[TriLUG] One thing led to another and killed my Samsung Ultrabook running Linux Mint.

[Bill Farrow via TriLUG]

Jeremy,
If you like, you can just install nano rather than learn vim.
  sudo apt-get install nano

If that fails because your networking manager requires you graphical
login, then it's a little more tricky. You will have to download the
nano*.deb file from Mint and transfer it via a usb flash stick to your
laptop. Then run:
  sudo dpkg -i nano*.deb

If you go with vim, you will need to learn how to edit and use command
mode, etc.

Bill

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Jeremy Davis via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> looking at vimtutorial now
> On May 22, 2015 5:04 PM, "Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org>
> wrote:
>
>> vim would be my preferred if it is installed.  if not, install it.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Jeremy Davis <jeremyhwllc at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Ok I found the file. How do edit? Seems like nano does not work here.
>> > On May 22, 2015 4:56 PM, "Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Side note, because I forget where config files are located all the time.
>> >> So to save myself the headache I can do this:
>> >>
>> >> First of all you need to make sure mlocate is installed, sudo apt-get
>> >> install mlocate
>> >>
>> >> after that
>> >>
>> >> sudo updatedb
>> >>
>> >> that will update the db information for mlocate.  You need to do that
>> >> periodically but not every time you want to do a locate.  You may get a
>> >> security warning about running updatedb with sudo privileges but on a
>> >> workstation/laptop this is not as relevant as on a server.
>> >>
>> >> then
>> >>
>> >> locate (name of config file)
>> >>
>> >> This can also be useful for tracking down instances of a config.  Now in
>> >> the case of this GlobalSettings.conf file I tested this here:
>> >>
>> >> locate GlobalSettings.conf|grep Cadence
>> >> /home/(myuserid)/.config/Cadence/GlobalSettings.conf
>> >>
>> >> Or to see more you could try this:
>> >> locate .conf|grep Cadence
>> >>
>> >> That should locate all cadence related config files on the system.  At
>> >> least from what I have seen it will.
>> >>
>> >> Ken
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Ken MacKenzie <ken at mack-z.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Cadence config is not in /etc it is in your home so...
>> >> >
>> >> > /home/(yourusername)/.config/Cadence/GlobalSettings.conf
>> >> >
>> >> > or to make life simpler
>> >> >
>> >> > vim ~/.config/Cadence/GlobalSettings.conf
>> >> >
>> >> > Typing that no matter the location will direct you to your instance of
>> >> > that config.
>> >> >
>> >> > Ken
>> >> >
>> >> > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Jeremy Davis via TriLUG <
>> >> > trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Ok I am home from work and in front of my laptop.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Bill, your <CTRL><ALT><F1> suggestion works. So I will probably start
>> >> by
>> >> >> moving some files to dropbox or a thumbdrive, then I can tinker on
>> >> things.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I don't suspect the SSD is failing, although certainly it would not
>> >> hurt
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> check. I have never used ddrescue or anything similar.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I think the problem is that I created a conflict when I reinstalled
>> >> pulse
>> >> >> from the Mint (wrong) repository. I think it is Kxstudio that has the
>> >> >> correct version. Kxstudio did something to make pulse and jack play
>> >> nice.
>> >> >> Apparently it is a bad idea to forget those programs are not from the
>> >> Mint
>> >> >> repository.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Should I start by uninstalling pulse and maybe jack?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Ken, starting from /etc how do I get to the cadence config file and
>> >> change
>> >> >> the startup scripts?
>> >> >> On May 22, 2015 10:42 AM, "Steve Litt via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org
>> >
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > On Thu, 21 May 2015 18:30:45 -0400
>> >> >> > Bill Farrow via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > > Before you dive into the LiveCD thing, have you tried
>> >> <CTRL><ALT><F1>
>> >> >> > > to get to a root console ? <CTRL><ALT><F7> switches back to the
>> >> >> > > graphical consol.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Context?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > SteveT
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Steve Litt
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >
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