How can I launch any application using terminal?
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I tried to launch some packages with terminal. If I type teamviewer in terminal in launches but most of the application didn't.
Can anyone be able to help me out? Thanks.
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I tried to launch some packages with terminal. If I type teamviewer in terminal in launches but most of the application didn't.
Can anyone be able to help me out? Thanks.
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Please Give us some examples of programs that you are not able to run using terminal...
– Ravexina
Nov 29 at 10:23
The package you install may not be the name of the application but installs the application/s. For example the packagebridge-utilscontains a couple of programs you can execute but neither of those is called bridge-utils
– Kev Inski
Nov 29 at 10:23
I tried installing No machine and and other application like google chrome and and Libreoffice Writer it doesn't work. I couldn't able to find the right name for apllication to type.
– Sanjeevi sans
Nov 29 at 10:30
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I tried to launch some packages with terminal. If I type teamviewer in terminal in launches but most of the application didn't.
Can anyone be able to help me out? Thanks.
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I tried to launch some packages with terminal. If I type teamviewer in terminal in launches but most of the application didn't.
Can anyone be able to help me out? Thanks.
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Please Give us some examples of programs that you are not able to run using terminal...
– Ravexina
Nov 29 at 10:23
The package you install may not be the name of the application but installs the application/s. For example the packagebridge-utilscontains a couple of programs you can execute but neither of those is called bridge-utils
– Kev Inski
Nov 29 at 10:23
I tried installing No machine and and other application like google chrome and and Libreoffice Writer it doesn't work. I couldn't able to find the right name for apllication to type.
– Sanjeevi sans
Nov 29 at 10:30
add a comment |
1
Please Give us some examples of programs that you are not able to run using terminal...
– Ravexina
Nov 29 at 10:23
The package you install may not be the name of the application but installs the application/s. For example the packagebridge-utilscontains a couple of programs you can execute but neither of those is called bridge-utils
– Kev Inski
Nov 29 at 10:23
I tried installing No machine and and other application like google chrome and and Libreoffice Writer it doesn't work. I couldn't able to find the right name for apllication to type.
– Sanjeevi sans
Nov 29 at 10:30
1
1
Please Give us some examples of programs that you are not able to run using terminal...
– Ravexina
Nov 29 at 10:23
Please Give us some examples of programs that you are not able to run using terminal...
– Ravexina
Nov 29 at 10:23
The package you install may not be the name of the application but installs the application/s. For example the package
bridge-utils contains a couple of programs you can execute but neither of those is called bridge-utils– Kev Inski
Nov 29 at 10:23
The package you install may not be the name of the application but installs the application/s. For example the package
bridge-utils contains a couple of programs you can execute but neither of those is called bridge-utils– Kev Inski
Nov 29 at 10:23
I tried installing No machine and and other application like google chrome and and Libreoffice Writer it doesn't work. I couldn't able to find the right name for apllication to type.
– Sanjeevi sans
Nov 29 at 10:30
I tried installing No machine and and other application like google chrome and and Libreoffice Writer it doesn't work. I couldn't able to find the right name for apllication to type.
– Sanjeevi sans
Nov 29 at 10:30
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Try opening up the program you want normally, check task viewer for its process name, enter it in the terminal
You can also partially enter the process name, press tab, and the rest of it gets autocompleted (if there aren't any other programs named similarly)
google- then tab, and google-chrome should appear, then press enter (apologies if I remembered that command wrong. I can't actually check right now)
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
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As others have already pointed out, application names and package names can be different. For example LibreOffice can be started with the following:
soffice
And you can specify the exact program to launch by adding arguments:
soffice --writer
soffice --calc
There are also dedicated commands:
swriter
scalc
By the way these names come from the time, when LibreOffice was called StarOffice.
You have also mentioned Google Chrome, in that case, the application can be started with google-chrome.
By the way, when in doubt about the name of the command for a package, you might use the apt-file command as
apt-file list <package_name>
It will show all the files provided by the package. Though you need to install it first by sudo apt install apt-file.
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
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Try opening up the program you want normally, check task viewer for its process name, enter it in the terminal
You can also partially enter the process name, press tab, and the rest of it gets autocompleted (if there aren't any other programs named similarly)
google- then tab, and google-chrome should appear, then press enter (apologies if I remembered that command wrong. I can't actually check right now)
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
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up vote
1
down vote
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Try opening up the program you want normally, check task viewer for its process name, enter it in the terminal
You can also partially enter the process name, press tab, and the rest of it gets autocompleted (if there aren't any other programs named similarly)
google- then tab, and google-chrome should appear, then press enter (apologies if I remembered that command wrong. I can't actually check right now)
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Try opening up the program you want normally, check task viewer for its process name, enter it in the terminal
You can also partially enter the process name, press tab, and the rest of it gets autocompleted (if there aren't any other programs named similarly)
google- then tab, and google-chrome should appear, then press enter (apologies if I remembered that command wrong. I can't actually check right now)
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
Try opening up the program you want normally, check task viewer for its process name, enter it in the terminal
You can also partially enter the process name, press tab, and the rest of it gets autocompleted (if there aren't any other programs named similarly)
google- then tab, and google-chrome should appear, then press enter (apologies if I remembered that command wrong. I can't actually check right now)
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
answered Nov 29 at 10:39
Alex
2211210
2211210
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add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
As others have already pointed out, application names and package names can be different. For example LibreOffice can be started with the following:
soffice
And you can specify the exact program to launch by adding arguments:
soffice --writer
soffice --calc
There are also dedicated commands:
swriter
scalc
By the way these names come from the time, when LibreOffice was called StarOffice.
You have also mentioned Google Chrome, in that case, the application can be started with google-chrome.
By the way, when in doubt about the name of the command for a package, you might use the apt-file command as
apt-file list <package_name>
It will show all the files provided by the package. Though you need to install it first by sudo apt install apt-file.
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
2,1791022
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
As others have already pointed out, application names and package names can be different. For example LibreOffice can be started with the following:
soffice
And you can specify the exact program to launch by adding arguments:
soffice --writer
soffice --calc
There are also dedicated commands:
swriter
scalc
By the way these names come from the time, when LibreOffice was called StarOffice.
You have also mentioned Google Chrome, in that case, the application can be started with google-chrome.
By the way, when in doubt about the name of the command for a package, you might use the apt-file command as
apt-file list <package_name>
It will show all the files provided by the package. Though you need to install it first by sudo apt install apt-file.
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
2,1791022
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
As others have already pointed out, application names and package names can be different. For example LibreOffice can be started with the following:
soffice
And you can specify the exact program to launch by adding arguments:
soffice --writer
soffice --calc
There are also dedicated commands:
swriter
scalc
By the way these names come from the time, when LibreOffice was called StarOffice.
You have also mentioned Google Chrome, in that case, the application can be started with google-chrome.
By the way, when in doubt about the name of the command for a package, you might use the apt-file command as
apt-file list <package_name>
It will show all the files provided by the package. Though you need to install it first by sudo apt install apt-file.
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
2,1791022
As others have already pointed out, application names and package names can be different. For example LibreOffice can be started with the following:
soffice
And you can specify the exact program to launch by adding arguments:
soffice --writer
soffice --calc
There are also dedicated commands:
swriter
scalc
By the way these names come from the time, when LibreOffice was called StarOffice.
You have also mentioned Google Chrome, in that case, the application can be started with google-chrome.
By the way, when in doubt about the name of the command for a package, you might use the apt-file command as
apt-file list <package_name>
It will show all the files provided by the package. Though you need to install it first by sudo apt install apt-file.
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
2,1791022
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
2,1791022
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
2,1791022
answered Nov 29 at 10:36
meskobalazs
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Please Give us some examples of programs that you are not able to run using terminal...
– Ravexina
Nov 29 at 10:23
The package you install may not be the name of the application but installs the application/s. For example the package
bridge-utilscontains a couple of programs you can execute but neither of those is called bridge-utils– Kev Inski
Nov 29 at 10:23
I tried installing No machine and and other application like google chrome and and Libreoffice Writer it doesn't work. I couldn't able to find the right name for apllication to type.
– Sanjeevi sans
Nov 29 at 10:30