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- Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:48 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: Switching the thumb buttons on my mouse. Buttons are reversed.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 284
Re: Switching the thumb buttons on my mouse are reversed.
If it helps my mouse is a XENTA Wireless Optical Rechargable Mouse.
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Scripts & Bash
- Topic: (SOLVED) Stuck on a Bash tutorial (SUID)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1809
Re: (SOLVED) Stuck on a Bash tutorial (SUID)
I see. I think I was probably just overthinking the question and I'm pretty happy with that topic now. On the subject of colours in the terminal however. Are all these colours standard? Are they the same across distros? I noticed in the terminal preferences you can change colour palettes? It seems t...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Scripts & Bash
- Topic: (SOLVED) Stuck on a Bash tutorial (SUID)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1809
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:21 pm
- Forum: Scripts & Bash
- Topic: (SOLVED) Stuck on a Bash tutorial (SUID)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1809
(SOLVED) Stuck on a Bash tutorial (SUID)
Hi, I am doing the following tutorial regarding SUID: https://linuxjourney.com/lesson/setuid-set-user-id I am stuck on the exercise on the right. "Look at the permission for /etc/passwd in detail, do you notice anything else? Files with SUID enabled are also easily distinguishable." Lookin...
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:55 pm
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: Switching the thumb buttons on my mouse. Buttons are reversed.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 284
Re: Switching the thumb buttons on my mouse are reversed.
The thumb buttons on my mouse used for going back and forth when browsing are reversed compared to when I used them on Windows (Forward goes back, back goes forward). So I want to switch them around. In Preferences > Mouse and Touchpad > Mouse, does changing the scrolling direction help? Hi, Unfort...
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:19 am
- Forum: Hardware Support
- Topic: Switching the thumb buttons on my mouse. Buttons are reversed.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 284
Switching the thumb buttons on my mouse. Buttons are reversed.
Hi, I've tried to figure this out on my own but am struggling. The thumb buttons on my mouse used for going back and forth when browsing are reversed compared to when I used them on Windows (Forward goes back, back goes forward). So I want to switch them around. I did some googling and ran xev -even...
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:57 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
- Replies: 12
- Views: 464
Re: Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
The ublock-origin package is in the Universe category. This link gives more info - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories Synaptic Package Manager is the easiest way to see what category any particular package is in. Thank you for the link, I've read it and checked out the categories in the...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
- Replies: 12
- Views: 464
Re: Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
Ah if it's out of date that probably explains it not working. I understood software managers to be there to keep your software up to date, if new versions aren't being made available surely it should be removed? From what I've read I should always be looking in the software manager for applications ...
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:43 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
- Replies: 12
- Views: 464
Re: Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to answer. I know it can be done this way but I am trying to learn as much about using the software/package managers as possible, so would like to learn how to install it through the package manager. looks like you just learned something about the software manager ...
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:49 am
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
- Replies: 12
- Views: 464
Re: Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to answer. I know it can be done this way but I am trying to learn as much about using the software/package managers as possible, so would like to learn how to install it through the package manager.
Thank you for taking the time to answer. I know it can be done this way but I am trying to learn as much about using the software/package managers as possible, so would like to learn how to install it through the package manager.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:42 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] Software Sources - tricia and bionic?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 189
Re: Software Sources - tricia and bionic?
Hi Karl, Thank you for Replying, So as I understand it, the Main will be downloading updates from Linux Mint and the Base will be downloading updates from Ubuntu? This will be operating system updates as well as software when I use my software and package managers? Before this when I'd read Linux Mi...
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:47 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [Solved] Software Sources - tricia and bionic?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 189
[Solved] Software Sources - tricia and bionic?
In Software Sources there is main (tricia) and base (bionic). What is the difference between these two? Also why are they called tricia and bionic?
In regards to the actual mirrors I've just chosen the fastest ones, is this okay? I assume all the mirrors are safe and secure.
Thank you.
In regards to the actual mirrors I've just chosen the fastest ones, is this okay? I assume all the mirrors are safe and secure.
Thank you.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:13 pm
- Forum: Newbie Questions
- Topic: [SOLVED] Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
- Replies: 12
- Views: 464
[SOLVED] Installing Browser Extensions from the Software Manager
Hi,
I've just installed Chromium and the browser extension Ublock Origin, both through the software manager. Chromium does not have Ublock on it though, how do I connect them?
Thank you.
I've just installed Chromium and the browser extension Ublock Origin, both through the software manager. Chromium does not have Ublock on it though, how do I connect them?
Thank you.