How to start common Ubuntu GUI programs from the terminal

To find the command line of something in the menus go to: System -> Preferences -> Main Menu Select the application and click preferences. It can be handy to launch a bunch of programs that are linked, like your browser, debugger and terminal without starting each one individually. Write a bash script, like this: #!/bin/bash nohup /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome %U & nohup gnome-terminal & Mark it as executable and put it in a path that is searched by Ubuntu like /usr/local/bin. Here are some program launch examples: Create a USB start disk usb-creator A terminal session gnome-terminal Driver management jockey-gtk Graphics card config nvidia-settings The software update manager update-manager Startup programs gnome-session-properties References: http://ubuntu-ky.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1047494

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