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  Re: Returning to /var/log/boot.log Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-24 15:50 +0200
    Re: Returning to /var/log/boot.log Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2020-09-24 16:10 +0200
      Re: Returning to /var/log/boot.log anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> - 2020-09-24 18:30 +0200
        Re: Returning to /var/log/boot.log anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> - 2020-09-25 11:50 +0200
        Re: Returning to /var/log/boot.log anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> - 2020-09-25 11:50 +0200

#227289 — Re: Returning to /var/log/boot.log

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 09:59:57AM +0100, anthony gennard wrote:
> I am looking at the contents of my boot log file; when trying to get out of
> the very long file I thought Ctrl + c should do it - it does not and I
> cannot
> find any way. I wanted to try tail and head so see how they do. Can anyone
> please help me.

How are you "looking at" the file?  I would suggest using less.

You get out of less by pressing q.

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#227295

Am Donnerstag, 24. September 2020, 15:45:47 CEST schrieb Greg Wooledge:
I believe, the op wants to look it as easy as possible. So I suggest kwrite 
(if he has plasma5 aka KDE installed).

You must got the correct rights. Either you start plasma as root, then you can 
just start kwrite and open the log file. or, ifr you start plasma as normal 
user, do this:


Start a konsole (like xterm, konsole, uxterm)

then type in "su -p" (without quotes) and enter the password of root. 

and last start "kwrite" in this konsole

Now you can open your logfile.

If you are using another window-manager like GNOME, LXDE, Enligtenment 
whatever, it might got another graphical editor.

Note: Every graphical application can be started with higher rights from the 
konsole (or terminal, how others may call it), by getting higher rights with 
su -p.  (the -p stands for "preserve actual environment).

Good luck

Hans



> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 09:59:57AM +0100, anthony gennard wrote:
> > I am looking at the contents of my boot log file; when trying to get out
> > of
> > the very long file I thought Ctrl + c should do it - it does not and I
> > cannot
> > find any way. I wanted to try tail and head so see how they do. Can anyone
> > please help me.
> 
> How are you "looking at" the file?  I would suggest using less.
> 
> You get out of less by pressing q.

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#227305

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Thanks very much; it will take me some time to understand your advice. I
will revert as soon as I can.

On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 15:03, Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:

> Am Donnerstag, 24. September 2020, 15:45:47 CEST schrieb Greg Wooledge:
> I believe, the op wants to look it as easy as possible. So I suggest
> kwrite
> (if he has plasma5 aka KDE installed).
>
> You must got the correct rights. Either you start plasma as root, then you
> can
> just start kwrite and open the log file. or, ifr you start plasma as
> normal
> user, do this:
>
>
> Start a konsole (like xterm, konsole, uxterm)
>
> then type in "su -p" (without quotes) and enter the password of root.
>
> and last start "kwrite" in this konsole
>
> Now you can open your logfile.
>
> If you are using another window-manager like GNOME, LXDE, Enligtenment
> whatever, it might got another graphical editor.
>
> Note: Every graphical application can be started with higher rights from
> the
> konsole (or terminal, how others may call it), by getting higher rights
> with
> su -p.  (the -p stands for "preserve actual environment).
>
> Good luck
>
> Hans
>
>
>
> > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 09:59:57AM +0100, anthony gennard wrote:
> > > I am looking at the contents of my boot log file; when trying to get
> out
> > > of
> > > the very long file I thought Ctrl + c should do it - it does not and I
> > > cannot
> > > find any way. I wanted to try tail and head so see how they do. Can
> anyone
> > > please help me.
> >
> > How are you "looking at" the file?  I would suggest using less.
> >
> > You get out of less by pressing q.
>
>
>
>
>

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On Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 10:40, anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 10:11, anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks very much; it will take me some time to understand your advice. I
>> will revert as soon as I can.
>>
>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 15:03, Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Am Donnerstag, 24. September 2020, 15:45:47 CEST schrieb Greg Wooledge:
>>> I believe, the op wants to look it as easy as possible. So I suggest
>>> kwrite
>>> (if he has plasma5 aka KDE installed).
>>>
>>> You must got the correct rights. Either you start plasma as root, then
>>> you can
>>> just start kwrite and open the log file. or, ifr you start plasma as
>>> normal
>>> user, do this:
>>>
>>>
>>> Start a konsole (like xterm, konsole, uxterm)
>>>
>>> then type in "su -p" (without quotes) and enter the password of root.
>>>
>>> and last start "kwrite" in this konsole
>>>
>>> Now you can open your logfile.
>>>
>>> If you are using another window-manager like GNOME, LXDE, Enligtenment
>>> whatever, it might got another graphical editor.
>>>
>>> Note: Every graphical application can be started with higher rights from
>>> the
>>> konsole (or terminal, how others may call it), by getting higher rights
>>> with
>>> su -p.  (the -p stands for "preserve actual environment).
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Hans
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 09:59:57AM +0100, anthony gennard wrote:
>>> > > I am looking at the contents of my boot log file; when trying to get
>>> out
>>> > > of
>>> > > the very long file I thought Ctrl + c should do it - it does not and
>>> I
>>> > > cannot
>>> > > find any way. I wanted to try tail and head so see how they do. Can
>>> anyone
>>> > > please help me.
>>> >
>>> > How are you "looking at" the file?  I would suggest using less.
>>> >
>>> > You get out of less by pressing q.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

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#227327

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On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 10:11, anthony gennard <agennae@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks very much; it will take me some time to understand your advice. I
> will revert as soon as I can.
>
> On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 15:03, Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
>
>> Am Donnerstag, 24. September 2020, 15:45:47 CEST schrieb Greg Wooledge:
>> I believe, the op wants to look it as easy as possible. So I suggest
>> kwrite
>> (if he has plasma5 aka KDE installed).
>>
>> You must got the correct rights. Either you start plasma as root, then
>> you can
>> just start kwrite and open the log file. or, ifr you start plasma as
>> normal
>> user, do this:
>>
>>
>> Start a konsole (like xterm, konsole, uxterm)
>>
>> then type in "su -p" (without quotes) and enter the password of root.
>>
>> and last start "kwrite" in this konsole
>>
>> Now you can open your logfile.
>>
>> If you are using another window-manager like GNOME, LXDE, Enligtenment
>> whatever, it might got another graphical editor.
>>
>> Note: Every graphical application can be started with higher rights from
>> the
>> konsole (or terminal, how others may call it), by getting higher rights
>> with
>> su -p.  (the -p stands for "preserve actual environment).
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Hans
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 09:59:57AM +0100, anthony gennard wrote:
>> > > I am looking at the contents of my boot log file; when trying to get
>> out
>> > > of
>> > > the very long file I thought Ctrl + c should do it - it does not and I
>> > > cannot
>> > > find any way. I wanted to try tail and head so see how they do. Can
>> anyone
>> > > please help me.
>> >
>> > How are you "looking at" the file?  I would suggest using less.
>> >
>> > You get out of less by pressing q.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>

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