Ubuntu :: Which Distro Has Least/no Use Of Command Line

Mar 11, 2011

I'm excited to try Linux/Ubuntu, but I hate command line - I've tried to use it before with disastrous results, so I'd like to try something that requires the least amount of command line use -- or none at all, if possible. I'm not looking for a Windows-clone per se, just something light that will work well on my netbook, and which is entirely GUI for everything/most things that it needs to do.

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Sep 1, 2011

Is there a way to differentiate between a 32 bit and 64 bit distro from the command line?

I also need to know this for a CentOS 5 box.

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Apr 26, 2011

I'm looking for a fast Linux distro to put on a USB key. The goal is to be able to boot in as few seconds as possible, with just enough to mount a hard drive and do some basic operations in there (bash would be enough).

I do need:
x86 and x86_64 support
EXT2/3 and NTFS mounting capabilities (read & write)

Networking support (/etc/network/ config is fine, no need for detection) Bash (another shell would also work, but I would have to modify some of my scripts I would prefer if I didn't to have to build these programs for the selected distro, but that's always an option. I do not need:

X, or any form of GUI
more languages (english is enough)
anything not mentioned

I don't care about the size on the USB key, but the bigger it is, the longer it will take to load. My research pointed me towards these distros, but I not sure which one to choose:

ttylinux
Tiny Core Linux
tomsrtbt (doesn't look maintained anymore)

I also found these tools I could use to build my own distro (as a last resort)

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Oct 31, 2010

We are having a lot of trouble with this.

We need a command line version of Linux like ttylinux. Any command line will do with the latest kernel. It should be around 50 megs.

But the problem is, all these small Linux versions are LiveCD or have a compressed file system.

We need a SMALL linux distro, that we can install UNCOMPRESSED (no squashfs etc) on a hard disk.

This is so simple I'm sure I'm missing something..

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May 29, 2010

i've gotten my fedora 12 to the point where i can run python3 scripts from command line and can call up python 2.6.2 idle with the command 'idle' from command line. what command will call up python3 (3.1.2 to be exact) idle?

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Dec 9, 2010

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Feb 24, 2011

I'd like show a certain line or lines of a file with context, kind of like a unified diff, on the command line in Linux:

$ (something) -l 154 stuff.py
150: def foo(bar):
151: """

[code]....

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Aug 22, 2011

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Mar 26, 2011

I know my way around MS Windows much better, but I just don't feel right trying to program something for Android on a Microsoft operating system. I am interested in Android programming so I followed the instructions on [URL] to install the environment on my computer...

I just installed the JDK, SDK, Eclipse successfully (or I assume):

* When I get to Step 4 where I'm supposed to run 'android' it will not run. I get the error message "android: command not found" (I am definitely in the right directory).

** When I double-click it in nautilus, it opens up in gedit. I can set the permissions in nautilus (through the properties - Allow executing file as a program) and get it to work,

My system:

Intel i7
Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
android-sdk-linux-x86
eclipse 3.6.2

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Feb 17, 2010

how to pass something more than a one-command startup for gnome-terminal. I will give an example of what I'm trying to do here:

Code:

#! /bin/bash
#
#TODO write this for gnome and xterm

[code]....

This same error occurs if the gnome-terminal line is changed to

Code:

gnome-terminal -e mcTerm

Is there any way to pass more than one command on to gnome-terminal? I have tried various single and double quoting senarios and in a final attempt, I abstracted to an exported function all to no avail. Perhaps even though gnome-term is better at many things than xterm, xterm trumps it in this instance.

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Jun 18, 2010

Code: cmd='date | wc'

$cmd If this script is executed, an error is generated. The reason written was that "The execution fails because the pipe is not expanded and is passed to date as an argument".What is meant by expansion of pipe. When we execute date | wc on the command line, it goes fine.then | is not treated as an argument. Why?

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Apr 30, 2011

I installed the Berkeley DB on the Ubuntu server and tried to access the dbxml from the command line and it returns command not found

path/to/dir/dbxml-2.5.16/install/bin$dbxml
-bash" dbxml: command not found

Can someone point me in the right direction

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Oct 25, 2010

I tried

Code:

chown -R owner:group *

which does not work on the invisible directories (why?). When I used ".*" as wildcard it changed all (visible) files including the parent directory (the one I was currently working in which is the "dot") . I can change the invisible directories owner and group using dophin but how is it done from the command line?

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Feb 16, 2010

I am trying to learn how to pass more than a one-command startup for gnome-terminal.

I will give an example of what I'm trying to do here:

Code:
#! /bin/bash
#
#TODO write this for gnome and xterm
USAGE="
${0##*/} [-x] [-g]
code....

However, running with the -g option to invoke gnome-terminal, I get a "There was an error creating the child process for this terminal" error.

This same error occurs if the gnome-terminal line is changed to

Code:
gnome-terminal -e mcTerm

Is there any way to pass more than one command on to gnome-terminal? I have tried various single and double quoting senarios and in a final attempt, I abstracted to an exported function all to no avail. Perhaps even though gnome-term is better at many things than xterm, xterm trumps it in this instance.

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Oct 15, 2010

I'm trying to convert this awk command from command line into an awk script, but just cannot get it to work:

This is what i have after my BEGIN

Am i missing something here? this just prints out the count for everyline, not counting lines on 5th field that match 'A'

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Jun 24, 2011

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May 4, 2010

Using netbook asus 1005ha with lucid beta 1 with most of updates on learning to use the CLI and headaches cd command does not seem to reconise directories here is a sample

Code:

yeh i know read the f#####g manual i am but any help would be greatly accepted tried sudo with same commands same problem did have a problem on my debian system that was to do with paths this is not the same on a different footnote anyone thinking of upgrading to lucid sit tight on 9.10 there are still to many issues that need ironing out for a system that is your main system.

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May 18, 2010

If I run

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rsync --progress

has this, but is there something generic, usable for "any" command?

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May 8, 2010

How can we do everything, or as much as we can do, from the command line? In particular, I am trying to get rid of the top panel in Ubuntu. Because,

1) It takes unnecessary valuable space.
2) Even if I use a huge monitor, it introduces distraction to me while working.

I created a shortcut so that with a single keyboard key I can open a terminal. For example, if I want to restart the computer, I use: "sudo shutdown -r now". Or I can even create a shorter alias. So I do not need the logout menu. But my problem is, some programs put an icon on the top panel when they are working. So, what is the best way of using command line, and getting rid of the top menu.

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Sep 5, 2010

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Sep 17, 2010

I have a virtual private server that I SSH into. While I am using SSH, I need to be able to FTP from command line to another server. I want to do this in the easiest most sure way possible. (I am not using my real IP below for security.) I have tried the following commands.

sftp 10.99.99.99
ssh: connect to host 10.99.99.99 port 22: No route to host
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ssh 10.99.99.99
ssh: connect to host 10.99.99.99 port 22: No route to host

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Dec 7, 2010

About two months ago I upgraded my dual boot Linux-x86-64 Vista from Heron to 10.04 Lucid. Initially everything worked fine including wireless etc. Once I accidentally changed a few /etc permissions which caused a problem, but fixed it going into recovery mode. For the past weeks, I only used the windows. Over the weekend I tried logging into Ubuntu, the gnome would not come up. So, I went into recovery mode and typed "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" which also went through. However, after that I lost the recovery options. I had used that command very successfully in the past. Right now, I have no command line that would allow me to type something. I was wondering if there are any keys Alt+Del + something that would give me a prompt I can work with. I'm totally baffled as to how this can happen.

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May 10, 2011

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Apr 3, 2011

I installed Ubuntu 10.10 some time back and what I encounter is that for the first time that I log in it shows graphical interface but from the 2nd time onwards it goes straight to the command line. I have tried few things which were I found out on other forums but nothing seems to be working. how can I log in to GUI rather than command line.

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Feb 17, 2010

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Feb 18, 2010

Lately I have been very interested in minimal Linux distro's. At the moment I am specifically searching for command line only intended distro's (up to date) and even more preferable: command line only distro's available on a live cd or usb. Can anyone of you point me in a right direction or recommend a distro?

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Feb 22, 2010

I've Ubuntu installed on a SD card running on my Eee PC 1000H and have to type in, everytime after startup, this line:

Code:
sudo hdparm -B 1 -S 1 /dev/sda
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Feb 26, 2010

I just wrote a python program (musicspeed.py) that utilizes mplayer to speed up songs without changing the pitch. I want to be able to type "musicspeed somesong.mp3" from any directory on my computer. How can I do this? I would prefer not to half to type the ./ and the .py before and after the name.

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Mar 4, 2010

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