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- Ask Ubuntu
Q A for Ubuntu users and developers
- How to delete a non-empty directory in Terminal? - Ask Ubuntu
Use the below command : rm -rf lampp It deletes all files and folders contained in the lampp directory In case user doesn't have the permission to delete the folder: Add sudo at the beginning of the command : sudo rm -rf folderName Otherwise, without sudo you will be returned permission denied And it's a good practice to try not to use -f while deleting a directory: sudo rm -r folderName
- Sharing Connection to other PCs (Via Wired Ethernet) - Ask Ubuntu
I have two desktop PCs I use frequently, both running Ubuntu 12 04 One is connected to the internet via wireless, and the other has no wireless card Is there any way I can share my internet conne
- community - What does Ubuntu mean? - Ask Ubuntu
What does "Ubuntu" mean, and why did they choose that particular name?
- How do I check system specifications? - Ask Ubuntu
A user on the Ubuntu Forums (MAFoElffen) has created a system-info script for the official Ubuntu Forums This script uses various system commands (such as lscpu, hwinfo, lspci, lsblk etc ) to generate a detailed report of all relevant information
- What is the correct way to completely remove an application?
166 For Ubuntu 12 04 and maybe higher, the correct method is: sudo apt-get --purge autoremove packagename As detailed here Do not use packagename* as that can delete unintended packages and cause more problems than it solves Or if you must, at least run it with a -s, --simulate, --dry-run flag first to see exactly what it will do without
- command line - How do you view file permissions? - Ask Ubuntu
I want to know how to see the permissions a particular file has Which command should I type in the terminal? However, I don't want to change it
- What is a tty, and how do I access a tty? - Ask Ubuntu
On Ubuntu 17 10 and newer: It's GUI login screen on 1, GUI desktop on 2 and command lines on 3-7 Up until Ubuntu 17 10: 1-6 are command line only and 7 runs your X session (your normal desktop)
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