesupdate.blogspot.ca/2011/11/converting-dmg-to-iso-file-in-ubuntu.html Converting .dmg to .iso file] |
| − | * [https://askubuntu.com/a/1021427 Open and convert CHM documents] | + | *[https://askubuntu.com/a/1021427 Open and convert CHM documents] |
| − | * [https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-open-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux/ How to Open, Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux] | + | *[https://www.tecmint.com/how-to-open-extract-and-create-rar-files-in-linux/ How to Open, Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux] |
| − | = How to remove an audio track from an mp4 video file? = | + | =How to remove an audio track from an mp4 video file?= |
| − | * [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/6402/how-to-remove-an-audio-track-from-an-mp4-video-file stackexchange] | + | *[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/6402/how-to-remove-an-audio-track-from-an-mp4-video-file stackexchange] |
| − | = Sound = | + | =Sound= |
| − | * [https://sfxpt.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/how-to-play-midi-files-under-ubuntu-linux/ How to play midi files under Ubuntu Linux] | + | *[https://sfxpt.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/how-to-play-midi-files-under-ubuntu-linux/ How to play midi files under Ubuntu Linux] |
| − | = OCR = | + | =OCR= |
| − | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_aqncTWgkk Image to Text - OCR - Tesseract - Linux - Tutorial] | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_aqncTWgkk Image to Text - OCR - Tesseract - Linux - Tutorial] |
| − | = Using Windows Applications = | + | =Using Windows Applications= |
| − | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEs4Linux IEs4Linux] (May no longer be available...) | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEs4Linux IEs4Linux] (May no longer be available...) |
| − | * [https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] (Good for some old games) | + | *[https://www.scummvm.org/ ScummVM] (Good for some old games) |
| − | = Interesting Experiments = | + | =Interesting Experiments= |
| − | * [https://www.linux.com/blog/building-beowulf-cluster-just-13-steps Building a Beowulf Cluster in just 13 steps] | + | *[https://www.linux.com/blog/building-beowulf-cluster-just-13-steps Building a Beowulf Cluster in just 13 steps] |
Revision as of 12:45, 4 November 2020
SEARCH: live usb linux mint persistent
Contents
Maintenance
User Management
Networking
Automatically mounting directories on an as-needed basis... See Autofs
Services
FTP
How To Set Up Your FTP Server In Linux
Restart a service
sudo service FOOBAR restart
or
sudo systemctl restart FOOBAR.service
Where "FOOBAR" is the name of the service you want to restart...
Hardware Information
- 16 commands to check hardware information on Linux
- 10 Useful Commands to Collect System and Hardware Information in Linux
- How to Check Hardware Information on Linux Using Command Line
determine details about an install
Find out Distro Name:
cat /etc/issue
Using TimeShift
Software Updates & versions NOT from the repositories
- HexChat
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:overcoder/hexchatsudo apt-get update
how to format USB Flash Disk using terminal
- First, you have to find out which device (/dev/sd??) your USB stick is. Therefore look at the output of
sudo fdisk -l
or
lsblk
- After that unmount the device/partition (if necessary) by running
sudo umount /dev/sd??
Make sure you replaced ?? with the correct device/partition name from the previous output.
- To format The partition as FAT32 use
mkdosfs -F 32 -I /dev/sd??
Again replace ?? with your respective letters.
Be careful that if you enter the wrong device name, you might also accidentally format your hard disk!
Dealing with Serial Ports
How to connect to a terminal to Serial-USB
How To Check and Use Serial Ports Under Linux
ESP-8266, Ubuntu, and 74880 baud
Finding the serial ports:
dmesg | grep tty
Make a Linux machine respond to a serial port:
sudo /sbin/agetty ttyS0
Make a Linux machine talk to a serial port:
sudo screen /dev/ttyS0 38400
or
sudo minicom --device /dev/ttyS0
Dealing with File Formats
- Converting .dmg to .iso file
- Open and convert CHM documents
- How to Open, Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux
