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How to prevent updating of a specific package?
Keep the Ubuntu package version I'm using now
Is it possible to upgrade all packages except a given package? Is there something like apt-get upgrade --exclude package_to_exclude?
How can you quickly get the complete path to a file for use in terminal?
Suppose I download a .deb package from a website and install it. (I assume that when I double click the .deb file, the package is installed through a GUI that interfaces with dpkg right?)
How can I uninstall it?
How can I get the current disk usage (in %) of my hard drive from the command line?
How is the /tmp directory cleaned up? Is it automatic? If so, how frequently is it cleaned up?
Otherwise, is there any alternative command line utility that can achieve this?
Is it possible to get a list of packages that were most recently installed through apt-get?
Is it possible to disable X at boot time? I'm setting up a server so it would be nice if it wouldn't load the graphical interface every time I boot.
What are the differences between an Ubuntu Long Term Support release (LTS) and a normal release?
Is there anyway to get an error log for a failed VPN connection attempt? All I get is this notification and I have no idea where to go from there.
In Nautilus, when you double click a file, it will open it with the default application associated with the file's extension. For instance, .html files will open in a web browser and .pdf will be opened with Document Viewer. Is there a way to reproduce the same behavior from within the command line (i.e. open path/filename)? I'm asking because I like to browse my file-system from the command line but sometimes don't remember which app. opens what.
What software can I use to view .epub documents?
Sometimes, processes ignore the SIGINT signal sent by Ctrl-C in Bash. For instance, man and vi. Assuming you don't want to google or read the manual on how to exit the running process, is there any key sequence that will always work (without leaving the terminal)?
How can I change my default text editor from gedit to Emacs?
What tools do you use to monitor a Ubuntu web server? More specifically, I'd like to monitor server uptime, resource usage (RAM, CPU, bandwidth, etc.), Apache, MySQL and PHP.
Let's say I launch a bunch of processes from a ssh session. Is it possible to terminate the ssh session while keeping those processes running on the remote machine?
What is the difference between /etc/init/ and /etc/init.d/?
More generally, what meaning does the .d suffix convey to a directory?
Is there any equivalent to TortoiseSVN but for Ubuntu / Git? I'd like to integrate Git commands to Nautilus.