Common tools and fixes for Ubuntu installation

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * increased root 1 under ubuntu. 2. Password: (Enter the Password of your current user here) 3. Enter new UNIX Password: Retype new UNIX password: (Enter the new root user password again.) 5. Log out the current user, To disable the root account, run the sudo password -l root command * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How to add terminals to the right button in Ubuntu: Install a package and add an "Open Terminal" menu to the right button. # sudo apt-get install nautilus open-terminal Normally, the "Open in Terminal" option will be displayed after installation. If not, restart Linux. Again, right-click inside and add an "Open as administrator" menu:  # sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal nautilus-gksu * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Linux compiler installation: the terminal execute the command: # sudo apt-get install build-essential # sudo apt-get install build-essential GCC,g++,make * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * /autogen.sh: 4: autoreconf: Not found This error occurred when you ran autogen.sh on a different version of tslib. The same reason is because automake is not installed (Ubuntu 10.04). # sudo apt-get install autoconf automake libtool * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * folder "location displayed as text rather than squares" approach: Run gconf-Editor in terminal, go to the configuration editor, app-> Nautilus -> Preferences, and check the alway-use-Location-Entry entry in the list on the right. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Windows text copy to Linux garble solution: Run gconf-editor in the terminal, go to the configuration editor, modify auto_detected in app->gedit-2-> Preferences ->encoding, add GBK to it and put it first. Of course, you can also add other codes, such as GB18030,BIG5,GB2312 and other codes. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ubuntu directly delete files rather than move to the recycle bin: Run gconf-Editor in terminal, go to the configuration editor, change app-> Nautilus -> Preferences, and select the "enable_delete" key. This will bring up a "Delete" menu that allows you to delete files directly. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * compile embedded Linux kernel, encountered a problem: # sudo apt-get Install yum # sudo apt-get Install libncurses5-dev # sudo apt-get Install yum # sudo apt-get Install libncurses5-dev * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * menu button from the left to move to the right, title run in a terminal # gconftool-2 --set "/apps/metacity/general/button_layout" --type string "menu:minimize,maximize,close" Move to the left menu title button from the right, in terminal # gconftool - 2 - set "/ apps/metacity/general/button_layout" - type string "menu,minimize,maximize,close:" ************************************************************************************************* VMware Tools for Linux Installation Instructions 1. Start VMware and ensure that Linux VMS have been installed. Choose VM > Install VMware Tools (2) manually. Edit the VM Settings and load the image file C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\linux.iso on the CD/DVD. 2 Double-click the Tools icon, copy vmwareTools-x.x.x-x.tar. gz to the required directory, and decompress it. 3. Drag the vmware-install.pl file from the decompressed folder to the terminal to run it. Notice The user of the terminal must be root. To go to root, enter su root on the terminal. 4. Enter./vmware-install.pl to install. [root @ TSMPC vmware tools - distrib] #. / vmware - the pl,  Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format. ...... 5, after the installation, remember to choose VMware Software -> Menu -> View -> Client Automatic Fit window.Copy the code