Questions tagged [24.04]
Tenth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Noble Numbat". It was released on April 25, 2024. Ubuntu 24.04 will reach End of Standard Support (ESS) in June 2029. Only use this tag for version-specific questions.
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Cannot upgrade from Ubuntu 23.10 or 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04
The new Ubuntu 24.04 has been release but I can't upgrade the system using the update manager, because nothing appears. I have Ubuntu 23.10. I tried to change to long term releases and back to any ...
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What is this orange thing taking up half of my screen?
This transparent orange stuff keeps coming up and blocking half my screen. How do I disable it? I'm guessing it's a window snapping/workspace thing? It's popped up 3 times in the last hour without any ...
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Menu text items are not appearing
I just recently installed Ubuntu 24.04 on my computer and whenever I go to any menu everything appears to be greyed out until I move my cursor over the items. I've already installed Gnome Tweaks and ...
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How to install latest version of Thunderbird as a traditional deb package without snap in Ubuntu 24.04 and later versions?
In Ubuntu 24.04, Thunderbird is installed as a snap app.
How to install thunderbird without snap, e.g. from the Mozilla Team PPA?
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App switching panel not showing correct icon
I added the desktop entry for Pycharm using alacarte app
Now, the entry can be searched/opened via the app search and it shows the expected results, ie, correct name and icon.
But when it comes to ...
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How to disable Ubuntu 24.04's toggle maximize on titlebar single click?
I'm used to having to double click to toggle a window's maximization state. Right now, if I single-click on a window, it toggles its maximization state (although only when the window is already ...
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How to install deb packages like Zoom or Chrome in Ubuntu 24.04 using graphical method?
I am unable to install a .deb package downloaded from the internet.
In previous versions of Ubuntu, the software center would act as the GUI frontend to install deb packages but the new snap store ...
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How do disable/get rid of PRIME display?
I installed newest cinnamon 24.04, and while in previous version everything works just fine, in this version I have 'ghost monitor', which cannot be turned off in Display settings, but cursor can ...
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How to install Chromium browser without snap or flatpak in Ubuntu 24.04? [duplicate]
I am looking for a way to install Chromium without snap or flatpak in Ubuntu 24.04.
This answer would not work because Debian buster is too old.
I thought about adding Debian bookworm, but Debian ...
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How to make Balena Etcher work in Ubuntu 24.04?
Balena Etcher is not opening in Ubuntu 24.04. How to run it?
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libaio1 on Noble?
The package libaio1 is not available on Noble according to this page. Is there a replacement? I compiled it from source to make things (such as the Oracle Instant client) work on Noble, but there must ...
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How to prevent accidental window resizing when touching the top bar in Ubuntu 24.04?
I'm encountering an issue in Ubuntu 24.04 where certain applications such as Firefox use the top bar as the title bar. Whenever I accidentally touch the top bar and drag, it resizes the window, which ...
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Where are WiFi passwords stored in Ubuntu 24.04?
In the past, WiFi passwords can be found in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/. With the new Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat, that folder is empty (even as I am using home WiFi now to post this ...
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24.04 Issue clicking window focuses on window behind/underneath
Searching for this on the world-wide-weight shows this issue
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/3404
This is my exact problem
If I minimize the desktop and try again the click on the app ...
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Problem with Ubuntu 24.04 on VMware
I'm running VMPlayer 17.5 (latest) on Windows 11 and tried to install Ubuntu 24.04 on a new virtual machine. Installation showed some flickering and mouse was not usable but with keyboard input I ...
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Audio not working. Ubuntu 24.04
I am new to linux. I don't know any file structures or any tools. I checked some threads and tried but its not working for me. I have included SS. Only dummy test is shown in sound box.
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Obsidian AppImage - The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly
After upgrading to 24.04, I get the The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. message when I try to run this Electron AppImage application file. The entire error looks ...
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Missing Signed-By in the sources.list(5) entry after installing Ubuntu 24.04
Hope you are doing well. The problem started to show up after I upgraded Ubuntu 23.10 ---> Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (through the Gnome Software Updater).
Here is the output of the sudo apt update -y ...
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Text expander, that works with Ubuntu 24.04?
I'm looking for a text expander, that works with Ubuntu 24.04.
Espanso doesn't work unfortunately.
Does anyone have a suggestion? I would appreciate any kind of help!
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Ubuntu 24.04 Fresh install. System 'Settings' freezes when going [System]-[Remote Desktop]
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS fresh install. Installed from USB a few hours ago, and then updated to latest. No extra software installed yet.
After clicking 'Remote Desktop' in the 'System' group in Settings, the ...
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Can't dual boot or run 24.04 on Intel Arc A380 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
I have an HP Spectre x360 Ultra-7/32/1 TB 14"(2024) with Intel Arc A380. I'm trying to dual boot Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with windows and get a loading ubuntu logo when trying to just press "...
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When will 24.04 be available for upgrade for 22.04 users [duplicate]
So I tried upgrading my Ubuntu 22.04 lts to 24.04, i keep getting updates/upgrade not found I don’t want to force upgrade and have issues later or crash.
Any idea when we are getting updates?
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USB stopped working after upgrade from Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS to 24.04 LTS
Searching through various websites I did not find an answer to my problem, so I decided to start my own thread.
The problem is as follows, on my computer I was using Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, everything ...
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Can't uncheck "Format" checkbox on "Manual partitioning" screen when trying to reinstall Ubuntu
I had the 24.04 upgrade fail on me. :(
My attempts to "fix" the broken apt have left me with a system that no longer boots.
So I've downloaded the Desktop distro, made a bootable USB, and am ...
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How to fix mouse issues and clicking action in ubuntu 24.04 Noble
can i see why im not getting proper clicking actions from the mouse, like a program that shows input, output when buttons pushed?
is ubuntu 24 using older software for the mouse?
Is it a kernel ...
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NetworkManager is not running after upgrading to Noble [closed]
I admit I knew this to be a long shot, but had to try it - I upgraded my 23.10 to 24.04.
After booting up, my network connectivity is gone and the Settings screen says:
What I would usually do in ...
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DejaDup can't restore after fresh install, searches forever
Last week I backed up everything using Backups (DejaDup), then I swapped the old SSD for a new one and did a fresh installation of Ubuntu 24.04.
I've installed DejaDup and Duplicity. I just get a ...
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Large USB Transfer rate significantly slower on Ubuntu 24.04
Writing more than 5 GB to a USB thumbdrive is much slower on 24.04 when compared to 22.04. What action might bring the transfer rate on 24.04 in line with that observed on 22.04?
Using hardware of ...
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software-boutique won't start because of a missing dependency, So what does replace software-boutique?
user@computer:~$ software-boutique
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/ubuntu-mate-welcome/726/usr/bin/ubuntu-mate-welcome", line 30, in <module>
gi.require_version(&...
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Copying files (cp and rsync) from rom MacOS formatted exFat sytematically crashes entire system (Ubuntu LTS 24.04)
I am in the process of switching from MacOS (MacBook Pro, Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015, 16GB RAM) to Linux. I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS about 10 days ago. Copying files (using both rsync and cp) from ...
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NTFS not accessible on Ubuntu Budgie 24.04
I have installed fresh Ubuntu Budgie 24.04. I am unable to access the Windows NTFS filesystem. Initially I was unable to access Windows data. Then I created a new NTFS partition. Initially it was ...
