# GRUB | Commands | What it does | |:--------:|:------------:| | sed -i 's/^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="/&option /' /etc/default/grub | adds kernel option to GRUB file | Replace &option with the kernel param like quiet or similar. > *NOTE:* you will need to run this command when making changes to GRUB's file before rebooting: ```bash sudo update-grub ``` Editing the /etc/default/grub file and changing the GRUB_DEFAULT line to match this will boot the previous kernel as the default: GRUB_DEFAULT="1>3" Run the update-grub command to save that change. ## fwupd | Commands | What it does | |:--------:|:------------:| | fwupdmgr get-devices | List devices supported by fwupd | | fwupdmgr get-updates | Perform updates to devices supported by fwupd | https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/fwupd ## Ubuntu/Pop ### apt/dpkg | Commands | What it does | | :------------------------------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------: | | apt policy packagename | Package information | | apt-cache madison packagename | List available versions for a package | | sudo apt install packagename –dry-run | See what packages will be installed with the package | | apt policy packagename | Find version installed and available | | sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq package_name | Remove broken package | | sudo apt-mark hold packagename | Hold a package to the current version | | dpkg --list | grep linux-image | | apt list --installed | grep packagename | ## kernel commands | Commands | What it does | | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | | sudo update-initramfs -c -k *kernelversion* | Generate a new initramfs image with version | # [flatpak](https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html) | Commands | What it does | |:--------:|:------------:| | flatpak update | Update flatpak packages | | flatpak list | Show the installed flatpak packages | | flatpak search | Search flatpak packages from sources | | flatpak remotes | List Flatpak remotes (other servers) | # Plasma | Commands | What it does | |:--------:|:------------:| | kioclient exec path/to/desktop/file | Runs the .desktop file | # GNOME ## GSettings | Commands | What it does | | :------: | :----------: | | gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface scaling-factor 2 | Change scaling for the UI | | gsettings set com.ubuntu.user-interface.desktop cursor-size 48 | Enlarge cursor | | gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri 'file://PathToImage' | Change wallpaper | | gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout "appmenu:minimize,maximize,close" | Enable Minimize and Maximize buttons |