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Terminal commands and shortcuts

In this article some useful commands and shortcuts are presented as terminal functionality in Ubuntu.
sudo + apt + [ ] + package_name​
install – to install the package/program​
update – updates the package lists for upgrades​
upgrade – to upgrade installed packages
cd + [ ] – to change the current working directory​
folder_name – go to folder_name directory​
.. – go to the parent directory​
Configure static IP address using interfaces file​
ip a or ip link show – list all network interface names available​
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces​
sudo ip a flush enp0s3​
sudo systemctl restart networking.service​
Create mount point: mkdir /media/usb-drive ​
Mount USB Drive: mount /dev/sdc1 /media/usb-drive/​
Accessing USB Data: cd /media/usb-drive​
USB Unmount: unmount: /media/usb-drive
Detecting USB hard drive: sudo fdisk -l

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