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When I try to ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:56:17 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-play-pokemongo-on-ubuntu.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-can-i-play-pokemongo-on-ubuntu.htmlUbuntu at the moment has two platforms; Ubuntu (Unity7) 12.04 - 16.04 and Ubuntu Touch (Unity8) Phone, Tablet, and 16.10+ How does one play PokemonGo on either of these platforms?...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:53:05 -0400https://pop.com.sg/how-to-show-gnome-terminal-menubar.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/how-to-show-gnome-terminal-menubar.htmlI accidentally unchecked View -> Show Menubar which hides the menubar for gnome-terminal, and there doesn't appear to be a keyboard shortcut to show the menubar again. How can I make gnome-terminal ...Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:46:15 -0400https://pop.com.sg/logging-inputs-and-outputs-in-terminal-without-weird-characters.htmlhttps://pop.com.sg/logging-inputs-and-outputs-in-terminal-without-weird-characters.htmlI'm looking for a way to log all the input and output on terminal during a session, but I can't properly find an answer to do it. 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