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|   How things are done, using bash to run simple command(s)? | 
 
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Posted by: ross  - 2023-09-04, 09:03 AM - Forum: Xorg Problems 
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				Good morning fine people of the Linux world. 
 
Please, forgive me if I have posted this in the wrong section.  Was not sure where to post. 
This is just query. After a bit of searching about, I found a solution to something I was looking to achieve, which was to switch my monitor off by clicking on a shortcut/icon,  so that at 3am when Im done watching whatever and Im half asleep, I dont have to reach over and switch the monitor off as one would usually do.  
 
My solution, a fairly simple one.  A bash script consisting of the following two lines. 
 
#!/bin/bash 
sleep 1 && xset dpms force off 
 
 
Well my primitive understanding is that bash is a simple programming language, which seems rather overkill simply to run a terminal command from a shortcut.  So my question is just about the way in which things are done.......have I reached the typical solution for such a desired result, or are there easier, more basic methods, to run terminal commands on demand/from shortcut, than to use bash 
 
 
In Win, the typical solution would be a batch file, that is simply a list of commands to be ran.......and whilst my bash script is essentially the same thing, you are STILL having to elicit the use of programming language to do so.  I just cant imagine theres not a lower level way of getting such a simple job done? 
 
Hope you dont mind me asking such a dumb question.  Thank you 
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|   Using git + python | 
 
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	So here is my problem: 
 
 
 
 
	I wanted a window manager switcher and found this one:  https://github.com/xircon/wm-switcher. So I proceeded to clone it, so I could use it... 
 
 
 
 
	... and then I realized that I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with it! 
 
 
 
 
	  
 
 
 
 
	I'm used to windows but I am willing (and wanting)  to change. Problem is: I'm always expecting icons. If I needed to run a program I'd double-click it, even python scripts. 
 
 
 
 
	  
 
 
 
 
	  
 
 
 
 
	  
 
 
 
 
	By the way, a little introduction: 
 
 
 
 
	I've been using windows for over 20 years, can fix the thing even if you try really hard to break it on purpose, I was very frustrated with win10 and a few days ago I finally had enough. 
 
 
 
 
	After doing some research I figured that Puppy Linux was ideal for me. 
 
 
			 
			
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|   CentOS vs.? | 
 
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Posted by: volt  - 2020-08-06, 02:29 PM - Forum: Just Starting Linux 
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	Hello all. I have recently bought a new computer and plan to convert the OS of my old computer to Linux. I am in the capstone for my Bachelor's in IT so I have a pretty good understanding of computers. I may look into earning certificates with RedHat so I am thinking about using CentOS as my distro. My questions are: 
 
 
 
 
	1. Is it a good distro for beginners? (Again, I have programming and IT education)  
 
 
 
 
	2. Does anyone recommend any step-by-step (video or document) tutorials to completing the switch? 
 
 
 
 
	Thanks in advance for the responses.  
 
 
 
 
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|   I displaced my linux partitions now boot takes a lot of time. | 
 
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Posted by: MarvoIke  - 2020-05-20, 09:05 PM - Forum: Just Starting Linux 
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			<span>Hello everyone, i have a problem and i need help, first of all, i moved totally to Linux (Debian10) probably like 8 months ago, i used </span><span><span>this tutorial for disk partitioning</span></span><span> and everything went perfect, then after some time i noticed that my /(root) partition was running out of space, the size of it was 30 GB, as the tutorial of disk partitioning suggested, and what i did was shrink the home partition (which is the biggest) moved it, and expand the root, all this on a Ubuntu live GParted, i have a dual-boot (be cause of uni i had to reinstall Windows) so after doing that, just in case, i ran Boot-Repair. Since then when i select Debian on Grub, it takes like between 5 - 8 mins to boot up whereas before the partition adjustment it toked like a 4th of that time, and keeps showing lots of errors like:</span> 
		 
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			<span>ACPI BIOS Error (bug): Could not resolve [^^^GFXO.AFN2] , AE_NOT_FOUND (20180810/psargs-330)</span> 
		 
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			<span>ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed \_SB.PCIO.LPCB.H_EC._QC9, AE_NOT_FOUND (20180810/psparse-516)</span> 
		 
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			<span>Gave up waiting for suspend/resume device</span> 
		 
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			<span>/dev/sda2: clean, 504438/3049648 files, 7270848/12206336 blocks</span> 
		 
 
		 
			  
		 
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|   Im back..... | 
 
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Posted by: hatebred  - 2020-05-09, 03:59 AM - Forum: Hello 
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	been along time.. but i found my way back. hello to all from the past that are still around... 
 
 
 
 
	<@lit> Hi! 
 
 
			 
			
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|   Argument errors help please | 
 
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Posted by: illiterate_newb  - 2020-02-23, 07:02 PM - Forum: How Do I? 
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			usage: ****** [-h] [-t USER_TARGETS [USER_TARGETS ...]] 
		 
 
 
		 
			[-u USER_URLS [USER_URLS ...]] [-q USER_QUERY] [--loose] 
		 
 
 
		 
			[-c CONFIG_FILE [CONFIG_FILE ...]] [-o OUTPUT_FILE] 
		 
 
 
		 
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			******: error: argument -o/--output: expected one argument 
		 
 
 
		 
			root@kali:~# ****** -o -t fakeuser@yahoo.com -bc /home/kali/Desktop/ 
		 
 
 
		 
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|   Drive Question | 
 
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Posted by: researchcapt  - 2020-01-12, 04:38 PM - Forum: How Do I? 
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	Please forgive me, I am coming from the windows world and am sure I am using the wrong labels/terminology regarding drives. 
 
 
 
 
	I have a Dell laptop with a 1TB NVMe C drive and a 2TB D spin drive.  I want to install Linux Mint Cinnamon to the C drive so that I get the greatest amount of speed which means disconnecting the D drive to insure the Linux is loaded to the C drive.  Can I later connect the D drive and use that for bulk storage?...like for photos. 
 
 
 
 
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