Ubuntu

Basic

alt + space -> ‘Always on Top’: to pin a window/app

alt + F2： run a command quickly, without opening a terminal.

Files

ctrl + L: browse with path string

ctrl + D: bookmark current directory

Terminal

Preferences -> Shortcuts: view all terminal shortcuts

ctrl + alt + T: create a new terminal

shift + CtrlC/CtrlV: copy and paste in terminal

ctrl + U: delete whole line

xkill: use cursor to select a window to kill.

Screenshot

  1. PrtScrn to take a screenshot of the desktop.
  2. alt + PrtScrn to take a screenshot of a window.
  3. shift + PrtScrn to take a screenshot of an area you select.

Alias

You may set alias for frequently used commands. You can send alias to .bashrc, e.g.:

echo "alias server='ssh user@<SERVER_IP>'" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "alias mmlab='conda activate open-mmlab'" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "alias project='cd /home/louis/my_project'" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

or directly edit the .bashrc file, writting the alias at its end:

nano ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Miscellaneous

Cannot open Applications

My problem is that I cannot open Pycharm and Ubuntu Software (snap) by clicking the icon. Below helps:

#sudo apt install snapd  if `snap command not found`
sudo snap remove snap-store
sudo snap install snap-store