TechBull

This episode introduces Linux navigation commands.

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In this episode we introduce the Linux pwd and ls commands and note the differences between the man command and the - -help option to commands.

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My theme in this season is going to be Linux commands, or the Command Line Interface.

The series is pitched at the Linux beginner and intermediate level of user.

This episode includes opening and closing the terminal. Three commands are covered; exit, uname and man.

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This last episode in the series will provide a brief statement of what each of the other 7 episodes covered and also cover what linux and SSD technology means from a systems admin point of view.

 If you want to see how fstrim has worked on your SSD simply type in a terminal journalctl and pipe its output to grep searching for fstrim.service. e.g $> journalctl  | grep fstrim.service It will list all the dates and times that fstrim has run.

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The third part of the triangle to adjust the display for those with Low Vision.

After a re-install of the Operating System there will be things you need to do to get your system as much as the same before you did the re-install.  Catering for your vision needs is just one.

If you have not done so aleay you should also consider synchronising your browser settings.

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Just some of the things to do after a fresh install of Linux.

A few tweaks for users with  Low Vision.

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In this episode, after all our preparation we finally get into the physical installation of the Solid State Drive SSD).

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Stay safe

Continuing the series of preparing to install an SSD we turn to browsers, browser extensions and dictionaries.

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Stay safe

This episode continues the story of installing a Solid State Drive into an old Lenovo Thinkpad T410.  In particular, this episode covers the some of the preparation, especially GNOME extensions.

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Episode 2 deals with some preparation needed before installing a Solid State Drive (SSD) into a laptop that is running Linux Ubuntu 20.4.  Mention is made of using the linux command of dpkg -l which is used to produce a list of packages installed in the system.

Remember, if you are either disabled or   elderly you can ring     AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits  to  your home, if    necessary,  or ring you to help you.  Their  free-phone  telephone  number   is 0800 048  7642.  Their email address  is [email protected]and their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk.  And it is all free-of-charge!

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