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Why don't git colours appear when using watch?

When running git status -sb I see: I want to watch (from procps-ng 3.3.3) a repository. The --color option is supposed to keep colours. Interestingly, it ...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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How do I complete the Gnome Character Map with missing Unicode characters?

I often use the Gnome Character Map accessory to find characters I didn't know, with a view to surprising friends with exclusive drawings. However th...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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Torrent client for the command-line? [duplicate]

Yesterday one of my friends asked me if there is some torrent client that runs on the command-line. I had no answer for him, but I think that you have some.

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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What units does the ntp drift file use?

When the ntpd daemon is running, the file: /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift gets updated periodically. Example: 17:20 hostname 118 ~> ls -l /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drif...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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How to know whether am the administrator of my Ubuntu?

Is there a way to know whether am the administrator of my Ubuntu 14.04 ? If not, how can I became the administrator ?

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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Upgrade for Qualcomm QCWB335 (Kubuntu 18.04)

I have an Asus laptop and I've recently switched over to linux (kubuntu 18.04) - loving it by the way! My question is which half pcie wifi adapter (t...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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I have 4 bad sectors on my hard disk, should I be worried?

I use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Here are some screenshots that depict the condition of my hard drive. It shows that my hard drive has 4 bad sectors. Is this somet...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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xfce windows are missing toolbar, focus is broken

It's subtle, but as you can see in the screenshot: there are no min, max or close buttons on the windows. The edges of windows can be resized, but it...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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How do I restart dnsmasq?

I can't figure out how to restart dnsmasq. service dnsmasq restart dnsmasq: unrecognized service SOLUTION Restart the network manager (his parent) su...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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How to set up a root cron job properly

I tried to set up a root cron job to run a Bash script as root, to run at minute 7,37, every hour, every day of month, every month. This script is located...

Published: Jul 19, 2026

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