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4 4  **Current Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS **
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12 12  * **Email:** [[darya.loktev@desy.de>>mailto:darya.loktev@desy.de]]
13 13  * **In-person support:** Come to room 02.015
14 14  
15 +=== Shared Desktop Environment ===
16 +
17 +**The Desktop will be shared** - please use Desktop shared folders for file storage and collaboration.
18 +
19 +=== Application Access Changes ===
20 +
21 +**Application access has changed:** Applications are no longer accessed via Desktop icons. Instead, applications are now accessed through **Dashboard pins**. Look for the Dashboard (Activities overview) to find and launch your applications.
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15 15  ==
16 16  Paths of the mounts ==
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32 32  
33 33  == How to take screenshots ==
34 34  
35 -Shortcuts of the Screenshots:
43 +Ubuntu 24 provides several convenient keyboard shortcuts for capturing screenshots:
36 36  
45 +=== Keyboard Shortcuts ===
46 +
47 +{{{
48 + }}}
49 +
50 +|=Shortcut|=Action
51 +|PrtScn|Capture entire desktop
52 +|Alt + PrtScn|Capture active window only
53 +|Shift + PrtScn|Capture selected area
54 +|Ctrl + PrtScn|Copy screenshot to clipboard
55 +
56 +=== How to Use Area Selection ===
57 +
58 +1. Press Shift + PrtScn
59 +1. Your cursor changes to a crosshair
60 +1. Click and drag to select the area you want to capture
61 +1. Release to take the screenshot
62 +
37 37  [[image:attach:Screenshot from 2020-01-22 10-16-28.png||height="250"]]
38 38  
39 39  Easy to take screenshots of the full Desktop, only the active window or just an area. In area mode your cursor turns into a crosshair and you have to mark the area you want to take a screen of.
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73 73  The "-" implicates that it is a login shell. At example you need the login shell to use all your own variables. If you just change user etc. without it, it may happen that - at example - you don't have permissions to geht dconf work because of some variables still got owned by the previous user.
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76 -== How to change the language ==
102 +== Additional Tips ==
77 77  
78 -Under "Manage Installed Languages" one can install Languages:
104 +=== Terminal Best Practices ===
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80 -[[image:attach:Screenshot from 2020-01-24 13-29-16.png||height="400"]]
106 +* Use Ctrl + C to cancel running commands
107 +* Use Ctrl + Z to suspend processes (resume with fg)
108 +* Use history to view command history
109 +* Use Tab for auto-completion
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82 -{{error}}
83 -But be aware that support is only for german/english. So if you don't understand something and theres a language like italian, korean etc. the chance is low to find someone who can understand this. So then we have to change the languages before and this needs a restart of the session.
84 -{{/error}}
111 +=== File System Navigation ===
112 +
113 +* Use pwd to show current directory
114 +* Use ls -la for detailed file listings
115 +* Use cd - to return to previous directory
116 +
117 +=== Getting Help ===
118 +
119 +* Use man <command> for manual pages
120 +* Use <command> ~-~-help for quick help
121 +* Use apropos <keyword> to find related commands
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