Linux CommandLine

Linux Command

command -options arguments

Navigation

pwd - print current location

cd - change dir

[dir]	:	go to dir
-	:	go to prev dir
~[username]	:	go to username home

Exploring The System

ls - list content

[dir]	:	content of the  dir
-l	:	long format
-a	:	list all file
-t	:	sort by time
-1	:	show line by line
-h	:	human readable
-s	:	sort by  size

file [filename] - get info about the filename

less  [filename] - read file content

Page Up / b	:	back one page
Page Down / space	:	forward one page
Up arrow	:	up one line
Down arrow	:	down one line
G	:	end of file
1G / g	:	begining of file
/character	:	search forward to next character
n	:	search forward to next character of prev search
q	:	quit

Conky on ubuntu

install it

sudo apt-get install conky

Configuration basic setting

# Use Xft?

use_xft yes

xftfont Droid Sans:size=8

xftalpha 0.8

text_buffer_size 2048

# Update interval in seconds

update_interval 1

# This is the number of times Conky will update before quitting.

# Set to zero to run forever.

total_run_times 0

# Create own window instead of using desktop (required in nautilus)

own_window yes

own_window_transparent yes

own_window_type override

#own_window_hints undecorated,below,sticky,skip_taskbar,skip_pager

# Use double buffering (reduces flicker, may not work for everyone)

double_buffer yes

# Minimum size of text area

minimum_size 182 0

maximum_width 182

# Draw shades?

draw_shades no

default_color D6D6D6 #4D4D4D

# Draw outlines?

draw_outline no

# Draw borders around text

draw_borders no

# Stippled borders?

stippled_borders 0

# border margins

border_margin 5

# border width

border_width 1

# Text alignment, other possible values are commented

#alignment top_left

alignment top_right

#alignment bottom_left

#alignment bottom_right

# Gap between borders of screen and text

# same thing as passing -x at command line

gap_x 25

gap_y 40

# -- Lua Load -- #

lua_load ~/.draw_bg.lua

lua_draw_hook_pre draw_bg

Refer : Conky_Wiki

PPA List for Ubuntu

sun jdk

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer

Xfce 4.12 PPA in Xubuntu 12.10 or 12.04 
to get proper multi-monitor support 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12 && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Libre Office  

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libreoffice

run 32 bit app on 64 bit

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs