Solutions

Solutions to all sorts of annoying problems. Ranges from common to rare. I can’t seem to remember these solutions sometimes too..

Table of contents

Maybe ill organize this better later. Or even make it a website.
New Linux Install Todo List

Fix npm requires root access to install modules

Use nvm. It's that simple.

Uninstall Nodejs and NPM

Then install NVM - NVM install and update instructions

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash

# or

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash

Dont forget to restart your terminal or run source ~/.bashrc

Then install node using NVM

nvm install node

Create GitHub repo from command line in a folder and push it

Yeah I know, I dont know how to use git.

If you get a permission denied error when trying to push to the repo, you may need to create a new ssh key and add it to your GitHub account.

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C 'your_email@example.com"

Copy the entire contents of the saved file (it should have listed it after you executed the command).
Go to your GitHub Account Settings > SSH and GPG Keys > and create a new SSH key. Give it a name and set it to Authentication then paste the file contents into the ssh key feild.

Source https://stackoverflow.com/a/57734732

Mac

Install github cli

brew install gh

Create github repo. A --public, --private or --internal flag is required.

gh repo create <name> [flags]

Init Repo

git remote add origin <repo_url>
git push -u origin master

System Dark Mode Not Working On Chrome on Ubuntu?

Ubuntu 22.04 is the os I had this problem on.
Heres a fix.

Credits To This Article

Run gedit (or preferred text editor; nano, vscode, vim, ...)

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop

Find the line that has

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U

And replace it with

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --force-dark-mode

Then find the line that has

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable

And replace it with

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --force-dark-mode

Restart Chrome and it should be dark mode.

Actually Installing Ubuntu (or Any Linux(?) OS) Onto A USB

This goes over how to install Ubuntu onto a USB, making it essentially a portable OS.

Using a VirtualBox Virtual Machine

Install VirtualBox from here.
Download the .iso of Ubuntu Desktop or any other Linux distro of your choosing.

Add your user to the vboxusers group. This is required to be able to use USB devices in VirtualBox.

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers $USER

Reboot your system.

TODO Add creating the virtual machine instructions here...

Start the virtual machine, then follow these instructions.

Using Another USB Installer

(I have not tested this but it should be the same as using the vm)

Steps

Steps go here. TODO

gparted
install
dont reboot
copy boot and efi
...

Make password entry in terminal display feedback (*'s)

sudo visudo

Find

Defaults    env_reset

Make it look like

Defaults    env_reset,pwfeedback

Ctrl + X to save and exit. Y to confirm and Enter to finish.

Transfer files from mac to linux pc

Use the scp command.

Fix Grub Starting In The Command Line

link

Write steps here.