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How to check battery status using terminal?
The below command outputs a lot status and statistical information about the battery. The /org/...path can be found with the command upower -e (--enumerate). upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0 Example output: native-path:...
Why doesn’t running “sudo shutdown now” shut down?
Traditionally, the command sudo shutdown now will take you to the runlevel 1 (recovery mode); this will happen for both Upstart and SysV init. To get what you want, i.e., to shut down the computer properly, you need to give the -h switch to shutdown. One thing to note...
How to start Ubuntu in Console mode
As described here (ubuntuhandbook.org - Boot into text console ubuntu) you need to edit /etc/default/grub to have the next boot end up in text mode. In summary you will set these parameters: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="text" GRUB_TERMINAL=console After saving changes...
Boot Ubuntu 16.04 into command line / do not start GUI
You could disable the display manager service with systemctl for example if your display manager is lightdm the run sudo systemctl disable lightdm.service. This will prevent the service from starting at boot. I forgot to mention how to start the GUI, Its as simple as...
5 Steps Start Ubuntu 16.04, 17.04 in Text Mode
The advantages of text modes as compared to graphics modes include lower memory consumption and faster screen manipulation. Text mode or console mode or command line mode saves a lot of RAM uses so most of the time it is very beneficial to boot desktop in text mode....
Difference between Sleep, Hybrid Sleep & Hibernation in Windows 10/8/7
Many of us are not familiar with the exact difference between the various power saving modes in a Windows computer like Sleep, Hibernation or Hybrid Sleep. In this article, we will see the difference between these terms. Sleep is a power-saving state that allows a...