linux

Fix Nautilus appearance on Ubuntu 11.x

Submitted 11 years 2 months ago by donquixote.
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linuxarchive

Sometimes after a restart on Ubuntu 11.10, if using the "Gnome classic" desktop, Nautilus will appear in an ugly old-school design.

To fix this, type in your commandline:

pkill gnome-settings-daemon
gnome-settings-daemon

And, if you like:

killall nautilus
nautilus

And now tell me, why is this all so broken.

Linux bash history with Page up / Page down

Submitted 12 years 3 weeks ago by donquixote.
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linux

In linux you can configure the pgup/pgdown keys to navigate through commands you typed that begin with the string you just typed. Type "mysql" and then hit "Page up", and you will see nothing but mysql-related commands.

Unfortunately this has to be configured anew on every machine or server/vm I work on, and I always forget where this is configured (and it takes a while to find it in google), so I thought I should write it down.

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In /etc/inputrc, uncomment:

Fix Nautilus appearance on Ubuntu 11.x

Submitted 11 years 2 months ago by donquixote.
Tags: 
linuxarchive

Sometimes after a restart on Ubuntu 11.10, if using the "Gnome classic" desktop, Nautilus will appear in an ugly old-school design.

To fix this, type in your commandline:

pkill gnome-settings-daemon
gnome-settings-daemon

And, if you like:

killall nautilus
nautilus

And now tell me, why is this all so broken.

Linux bash history with Page up / Page down

Submitted 12 years 3 weeks ago by donquixote.
Tags: 
linux

In linux you can configure the pgup/pgdown keys to navigate through commands you typed that begin with the string you just typed. Type "mysql" and then hit "Page up", and you will see nothing but mysql-related commands.

Unfortunately this has to be configured anew on every machine or server/vm I work on, and I always forget where this is configured (and it takes a while to find it in google), so I thought I should write it down.

------------

In /etc/inputrc, uncomment: