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sudo apt-get install members [if needed]
sudo apt-get install members [if needed]
members groupname
members groupname


==== Custom autocomplete in Ubuntu ====

It is nice to use TAB key to autocomlete path for example, for a ls command in bash.
It turns out, you can also autocomplete certain command arguments, e.g. <code>apt-get inst<TAB></code> expands to apt-get install.
Even better, you can define your own completion rules for other commands and applications.

Read more on "howto" [http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/316 here]

Revision as of 09:23, 18 May 2009

Notes about installing and setup of various apps and features in Ubuntu




Misc tasks

Other nice external links and howto-s

Tunneling to socks proxy

ssh-tunnel-socks-proxy

In short:
$ssh -D 9999 username@ip-address-of-ssh-server
Then set in Firefox to use a SOCKS proxy: “localhost", port 9999

Acroread on Ubuntu

The link: [1]

Check the ports and apps listening on them

netstat -lnptu

Listing members of a group

I.e., the opposite to the command 'groups myuser'

sudo apt-get install members     [if needed]
members groupname


Custom autocomplete in Ubuntu

It is nice to use TAB key to autocomlete path for example, for a ls command in bash. It turns out, you can also autocomplete certain command arguments, e.g. apt-get inst<TAB> expands to apt-get install. Even better, you can define your own completion rules for other commands and applications.

Read more on "howto" here