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Martin Hope
SteveC
Asked: 2020-04-11 13:04:16 +0800 CST
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I am interested in running a bash script which starts an application (in this case VLC), run it for a certain amount of time and then stop it. I can get this application to start just fine, but it will not stop, using this script:

#!/usr/bin/bash
vlc -vvv http://10.0.0.113:8000/stream.mjpg --sout="#std{access=file,mux=ogg,dst=/home/whsrobotics/vlc_project/first_try.mp4}"
sleep 10
killall vlc

Not only does it not stop the stream recording, but the app seems to freeze sometimes after I hit Ctrl+Z.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

command-line bash timeout killall
Martin Hope
Niklas
Asked: 2019-01-05 14:33:31 +0800 CST
  • 4

I want to use gdm3 but unfortunately, it does not work. After booting it just completely hangs.

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boot process stopped after Started GNOME Display Manager

It just does not do anything. Installing lightdm and activating it via sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm does work but then again that's not what I want.

I tried several things already:

  • Reinstalling NVIDIA drivers
  • Changing my run level to multi-user.target
  • Using update-rc.d -f gdm3 remove && update-rc.d gdm3 defaults to reconfigure gdm3
  • Installing the packages that I need sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop gnome-shell gnome
  • Reinstalling gdm3

Does anyone know how I can get gdm3 to work?

gnome gdm nvidia timeout 18.10
Martin Hope
Stewart
Asked: 2018-11-06 08:25:10 +0800 CST
  • 3

I've been trying to configure Grub to give a hidden 3 second countdown, and then boot into the default option.

What appears to happen is that Grub will alternate randomly between doing just that, and showing the menu with a 25 second countdown.

This happens both on full reboot, and on restore from hibernate. I have not been able to establish any pattern which will predict when it happens. Sometimes it gives one config 2 or 3 times in a row, sometimes it switches.

How can I make it consistent?

Ubuntu Desktop 18.04

Contents of /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=3
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=countdown
GRUB_TIMEOUT=3
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash nouveau.modeset=0"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash resume=/dev/nvme0n1p3"
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text"
#GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=""
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

I have also used grub-customizer 5.1.0.

grub2 hibernate reboot timeout 18.04
Martin Hope
Lasher
Asked: 2012-05-13 10:39:38 +0800 CST
  • 18

I am setting up a dual boot install for my wife's computer. I would like to disable the timeout for selecting OS that defaults to Ubuntu so the computer wont boot without making a selection. (IE. GRUB_TIMEOUT=INFINITE) Is it just a simple case of leaving it blank or #out the line in /etc/default/grub ? I want it so my wife can choose OS easily on her newly Dual booting PC.

I would also like to know if updating Burg after this would keep the change - as the big graphics of the OS's are a little more noob friendly.

grub2 burg timeout 12.04
Martin Hope
Peter.O
Asked: 2011-01-04 22:09:15 +0800 CST
  • 3

I often get stalled by the long timeout while typing the first few letters of a file name in Nautilus...

The current timeout seems to be 5 seconds. I'd prefer 1 second ...(as per item 2 on this page about Response Times)

I don't use the mouse much, which means I either wait, or press Escape, when I don't find the file...

I realize that this is a feature to some, but I'd rather not wait.

Is there any way to change this timeout behaviour?

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