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Willpiam
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Without GUI

Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:02 pm

Hello been wondering... How do I open applications with out going to the GUI in raspberian?
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Re: Without GUI

Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:06 pm

Just type the name of the the program in a command line.

BTW, It's called RASPBIAN (after DebIan) not "raspberian".
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Willpiam
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Re: Without GUI

Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:13 pm

DougieLawson wrote:Just type the name of the the program in a command line.

BTW, It's called RASPBIAN (after DebIan) not "raspberian".
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Re: Without GUI

Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:49 pm

Here's a list of useful software when using Raspbian in text-mode only:

nano - text editor, preinstalled
mc - file explorer
cmus - mp3/ogg player
lynx - web browser... It's really only useful for reading articles, though xD

I use these when SSH-ing into RPi from my tablet or phone.

If you are truly a beginner, to install this software type

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sudo apt-get install nameofthepackage
nameofthepackage=pretty much self explanatory. Just type a name of one of the packages above.

By the way, in the future, please use The Google Machine before posting here, because most of these problems us beginners face tend to be already answered in detail elsewhere ;)
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