Cheatshets concering desktop usage of linux. X11, network manager etc.

NetworkManager

  • Connect to wpa2 wifi:
    • nmcli dev wifi connect <SSID> password <Password>
  • Reuse previously created connection:
    • nmcli con up id <CON ID>
  • Connect to PEAP (or try nm-applet)
  • system connections location:
    • /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

x11

  • set default opener xdg-mime default org.pwmt.zathura.desktop application/pdf

Printing

Requires cups and lpr. Works… sometimes.

sudo systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service
# or maybe just
sudo systemctl start cups
lpadmin -p myprinter -E -v ipp://192.168.0.55/ipp/print -m everywhere

#           duplex:  👇
lpr -o sides=two-sided-long-edge -P myprinter ala.pdf

Terminal

Get terminal key codes:

sed -n l <ret> or cat -v