Create Desktop Shortcut launcher - Ubuntu 18.04 - use text editor to enter shortcut code

How to create desktop shortcut launcher on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The objective is to show how to create desktop shortcut launcher on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver using the default GNOME user interface.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
  • Software: – GNOME Shell 3.26.2 or higher

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command will be required to install new software.

Conventions

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add user on ubuntu 18.04 Gnome

Add user on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The purpose of this article is to explain how to add user on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux. The guide will provide instructions on how to add user on Ubuntu using graphical user interface, and, also how to create user using a command line.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.

Conventions

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Change default root password on Ubuntu

Default root password on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The objective is to access root shell and optionally change the default root blank password on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.

Conventions

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create a new user - window

How to create sudo user on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

This article will explain how to create a sudo user on Ubuntu 18.04 Linux. First, we will look at creation of new sudo user using command line and later we will create a sudo user from Ubuntu’s graphical interface.

The sudo user can execute any command with administrative privileges, hence execute commands as root.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver
  • Software: – Sudo version 1.8.21p2 or higher

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.

Conventions

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Startup Applications - Ubuntu 18.04

System Monitoring on Ubuntu 18.04 Linux with Conky

Objective

The objective is to help reader to get started with system monitoring basics with Conky on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux
  • Software: – conky 1.10.8

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.

Conventions

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Ubuntu release upgrade tool

How To Upgrade Ubuntu To 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver

Objective

Upgrade an existing Ubuntu installation to 18.04 Bionic Beaver

Distributions

You need an existing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 17.10 install.

Requirements

An existing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 17.10 install with root privileges.

Conventions

  • # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
  • $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

Other Versions of this Tutorial

Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)

Introduction

The latest Ubuntu release, 18.04, marks an opportunity for both LTS users and people on the previous 17.10 release to update Ubuntu and take advantage of the latest features. Thanks to Debian’s upgrade process, it should be relatively simple to either upgrade Ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 (both LTS) or to upgrade Ubuntu 17.10 to 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver.

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Install DEB file on UBUNTU using GUI

Install DEB file on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The objective is to install DEB file on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux. Files with deb extentions are simply Debian packages.

Since Ubuntu is also in its core using Debian Package management to install or uninstall software it is a relatively easy task to install DEB file on Ubuntu.

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu System as root or via sudo command is required.

Conventions

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