A lot of us use the terminal on Ubuntu, typically from an app like GNOME Terminal, Xterm or an app like Guake. But did you know that there’s an JS/HTML/CSS Terminal? It’s called Hyper (formerly/also known as HyperTerm, though it has no relation to the Windows terminal of the same/similar name) and, usefulness aside, it’s certainl a […]
This post, Hyper Is a Terminal Emulator Built Using Web Technologies, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
The command line can seem rather utilitarian at times. It’s a functional work environment for getting stuff done, not looking pretty. Adding a splash of colour with the Solarised theme is, for many of us, as fancy as we let things get. But just because the command line has a reputation for being digitally austere, doesn’t mean […]
This post, Code Like Its The 80s With This Vintage Retro Terminal, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Want to know exactly when you last booted your Ubuntu machine, or how long it’s been since you last did? Probably not —but I’m going to show you how anyway. Detailed boot information can be useful when troubleshooting issues, especially useful if your think your system has rebooted without you asking it to, or you’re encountering issues with […]
This post, Get Exact Boot and Uptime on Ubuntu from the Command Line, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
A lot of us use the command line on a regular basis, be it to do some simple package management with apt or monitor system resources with top. Have you ever wondered which commands you use most often? There’s an easy way to find out. Run the following command in a new terminal window to see a list of […]
This post, [How To] See Which Terminal Commands You Use The Most, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Ever wanted to track YouTube subscriber accounts using the Terminal? Of course you haven’t, but you will after seeing this neat new app…
This post, A Neat YouTube Subscriber Count Tracker for the Linux Terminal, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Want to use Wunderlist on Linux, but without the overhead of a GUI? Try Wunderline, a command-line interface for popular to-do and task management service
This post, How To Use Wunderlist from the Command Line, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Reshaping the classic terminal app to fit multi-form factor world isn’t easy, but it’s the task that the Canonical Design team face as part of their work on Unity 8.
This post, Canonical Show Off Converged Terminal App Design, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Enter your sudo password in the terminal and you’ll see nothing. No asterisks, no characters, no nothing. You’re not doing it wrong and your keyboard isn’t broken. It’s by design.
This post, How To Make Sudo Command Passwords Visible in the Terminal, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Learn a new word each time you open the terminal with ‘sudocabulary’, a command-line script that helps you broaden your vocabulary.
This post, Learn a New Word Every Time You Open The Terminal, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
I’m gonna keep this one super brief. Here’s the deal: ‘gksu’ (the once recommended way to run GUI apps as root) was deprecated in favour of ‘pkexec’, a graphical fronted for PolicyKit, several years back. Ubuntu no longer ships with gksu installed. For all its benefits there’s a big ol’ “problem” with pkexec: it’s a total butt-ache to use […]
This post, Using Gedit, Nautilus with Pkexec Will Soon Be Less Hassle, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.