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How to display network traffic in the terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Feb 17, 2013 · Here are some nice tools in the Ubuntu repositories for command line network traffic monitoring: bmon. Shows multiple interfaces at once. slurm. Has nice colored graphs. tcptrack. A favorite. Tells how much bandwidth is being used and also what protocol (service/port) and destination the transmission is taking place to.
bash - How do I add environment variables? - Ask Ubuntu
Aug 27, 2011 · To permanently add a new environment variable in Ubuntu (tested only in 14.04), use the following steps: Open a terminal (by pressing CtrlAltT) sudo -H gedit /etc/environment; Type your password; Edit the text file just opened: e.g. if you want to add FOO=bar, then just write FOO=bar in a new line; Save it; Once saved, logout and login again.
How can I find my hardware details? - Ask Ubuntu
Mar 23, 2011 · In Ubuntu 20.04 and later install System Profiler (sudo apt install hardinfo). HardInfo is a small application that displays information about your hardware and operating system. Currently it knows about PCI, ISA PnP, USB, IDE, SCSI, Serial and parallel port devices.
delete - How do I remove a folder? - Ask Ubuntu
Aug 12, 2017 · I am a new user and I am trying to remove a specific folder. I am using sudo rm /path/, but it is not working. What is the correct command to use? It is a file catolog I am attempting to remove ...
command line - How do I run .sh scripts? - Ask Ubuntu
May 1, 2011 · On Ubuntu 13.04 executable files opened in Nautilus are now opened in gedit by default rather than prompting the user to execute them. To enable the classic behavior you need to adjust the preferences: Nautilus → Edit menu → Preferences → Behaviour tab → Click the radio button near Ask each time.
I forgot my Ubuntu user password
Apr 4, 2016 · root@ubuntu:~# If your filesystem's state is in read-only (It should be), you will need to type the following command out. This will remount your file system with write privileges. mount -rw -o remount / Now the fun part! Let's change your password with the passwd command. Lets assume that the user's name is hannah. We would need to type these ...
hostname - How do I change the computer name? - Ask Ubuntu
In addition to editing /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname, various services might have issues with the change as well. Mysql and postfix are installed by default in ubuntu. A broken postfix won't affect most ubuntu users, since it's a background email server that isn't used by much. Postfix: sudo editor /etc/postfix/main.cf sudo service postfix restart
boot - How to start GUI from command line? - Ask Ubuntu
I've installed Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit on my machine. But when I switch on the computer, I get command line: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS COMP-1245 tty1 And it prompts for username and password. Once I provide my username and password, it authenticates login and then displays a link to documentation. Now, how can I start GUI? I'm stuck at command line.
What is the smallest (installed size) ubuntu based distribution?
8GB is not a small size. You can use Ubuntu with a 8GB hard disk. But If you are still looking for a more lightweight Ubuntu based distro check this out. I am not sure which ones among them are still active but I suggest those personally. Lubuntu which runs with LXDE desktop. Bodhi Linux which runs with Enlightenment window manager.