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How can I open a file in my terminal, like nautilus does it?
I want to be able to open files like my operating system does from console.
e.g. a .pdf file should be opened with evince or whatever the default application to open pdfs is. All the other things ...
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3answers
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How can I open a file when I do not know what command opens it? [duplicate]
Ubuntu noob here. How do I open a file in a working directory? I have already tried
./MyFile.jpg
And it replies with
bash: ./MyFile.jpg: Permission denied
Now, that got me thinking that I had ...
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4answers
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How to run .sh file [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I run .sh files in Terminal?
I want to download JDownloader from the internet for Linux. But the file is .sh and when I tell ubuntu to open the file it uses some ...
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How do I open a file from inside a bash script?
Ok, so running gedit myfile.txt works well. But what about opening a file from inside a bash script, using the default desktop app linked to the filetype?
I've tried below, which works great when run ...
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Opening a file from terminal
When we want to open an application or file from the terminal, we type, say,
okular file.dvi
This opens the application, but also shows the status of the application. We cannot close the terminal, ...
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Force file extension to open with specific app (Extensions like .exe, .jpg, .mp4…)
I have already read the question about Creating .desktop files to use on the "Open with other application" tab but this is not what I want, I want to be able to click on the file in Dash or ...
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1answer
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I want to see if a file is opened with gedit. Is it possible?
There is a command-line option to see what files are open with gedit?
If I open two files in gedit (file1 and file2) and in terminal I use the command:
ps ax | grep-v grep | grep gedit
I get only ...
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Is there a way to recover a file that I have deleted but is still open somewhere?
This question is related to How to recover deleted files? but it is slightly different in nature.
Suppose I have a file named ~/something open in a text editor. Further suppose that I open a terminal ...
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1answer
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Why does everything take so long to open?
Every time I click to open a program or anything, it takes at least 6 seconds to open. Bigger programs take even longer. I right clicked on the desktop and selected "change desktop background" and the ...
4
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1answer
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Nautilus 3.6.3: open folder with
Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits
Gnome-shell 3.6.2
Nautilus 3.6.3
I have installed SMPlayer. It has a useful (to me) option called "Add folder content to SMPlayer playlist" (or something like that, my native ...
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How do I manually associate a program to a file type in 11.10? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Creating .desktop files to use on the “Open with other application” tab
The interface for associating a file type to a particular application has changed in ...
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1answer
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How to automatically expand location with File Open dialog? [duplicate]
Background
By default, the "File Open" dialog resembles:
Problem
More often than not, my first interaction with this dialog is to click the pencil icon to reveal the path. I then paste the path ...
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How can I open binary Android ROM image files? (.img)
I'm a Windows/Mac/Ubuntu and Androoid user, so I know what I'm talking about, when I say: How do I open binary image files? (.img) They just won't open, on any OS...
I'm an Android dev... I'm ...
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2answers
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All ports are closed until they are opened manually by the user? Is it true?
I am new to Linux and Ubuntu. I googled and read some articles stating that all ports are closed until they are opened manually by the user. Is it correct?
And what do you mean by "listening on a ...
2
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3answers
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How to close all opening windows with a script?
All that I want is close all opening windows by executing a shell script (just like open multiple applications by executing a script) but I dont know how.
Thanks for your time!
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1answer
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Is there a way to open a terminal from xdg-open or nautilus?
I asked and was answered at this post about opening a GUI explorer from a command line.
How about the other way around? I mean, is there a way to open a terminal from xdg-open or nautilus?
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2answers
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List firewalls on the local machine
In Windows besides the Windows firewall a user could have installed a firewall program, or there is another service listening to that port.
In Ubuntu how can I see what blocks/filters open ports? ...
2
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1answer
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Disable auto-open for a specific device
Whenever I insert a flash drive, a new Nautilus window opens showing its contents. Is there a way to deactivate "auto-open" option for a specific USB unit?
2
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1answer
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How to open evince in the top-right corner of my screen? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Create a keyboard shortcut to move windows to a specific screen edge
I want to open a new evince window on the top-right corner of my screen, how can I do that in Ubuntu ...
2
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1answer
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File access: open fails for one program but not another
This is the most unusual thing. I'm trying to start up mysqld with a different my.cnf (so I can have two MySQL daemons running without conflict). The file is /etc/mysql/my2.cnf but mysql won't open ...
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0answers
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Gimp won't open PSD file: 'no such file or directory'
Trying to open a PSD file in Gimp, I get this message:
Opening '/home/neils/Downloads/file.psd' failed:
Error loading PSD file: No such file or directory
The terminal output reads:
(gimp:2785): ...
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1answer
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Unity broken after logging into GNOME? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unity doesn't load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
Unity seems to have broken itself!
I logged out of a Unity session and logged back into a GNOME/Openbox session to ...
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1answer
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How open *.sh *.py files in terminal Ubuntu 13.04?
In Ubuntu 12.10, after doing the chmod a+x ./*.sh command there was two options showing when double on *.sh file (Open in terminal - display)
But in Ubuntu 13.04 even after doing chmod a+x command, ...
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3answers
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Open ebooks in Ubuntu 12.04
I have downloaded e-books in both electronic publication and mobile reader. In windows a program called 7zip extracts the files. Which program will do the same in Ubuntu 12.04?
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3answers
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Open a folder into a terminal
Well I know how to open a folder in the terminal (using cd). But when the name of this folder have space? Ex: Eclipse Indigo. If you use cd Eclipse Indigo does not recognize
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1answer
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fglrx vs open drivers - informations and temperature control
I have ubuntu 12.04.2 and kde. I have fglrx 13.1 latest drivers. Sometimes I have freezes at starup, it's very annoying, and I discovered it's bug : http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691
So maybe ...
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1answer
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How to use open/openvt with command line arguments?
Question:
I can start LumiSoft mailserver in console mode like this:
./lsMailServer.exe -daemon
Unfortunately this blocks the terminal that was used.
And I am logged in via ssh.
I'm just ...
1
vote
1answer
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CD tray opens by itself
Upgraded from 10.04 lts amd64 to 12.04 lts amd64 on a system running without a glitch for years. Now my CD-ROM burner opens by itself like in the bottom question that was closed by a moderator. A DVD ...
1
vote
1answer
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opening images takes too long [closed]
In the last 2 releases of Ubuntu, images take so much longer to open with the regular image viewer provided in the distribution ('eog'), same thing some times with pdf files and 'evince'.
I noticed ...
1
vote
1answer
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How can I give a user permission to open low port numbers?
If I'm root, how can I give a user permission to open low port numbers ? Or how can I take away the right to open high port numbers from a user ?
Cheers !
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2answers
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How can I enable the nautilus feature that on Shift+Right-Click I get an extra menu entry that says “open with“?
I know it was there in previous versions. I often want to open things with gedit. Maybe there's a workaround.
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vote
1answer
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How to run video from wine?
I tried to run it from total commander, I tried to make a link to it
/media/DATA/#TO_BACKUP/_MUSIC/MUSIC2/Black
Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit).avi
but it says
Failed to execute child ...
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2answers
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How can I open port 22 for Sparkleshare?
How can I open port 22 for Sparkleshare?
Every time I run dazzle create name_of_the_project (Sparkleshare) it gives the address but does no show the port as it should be.
Example:
it shows: ...
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0answers
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DVB-T and analog set top box based on linux based open harware and software
I want to build a DVB-T and analog set top box based on linux based open harware and software. I decided to use Beagleboard xm running Ubuntu linux. I just bought it so I'm a newbie. Are there any ...
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1answer
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Lubuntu 12.10 The add button still not active
I cant seem to add VPN from my network connections.
This similar post doesn't help me since I can't connect to the Internet with my Netbook to fetch the installation. Any ideas on how to fix this ...
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0answers
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Login screen resolution causes monitor to be “Out of Range” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make xrandr customization permanent?
Today I upgraded from 11.10 to 12.04 LTS and I am experiencing some resolution problems. I fixed my desktop, but my ...
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Show a list of applications that are available for opening a file
Is it possible to show a list of applications (using the "Open With..." context menu) that can open a given file, including applications that haven't been downloaded yet? I'd like to be able to use ...
0
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1answer
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terminal closes when i run shell script
I wrote my own shell script, and I made it executable with "chmod +x" command. But when I click to shell file and want to run it in terminal, it suddenly opens and then closes in a second. What is the ...
0
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1answer
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How to open Password protected Excel file in ubuntu 12.04?
Previously I was using dual boot (Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04). At that time I created some Excel files with password protection. Now I am using only Ubuntu 12.04 and not Windows. iI want to open those ...
0
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1answer
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after updating packages, unity launcher is not showing up
Decided to update my packages using update-manager, now unity launcher isn't working.
If force to launch Unity, this is what I am getting:
ilshod@small-camel:~$ unity &
[1] 2440
...
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2answers
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How do you open a downloaded file from synaptic?
I am trying to open a file I downloaded from Synaptic. How do you do that?
0
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1answer
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Google Chrome not opening after install
When I try to open Google Chrome from folder using home: filesystem -> opt -> chrome and double-click on chrome, it complains:
could not display "/opt/google/chrome/chrome"
There is no application ...
0
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1answer
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Problem regarding open cv graphing
I want to know that if i want to do graphing in open cv would i have to install seperate library for this purpose or it can be plotted using other ways.
0
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0answers
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Mouse scrolling bug in Abiword and Open Office
I need a good word processor for Xubuntu which:
1) is able to memorize the font size I am using within the documents; and
2) can be scrolled with the mouse wheel.
Plain text editors do not allow ...
0
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0answers
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Opening any file with any other Program
Okay, I have the following problem:
I have a file (.jnlp, but that isn't important) that I want to open with a certain program (javaws). The problem is that the program I want to open it with is not ...
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How to change “Open With” with force and fury? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I change Open With list (remove somthing or change)
This question is obviously NOT a duplicate as actual reading more than one sentence will show.
Every [too ...
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0answers
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Make .tex file open in Kile by default [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I set kile as the default application for .tex files?
I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I want .tex files to be opened by Kile by default. The problem is that Kile does not ...
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0answers
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Open with alternative application using modifier keys in Gnome & Nautilus
Is it possible to have multiple applications associated with a specific file type that and controlled via modifier keys?
For example for avi video files we be able to assign both VLC (default) and ...
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System showing Internal Problem
I have Dell Inspirion 1525 laptop. Some days back I installed the Open BVE train simulator game. That game didn't run on my lappy, it just showed blank screen. So I uninstalled it. Since then I'm ...
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Big delay to open web pages on Ubuntu 11.10; also slow torrent client speed [closed]
The keywords for my issue are too common among other issues, so, I couldn't find anything that could answer me: why will it take around 30+ seconds for any of my browsers to open a page? happens even ...
