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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by heir4c View Post
    You meant when you use Ctrl+Alt+F1 ?
    U see nothing when you type your password not even "stars". You must type it "blind" after you see 'password:' And than click Enter.
    Thanks but I knew that already. I'm not that ​new to Ubuntu. lol

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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    I've had occasion when one (or more) of the terminals (<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<F*>) wouldn't accept my login. I tried a few others until I found one that worked.
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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    That's what it was. My login is "Brexton", but in CLI I use "brexton". That's weird. Oh well. Thanks again.
    Not weird.
    In Linux you can make many files with the name Linux. But in a different way: Linux; LINUX; linux; LinuX; ....etc.... are all different file names.
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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by Prime624 View Post
    Thanks but I knew that already. I'm not that ​new to Ubuntu. lol
    I don't know that. But it's always good for others who read this.
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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by heir4c View Post
    Not weird.
    In Linux you can make many files with the name Linux. But in a different way: Linux; LINUX; linux; LinuX; ....etc.... are all different file names.
    That's what I'm saying. Even though I could make many names with different capitalisation, I have to use all lowercase to login, even though it is partly capitalised.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Prime624 View Post
    My login is "Brexton", but in CLI I use "brexton".
    There's a difference between your UserID which is "brexton" and the User Information which you defined when you first installed the OS, which apparently was "Brexton". Had you put down Brexton_LastName, or Firstname_Brexton, it would be either of these "Aliases" that show up on the GUI login screen because the login manager doesn't actually display your login UserID, but just your "Alias". People get the two confused all the time, so it's quite common. In your case, just remember your lowercase ID. It's the important one.

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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    Quote Originally Posted by whitesmith View Post
    No "superiority" was intended. One problem we have in the Linux world is the necessity of accommodating people who know more about Windows than Linux. Take the Super key. We could call it the Windows key, but that's a hat tip to Redmond. Shortcut falls into the same category. Unfortunately, the community is not always consistent, as your screenshot demonstrates. Have a pleasant weekend.
    I usually refer to this key as a Windows key merely because it has the Windows logo on it.
    If it had a picture of Redd Foxx, I'd refer others to the Redd Foxx, or Fred Sanford key.

    I can't fully blame microsoft for this, as it's a keyboard makers decision to put it there.
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    Re: Basic Question about Ubuntu

    @deadflowr: I've always called it the Fred Sanford Key myself

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    Quote Originally Posted by craig10x View Post
    @deadflowr: I've always called it the Fred Sanford Key myself
    I've glued a cute icon of Tux over mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deadflowr View Post
    I usually refer to this key as a Windows key merely because it has the Windows logo on it.
    If it had a picture of Redd Foxx, I'd refer others to the Redd Foxx, or Fred Sanford key.
    Are you trying to tell me that they make keyboards that don't have a Redd Foxx key in between the Ctrl and Alt?

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