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How to upgrade Linux Lite from terminal

Sometimes while trying to install updates for Linux Lite you can meet an error: "Your computer is not connected to the internet", but you surely know that you are connected.

linux lite error your computer is not connected to the internet

Don't panic, you can still upgrade your system using terminal. It's enough to run command:

$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then a script will start downloading upgrades and will install them automatically.

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Written by Administrator on Wednesday March 25, 2020

How to copy all files with same extension to flash-disk in command line in Linux

To copy files in linux we obvisously use command cp. In case we have a folder with files with same extension and want to copy all of them to connected flash-disk, we can use mask: *. For example, I have several .hccapx files and want to copy them on flash-disk:

$ cp *.hccapx /media/lovermann/DISK1/

Now, let's check, if files are copied:

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Written by Administrator on Monday March 23, 2020

How to create md5 hash from a string in Linux

Syntax for creating md5 hash in vert simple:

echo -n "mystring" | md5sum

If case you need to store created hash in a file, you can easily do it. For example we want to store md5 hash in "hash.md5" file:

$ echo -n "mystring" | md5sum >> hash.md5

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Written by Administrator on Sunday March 22, 2020

How to create a new file using Vim and save it with desired filename

First of all, let's start vim:

$ vim

Now we can edit file. To do it, we have to change to write mode, so just click "i":

i

Now we car modify file the way we want. Let's add a string.

And now click "Esc" to go out of write mode. 

In order to save a file, type 

:wq test.txt

save as file using vim

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Written by Administrator on Sunday March 22, 2020

What is tXML with examples

What is tXML

tXML (commerce eXtensible Markup Language) is a type of XML designed specifically for export control transactions and international trade.

tXML is an XML language + set of Document Type Definitions (DTDs). These DTDs are text files that describe the precise syntax and order of tXML elements. 

Example of tXML document

It means, that tXML is just XML document, but with predefined structure and tags. Let's see, how typical tXML document looks. This is Invoice without tax calculation:

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Written by Administrator on Friday March 13, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) GNOME MPV (Celluloid) in Lubuntu

Uninstalling Gnome MPV (Celluloid)

To remove just Gnome Mpv (Celluloid) package itself from Lubuntu from command line, we have to type this command in lubuntu-terminal:

$ sudo apt-get remove gnome-mpv

Completely remove Gnome MPV (Celluloid)

Gnome MPV stores configuration files in your Lubuntu system. If you want remove Gnome MPV (Celluloid) completely including configuration and settings file, just type in terminal:

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Written by Administrator on Thursday March 12, 2020

How to remove (uninstall) Sylpheed in Lubuntu

Uninstalling Sylpheed e-mail client

To remove just sylpheed package itself from Lubuntu from command line, we have to type this command in lubuntu-terminal:

$ sudo apt-get remove sylpheed

Completely remove Sylpheed e-mail client

Sylpheed stores configuration files in your Lubuntu system. If you want remove Sylpheed completely including configuration and settings file, just type in terminal:

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Written by Administrator on Thursday March 12, 2020

How to uninstall and remove Pidgin internet messenger in Lubuntu

Uninstalling Pidgin internet messenger

To remove just pidgin package itself from Lubuntu from command line, we have to type this command in lubuntu-terminal:

$ sudo apt-get remove pidgin

Completely remove Pidgin internet messenger 

Pidgin internet messenger stores configuration files in your Lubuntu system. If you want remove Pidgin completely including configuration and settings file, just type in terminal:

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Written by Administrator on Thursday March 12, 2020

How to install Python 3.8 from command line in LiteLinux

First, let's check, if python was already installed in our system. Use following command:

$ python -V

Ok, now we know, that python version 2.7.15+ is already installed. But we want to install python 3.8, because for some reasons python 2.7 we don't need. Let's go:

$ sudo apt install python3.8

You will see something like this:

So, python 3.8 is installed. We can check it:

$ python3.8 --version

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Written by Administrator on Tuesday March 10, 2020