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How to add Android Studio to the launcher?
I'm trying to install Android Studio so that I can launch it from a launcher instead of via terminal.
Android Studio > Tools > Create Desktop Entry doesn't do anything
Can someone give specific instructions please?
I think this is something to do…
spences10
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What is the loopback device and how do I use it?
What are loopback and localhost?
Why do they exist, what are they used for, and how would I use them?
Eliah Kagan
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Command to list services that start on startup?
Is there a command to list services that run on startup? I imagine it would involve parsing /etc/init.d/, and the various /etc/rc.* directories.
Eric H
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Is aptitude still considered superior to apt-get?
When I first started with Ubuntu using aptitude was the 'in-thing', with some stated improvements over apt-get. Am I correct in saying that apt-get has now 'caught up' with aptitude, and it makes little difference which is used (although it is…
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apt gives “Unstable CLI Interface” warning
I am writing a script that needs to read a file containing information of a package for which I wrote this line
apt show $PACKAGE_NAME > pack_info.txt
However this doesn't creates the pack_info.txt file and always gives this Warning :
WARNING :…
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Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift
When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before that when I used to have Windows. Now for some…
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How do I change fonts and adjust their size?
I've been finding fonts on the internet and installing them on my system.
What's the easiest way to change my fonts? I would prefer an easy to use graphical way, but answers with command line recommendations are also welcome.
Jorge Castro
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How do I include lines in resolv.conf that won't get lost on reboot?
I have finally migrated to 12.04 from 7.10. I have one last part to complete but I am stumped. I am using Puppet on each server, and in the past I have included a nameserver address and a search domain name for the puppetmaster in resolv.conf.…
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What's the difference between .tar.gz and .gz, or .tar.7z and .7z?
Recently, I've been backing up a lot of my data, and I noticed that I can save files as .gz or .tar.gz, or .7z and .tar.7z, etcetera. What are the differences between the normal one and the .tar.* variant? Which one of them is adviced when making…
Exeleration-G
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Where is the .Trash folder?
Using Ubuntu 11.10, I accidentally deleted a file that was approximately 700 MB. I tried to find it in the in following locations, but couldn't:
/home/user/.local/share
/home/user/ <-- there was no folder .Trash
/home/user/Desktop/ <-- there was no…
Registered User
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Uninstall a program installed with Wine
I am using Ubuntu 11.10. By using wine software i installed some software like nimbuzz and ibibo messenger. Both the programs are not working and showing the bug as We're sorry, but an unknown error has caused ibibo Messenger to close.
So I wanna…
Teja
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What does -y mean in apt-get -y install command?
I always see commands like this
apt-get -y install
What is the -y tag for and what is the difference between apt-get install with and without the -y tag?
abdelrahman khaled
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Why doesn't this show the hidden files/folders?
I was looking through my system with du -sch ./* to find the big useless files I may have stockpiled with no reason, when I found this:
$ du -sch ./*
du: cannot read directory ‘./drbunsen/.gvfs’: Permission denied
du: cannot read directory…
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How to exclude/ignore hidden files and directories in a wildcard-embedded "find" search?
Starting from (notice the wildcards before and after "some text")
find . -type f -name '*some text*'
how can one exclude/ignore all hidden files and directories?
I've already been googling for far too long, came across some -prune and !…
nutty about natty
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Command to append line to a text file without opening an editor
Assuming i have a line that i want to add to a file without opening an editor.
How could i append this line
alias list='ls -cl --group-directories-first'
to this file
config.fish
NES
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