Conventions in this document
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This is the first step
Take this action.
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This is the next step
Take this action.
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This step includes entering text
Input this text.
This is what you type, or copy and paste.
Note
The
$
prompt indicates you type this directly into a shell, as your normal user. You can copy and paste this text—the $ won't be copied. -
This step includes a root command
This is a command that requires root permission
This is a command you type or paste that operates as root. It has a red border to warn you. These commands all start with
sudo
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This step includes a customizable input
Replace NAME with your username.
example-code-set-name
NAME
The text you will replace looks like this:
. It should be in italics and may be slowly blinking.replace me
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This step copies a configuration file
cp /source/configfile ~/.config/
When the instructions call for copying a text configuration file, the contents of the file are also listed in full here in the instructions.
This is a file listing. It could be several lines line or a hundred. It's the same thing as the source file in the instruction, as a backup. It could have really long lines that might end up getting truncated on display, but they will all be present if copied.