Ubuntu :: Replace Desktop With A GUI Shell?
Aug 13, 2010
I would like to configure my Ubuntu as to start Gnome without a Desktop; instead, I would like to have a graphical shell taking the whole screen, but keeping all the other functionalities of the GUI.
It doesn't really have to be Gnome - I would gladly take any GUI with the above-mentioned description that would open Firefox, Amaya and Calibre.
I am trying to save some memory with a feeble Acer Aspire One that is solely used for browsing the web (Firefox), editing webpages (Amaya), and creating .mobi files.
how to replace the Desktop with a shell or taking a different approach?
P.S.: I looked at the Ubuntu Netbook Remix and the soon-to-be-released Gnome Shell, but they are not what I am looking for!
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Apr 14, 2011
Is there any way I can switch my desktop shell from unity to, say, gnome-shell? I can switch using other console shell I like (bash, csh, fish, etc.). Assume that there is a stable alternative desktop shell, I should be able to choose, too.
(For console shell, we goes to /etc/passwd. But for desktop, I can't find the way to config.)
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Mar 10, 2009
What is best way to replace the 1 and the 3 below with a 0 using a shell script? It is in a text file with lots of lines and similar lines:
lots of text
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useHeloBlacklist:=1
DoIPinHelo:=3
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lots of text
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Jun 9, 2011
I am bouncing a file across platforms (windows->solaris->mainframe), and the file is starting out with a "special" character (the registered trademark "circle R") in some of the records. This character is not in the EBCDIC character set on the MF, so it is unrecognizable. The MF developer I am working with asked if it is possible to replace the character with a specific hex value (AF) before it gets to the MF.
I was putzing around with sed, tr, etc. on the ksh command line, hoping to find an easy way to get one of them to substitute hex instead of ASCII. I have found that the usual shell utilities recognize the trademark character, so homing in on what to replace is solved. But I cannot get anything to actually substitute in the hex sequence I want. E.g. I was thinking something like...
>cat special_file | sed 's/R/AF/g'
But my version of sed does not seem to have hex "editing" capability.
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Mar 4, 2010
I am beginner in this business of shell script and I have no idea how to do the following: I would like to replace the lines of my file that contains 'CFL=' by 'CFL=0.5'. Note that I want to replace the full line meaning
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Feb 3, 2011
Suppose I have a pair of files containing lists. The first file is called contigs.txt and it contains a list that looks like this:
Code:
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Contig826
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Mar 4, 2010
So, supposedly Gnome Shell is available through synaptic. I just downloaded and installed it and then ran gnome-shell --replace. It doesn't work at all. I hit the windows key and get nothing and there is no application launcher in the upper left hand corner and Alt-f2 produces nothing at all. Alt-tab gives me the option of choosing the windows that were running when I ran gnome-shell --replace but nothing else works at all. Just a vast expanse of digital nothingness. Does anyone know why this might be? I have an nvidia video card (see sig below) and two monitors running from "twin view".
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Apr 4, 2011
I have netbook 10.10 installed on a Acer Aspire One on part of the disk and Windows 7 on another part. (There is no information worth saving in the 10.10 "home" file.)
Can I just install Ubuntu 10.04 as if I were doing it for the first time (as I did with netbook 10.10)? Will 10.04 simply replace 10.10?
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Oct 28, 2010
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Feb 27, 2011
I would like to know what shell command I could use for finding a phrase (which is a URL) in many files, with a different phrase. I have tried the "sed" command, but it does not like the forward slash.
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Feb 26, 2010
I have the file abc.txt
cat abc.txt This is a test file Nothing is new in this world
I want to replace "This is a test file" to "Text is replaced"
Code:
FindString='This is a test file'
ReplaceString='Text is replaced'
Findarray=(`echo $FindString | tr ' ' ' '`)
[Code]....
But this is not effective. how to replace entire line either using sed or awk or any other utility.
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Oct 10, 2010
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Jul 17, 2010
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Jun 4, 2010
permanently open BASH Shell open, on the side of the GUI. This would mean re-sizing the GUI... You would basically have a divider between the shell, and the GUI, so that you could resize either, depending on which you were working with more. For some programs, which open a new shell (aeroscript for example), that stays open behind the GUI, or has an ASCII "GUI", the program would simply open in a tab of the shell. The main shell would be dynamic; meaning that whenever you selected a new window in your GUI, the shell would automatically cd to that directory, in order to save some time. This would be especially useful when editing many files at once with a text editor such as Nano or VI. Alternatively, there could be a different shell tab open for each session of the file explorer. This however, could get quite cluttered. It's still a pretty raw idea. I did some Googling, and so far haven't come up with any similar ideas or actualities." This should also have options as to which shell you would like to install with it (BASH, KSH, ZSH, etc.)
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Oct 23, 2010
I have a laptop IBM R50e. A clean install using 10.04.1 has been done, and all updates have been loaded. At boot, the system does not start the desktop. It tries and drops into the shell. I have started the recovery boot, and tried failsafeX start, but it only returns into the shell.
The boot parameter i915.modeset=1 has been set. There are a number of issues with the Intel graphics card and 10.04, I have been through those without success.
The modeset makes it possible to start some graphical environmrnt using xinit or startx. startx starts gnome, but lot of functionality is missing, like the network applet. Additionally I notice that there is no file /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket, which my other laptop has when in gnome.
Started gdm when being in the graphical shell through xinit, gives the error message that /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket is missing.
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Nov 22, 2010
i would like to replace my Ubuntu Desktop version with the Netbook version. I dont mind losing my current data on the desktop version but if there is a way for me not too i would love to know
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Apr 23, 2011
Can the Replace function replace more than one word with the same character(s)?
Also, do you know how to access the plugins provided by the gedit-plugins package?
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Nov 22, 2010
I have several (vhdl) files containing a pattern with newline characters that I need to replace by another pattern that also contains newline characters.
I start with something like:
Code:
I want to replace it by something like:
Code:
(I need to paste some lines)
As I need to do this (very) often I want to use a shell script.
I tried:
1.
Code:
result:
Code:
2.
Code:
result:
File remains unchanged
3.
Code:
result:
Code:
4.
Code:
result:
Displays the unchanged testfile
How I can automate the pattern replacement?
Code:
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Jun 17, 2010
I installed bitnami lampstack for vmware. When I run it, the vmware starts in ubuntu shell. How can I open the gui desktop of ubuntu from there?
There is a similar thread.
I tried the suggestions in that thread.
I first tried code...
Or do you know any vmware ready package for LAMP with graphical user interface already installed?
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Jun 29, 2011
Is there any easy way to do that in gnome shell with a key shortcut or setting it up like in gnome2 days with a hotspot?
ctrl + alt + d - should minimise all windows and focus the desktop - but it's not working for me?
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Aug 3, 2011
I just downloaded MySQL-Workbench and I see it in the folder: Code: /usr/bin how do I access it from my desktop without having to tie up my bash shell because the only way I can get to it right now is
Code:
cd /usr/bin
mysql-workbench
and only when I close the program can I use my bash for anything else.
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Jun 19, 2011
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Jul 26, 2010
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Jun 15, 2011
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Mar 14, 2010
I want to change my default shell to tcsh. I used
Code:
usermod -s /bin/tcsh username
command as given at url
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May 21, 2009
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Jun 5, 2011
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Code:
if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
d=`pwd`
for i in * ; do
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Apr 27, 2011
I would like know when it is necessary or advisable to write a shell script instead of shell function ?
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Jun 25, 2010
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Example:
Code:
>>> import subprocess
>>> help(subprocess)
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[pages of stuff to read]
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Jan 18, 2011
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