Bash Command Line Guide

Installing Software;

{ from a repository }

  • apt install <name of software>
  • apt-get install <name of software>
  • sudo apt install <name of software>
  • sudo apt install <name of software>

{ from source }

  1. mkdir /home/user/software
  2. cd there and download the .tar.gz
  3. unzip <file> or gzip -ztf <filename.tar.gz>
  4. cd into new directory
  5. more INSTALL
  6. or if no INSTALL file is there:
  7. execute ./configure
  8. run make
  9. make install

Time Settings;

Modify in this format: MMDDhhmmYYYY = Month | Day | Hours | Minutes | Year

  • sudo date 012304551991

Changes the time to 0455hrs 23 January 1991

Find Files;

  • find -name <file name>
  • find -name <some text that is linked to what your looking for>
  • man find {more options}
  • locate <some text>
  • locate <filename>
  • man locate {more options}

User Accounts;

  • sudo adduser <name> {add user}
  • sudo passwd <name> {change users password}
  • sudo deluser <name> {delete user}
  • usermod <name> sudo {give user sudo permissions}