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You can use the text-based web browser w3m to browse the Internet in your console screen. e.g 'w3m http://ubuntu.com'
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The free command tells you the status of your memory and swap, how much you have used and how much you have left.
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If you know you typed a command or password wrong, you can use ctrl + u to delete the whole line or ctrl + w to delete just a word.
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Typing 'dmesg | tail' after you plug in usb storage will give you its partition name (ex: /dev/sdb1) simplifying the mounting process.
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The column allows you to format output neatly. ex: 'mount | column -t' will reformat mount's messy output. See 'man column' for more info.
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Use awk to quickly filter columns from some command output. e.g.: ls -l | awk '{print $3 " " $9}'
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You can change your hostname by editing the file /etc/hostname.
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ubuntu-server-tips:139
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Use 'dpkg --get-selections > selections.txt' to save a selection and 'dpkg --set-selections < selections.txt && apt-get dselect-upgrade' to restore.
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ubuntu-server-tips:142
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To deactivate a service at boot, for example, apache2: 'sudo update-rc.d -f apache2 remove'. To activate it: 'sudo update-rc.d apache2 install defaults'.
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ubuntu-server-tips:146
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Tired of repeatedly pressing 'y' through some shell process (e.g. fsck)? Try the 'yes' command. 'man yes' for more info.
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