In a linux terminal every line holds the path of the current directory. After this you can write your own commands. Example: user@server:/data01/users/user-1/folder1/folder2$ This path gets really long and if I have to type a long command I have to scroll horizontally. I want to replace t...

When I try to compile the following code, #include <unistd.h> #include <stdio.h> ...

I am using the KUP backup system. To the right, in the KUP backup interface, it mentions the location of the backup is in Backups\kup\... but I cannot find the \kup\ under the \backup\ directory in the terminal. Is there a reason for that ? Furthermore, when I try accessing it from the GUI, by g...

I am constantly trying to install linux distribution (Ubuntu/mint) alongside Windows 10. But every time , as soon as setup pops up,the touchpad totally stops working, I somewhere read that in some cases, it might be possible that kernels does not support drivers which makes me out of luck.I was s...

when i try to use rsync with --progress or -P option (--progress --partial) i get an error saying: Unknown --info item: "flist" rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at options.c(453) [client=3.1.2] I'm using ubuntu 18.04, uninstalled and reinstalled rsync but problem still persists. Exa...

On OSX Mojave the mouse will change shape to indicate that it is hovering over a resize control at the edge of a window. The shape has horizontal arrows for horizontal resize, vertical arrows for vertical resize and a 45 degree arrows for corner resize. Is there a way I can get the gnome desktop ...

I accidentally deleted the /tools directory in my Ubuntu 18.04 system. Is this something to worry about? What did it contain?

I need to disable the kernel system request debugging on an Ubuntu computer, but have not been able to find a way of how to do this. Any help is appreciated, thank you :)

I've been using Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) for about 1 month, I've done some small customization like installing the compizconfig to change some stuff and gnome extensions to have Dash-to-Dock and make UI looks nicer, but when I go to the unity settings page and change cursor to another the...