A few very useful tricks for Linux in 2023.

(jcartwright@localhost) 192.168.1.5 ~  $ su
Password: 
[root@localhost jcartwright]# service gdm restart

(jcartwright@localhost) 192.168.1.5 ~  $ dnf search vim
Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:06 ago on Wed Aug  2 08:28:43 2023.
=================================================================================================== Name & Summary Matched: vim ===================================================================================================
awesome-vim-colorschemes.noarch : Collection of color schemes for Neo/vim, merged for quick use
beakerlib-vim-syntax.noarch : Files for syntax highlighting BeakerLib tests in VIM editor
boxes-vim.noarch : Vim plugin for boxes
neovim.x86_64 : Vim-fork focused on extensibility and agility
neovim-ale.noarch : Asynchronous NeoVim Lint Engine
notmuch-vim.x86_64 : A Vim plugin for notmuch
poke-vim.x86_64 : vim support for poke
python-neovim-doc.noarch : Documentation for python-neovim
python3-neovim.noarch : Python client to Neovim
vim-X11.x86_64 : The VIM version of the vi editor for the X Window System - GVim
vim-ale.noarch : Asynchronous Vim Lint Engine
vim-ansible.noarch : Vim plugin for syntax highlighting ansible's common filetypes
vim-common.x86_64 : The common files needed by any version of the VIM editor
vim-editorconfig.noarch : EditorConfig Vim Plugin
vim-enhanced.x86_64 : A version of the VIM editor which includes recent enhancements
vim-filesystem.noarch : VIM filesystem layout
vim-fugitive-gitlab.noarch : GitLab support for vim-fugitive plugin
vim-go.x86_64 : Go development plugin for Vim
vim-jellybeans.noarch : A colorful, dark color scheme for Vim
vim-mediawiki.noarch : Vim syntax highlighting for MediaWiki
vim-minimal.x86_64 : A minimal version of the VIM editor
vim-powerline.noarch : Powerline VIM plugin
======================================================================================================== Name Matched: vim ========================================================================================================
vim-fugitive.noarch : A Git wrapper so awesome, it should be illegal
vim-halibut.noarch : Syntax file for the halibut manual tool
====================================================================================================== Summary Matched: vim =======================================================================================================
kakoune.x86_64 : Code editor heavily inspired by Vim
ranger.noarch : A vim-like file manager

(jcartwright@localhost) 192.168.1.5 ~  $ dnf repoquery --whatprovides webserver
Last metadata expiration check: 0:02:33 ago on Wed Aug  2 08:28:43 2023.
caddy-0:2.4.6-6.el9.x86_64
httpd-0:2.4.53-11.el9_2.4.x86_64
httpd-0:2.4.53-11.el9_2.5.x86_64
lighttpd-0:1.4.67-1.el9.x86_64
nginx-1:1.20.1-14.el9.alma.x86_64

[root@localhost jcartwright]# dnf group install "Web Server"

[root@localhost jcartwright]# systemctl start httpd.service

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

#----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Description:
# Author: John Cartwright <>
# Created at: Wed Aug  2 09:15:45 AEST 2023
# Computer: localhost.localdomain
# System: Linux 5.14.0-284.18.1.el9_2.x86_64 on x86_64
#
# Copyright (c) 2023 John Cartwright  All rights reserved.
#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
#!/bin/bash
 
# Fetch Bing wallpaper JSON data
wallpaper_info=$(curl -s "https://www.bing.com/HPImageArchive.aspx?format=js&idx=0&n=1&mkt=en-US")
 
# Extract the image URL from the JSON data
image_url=$(echo "$wallpaper_info" | jq -r '.images[0].url')
 
# Bing wallpaper base URL
bing_base_url="https://www.bing.com"
 
# Full image URL
full_image_url="$bing_base_url$image_url"
 
# Download the image
curl -o ~/bing_wallpaper.jpg "$full_image_url"
 
echo "Bing wallpaper downloaded successfully!"
 
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=$(grep -z DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS /proc/$(pgrep mate-session)/environ|cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '\0')
 
gsettings set org.mate.background picture-filename ~/bing_wallpaper.jpg
gsettings set org.mate.background picture-options 'zoom'