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2026-08-09T00:19:12Z

Update the system

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	\|-\|Arch Based =		\|-\|Arch Based =
			pacman -Syuu
	pacman -Syuu

	If you have paru installed you can update all your AUR packages with:		If you have paru installed you can update all your AUR packages with:
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	paru		paru
	\|-\|Debian Based =		\|-\|Debian Based =
	apt update && apt upgarde		apt update && apt upgarde
	\|-\|Red Hat Based =		\|-\|Red Hat Based =
	dnf update		dnf update
	</tabber>		</tabber>

2026-08-09T00:18:27Z

Update the system

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	\|-\|Arch Based =		\|-\|Arch Based =
	pacman -Syuu
			pacman -Syuu

	If you have paru installed you can update all your AUR packages with:		If you have paru installed you can update all your AUR packages with:

	paru		paru
	\|-\|Debian Based =		\|-\|Debian Based =
	apt update && apt upgarde		apt update && apt upgarde
	\|-\|Red Hat Based =		\|-\|Red Hat Based =
	dnf update		dnf update
	</tabber>		</tabber>


	=== Update Flatpaks ===		=== Update Flatpaks ===

2026-08-09T00:17:17Z

Update the system

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	\|-\|Arch Based =		\|-\|Arch Based =
	pacman -Syuu		pacman -Syuu

			If you have paru installed you can update all your AUR packages with:

			paru
	\|-\|Debian Based =		\|-\|Debian Based =
	apt update && apt upgarde		apt update && apt upgarde

2026-08-07T00:36:48Z

Rebuild GRUB Config

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:36, 7 August 2026
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	== Rebuild GRUB Config ==		== Rebuild GRUB Config ==
	~~grub-mkconfig -o~~ /boot/grub/grub.cfg		The GRUB config is usually located at /boot/grub/grub.cfg or /boot/grub.cfg
			grub-mkconfig -o <file name>

2026-06-21T21:56:22Z

Kill program from command line

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:56, 21 June 2026
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	Still won't close? Hard Kill, data may be lost that wasn't saved to disk yet.		Still won't close? Hard Kill, data may be lost that wasn't saved to disk yet.
	kill -9 7243		kill -9 7243
			If all processes have the same name you can use "killall"
			killall firefox-bin

	== How Much Space Is in Use? ==		== How Much Space Is in Use? ==

2026-06-21T21:49:48Z

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	Show all processes		Show all processes
	ps aufx		ps aufx
	~~Search~~ for a specific process name		Or search for a specific process name
	ps aufx \| grep firefox		ps aufx \| grep firefox
	Example output		Example output
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	Some applications, pretty much any that use flatpak and any browser, will have multiple processes in a "tree" (see below), in these cases you may need to kill every process in the tree ("kill 3136 3607 3634") for things to fix themselves.		Some applications, pretty much any that use flatpak and any browser, will have multiple processes in a "tree" (see below), in these cases you may need to kill every process in the tree ("kill 3136 3607 3634") for things to fix themselves.

	user ~~3136 0~~.0 0.0 ~~3432 2292~~ ? ~~Ss 21~~:31 0:00 '''~~<u>~~\| \_~~</u>~~''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects --		user 3136 0.0 0.0 3432 2292 ? Ss 21:31 0:00 '''\| \_''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects
	user ~~3607 0~~.0 0.0 ~~3440 1728~~ ? ~~S 21~~:31 0:00 '''~~<u>~~\| \| \_~~</u>~~''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects		user 3607 0.0 0.0 3440 1728 ? S 21:31 0:00 '''\| \| \_''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects
	user ~~3634 9~~.0 0.3 1619592 249548 ? ~~SLl 21~~:31 6:26 '''~~<u>~~\| \| \_~~</u>~~''' easyeffects --		user 3634 9.0 0.3 1619592 249548 ? SLl 21:31 6:26 '''\| \| \_''' easyeffects

	Gentle process kill (try this first), the app will be asked to exit nicely.		Gentle process kill (try this first), the app will be asked to exit nicely.
	kill 7243		kill 7243

2026-06-21T21:46:49Z

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	Some applications, pretty much any that use flatpak and any browser, will have multiple processes in a "tree" (see below), in these cases you may need to kill every process in the tree ("kill 3136 3607 3634") for things to fix themselves.		Some applications, pretty much any that use flatpak and any browser, will have multiple processes in a "tree" (see below), in these cases you may need to kill every process in the tree ("kill 3136 3607 3634") for things to fix themselves.

	user 3136 0.0 0.0 3432 2292 ? Ss 21:31 0:00 '''<u>\| \_</u>''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects --~~service-mode --hide-window~~		user 3136 0.0 0.0 3432 2292 ? Ss 21:31 0:00 '''<u>\| \_</u>''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects --
	user 3607 0.0 0.0 3440 1728 ? S 21:31 0:00 '''<u>\| \| \_</u>''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects ~~--service-mode --hide-window~~		user 3607 0.0 0.0 3440 1728 ? S 21:31 0:00 '''<u>\| \| \_</u>''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects
	user 3634 9.0 0.3 1619592 249548 ? SLl 21:31 6:26 '''<u>\| \| \_</u>''' easyeffects --~~service-mode --hide-window~~		user 3634 9.0 0.3 1619592 249548 ? SLl 21:31 6:26 '''<u>\| \| \_</u>''' easyeffects --
	Gentle process kill (try this first), the app will be asked to exit nicely.		Gentle process kill (try this first), the app will be asked to exit nicely.
	kill 7243		kill 7243

2026-06-21T21:46:17Z

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			== Kill program from command line ==


			Show all processes
			ps aufx
			Search for a specific process name
			ps aufx \| grep firefox
			Example output
			user 7243 27.4 2.1 17807108 1413692 ? Ssl 21:32 18:31 \| \_ /home/user/Desktop/firefox/firefox-bin
			The second column is the process ID.

			Some applications, pretty much any that use flatpak and any browser, will have multiple processes in a "tree" (see below), in these cases you may need to kill every process in the tree ("kill 3136 3607 3634") for things to fix themselves.

			user 3136 0.0 0.0 3432 2292 ? Ss 21:31 0:00 '''<u>\| \_</u>''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects --service-mode --hide-window
			user 3607 0.0 0.0 3440 1728 ? S 21:31 0:00 '''<u>\| \| \_</u>''' bwrap --args 84 -- easyeffects --service-mode --hide-window
			user 3634 9.0 0.3 1619592 249548 ? SLl 21:31 6:26 '''<u>\| \| \_</u>''' easyeffects --service-mode --hide-window
			Gentle process kill (try this first), the app will be asked to exit nicely.
			kill 7243
			Still won't close? Hard Kill, data may be lost that wasn't saved to disk yet.
			kill -9 7243

	== How Much Space Is in Use? ==		== How Much Space Is in Use? ==
	df -h		df -h

2026-05-01T21:35:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:35, 1 May 2026
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	dnf remove name		dnf remove name
	</tabber>		</tabber>

			== Rebuild GRUB Config ==
			grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

2026-04-30T18:02:32Z