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How to make a file executable? [duplicate]

How can I make my file so that I can double click on it, and it runs. It is a .sh script, but I also have files that say: executable (application/x-executable) in the description of what they are. ...
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How to "run" Blender 2.8 in 18.04 [duplicate]

In the install instructions, they say "run" the Blender executable for v 2.8. While I have the executable in the extracted folder, I don't know which command will "run" it. I tried run blender within ...
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Permission denied when using the terminal to install a program located in the download folder [duplicate]

roberto@roberto-870-224:~$ cd ~/Downloads roberto@roberto-870-224:~/Downloads$ ./daedalus-2.2.0-mainnet-14276.bin bash: ./daedalus-2.2.0-mainnet-14276.bin: Permission denied roberto@roberto-870-224:~/...
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How do I run .sh? [duplicate]

I checked Allow executing file as program., but is still open in editor. Ubuntu is installed on USB.
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Cron doesn't send email (while script does) [duplicate]

I have a simple script to send a back-up of my db to email: #!/bin/sh timestamp=$(date '+%d-%m-%Y@%H:%M') mysqldump -u root -pPASSWORD DBNAME | gzip > /tmp/database_$timestamp.sql.gz mutt -s "...
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How do I run .sh scripts?

Whenever I open a .sh file, it opens it in gedit instead of the terminal. I can't find any option similar to Right Click → Open With → Other Application... → Terminal. How do I open this file in the ...
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How do I make my screenshot ask me what to do next every time?

I take screenshots a lot. I usually take screenshot of an area, I then recheck if I have the desired area and then copy it to clipboard. I want to change this behaviour so that immediately upon ...
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How can I start my application in a more convenient way?

I am new in Ubuntu. I have an application which I open in the following way. I type in the console: cd ~/MyDirectory ./myapp +some arguments How can I find a solution, so I could launch my ...
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Adjust brightness with xrandr and cron job

EDIT Thanks to pa4080 I added one line to the script below and now it works great. I don't exactly understand how, oh well. I would like to make a cron job to adjust my brightness at different hours ...
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Is it possible to control the recording if Audacity is running in the background?

I would like to record audio while Audacity is running in the background, e.g. because I am focused on another window. Is it possible to control the start and stop of a recording using global keyboard ...
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How do I run a command at start up on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?

I need to start a command on startup. I want to run this command: xgamma -gamma 0.70 I have used Startup Applications but it doesn't work. I have put the command in the Startup Applications:
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Shortcut to open Terminal and run some commands

Is it possible to create desktop shortcut, that would do as follows: open Terminal change directory make a command inside that directory type password (sudo) I tried with Terminal profiles, but I ...
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Hiding terminal when executing zenity bash script by double click

Is there a way to hide terminal when a bash script for zenity is executed eg: szAnswer=$(zenity --entry --text "where are you?" --entry-text "at home"); echo $szAnswer I want to hide the terminal ...
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Apache virtual hosts not working (error 403)

I have installed apache2, php and mysql server to my ubuntu 14.04 and was tested and everything is working as expected. I have application created using codeigniter & was past developed on mac ...
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How do I open an app in a certain workspace from terminal?

I use Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver with the GNOME Desktop environment. I would like to use keyboard shortcuts to open a webpage in a certain Chrome person in another workspace. Opening the webpage is no ...
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