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How do I get a byobu session with a command to run on startup?
I am trying to get Byobu to startup with Ubuntu Server 12.04 when the server starts up.
I've figured out how to do this with a screen session but I want it to be in Byobu with all the added features, ...
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How do I make Ubuntu boot up in CLI? [duplicate]
I want to boot up in the command line instead of Unity. How?
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How to run a command at login?
I need to run the following command (with real parameters) after login:
ssh -f user@example.com -L 54321:example.com:54321 -N
I need it only for my user, not all users on the machine. Also, I need ...
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2answers
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Boots up in terminal and startx can't be found
ubuntu 12.04 newest kernel 3.7.1
Ok, I downloaded "Eclipse" in order to do some programming. then I wanted to reinstall it so i " sudo apt-get --purge remove [Ecplise] ".
Then I restarted my ...
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Run a terminal command at startup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to make xinput settings persist after devices are unplugged, replugged, and after shutdown, restart, etc?
How can I run the terminal command sudo xinput ...
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How do I run a script at start up?
I know that this is probably pretty easy to do, but I'm not a Linux person (I'm trying to learn more). I have a script in a folder:
/path/to/my/script.sh
I need this script to run every time the ...
1
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1answer
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How to default terminal startup?
I know that you can show the process of starting up by pressing alt + space during startup how do you have that as default on your computer? Also i would like to see it on shutdown if possible.
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Create startup terminal program
I would like Ubuntu to open up a terminal window and apply the following code upon login:
xrandr --newmode "1280x1024_60.00" 109.00 1280 1368 1496 1712 1024 1027 1034 1063 -hsync +vsync
xrandr ...
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How do I add more than one command to /etc/rc.local?
I want to add two power saving commands to /etc/rc.local file.
This to disable Bluetooth:
rfkill block bluetooth
And this to reduce screen brightness:
echo 3024 > ...
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Installation of DAKOTA Sandia in Linux
Good evening, everyone.
I'm new to Linux, so please forgive any foolish questions I might make.
My problem is, I want to install DAKOTA (Sandia Labs) and I'm asked to do the following:
"Make sure ...
3
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How do I choose which way to enable/disable, start/stop, or check the status of a service?
If I want to start a system installed service, I can do:
# /etc/init.d/some-svc start
# initctl start some-svc
# service some-svc start
# start some-svc
If I want to disable a service from running ...
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How to run Ubuntu Tweak's janitor automatically?
My aim is to have the janitor running at startup, with a pre-configured profile (e.g. clean old packages and empty the browser cache), much like CCleaner's /AUTO parameter on Windows.
The website is ...
2
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1answer
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How can I create a startup script that starts various Rails-required programs?
When I start my Ubuntu 12.04 vmware VM, I open up terminal and run the following commands.
sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql start
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start
cd sites/name_of_rails_app
bundle exec ...
1
vote
1answer
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How to run a bash script in terminal but hide the terminal on startup?
I have a backup script on start up with cuttlefish. I set it on "Run in terminal" but I want to hide the terminal on start up. I also have the terminal in the start up applications. How do I hide the ...
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Booting to terminal on startup, video driver problem? [closed]
I posted another question yesterday trying to determine if I had the proper video drivers installed and if my card was operating as it should. That was because I had some serious slow-downs in a game ...
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1answer
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How can I get a command to run before login (ie while booting or just after)?
I have an encrypted home folder, so I can't log in automatically (and I wouldn't want to) but also my display defaults to the minimum brightness at each boot. To fix this I run the command
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rc.local runs .sh file in wrong directory
In rc.local I added a line for my shell file I want to run on boot:
/direc/tory/<fileName>.sh
The script looks like this:
#!bin/sh
wget "http://somesite.org/someJava.jar" -O ...
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2answers
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What is start_daemon?
I'm trying to understand start_daemon in the following /etc/init.d/nagios-nrpe-server startup script:
start)
if [ "$INETD" = 1 ]; then
exit 1
fi
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How can I make an application start up when I login? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to start applications at startup?
How to start applications at startup automatically in Unity?
How to edit autostart applications?
I want Terminal to start up ...
3
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1answer
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Modify xfce startup applications
Normally I like it when a terminal window pops up immediately after startup, since I'm a heavy CLI user in linux. However, my preference is to have the terminal maximized, particularly on my laptop, ...
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How do I run a command automatically upon boot?
Currently my ubuntu setup is going directly to console. I have LXDE installed, and have to enter "startlxde" every time I restart the computer.
Is there a way to automatically run this command at ...
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1answer
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What start up scripts are executed when a terminal is opened in Ubuntu?
When I open a terminal, it says cannot execute the binary file and the output is something like this,
bash: /home/sandeep/bin/uname: cannot execute binary file
bash: [: =: unary operator expected
...
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3answers
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Accessing other partition from the command-line immediately on startup
My other hard drive partition (i.e., the Windows partition) is located in /media/OS.
However, I don't seem to be able to access it from the command line when my
machine starts up in Ubuntu.
I have to ...
2
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1answer
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Opening a terminal on startup
Is there any way for me to force a brand new terminal to open upon starting up Ubuntu? I'd like to just get going in a new terminal every time I restart without having to click and open it.
I've ...
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Start Transmission in the background
Is there a command I can use to start Trasmission in the background?I added Trasmission to the list of aplications started at startup. Every time after log in the the trasmission window pops up and ...
