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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 +\\\\(% style="background-color:#e74c3c" %)W!e are working on preventing the session from freezing, but as a short-term solution, please print it from the Windows taskbar.
19 +
20 +== Application Access Changes ==
21 +
22 +**Application access has changed:** Applications are no longer accessed via Desktop icons. Instead, applications are now accessed through **Dashboard pins**.
23 +Look for the Dashboard left (Activities overview) to find and launch your applications.
24 +[[image:Screenshot from 2025-05-06 13-10-38.png||height="368" width="600"]]
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15 15  == Paths of the mounts ==
16 16  
17 17  Since the path's are not in the fstab anymore, one have to know the paths which are:
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32 32  == How to take screenshots ==
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45 +Ubuntu 24 provides several convenient keyboard shortcuts for capturing screenshots:
34 34  
47 +=== Keyboard Shortcuts ===
48 +
49 +{{{
50 + }}}
51 +
52 +|=Shortcut|=Action
53 +|PrtScn or FN +PrtScn|Capture entire desktop
54 +|Alt + PrtScn|Capture active window only
55 +|Shift + PrtScn|Capture selected area
56 +|Ctrl + PrtScn|Copy screenshot to clipboard
57 +
58 +=== How to Use Area Selection ===
59 +
60 +1. Press Shift + PrtScn
61 +1. Your cursor changes to a crosshair
62 +1. Click and drag to select the area you want to capture
63 +1. Release to take the screenshot
64 +
35 35  [[image:attach:Screenshot from 2020-01-22 10-16-28.png||height="250"]]
36 36  
37 37  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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71 71  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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73 73  
74 -== How to change the language ==
104 +== Additional Tips ==
75 75  
76 -Under "Manage Installed Languages" one can install Languages:
106 +==== Terminal Best Practices ====
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78 -[[image:attach:Screenshot from 2020-01-24 13-29-16.png||height="400"]]
108 +* Use Ctrl + C to cancel running commands
109 +* Use Ctrl + Z to suspend processes (resume with fg)
110 +* Use history to view command history
111 +* Use Tab for auto-completion
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80 -{{error}}
81 -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.
82 -{{/error}}
113 +==== File System Navigation ====
114 +
115 +* Use pwd to show current directory
116 +* Use ls -la for detailed file listings
117 +* Use cd - to return to previous directory
118 +
119 +==== Getting Help ====
120 +
121 +* Use man <command> for manual pages
122 +* Use <command> ~-~-help for quick help
123 +* Use apropos <keyword> to find related commands
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