You run ls, see old_project, and you want it to be new_project without touching the files inside. Linux has no standalone rename step for directories, so you reuse the move operation with a new name, which means a single mv call does the rename in place. How renaming works on Linux Renaming a directory does
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I paired my Android phone with my Linux desktop over KDE Connect and ran every step below against current documentation and packages. You get a working phone to desktop link for files, notifications, media control, and remote commands, plus the two fixes that solve most failed pairings. KDE Connect joins your phone and your computer
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I rechecked the installer and both upstream guides this morning, so every command below matches what the project ships today. Zsh4humans turns a stock shell into Zsh with the Powerlevel10k prompt, autosuggestions, and sane defaults through one script. What you get, and one honest warning You get syntax highlighting, completions, history-based autosuggestions, an fzf-powered search,
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Steam’s built-in Proton runs most Windows games, but the community builds it does not ship by default often fix the games it cannot. GE-Proton adds media codecs and patches that resolve missing cutscenes and audio, Luxtorpeda turns Windows games into native Linux equivalents, and SteamTinkerLaunch exposes advanced launch options. ProtonUp-Qt installs and updates all of
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Playing original Xbox discs on a Linux desktop is not a nostalgia stunt. XEMU is the open-source emulator that runs the real Xbox hardware, and the current build boots far enough that you can sit down with a controller and a disc image in an afternoon. I installed the current Flathub build (0.8.136) on this
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VLC can save a short desktop capture without another application when you already have VLC installed and need a quick visual recording. I installed the Ubuntu package and confirmed VLC 3.0.20 from the Noble repository. In the workflow below, Desktop becomes the input and an output file becomes the result. Before you start Use VLC
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MPV can load a subtitle file beside your video, search a chosen subtitle folder, or run a Lua script that asks a subtitle provider for a match. If you need a shell refresher before running the commands, start with this Linux command-line walkthrough. Choose the subtitle workflow you need Use MPV’s built-in options for subtitle
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Firefox can put a wallpaper on its New Tab page without editing a profile. Use that route for a fast visual change, choose a theme when you also want new toolbar colors, and keep CSS for a fixed local image on every new tab. Choose the background you want to change A New Tab wallpaper
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A Linux torrent client handles a torrent file or magnet link, connects to peers, and writes the pieces it receives to disk, so choose qBittorrent for a capable desktop client without ads, Transmission for a smaller interface, Deluge for its client and daemon design, KTorrent for KDE Plasma, or Fragments for GNOME. Use torrent software
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Enable Dark Mode in VLC on Linux VLC can keep a light title bar and controls even when your Linux desktop uses a dark theme. The dependable way to change the whole player interface is to use VLC’s skins interface with a dark VLC skin. VideoLAN documents separate Qt and skins interfaces for GNU/Linux. That
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