Day: March 29, 2016

Awesome Linux tricks and tips.

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Some very useful Linux tricks and tips. Convert a Linux text file to DOS format with AWK. ┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~] └─$ awk ‘{sub(/$/,"\r")};1’ hello.txt > dodo2.txt┌──(john㉿DESKTOP-PF01IEE)-[~] └─$ awk ‘{sub(/$/,"\r")};1’ hello.txt > dodo2.txt Convert a DOS text file to UNIX format. [jason@darknet:~] awk ‘{sub(/\r$/,"")};1’ dodo2.txt > dodo3.txt[jason@darknet:~] awk ‘{sub(/\r$/,"")};1’ dodo2.txt > dodo3.txt Get your Internet-facing IP address from … Read more

Move the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen with the new 16.04 release.

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The new Ubuntu 16.04 release allows moving the Unity launcher to the bottom of the screen. This does make sense, screens are wider than they are tall, and I like having the bar on the bottom of the screen. Use the command below to move the bar to the bottom. jason@jason-desktop:~$ gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Launcher launcher-position … Read more