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GNOME Terminal (often titled only "Terminal") is the default terminal emulator included in Ubuntu.

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Change default directory in terminal started with shortcut but not in visual studio code

I'd like to start in a different directory when I open a terminal using ctrl + alt + T. I've already tried the method adding a line with cd command in .bashrc. It works well, but then when I open ...
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Terminal crashes on startup (zsh not found) [duplicate]

Terminal crashes on startup, I previously install zsh and set it as the default shell Then, I removed zsh without changing default shell. please help!!
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sudo ./ command not found

I am trying to install displaylink driver for docking station D6000. I downloaded the driver from: https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics/downloads/ubuntu Once downloded I have a file ...
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Replace Tilix as the default terminal emulator in ubuntu-budgie-desktop running on ubuntu18.04

I've recently installed ubuntu-budgie-desktop on ubuntu18.04 and while I like most of the features, I'm annoyed with the Tilix terminal emulator. So I wish to change it back to gnome-terminal-emulator....
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GNOME Terminal Titlebar Always Black

In GNOME, my Terminal's titlebar is always black, even when I use a light shell theme. Everything in GNOME has a white titlebar except for Terminal. I also tried using another theme, and it does this ...
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How to automatically open a file that has a dynamic filename

I'm trying to make an automation process, my workflow generates a file automatically, this file is named based on a timestamp and a public key. Example of the file name : UTC--2022-03-07T10-53-08....
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When I paste in the terminal sometimes the contents are prefixed with the characters '^[[200~'

Sometimes when I paste text from the clipboard into the terminal, the resulting text has the following characters added to the front '^[[200~'. How can I prevent this?
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Is it possible to assign font styles and colors to Gedit and Gnome Terminal through the system's GTK theme?

I have Gnome Tweaks installed on Ubuntu, and I was curious if it is possible to assign font colors and styles to Gedit and Terminal through the system theme to create a more unified look. As I ...
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Unable to remove Boost library files? [duplicate]

I have done apt-get remove libboost-all-dev command. But, I can still see a directory /usr/include/boost. I want to remove everything related to Boost. How do I do this?
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How do I open a terminal with another user name?

Whenever I open the terminal, I want to login as another user (another_user). I tried putting the below in my .bashrc, but it prompts me for a password everytime I open the terminal. # in .bashrc su - ...
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Conda hangs when installing new Python version

Some of the output of conda search python is: # Name Version Build Channel python 3.9.0 h2a148a8_4_cpython conda-forge ...
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Fixed the changes

I have changed everything like Ubuntu settings logo, etc/apt/sources.list file's details , screenfetch/neofetch logo or even Ubuntu boot logo,login screen logo... Everything via customize terminal ...
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Error when starting Gnome Terminal

My gnome terminal won't open. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. No luck. I was able to install an Xfce terminal though. There is also a red circle with a white x on it in the lower right hand ...
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keep focus on windows like microsoft windows file explorer

The procedure I describe is useless but it helps me explain the situation. If I am using terminal, I use it on top of nautilus. In terminal, I type "cat" then space, then with the mouse I go ...
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Gnome-terminal not starting on Ubuntu 20.04.03

I messed up my system and need urgent help. Please bare with me. I'll be more than happy to provide all details. This PC has really important work for me. I know it won't start again if it is somehow ...
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How to add Ubuntu GNOME terminal in Docky launcher?

After upgrading Ubuntu I can't pin GNOME Terminal in Docky launcher. How can I fix that?
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HELP to install PSPP - Terminal not working [duplicate]

I am new to Linux and need to install PSPP ( Linux free version of Social Statistcs -PSSP) for college. When I try to install it on the terminal it doesnt work. This is what it says: Reading package ...
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Python 3.10.2 installation breaks Terminal?

So I just installed Python 3.10.2 and now I cannot open the Terminal application anymore. Ctrl+alt+t does not work either, and clicking on the application does absolutely nothing. I have to admit, I ...
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Creating a hyperlink from command line output on a terminal

The command hostnamectl, when executed with no argument, will dump a bunch of information to the terminal. One of that is the Operating System line as shown in the sample output below: $ hostnamectl ...
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while invoking 'gnome-terminal' from the terminal , the environment variables of the previous session has a scope in the newly opened terminal

I have opened a gnome-terminal and did this: $ export abc=abcd $ echo $abc abcd $ gnome-terminal The above commands invoked an another gnome-terminal and tried this: $ echo $abc abcd #I am not ...
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Terminal: command which clears only outputs of historical commands

Is their in terminal a command similar as clear or ctrl+l which only clears the output of commands I passed in. For example my shell looks like this martin@martin-LINCPLUS-P4:~/Git$ martin@martin-...
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Not able to install 'slack' through snap

While installing slack from snap store using the command line (sudo snap install slack --classic), I get the following errors. Please help me resolve this. error: cannot perform the following tasks: ...
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Whenever i open a terminal, is there a script to make it open but it shows as a background app? [closed]

I am making a script that finds unwanted items and hiding the terminal seems better to do.
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How to remove Python version shown in zsh terminal

How can I remove this "via python v2.7.17" from my terminal? Sorry, I'm new to Ubuntu and I can't find any way to remove this from my terminal.
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Where are the Terminal's Profile Preferences in Ubuntu 20.04?

I am trying to setup RVM on Ubuntu 20.04. In the guide it says to open the preferences panel on terminal. When I open preferences, only default appears. but when I click on that, different options ...
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How to make firefox command autcomplete SVG file paths when I press tab key

I have Mozilla Firefox 95.0.1 running on Ubuntu 20.04. I need to open some SVG files that contain animations in the firefox browser using the command line as follows: firefox <Tab Key> The ...
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gnome-terminal has double frame after 21.10 upgrade

I have just upgraded Ubuntu 21.04 to 21.10. If I run GNOME Terminal I have two "frames": one with just the directory title. the second with the directory title, the + on the left and the ...
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How to fix the broken characters in terminal inside docker container?

I'm running shell script inside a docker container based on ubuntu base image but I'm getting ���� in the terminal output instead of something like this 🧐.. printf "${G}==> ${BL}Checking ...
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Help! Trying to install gnome tweaks for the first time [closed]

I'm trying to install gnome tweaks on pop_os with the command: sudo apt install gnome-tweaks after running the command I stumbled with this prompt: Waiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/...
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How to customise GNOME Terminal's context menu?

I want to customize the context menu of my terminal (gnome-terminal), and add some custom-made plugins shortcuts. How can I customize this? (I had to take picture from phone because I couldn't take a ...
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Keep gnome-terminal from closing when opened from bash script

I wrote a little bash script that opens a new gnome-terminal window. In that window, I need it to run an app which receives some input from the keyboard and produces some output that I want to observe....
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Terminal has extra spaces between characters on Ubuntu 21.04

I use ubuntu 21.04 and my terminal has extra spaces between characters. Here is a screenshot of my terminal I checked preferences and settings but couldn't find any option to fix it. It also opens in ...
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Ubuntu 21.10 gnome-terminal doesn't maximize/un-maximize to original 80x24 size correctly

Ubuntu 21.10. My gnome-terminal opens to a standard 80x24 size window. That's fine. However, if I maximize the window to the size of my display (1920x1080) and then immediately un-maximize the window, ...
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Upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 causing many failures

I upgraded Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 and now everything is broken. apt doesn't work.keep getting dpkg errors when trying to use it. cant install anything. nautilus and terminal doesn't work. lots of icons ...
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How to speed up neofetch? Alternatives or neofetch caching

I've configured my terminal in a such a way that it runs neofetch when opened. However, there is now, a 200ms (approx.) delay before i can start typing. Are there any faster alternatives to neofetch ...
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How can I fix this apt update error? [duplicate]

Err:17 http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable/main amd64 Packages File has unexpected size (40367 != 55406). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 40.65.182.21 80] Hashes of expected file: - ...
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How to find window(gnome-terminal) by process id which run in it?

gnome-terminal can open many windows, and in one window may have several tabs. I want to active one gnome-terminal window which has a bash run in one of its tabs, for the CWD of that bash preventing ...
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Change profile of all running Gnome Terminals on the fly over command line

Currently I'm working on a script which changes my gnome terminal theme depending on daytime. I do this with the command: gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.ProfilesList default "$...
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How to run a command within a previously opened terminal with gnome-terminal command in a shell script?

I want to run a source code that needs four terminal A, B, C and D. There are some commands for source code running in Ubuntu. These commands must be run in order in terminals A, B, C, D, A, B and C. ...
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keyboard short cut 'E' and 'O' of terminal emulator 'terminator'

I'm not sure this kind of question is acceptable here. I'm thinking of trying terminator.(https://www.tecmint.com/terminator-a-linux-terminal-emulator-to-manage-multiple-terminal-windows/) The hot key ...
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How do I get terminal programs to have a black background instead of a solarized black one?

I have my Terminal color scheme set to White on Black. However, whenever I use console programs such as aptitude or minicom, the black background takes on a solarized appearance. I abhor the solarized ...
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I can't move the curser with the up and down and side to side keys in Terminal

I must be missing something here. I have worked with terminal before. I am trying to change "true" to false and the arrow keys are not moving the cursor to do this. Please help me . Thanks....
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Terminal, settings and other system applications don't open in ubuntu 20.04

I use ubuntu 20.04 and can't open terminal, settings, software updater, and ... I had to use my vscode terminal instead. before installing Django and python3.9, I hadn't this issue. I think something ...
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Change terminal beep from drip to glass using command line?

How can I change the terminal beep from the default "drip" to "glass"? I know I can open Settings, select Sound, and then, in the Alert Sound section, select "Glass". How ...
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Gnome terminal scrollbar - hover changes width & wraps text

I'm using Gnome Terminal (under KDE, but I'm not sure if that's important), and when I hover my mouse over the scrollbar, the scrollbar gets wider and causes the text to wrap. Here's a GIF: It's like ...
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What is python-minimal?

I had a problem that gave me an error message in the terminal whenever I tried executing a command. I checked a forum, and the most helpful solution instructed me to run this command: sudo apt-get --...
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Sudden icons and color changed and I cannot revert it

Icons have changed, terminal is now white. I cannot recall doing something that might have done this and I don't know how to bring my old setup back. This one looks horrible lsb_release -a No LSB ...
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For each different folder how to make a different .iso?

I have 12 folders one two three four ... I wish to make something like this one.iso two.iso ... but I don't know what command can I use. Any suggestion? with Mkisofs you can use mkisofs –o backup....
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Python file not working in terminal, only in pycharm

The program takes a picture and saves it to a directory named images. #!/usr/bin/env/python import cv2 import datetime filename = datetime.datetime.now() cam = cv2.VideoCapture(0) s, img = cam.read() ...
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How do I change the color of the prompt in Ubuntu terminal after using sudo su?

I want to change the color of the root prompt after using sudo su. It is currently white. I am using Ubuntu in a VirtualBox VM. Here is a picture of my terminal:
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