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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
I'll be checking this out. I really wanna look at...
I'll be checking this out. I really wanna look at all my options before I set on learning something in great detail, which was the whole point of this thread. I know that there isn't just a whole lot...
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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
At the moment I'm using Xubuntu. But I'm also...
At the moment I'm using Xubuntu. But I'm also trying to do this on a few other computers; some of them are running OSs like Subgraph, BackBox, Zorin, TinyCore, and Linux Mint. Any help on how to get...
692
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Well, let me ask you specifically; If you were to...
Well, let me ask you specifically; If you were to make a home file server, or if you already have one, what application would you/do you use and why??
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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Trying to get my computer to boot to CLI
I prefer for my computers to boot in the CLI. Back in the day, all you had to do to make this happen (on Debian-based) was edit a line in /etc/default/grub and then run:
sudo update-grub
But for...
692
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Beginner server applications for *nix
I'm trying to get into the world of home file servers (or an NAS, I'm not really sure what the difference is) and there's a lot of information on how to start. There are a few things that I would...
1,006
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Thank you for that, but as a new-ish user, my...
Thank you for that, but as a new-ish user, my understanding of your answer is limited. Could you explain to me what exactly is happening right after the do command?? The punctuation is unfamiliar....
1,006
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Name changing script
I have a problem, and I really need help with this. And I imagine that I will have to learn a new level of scripting to complete this. But I have over 5,000 pictures that are misnamed with the...
1,745
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
@ Don Cragun I am using Kali Rolling, and...
@ Don Cragun

I am using Kali Rolling, and I'm also using BASH as the shell. I'm trying to use ufw on start-up but I'm not quite sure how.

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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Startup script
I can't quite find a clear answer on how to properly write a start up script. Does anybody have any ideas??
1,573
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Need help with read command
Is there a way to make the input of the read command (or some similar command that I'm unaware of) not visible, or with an astrix??

An example:


#!/bin/bash

# Example


echo; echo "Who...
1,163
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Wireless connecting via CLI/Terminal
Do you use the CLI a lot and encounter new Wi-Fi sources, but don't want to/can't remember the commands to connect to the Internet?? I'm lazy. I mean, that's what scripting is for, right?? Efficiency...
1,097
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
What exactly is that and what does that mean?? I...
What exactly is that and what does that mean?? I have an ISO image. I have like a million ISO images, do I need to use the directory of one in order for the VM to work??
1,097
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
@bdittmar I got Oracle VM, it seems to work....
@bdittmar

I got Oracle VM, it seems to work. However, I tried to install Windows (I noticed that all of the versions available werein 32-bit only) and when I was done, it didn't work. I got a...
178,598
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
I would have to say #!/bin/bash because as long...
I would have to say #!/bin/bash because as long as you know: 1) the program/command, and 2) it's arguments, you can literally do anything. Even rout scripts into other scripts. It's the most flexible...
1,097
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Windows 10 vm on *buntu
Is it possible to run Windows 10 on a VM on any *buntu or Debian based on?? To be honest, I know "virtually" nothing about VMs (you don't have to laugh at my joke, it's not very punny) and don't even...
6,027
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Thank you for that, although I decided to just...
Thank you for that, although I decided to just make a gmail account anyways. However, I found everything that you said very informative. These are things that I did not know. I hope that someday, I...
6,027
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Mutt configuration for yahoo
I have searched high and low for any solid answer on how to configure mutt for yahoo mail. I don't know how to even get the information that I need to do it, everything that I find is for gmail. It's...
1,529
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Is there a way to convert a .txt file to a .docx...
Is there a way to convert a .txt file to a .docx file?? Also, I can't seem to find this "writer" program that you mentioned.

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1,529
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Conversion program/command via CLI
I already know about the docx2txt program, and it's extremely helpful. ssconvert is also really helpful, but unlike docx2txt, it works both ways. How does one convert a .txt file to .docx via CLI, or...
1,396
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
I don't believe that "wget" will or even can...
I don't believe that "wget" will or even can convert any files to anything. I believe, but I may be mistaken, that there is a way to do the converting with either "nano" or the "vim" programs. I'm...
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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Routing command to another graphical terminal
So, I'm in a graphical terminal (xfce4-terminal) and I was wondering, would there be a way to type a command, and it run in a new terminal window?? An example would be like, say that I want to open a...
1,489
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
Login cancellation question
Purely out of curiosity, but what would happen in all accounts were locked out from being able to be logged in to?? The root account, on most unix-based systems, is locked by default. What if all...
3,907
Posted By Huitzilopochtli
@ RudiC Thank you for that clarification....
@ RudiC

Thank you for that clarification. Although it took me a good while to mess around with it, I finally figured out what I had wrong. Truly, a novice mistake haha. But I understand the...
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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
The Picture of the "select" failure.
The Picture of the "select" failure.
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Posted By Huitzilopochtli
@ RudiC Well, I've half successfully...
@ RudiC

Well, I've half successfully implemented the "select" statement in my script, but instead of actually doing the command, it just tells me the command linked to the number. The "case"...
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