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How to beautify XML text on command line in Ubuntu

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Ahmed Tawfik

sudo apt install libxml2-utils echo ‘your xml stuff here’ | xmllint –format – You will get a beautiful well-organized XML output. Sources: https://jahansyed.co.uk/2016/04/22/how-to-install-xmllint-in-ubuntu/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16090869/how-to-pretty-print-xml-from-the-command-line

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Flush the DNS cache on Ubuntu 18.04

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Ahmed Tawfik

sudo systemd-resolve –flush-caches Source: https://askubuntu.com/questions/906476/how-can-i-flush-the-dns-on-ubuntu-17-04

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Create SSH profiles for your frequent connections on Ubuntu 18.04 using ssh_config

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Ahmed Tawfik

This is very useful if you connect to tons of servers via ssh and you need to keep record of them as profiles. Edit/Create a file .ssh/config Add entries in this manner: Host blabla User blablabla # or domain\blablabla if … Continue reading →

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Add a custom resolution to your display using xrandr on Ubuntu 18.04

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Ahmed Tawfik

Just in case your monitor’s supported resolution is not properly detected or if you want a custom resolution to be used: In this example, we will try to add 1368×768, with a refresh rate of 60 Run cvt to get … Continue reading →

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Force remove an entry from Ubuntu Online Accounts

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Ahmed Tawfik

I was trying to delete an entry in my online accounts (since I restored Ubuntu 18.04 files over 17.10), and it wasn’t getting deleted. The solution is to edit the following file: ~/.config/goa-1.0/accounts.conf Then simply remove the entry you wish … Continue reading →

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