useful_commands
Basic info about your distribution
cat /etc/os-release
What is my computer's ip address
hostname -I
or
ip -s -c -h a
How to restart your network connection
sudo service network-manager restart
See which tasks and processes are running
top
Which linux kernel/version
uname -a
How much RAM memory is used
free -m
How to find out exact installation date of your Linux OS
sudo su
fs=$(df / | tail -1 | cut -f1 -d' ') && tune2fs -l $fs | grep created
See sources list your OS is using
cat /etc/apt/sources.list
Run an app as root
sudo caja
List all installed packages
dpkg --list
Update and/or delete an app
sudo apt-get upgrade firefox <-- update an app sudo apt-get remove “package-name” <-- delete app sudo apt-get purge “package-name” <-- delete apps + settings sudo apt-get autoremove <-- remove all dependencies you don't need sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
Enable firewall
sudo ufw enable
Disable firewall
sudo ufw disable
Show your PC specifications
inxi -Frxzc0
Output of a command to a text file\ fx
dpkg --list --> app_list.txt
Shortcut to shutdown/restart/suspend
CTRL+DEL+END
Quick I need an txt editor
This key combination fires up, an editor in the terminal, instantaneously:
Ctrl+x+e
useful_commands.txt · Last modified: 2024/08/20 15:15 by 127.0.0.1