Ubuntu – Driver updating

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I need to update the drivers being used by my Dibcom 7000 DVB card. I have the drivers but cannot copy them to the correct directory. I seem to not have the correct rights.

How can I change my rights or move the files?

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To move files, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo mv -f -i <Source> <Destination>

Example: sudo mv -f -i /home/user/test /home/user/test1

To copy

sudo cp -i -v <Source> <Destination>

Example: sudo cp -i -v /home/user/test /home/user/test1

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Ubuntu – How to move files leaving symlinks behind

Process the files individually, e.g.,

cd $original_directory  
for i in <files to process> ; do  
    mv ./$i $new_directory/  
    ln -s $new_directory/$i ./$i
done

or, if copying, replace the mv command line with

    cp ./$i $new_directory/  
    rm ./$i

Ubuntu – How to get mv (or the * wildcard) to move hidden files

You can do this :

shopt -s dotglob
mv /tmp/home/rcook/* /home/rcook/

You can put

shopt -s dotglob

in your ~/.bashrc if you want it to be the default.

See http://mywiki.wooledge.org/glob

Another approach to copy the dot files:

mv /tmp/home/rcook/.[!.]* /home/rcook/

Don't use the pattern ..* as it matches .. (pointer to the parent directory). If there are files whose name begin with two dots (..something), also use the pattern ..?*.

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Ubuntu – How to move files leaving symlinks behind

Ubuntu – How to get mv (or the * wildcard) to move hidden files

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