[PLUG] Resolved: Installing nVidia driver in Xubuntu

2019-03-27 Thread Dick Steffens
On 3/27/19 8:14 PM, Bill Barry wrote: My experience is that installing the nvidia drivers using the apt packages while sometimes painful is much better than using the nvidia installation scripts. While the nvidia scripts will work initially, the next system upgrade could break things. Followi

Re: [PLUG] Installing nVidia driver in Xubuntu

2019-03-27 Thread Bill Barry
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 12:44 AM Dick Steffens wrote: > On 3/27/19 5:36 PM, tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com wrote: > > If your distro uses systemd - runlevel 3 equivalent: > > sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target > > When I run that I get a blank screen with no prompt, that does not > appear to

Re: [PLUG] Installing nVidia driver in Xubuntu

2019-03-27 Thread Dick Steffens
On 3/27/19 5:36 PM, tomas.kuchta.li...@gmail.com wrote: If your distro uses systemd - runlevel 3 equivalent: sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target When I run that I get a blank screen with no prompt, that does not appear to respond to respond to the keyboard, with the exception of which r

Re: [PLUG] Installing nVidia driver in Xubuntu

2019-03-27 Thread tomas . kuchta . lists
If your distro uses systemd - runlevel 3 equivalent: sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target to get back to runlevel 5 equivalent: sudo systemctl isolate graphical.target Hope it helps, Tomas On Wed, 2019-03-27 at 17:23 -0700, Dick Steffens wrote: > The instructions I've found for installing t

[PLUG] Installing nVidia driver in Xubuntu

2019-03-27 Thread Dick Steffens
The instructions I've found for installing the nVidia provided driver for my nVidia GeForce GT 610 want me to be in run level 3. However, the instructions I've found for doing that appear to tell me that the concept of run level has changed. So how do I get out of the GDM so I can run the nVidi

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread Russell Senior
On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 6:24 AM Rich Shepard wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Mar 2019, Russell Senior wrote: > > > "Screen is often used when a network connection to the terminal is > > unreliable, as a dropped network connection typically terminates all > > programs the user was running (child processes of

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019, Louis Kowolowski wrote: There are lots of options. Its quite flexible. I use it daily, but rarely on my local machine. Louis, That's what I learned looking at use cases: tmux is ideal for network admins supporting multiple remote servers. For what I do, not so much. Than

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread Louis Kowolowski
Same concept as a terminal with tabs, but with the added benefit of the ability to disconnect it from the display (allows you to leave things running in a terminal with out being connected to the host). You can also script it, whether you want to have it perform actions while you’re using it,

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers [ANSWERED]

2019-03-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019, David Bridges wrote: I think that searching for tmux examples will provide you with the answers you are looking for. The first hit (link below) seemed to explain it to me. I searched for tmux use cases and found excellent examples. Thanks, Rich __

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread David Bridges
I think that searching for tmux examples will provide you with the answers you are looking for. The first hit (link below) seemed to explain it to me. https://www.hamvocke.com/blog/a-quick-and-easy-guide-to-tmux/ -- David On Wed, 2019-03-27 at 06:22 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 27 Mar 20

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019, Russell Senior wrote: "Screen is often used when a network connection to the terminal is unreliable, as a dropped network connection typically terminates all programs the user was running (child processes of the login session), due to the session ending and sending a "hangup

Re: [PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread Russell Senior
On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 5:40 AM Rich Shepard wrote: > Just learned about tmux, a terminal multiplexer supposedly similar to > screen. The man page tells me what it does and I want to understand when it > would be appropriate to use it. > > If you have used tmux (or another terminal multiplexer) p

[PLUG] Terminal multiplexers

2019-03-27 Thread Rich Shepard
Just learned about tmux, a terminal multiplexer supposedly similar to screen. The man page tells me what it does and I want to understand when it would be appropriate to use it. If you have used tmux (or another terminal multiplexer) please explain the context. What benefits does it provide and i