Linux Help Guide: List of Useful Command Line Codes (20+ Arguments)
Some basic command line arguments which will help you either get out of a tough situation or just be overall helpful for daily use. Arguments for general program downloading, Sound issues, how to Flush DNS, Boot to BIOS, Fix Boot Partition and Repair Filesystem.
Author: Siren Watcher. Published: 2021-05-05.
Linux Help Guide: List of Useful Command Line Codes (20+ Arguments)
Some basic command line arguments which will help you either get out of a tough situation or just be overall helpful for daily use. Arguments for general program downloading, Sound issues, how to Flush DNS, Boot to BIOS, Fix Boot Partition and Repair Filesystem.
Author: Siren Watcher. Published: 2021-05-05.
General
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt update -m
- Updates your system.
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade
- Upgrades your system. Such as core system files and individual repository updates.
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
- If you have an ubuntu based system like Pop!, you can use this to autoinstall drivers which may be missing or broken.
sudo dpkg --get-selections
- Lists all installed files for Ubuntu-based distributions. For other distros here are some examples.
sudo apt --fix-missing update- Fixes broken packages.
sudo apt clean
- Cleans local repository of retrieved package files.
sudo dpkg --configure -a
apt list –installed
- Lists all installed files.
sudo apt install <filename>
sudo apt install -f
- Installs a program.
sudo apt install pop-desktop
- Will install any missing dependencies from Pop! OS.
Programs
Install, Uninstall and Purge are the three defaults for program command line arguments. Purge is a deep clean remove which can be useful if there is some problems removing all the little parts of a program.
sudo apt-get install <program name>
sudo apt remove <program name>
sudo apt autoremove --purge
sudo apt-get --purge remove <program name>
Sound Issues
‘Turning it on and off again’ is sometimes the greatest advice for Linux sound issue tech problems.
sudo alsa force-reload
Flush DNS
sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches
sudo systemctl restart nscd.service
sudo systemctl restart named sudo
systemctl restart dnsmasq
Boot to BIOS
systemctl reboot --firmware-setup
Boot to Recovery
If your PC is failing to boot. Such as having a headers error message (like vm-linuz) you can use this when your BIOS screen is loading to get into Pop! OS recovery.
ctrl + alt + F1
Fix Boot Partition
dpkg -l | grep linux-image
sudo apt remove --purge linux-image-(numbers here)-generic
You can also see their numbers in Disks.
You can go into nautilus (root, then type in nautilus to enter nautilus) > Boot, to delete them manually also.
Repair Filesystem
Only use these codes prior to the OS from booting, such as in Gparted to repair your filesystem. Change sd1 with your fsck -l drive’s code.
sudo fdisk -l
fsck /dev/sda1
sudo fsck -f /dev/sda1
Flatpak and Snap
List Flatpak or Snap installed programs.
flatpak list
snap list
