User Martian2020 - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

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Bash negation of -a (file exists) does not change result, whereas for ! -e changes result

asked Nov 8, 2021 at 13:45

10 votes

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Why splash is not in kernel parameters list but works?

asked Nov 4, 2021 at 8:42

7 votes

1 answer

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Has Linux kernel abandoned universally applying "RAM that isn’t being used for something is wasted RAM" approach (e.g for mobile devices)?

asked Dec 24, 2021 at 10:50

6 votes

3 answers

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Where is /cow for Linux booted from LiveUSB?

asked Nov 30, 2021 at 21:23

6 votes

1 answer

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"bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale" - misleading? What does it mean?

asked Dec 21, 2022 at 3:23

5 votes

1 answer

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What is an embedded parameter expansion?

asked May 16 at 18:12

5 votes

2 answers

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Btrfs automounted and mounted via gnome-disks : "Error finding object for block device" on umount in terminal

asked Dec 10, 2021 at 9:53

4 votes

1 answer

350 views

Why if [ -d "dir/proc" ] true when ls "dir" gives total 0 (might be chroot / proc related)?

asked Dec 22, 2021 at 13:40

4 votes

1 answer

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Why fan gets enabled again and again after thinkfan started and ended once?

asked Nov 13, 2021 at 16:00

4 votes

1 answer

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Word split between two lines is not found in man pages search

asked Jul 2, 2024 at 3:51

3 votes

1 answer

177 views

Bash redirections - handling several filenames specially (man pages)

asked Apr 11 at 3:38

2 votes

2 answers

157 views

Cannot find node ' '. How to add downloaded Info document file so that info command worked?

asked Nov 3, 2023 at 11:25

2 votes

1 answer

176 views

Quoting within $(command substitution) in argument to a function in bash

asked Dec 13, 2022 at 14:21

2 votes

1 answer

292 views

How to replace linux distro ISO on bootable USB keeping extra data partition intact and accessible?

asked Dec 23, 2022 at 8:57

2 votes

3 answers

817 views

How to identify one of several Firefox installations (location) by id from `~/.mozilla/firefox/installs.ini`?

asked Jan 11, 2022 at 11:45

2 votes

1 answer

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Why sudo apt install /path/.deb produces permisson denied whereas sudo dpkg -i /path/.deb works fine?

asked Oct 24, 2021 at 3:49

2 votes

2 answers

590 views

Can dd be used for regular small files?

asked Oct 29, 2021 at 12:01

2 votes

0 answers

157 views

When does "apt-get install" ask me to confirm whether I want to continue or not (year 2021, Linux Mint 20, based on Ubuntu)?

asked Nov 3, 2021 at 6:32

2 votes

1 answer

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error: linux "find" finds/renames not all directories containing string at first run

asked Apr 11, 2021 at 5:31

2 votes

1 answer

734 views

How to interpret `apt-cache rdepends` to pinpoint dependency?

asked Dec 28, 2021 at 7:55

1 vote

0 answers

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UPower: PercentageLow, PercentageCritical - any meaning?

asked Jan 3, 2022 at 1:45

1 vote

1 answer

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What rd.live.image means?

asked Jan 3, 2022 at 3:11

1 vote

1 answer

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How to properly eject / power-off usb device (not drive, e.g. web camera)?

asked Jan 3, 2022 at 22:14

1 vote

1 answer

1k views

How does apt keep track of BUILD (source) dependencies?

asked Dec 28, 2021 at 0:39

1 vote

1 answer

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How to check in bash script that it was started by "Run in Terminal" from GUI?

asked Dec 12, 2021 at 5:23

1 vote

0 answers

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apropos does not find cmp [duplicate]

asked Dec 16, 2021 at 11:53

1 vote

1 answer

750 views

Is symbolic link to hardlink (inode) of directory possible? (that would point to the same physical location after mount on top of that directory?)

asked Dec 1, 2021 at 11:34

1 vote

0 answers

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Why `mount --bind ` allows to access shadowed mount point if run after shadowing, but not before?

asked Dec 2, 2021 at 21:44

1 vote

0 answers

331 views

Make xkb produce two symbols on one key press (e.g. make `ctrl`+`+` & `ctrl`+`=` produce same (combined) effect to get rid of `Shift` for zooming in)

asked Oct 13, 2021 at 1:59

1 vote

0 answers

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Merge two corrupted copies of same file to fix errors / finding parts of files of same size that differ

asked Feb 17, 2021 at 11:43

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Bash negation of -a (file exists) does not change result, whereas for ! -e changes result

Why splash is not in kernel parameters list but works?

Has Linux kernel abandoned universally applying "RAM that isn’t being used for something is wasted RAM" approach (e.g for mobile devices)?

Where is /cow for Linux booted from LiveUSB?

"bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale" - misleading? What does it mean?

What is an embedded parameter expansion?

Btrfs automounted and mounted via gnome-disks : "Error finding object for block device" on umount in terminal

Why if [ -d "dir/proc" ] true when ls "dir" gives total 0 (might be chroot / proc related)?

Why fan gets enabled again and again after thinkfan started and ended once?

Word split between two lines is not found in man pages search

Bash redirections - handling several filenames specially (man pages)

Cannot find node ' '. How to add downloaded Info document file so that info command worked?

Quoting within $(command substitution) in argument to a function in bash

How to replace linux distro ISO on bootable USB keeping extra data partition intact and accessible?

How to identify one of several Firefox installations (location) by id from `~/.mozilla/firefox/installs.ini`?

Why sudo apt install /path/.deb produces permisson denied whereas sudo dpkg -i /path/.deb works fine?

Can dd be used for regular small files?

When does "apt-get install" ask me to confirm whether I want to continue or not (year 2021, Linux Mint 20, based on Ubuntu)?

error: linux "find" finds/renames not all directories containing string at first run

How to interpret `apt-cache rdepends` to pinpoint dependency?

UPower: PercentageLow, PercentageCritical - any meaning?

What rd.live.image means?

How to properly eject / power-off usb device (not drive, e.g. web camera)?

How does apt keep track of BUILD (source) dependencies?

How to check in bash script that it was started by "Run in Terminal" from GUI?

apropos does not find cmp [duplicate]

Is symbolic link to hardlink (inode) of directory possible? (that would point to the same physical location after mount on top of that directory?)

Why `mount --bind ` allows to access shadowed mount point if run after shadowing, but not before?

Make xkb produce two symbols on one key press (e.g. make `ctrl`+`+` & `ctrl`+`=` produce same (combined) effect to get rid of `Shift` for zooming in)

Merge two corrupted copies of same file to fix errors / finding parts of files of same size that differ