Commands using sudo (537)

  • Installs lamp on Ubuntu


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    sudo apt-get install lamp-server^ phpmyadmin
    imericurnot · 2012-11-15 01:08:00 10
  • Ettercap MITM


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    sudo ettercap -T -Q -M arp -i wlan0 // //
    jorgemendoza · 2012-11-20 23:42:53 14
  • Extract all archives from current folder, each archive in its own folder.

    Magic line will extract almost all possible archives from current folder in its own folders. Don't forget to change USER name in sudo command. sed is used to create names for folders from archive names w/o extension. You can test sed expression, used in this command: arg='war.lan.net' ; x=$(echo $arg|sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/') ; echo $x If some archives can't be extracted, install packages: apt-get install p7zip-full p7zip-rar Hope this will save a lot of your time. Enjoy.


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    for ARG in * ; do sudo -u USER 7z x -o"$(echo $ARG|sed 's/\(.*\)\..*/\1/')" "$ARG" ; done
    n158 · 2012-12-31 19:47:24 7
  • Locate command for MAC OSX

    MAC OSX doesn't come with a locate command, This will do the same thing as the locate command on a typical Linux OS. Simply add it to your ~/.bash_profile


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    alias locate='if [ $((`date +%s`-`eval $(stat -s /var/db/locate.database); echo $st_mtime`)) -gt 3600 ]; then echo "locate: db is too old!">/dev/stderr; sudo /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb; fi; locate -i'
    jhyland87 · 2013-01-21 17:45:50 4
  • Create a package list for offline download


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    sudo apt-get <apt-get command and options> --print-uris -qq | sed -n "s/'\([^ ]\+\)' \([^ ]\+\) \([^ ]\+\) MD5Sum:\([^ ]\+\)/wget -c \1/p" > dowload_deb_list.txt
    totti · 2013-02-09 09:36:53 4
  • macports update


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    sudo port selfupdate ; echo '---------' ; sudo port upgrade outdated
    roozbeh · 2013-03-21 04:07:54 4
  • Rename your Raspberry Pi

    Your computer's name is raspberrypi and you want to rename it to pita1. This command will change both the hostname and the name used for netwrk communications.


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    sudo sed -i 's/raspberrypi/pita1/' /etc/hosts /etc/hostname; sudo reboot
    egeoffray · 2013-04-16 07:27:41 6
  • Installation Ksuperkey by one command in Kubuntu.

    Install Ksuperkey one command in Kubuntu. You must manually add ksuperkey to autostart in System Settings KDE.


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    sudo apt-get install git gcc make libx11-dev libxtst-dev pkg-config -y && git clone https://github.com/hanschen/ksuperkey.git && cd ksuperkey && make && sudo mv ksuperkey /usr/bin/ksuperkey && cd ~ && rm -rf ksuperkey
    FadeMind · 2013-04-17 07:12:46 6
  • Run skype using your GTK theme

    Replace default command in skype.desktop file.


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    sudo sed -i 's/Exec=skype %U/Exec=skype --disable-cleanlooks -style GTK %U/' /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop
    FadeMind · 2013-04-17 08:43:00 6
  • Information about RAM HW.

    Advanced information about RAM.


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    sudo dmidecode --type 17
    FadeMind · 2013-04-18 20:13:07 4
  • Wait the set time and then Power off

    wait a hour and 10 seconds to shutdown Show Sample Output


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    sudo shutdown -h <hour:minute>
    devlucas · 2013-04-19 18:54:38 26
  • Shutdown ubuntu


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    sudo shutdown -h now
    permanaj · 2013-04-23 02:34:48 5
  • Clear linux cache


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    sudo su; sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
    ab_simas · 2013-04-23 14:07:15 4
  • Create user


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    sudo useradd -U -m -s /bin/bash new_user
    monmo · 2013-04-29 06:32:49 7
  • Command used to sync arch ro manjaro mirrors

    Show Sample Output


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    sudo pacman-mirrors -g
    unixmonkey57489 · 2013-05-16 13:55:39 7
  • To install guest additions in arch or manjaro linux, run the following command:

    Here you have to choose the correct kernel number, for example linux38.


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    sudo pacman -S virtualbox-guest-utils
    unixmonkey57489 · 2013-05-16 14:39:38 14
  • View all file descriptors owned by a process

    Inner "ps...grep..." command searches for a process matching the specified . "lsof -p lists all file descriptors owned by . Includes open files, sockets, devices, etc... Show Sample Output


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    sudo lsof -p `sudo ps aux | grep -i neo4j | grep -v grep | awk '{ print $2 }'`
    andycunn · 2013-06-02 10:15:30 7
  • Show counts of messages in exim mail queue, grouped by recipient

    Counts of messages by recipient, with frozen messages excluded. Show Sample Output


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    sudo /usr/sbin/exim -bp | sed -n '/\*\*\* frozen \*\*\*/,+1!p' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -d [:blank:] | grep @ | sort | uniq -c | sort -n
    blueskin · 2013-06-04 10:49:14 8
  • List partition superblocks


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    sudo dumpe2fs /dev/sda1 | grep superblock
    rugina · 2013-06-25 08:48:49 182
  • Macports update and clean all packages


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    sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade outdated && sudo port clean --all installed && sudo port -f uninstall inactive
    noah · 2013-06-26 01:12:33 10
  • Getting OpenPGP keys for Launchpad PPAs on Debian based systems from behind a firewall

    If you are an unlucky soul behind a corporate firewall you will likely find that downloading gpg keys is blocked. This is because the hkp protocol uses port 11371 by default to transfer the key. By adding "hkp://" to the beginning of the hostname and ":80" to the end you are asking gpg to try using port 80 to connect (less likely to be blocked by a firewall). This relies on the remote server answering to requests over port 80. Show Sample Output


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    sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net:80 --recv-keys [key to get here]
    phattmatt · 2013-07-23 08:29:40 7
  • make pretty the netstat output for listening services

    bit of a contrived example and playing to my OCD but nice for quick scripted output of listening ports which is sorted by port, ip address and protocol. Show Sample Output


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    sudo netstat -plntu --inet | sort -t: -k2,2n | sort --stable -t. -k 1,1n -k 2,2n -k 3,3n -k 4,4n | sort -s -t" " -k1,1
    thechile · 2013-08-13 09:21:26 8
  • Backup /etc directory

    Back up /etc directory with a name based on the current date and the hostname of the machine, then chown the file for the current user for use.


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    sudo tar -zcvf $(hostname)-etc-back-`date +%d`-`date +%m`-`date +%y`.tar.gz /etc && sudo chown $USER:$USER $(hostname)-etc-back*
    thanosme · 2013-08-18 12:49:11 19
  • Adding user to printer, after installing hp-lip (Debian)


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    sudo adduser [username] lp && sudo adduser [username] lpadmin && sudo hp-setup -i
    Romero · 2013-08-25 14:21:25 10
  • Install build dependencies for a given package

    Install all build dependencies for a given package Show Sample Output


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    sudo apt-get build-dep rhythmbox
    darlanalves · 2013-10-07 23:13:19 6
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Extract domain from URl
Extracts 2nd-level domain part (or 3rd level, for co.* or com.*) from the URI's hostname. See sample output.

Fix Ubuntu's Broken Sound Server
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Monitor open connections for httpd including listen, count and sort it per IP
It's not my code, but I found it useful to know how many open connections per request I have on a machine to debug connections without opening another http connection for it. You can also decide to sort things out differently then the way it appears in here.

follow the content of all files in a directory
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Highlight network TX, RX information change

Create a mirror of a local folder, on a remote server
Create a exact mirror of the local folder "/root/files", on remote server 'remote_server' using SSH command (listening on port 22) (all files & folders on destination server/folder will be deleted)

make, or run a script, everytime a file in a directory is modified

run a command from within vi without exiting
":! ls -l " results in listing the files in the current directory. pressing "enter" will get you back into vi.

Quick network status of machine
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Empty a file
The downside of output redirection is that you need permissions. So something like $ > file won't play nicely w/ sudo. You'd need to do something like $ bash -c '> file' instead, you could go w/ $ sudo truncate -s0 file

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