How To Get Collection Of Cool Scripts In Nautilus Context Menu In Linux Mint / Ubuntu
Here’s how to get collection of cool scripts in nautilus context menu in Linux Mint 11 / Ubuntu 11.04:
1. Issue the following command at the terminal –
cd ~
2. Issue the following command at the terminal –
cd .gnome2
[Note: People running older versions of Gnome may have ‘.gnome’ folder instead of ‘.gnome2’, in which case, the above command will get...
An Alternate Browser To Lynx For Surfing The Web Through Linux Terminal
Here is an alternate browser similar to the classic lynx. It’s links2 and supports text as well as graphics based internet browsing.
To install it, in the Terminal, type :
sudo apt-get install links2
Once installed, the usage is very similar to Lynx (refer this earlier post on how to use it).
To open websites in text mode, simply type links2 followed by the site link :
links2 http://ihaveapc.com
This...
Automatically Open And Close CD/DVD Tray Through Linux Mint / Ubuntu Terminal
Here is something fun to do using Linux Terminal – automatically open and close the CD/DVD tray all through a couple of commands.
The command to open the tray is :
eject
The command to close the tray is :
eject -t
In fact, let’s try to do something awesome, make a shell script that will open and close the CD/DVD tray say 3 times when the script is run. [Note : don’t try to do...
List Of Useful Nautilus Keyboard Shortcuts
Here is a list of useful Nautilus keyboard shortcuts:
01. Ctrl+A – Select All
02. Ctrl+D – Add to Bookmarks
03. Ctrl+B – Edit Bookmarks
04. Ctrl+W – Close Window
05. Ctrl+Q – Close All Windows
06. Ctrl+R – Reload/Refresh Window
07. Ctrl+S – Select Items Matching (Enter the pattern)
08. Ctrl+L – Go To Location Bar
09. Ctrl+H – Toggle ‘Show...
A Simple Menu Driven Linux Shell Script For Finding Out Computer Name And Other Cool Stuff
Here is a useful bash shell script which uses a menu driven user input and will display the following info :
Your computer name
List of users who have logged in
Total disk space usage
List of files and folders in your home directory.
Think of it as the automated response system (press 1 for A, press 2 for B and so on).
Here is the code (script is named as info.sh) :
#!/bin/bash
# A simple menu...
Linux Mint Shell Scripting Primer : Part V
[ This is the final part of the five part series that covers the very basics of Linux shell scripting. For the very beginning, start from Part I here.]
Previous parts discussed the structure of a Linux shell script, how to use Terminal commands effectively through scripts, how to use variables and how loops are useful in doing cool things. This final part will cover user interaction using shell scripts....