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unix
How do I list the files in an installed package on my Ubuntu server or desktop?
To list the packages installed on a Ubuntu server or desktop, you use dpkg, which is the equivalent of RPM on a...
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unix
How do I restart network services on my Ubuntu server or desktop?
Restarting the network service on Ubuntu is similar to Red Hat or CentOS. To do so from the command line, you can...
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unix
How do I start the graphical X-Windows display on my Ubuntu server when I’m in command-line mode?
To run graphical mode on your Ubuntu server or desktop, you can run the following command: startx or init 5 This will...
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unix
How do I print specific line numbers in a file using awk?
Using awk you can specify which lines you print. If you wanted to print lines 1-10, you could do this: awk ‘NR
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unix
How do I print all lines except for the first line using the awk command?
Using the awk command, you can do many useful things, one of which is printing only what you want. If for example,...
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unix
How do I set my MySQL session to use vi mode?
Using MySQL in vi mode is very useful as you can easily search for, modify, and run previous commands quickly. Enabling it...
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unix
How do I grant a user limited access to a specific directory in svn?
svn (Subversion) is an excellent version control tool that’s used worldwide to track changes made to files. Rather than granting all users...
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unix
How do I undo and redo changes made in vi or vim?
To undo a change in vi or vim quickly, you can use the undo command (the “u” key) when you are in...
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windows
How do I install Microsoft Office 2000 on my Windows 2003 Citrix or Terminal Server?
To install Office 2000 with Terminal Services you can perform the following: 1. Download and install the Office Resource Kit. 2. At...
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database
How do I show all grants for all users on my MySQL database?
This handy one-liner will display all grants for all users on your MySQL database: mysql –batch –skip-column-names -e “SELECT user, host FROM...