Questions tagged [execute-command]

Questions relating to the execution (running) of a file (usually a compiled binary) or a command.

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rc.local not executing command

I was trying to make my laptop running Ubuntu 13.10 remember the brightness from the last time and set it automatically on start-up. I was thinking about using xbacklight to set the brightness. So, as ...
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wsl -e cannot run a script that I can run when wsl has been executed

I created a script in Ubuntu: # bash_test_01.sh echo "cmd is executed" Running the script from inside WSL works: > wsl $ cd /home $ /home/bash_test_01.sh cmd is executed. However ...
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"Composer update failed: "/usr/local/bin/composer" could not be written." after installing Composer using the terminal

I'm on ubuntu 20.04 LTS and I have installed Composer directly using the terminal, but I'm getting this error: [Composer\Downloader\FilesystemException] ...
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How to run an executable from any directory in terminal by setting path?

The executable file name is julia. This executable is located at /home/siva/juliapro/julia/bin. I have set the path to this directory, but still, if I enter julia in the terminal, it says command ...
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How to auto answer to a multi-stage command?

I'm new in Ubuntu terminal. I have a command to connect to a VPN server. in first step I must type sudo vpn_command and so I must type root password, then in next step I must Enter "yes" and vpn ...
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KDE5 -- bring up the "command prompt" like bar at the top of the screen

I don't remember what it's called, but I just found myself in a situation where I could use it.
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How to automate commands I use very often on VPS?

I have some projects on DigitalOcean VPSs. I deploy parts of code very often. Almost after every upload I have to do multiple commands. For example if I change Django models and add some static files:...
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How to make a build command in Geany IDE to compile and execute Objective-C programs?

I am a big fan of Geany IDE and Ubuntu. I am learning Objective-C programming language. I have Objective-C Environment in Ubuntu 16.04 and I compile Objective-C programs using terminal. But I want to ...
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How do I get Ubuntu 15.10 to show the desktop version

I downloaded and installed Ubuntu 15.10 alongside Windows 8.1. Everything was fine and working. Then I booted my computer and it goes to terminal, asks for login and then password, and then something ...
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How to excecute a .sh program with old date

How can i make a .sh file that will run another .sh file on a old date like... Set date to 2014/06/03 run .sh file set date back to real time
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text editing using tr command

On using the command: tr -s '\n' ' '< test1 where test1 is a text file. If test1 is written in a manner such that it contains newlines (linefeed characters) and not \n (backslash-n) then the ...
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How to run executables directly from nautilus? [duplicate]

When I write C codes in geany and the build and then run the program from there using the buttons there, it works fine. Again I can run the compiled executables using ./file_name command from terminal ...
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How do I execute a program with default variables?

How can I execute a program (specifically a bash alias) with the default environment variables? Consider this example: export test="something I dont want to exist" alias _xterm='xterm -fn 7x13 -fa "...
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Execution gets stopped in ssh remote server

I am trying to run Quantum ESPRESSO on a remote server through SSH in the Linux terminal from my machine. For this, I am running a binary executable program with a text input file as: $ mpirun -np 20 ...
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Is it possible to attach commands to a programme I want to run?

UBUNTU 20.04 I have PCSX2 but in order for it to run correctly I need to open the terminal and run: vblank_mode=0 /usr/games/PCSX2-linux.sh having to do this every time is a bit of an annoyance so is ...
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How Can I Make A .desktop Launcher For A Sudo command To Execute GfxTablet Program?

I am new here been trying to find a way to make a .desktop icon for the sudo command to open the program called GfxTablet but cannot get any info that actually works. All the plethera of commands I ...
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What does this command mean?

While searching installation of lxqt I found apt install command for lxqt-sudo | gksu, xfwm4 | x-window-manager, firefox | www-browser. What does this commands mean? What is the difference with ...
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"No such file or directory" error message when running program

I can navigate to the directory where the program resides, see it when I list the directory contents, and run it by using the tab auto-complete feature so I have not mis-spelled the name. There are no ...
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Unable to locate package vsftpd Ubuntu 17.10 [duplicate]

I am using below command to install ftp but its showing error message: sudo apt-get install vsftpd Error Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package vsftpd
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Easy access to selfmade program [duplicate]

I have a program named Log. I want to run log, but normally I have to go to ~ directory and use the command ./Log . How would I make it so that I can use the command Log to do the same thing, from any ...
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MMV doesn't execute in bash script (only if run by CRON)

this is my script "backup.sh": #!/bin/bash date=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y_%r") mmv -r "uploads/temp/*" "#1\ '$date'" mv /ftphome/uploads/temp/* /ftphome/uploads/arch/ My dir structure is like that: dr-...
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How to run bin file on 14.04?

I have a .bin file I want to install. I have 14.04 64bit. I think the bin file is 32 bit. I already installed all the 386 libs as below: sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libasound2:i386 ...
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Minecraft not Executing

So, I've had Ubuntu for a good 6 months on my HP Chromebook 14. I downloaded and began playing Minecraft immediately with no problem. Then, today I go onto my laptop and open up Ubuntu. I double click ...
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Executable won't execute

I hope that my post is acceptable although I am actually running lubuntu, not ubuntu. I am trying to create an executable file but I am having difficulties. I created a script with a text editor and ...
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Cannot Execute Binary File: Exec Format Error OOTP2015

I am trying to install OOTP15 for linux. I have downloaded the file and it is in my home folder. When I go to execute the file I get the error message: bash: /home/patrick/ootp15linuxsetup.bin.tar....
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Running executable files in GUI [duplicate]

I have an executable file called drracket in a folder : However in GUI it appears as a source file : Is there a way to run the file via GUI like double-click etc.? (Running it in prompt forces me to ...
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How to create your own commands that can be used anywhere [duplicate]

I am new to linux, and I am learning bash scripting at the moment. I was wondering how I would save my script as a command and then be able to call that command anywhere in the terminal. So i could ...
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Admin name appears twice if it asks for admin password. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I was trying to apply some given items at this page to secure my Ubuntu 12,04. After applying item number 4; my user name which is the only admin, appears twice if system asks for an admin password as ...
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Anaconda execution on Ubuntu 22.04: Green circle appears and then disappears but can't see application running

I am trying to install anaconda on Ubuntu 22.04. Initially I got 'directory already exists': Directory Exists which suggested: $ ./anaconda.sh -u bash: ./anaconda.sh: Permission denied zulfikar@lc2530:...
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Fail to execute command on startup

I want to run a simple command after my ubuntu starts up and network services are established (it should do so no matter wheater I'm logged in or not) If I run the command manually, it start's up the ...
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Keyboard shortcut to convert simplified to traditional Chinese

I am trying to create a keyboard shortcut that runs a python script to convert selected simplified Chinese characters into traditional Chinese in the clipboard. Here are the essential code: s2t.py ...
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Error when using 'make install' command

I am attempting to install the WRF weather software (http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/OnLineTutorial/compilation_tutorial.php#STEP7) that requires the installation of certain libraries. I can unpack the ...
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Can't run C on Geany [duplicate]

I'm having trouble in running C code from Geany. The code compiles successfully, but when I try to execute it, it shows on Terminal: /tmp/geany_run_script_I007A0.sh: 7: /tmp/geany_run_script_I007A0....
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How to combine JPG-file and MP3-file to MP4-file using FileManager-Actions?

I just installed »FileManager-Actions« Now i try to get a command working for combining a JPG-file (its always 1920x1080px) with a MP3-file into a MP4-file. Normally is used this command in terminal ...
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How can I use terminal commands to access Ubuntu menu items?

I need to run a bash script that will retrieve all of the desktop files located in a specific menu item (like accessories/utilities or education, etc) and then run a specific one of them. What ...
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Get command from keyboard shortcut [duplicate]

Is there a way to get the command that is executed when a keyboard shortcut is pressed? E.g., when I press Ctrl+Alt+T, the terminal is ran. Is there a terminal command or an application that would ...
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Run command on upgrade of certain package

I am trying to automate an action so that it runs after a file in a certain package is upgraded. On Arch I can put a file in /usr/share/libalpm/hooks that specifies the package, file that is updated, ...
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How can I start using Snappy compression in Ubuntu after installation?

I have recently installed google's snappy compression library (link) in my Ubuntu (16.04 LTS) machine. As I want to use the library to compress and decompress the files of my interest, what are the ...
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Error no such file or directory

I have this executable file in my folder and whenever I try to execute it, it shows the error sudo: unable to execute ./GASS_NCBI: No such file or directory After typing ls -alt This is what shows ...
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How to only allow a file to be opened or executed by certain application(s)?

Let's say that I've got a security application (or something which I just don't want any old application or user to have access to because it is very important and if the wrong guys had access to it ...
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Mathematica & Ubuntu 14.04. Installation complete but command not found!

I just uploaded to Ubuntu 14.04, but Mathematica 10.1 is not working any more. I un-installed it and re-installed again. $ sudo bash Mathematica_10.1.0_LINUX.sh Mathematica 10.1.0 for LINUX ...
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History command in graphic interface of OS

Does Ubuntu store a history of command executed in the graphic interface (not in a shell session)? For example if, by mouse, I click on System Settings, then click on Network, do these steps ...
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sublime text 2 via gnome-Terminal GLib-CRITICAL

Whenever I run sublime text 2 from the command line (via the 'subl' shortcut command) I receive the following error (sublime_text:4679): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 15745 was not found when ...
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How to execute a program periodically? & disply difeerence in output [duplicate]

I want to run command repeatedly and display their output. Example: I want to run ls command repeatedly and display output so-that I can see changes in directory contents. Also facility to ...
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how change file attributes to make it executable [duplicate]

I want to execute a text file, but I need to change the file preferences so that when I open it, it will actually run the file instead displaying it. However, I don't know how to change the file ...
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In ubuntu matlab execution file cannot be run

I have stored my matlab installation in one of the partitions.But ubuntu doesn't recognize the matlab file as an executable file even after executing chmod +x command. Kindly help me to resolve the ...
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find command does not find string in subfolders

I have a file structure something like this: /apps/base/logs1 and /apps/base/logs2 Both logs1 and logs2 folders have .log files with some other files as well. I am trying to do this From /apps ...
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How can I execute a command from the text editor?

I am using Ubuntu 16.0.4 and Steam need a workaround: LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' steam It gets annoying to put it in the terminal every time I play. Is there a way to put the command ...
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What is the meaning of "-y" in this command [duplicate]

I don't understand the meaning of -y. command: apt-get install -y clickhouse-client & sudo apt-get install -y passenger There are many commands have -y.
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creating an executable file [duplicate]

I want to create a file which will execute a code, for example: sleep 60s; dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.UPower.Suspend -so ...
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