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== CLI Software Management ==
== CLI Software Management ==


Keep softare updated
Synchronize package index from Internet.  Location of repositories <code>/etc/apt/sources.list</code>
 
<pre>sudo apt-get update</pre>
<pre>sudo apt-get update
Install newest versions of all software packages
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</pre>
<pre>sudo apt-get upgrade</pre>
Update distribution
<pre>sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</pre>
Install package (if already installed, will attempt to update package)
<pre>apt-get install package-name</pre>
List installed packages
<pre>apt list --installed</pre>


== Hardware ==
== Hardware ==

Revision as of 21:44, 19 April 2018

Shell commands

Enable root account (not recommended):

$sudo passwd root

Disable root account you lock root account:

$sudo passwd -l root

Want to use root @ console:

$sudo -i

Windows Dual Boot page

Recovering Ubuntu After Windows Install

Grub2 on Ubuntu wiki

Grub2 GUI Customizer

For support-related question you can use Launchpad. You can also search the complete history of questions and answers.

Ubuntu web forums

Grub 2 basics

CLI Software Management

Synchronize package index from Internet. Location of repositories /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update

Install newest versions of all software packages

sudo apt-get upgrade

Update distribution

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Install package (if already installed, will attempt to update package)

apt-get install package-name

List installed packages

apt list --installed

Hardware

Identify video card:

paul@congo:~$ lspci -nn | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G92 [GeForce 8800 GT] [10de:0611] (rev a2)

Ubuntu video card

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