@FranklyFlawless it is fancy on Gnu+Lnx.
Before to tackle command you need to know that Debian it is the unique Gnu+Lnx on the Planet, others distros are just fragmentation, experimentation and antagonizers of Debian APT.
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A lot to learn, always.
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There are several linux terminal command “cheat sheets” available that list some chosen commands, and here’s one: Linux Commands Cheat Sheet {with Free Downloadable PDF}
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You can download a whole ebook for free. It links from the following forum comment:
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It is also said that a little knowledge is dangerous.
Using apt to remove or purge a package may end up doing bad things.
So I would say … before learning any potentially destructive shell commands … learn how to use Jumpdrive to image the eMMC drive (backup and restore).
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So first I need to learn jumpdrive then learn commands. eMMC. Jumpdrive.
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You may want to check the FAQ & tips and tricks from the community wiki: Home · Wiki · Librem5 / Librem 5 Community Wiki · GitLab
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The eMMC drive is the main drive in the Librem 5. If you have not inserted a µSD card in your phone then the eMMC drive is the only drive in the Librem 5. The eMMC drive is the drive from which the Librem 5 ordinarily boots.
… is software that you download to your Linux host computer (e.g. desktop or laptop) so that you can backup and restore the Librem 5 in a safe and comprehensive way.
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is that a
sudo apt get-install jumpdrive thing?
or is it a plug into a linux computer thing? I am not sure if in the context of your last sentence you meant the phone as a computer.
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This.
The emphasis was on host and e.g. desktop or laptop. So you need to get Jumpdrive sorted out on your host computer before bothering to plug the Librem 5 into the host computer.
And, no, Jumpdrive is not an apt install - it’s just a hack download.
Aside: note that apt confusingly comes in two flavours, with incompatible syntax.
sudo apt install zzzsomethingzzz
sudo apt-get install zzzsomethingzzz
but you have managed to quote a hybrid between the two.
Personally I will always try to use the former (apt), not the latter (apt-get).
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What is the distinction between apt and apt-get? Is the apt command when something is already on the drive with an assigned index file? Maybe the…apt-get install is some kind of fetching thing then install?
Hey still progress, I have figured out the quote function.
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And the librem computer works off of the same debian 10 platform that the phone functions on?
Same terminal commands and all?
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Yes, all Librem is using Debian and same command like.
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Apt is more user friendly version with progressbar etc. From: Difference Between apt and apt-get Commands [Explained]
“The apt command is a smaller section of the apt-get and apt-cache options. The apt command gives the end user just enough tools to install, remove, search and update APT packages. The apt-get command has a lot more options that are useful for writing low-level scripts and tools.”
Even more in-depth article: https://www.howtogeek.com/791055/apt-vs-apt-get-whats-the-difference-on-linux/
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There are separate threads (and some in the wiki) about using jumpdrive for various tasks. In short, its a way to connect L5 to a desktop/laptop (“normal” computer vs. the phone-computer-device) via usb cable, to make the L5 filesystem open like any other USB memory/disc. There is a procedure to make this happen, physical and on the host computer, but on the L5 no software is needed to be installed for it.
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Other commands:
- apt-cache search (sudo not required)
It is useful to get the exact package names to be used for an “apt install”. I use “apt-cache search”. For example:
apt-cache search numpy | grep python3
Of course these days one can also do a search with apt (apt has the best of apt-get, apt-cache, …), but I find it to not be as reliably grep-able.
- dpkg --get-selections and “sudo dpkg --set-selections”
The first gives a list of installed/deinstalled pacakges. The second will set dpkg selections so that if you do a “sudo apt update” and “sudo apt upgrade” it will install all the packages. I find this useful if I’ve done a lot of installs and I want to wipe and reinstall with the same package selections.
dpkg --get-selections > package_list.txt
And after a system reinstall one can duplicate those installed packages by copying that package_list.txt file and setting those selections:
sudo dpkg --set-selections < package_list.txt
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
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sudo apt autoremove got rid of that annoying gnome message in the store. Thanks for that.
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I have tried most of the information related commands, lscpu I thought would just say arm64 1.5 Ghz or something like that but it told me all kinds of stuff like mitigations to attacks, neat cheat sheet. Getting used to shell, once you know what the words mean then the commands arent much different from clicking on the icons in a gui. I sometimes forget bash vs terminal meanings but it is getting clearer.
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In case anyone wants to dive deeper into commandline, there is also: Linux Command Line Books by William Shotts - The book got updated last fall to 6th edition over 15years and is almost 600pages of everything linux commandline related. The site also has some language versions available, downloadable examples and it’s all free, under Creative Commons License.
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Thank you JR-Fi you are a beast at this.
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