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How to install CUPS-libraries in Fedora Linux

CUPS libraries are important for setting up ESC/POS printer in Fedora linux. You can install CUPS-libraries simply completing the command:

$ sudo dnf install cups-libs.i686

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Written by Administrator on Thursday March 26, 2020

How to upgrade Linux Lite from terminal

Sometimes while trying to install updates for Linux Lite you can meet an error: "Your computer is not connected to the internet", but you surely know that you are connected.

linux lite error your computer is not connected to the internet

Don't panic, you can still upgrade your system using terminal. It's enough to run command:

$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then a script will start downloading upgrades and will install them automatically.

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Written by Administrator on Wednesday March 25, 2020

How to copy all files with same extension to flash-disk in command line in Linux

To copy files in linux we obvisously use command cp. In case we have a folder with files with same extension and want to copy all of them to connected flash-disk, we can use mask: *. For example, I have several .hccapx files and want to copy them on flash-disk:

$ cp *.hccapx /media/lovermann/DISK1/

Now, let's check, if files are copied:

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Written by Administrator on Monday March 23, 2020

How to create md5 hash from a string in Linux

Syntax for creating md5 hash in vert simple:

echo -n "mystring" | md5sum

If case you need to store created hash in a file, you can easily do it. For example we want to store md5 hash in "hash.md5" file:

$ echo -n "mystring" | md5sum >> hash.md5

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Written by Administrator on Sunday March 22, 2020