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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.
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20 +In case the Gnome graphic user interface is frozen, restart the X server by pressing the following 4 keys simultaneously: Ctr, Alt, SysReq, K. or Wndows taskbar
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25 +== Application Access Changes ==
26 +
27 +**Application access has changed:** Applications are no longer accessed via Desktop icons. Instead, applications are now accessed through **Dashboard pins**.
28 +Look for the Dashboard left (Activities overview) to find and launch your applications.
29 +[[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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50 +Ubuntu 24 provides several convenient keyboard shortcuts for capturing screenshots:
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52 +=== Keyboard Shortcuts ===
53 +
54 +{{{
55 + }}}
56 +
57 +|=Shortcut|=Action
58 +|PrtScn or FN +PrtScn|Capture entire desktop
59 +|Alt + PrtScn|Capture active window only
60 +|Shift + PrtScn|Capture selected area
61 +|Ctrl + PrtScn|Copy screenshot to clipboard
62 +
63 +=== How to Use Area Selection ===
64 +
65 +1. Press Shift + PrtScn
66 +1. Your cursor changes to a crosshair
67 +1. Click and drag to select the area you want to capture
68 +1. Release to take the screenshot
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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 ==
109 +== Additional Tips ==
75 75  
76 -Under "Manage Installed Languages" one can install Languages:
111 +==== Terminal Best Practices ====
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78 -[[image:attach:Screenshot from 2020-01-24 13-29-16.png||height="400"]]
113 +* Use Ctrl + C to cancel running commands
114 +* Use Ctrl + Z to suspend processes (resume with fg)
115 +* Use history to view command history
116 +* 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}}
118 +==== File System Navigation ====
119 +
120 +* Use pwd to show current directory
121 +* Use ls -la for detailed file listings
122 +* Use cd - to return to previous directory
123 +
124 +==== Getting Help ====
125 +
126 +* Use man <command> for manual pages
127 +* Use <command> ~-~-help for quick help
128 +* Use apropos <keyword> to find related commands
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