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PC Continuously reboot after Ubuntu installation
I have a problem with ubuntu starting after installation.
I try to install ubuntu os on my Lenovo L480 laptop and installation is successful, but after how the system asks me to take off the ...
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ubuntu failed to boot and just stuck
When I'm try to open ubuntu,it stuck and doesn't want to open
I tried to open in recovery mode and make some commands like
Sudo apt-get update
But failed because the network is disabled and I am try ...
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Move boot SSD from BIOS motherboard to UEFI motherboard?
I'm (still) running 18.04 on a old BIOS-based motherboard.
Back in the day when all motherboards were BIOS-based, upgrading was as simple as moving a HDD from one system to another. Is it still that ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 stuck on boot in tty with no network
I've had a problem with my python3 installation while trying to upgrade it from 3.6 to 3.8 in order to make streamdeck-ui work, and it seems that I broke Ubuntu on my desktop.
On boot, I briefly see ...
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After installing bumblebee, overlayfs: missing 'lowerdir' with black screen
I was trying resolve an issue with my nvidia/intel GPUs in my laptop. Installed bumblebee, bumblebee-nvidia, and primus, and I added my username to the bumblebee group, then ran ‘optirun glxgears -...
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Installation of Ubuntu 20.04 hung up and had to power off. After powering off, cannot boot into Linux on dual boot PC
For a little while now (6 years) my Lenovo z70 laptop was dual booted with having Windows 10 on one partition and Linux Ubuntu 16.04 on another partion.
Unfortunately, I had to upgrade to 18.04 since ...
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I can't install Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows 11
I tried to install Ubuntu 18.04 on Windows 11, but it cannot be done. There are errors showing up, but when I tried to install Ubuntu 22.04 it's working.
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Recovering LUKS partition with shred disk
I have Ubuntu 18.04 LTS encrypted on my SSD and I ran the command:
sudo shred -vfn 1 /dev/sda
and have overwritten 8-10 GB I guess.
Furthermore, my computer could not load the password input window ...
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After upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu no longer loads
I upgraded from Ubuntu 18 to Ubuntu 20 by running the following commands.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo reboot
sudo apt --purge autoremove
sudo apt install update-manager-core
sudo do-...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Reboot issue overlayfs: missing 'lowerdir'
Upon rebooting my linux PC, I get this message a couple of times before getting stuck (the [XXXX] are random numbers):
aufs aufs_fill_super:912:mount[XXXX]: no arg
overlayfs: missing 'lowerdir'
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Ubuntu 18.04 fails to boot fully, "p link was shut down"
On Boot Screen Log:
[ OK ] Sarted GNOME Display Manager. Dispatcher Service....proxy server...p link was shut down.
OS:
Ubuntu 18.04.6 (last 32-bit)
Linux 4.15.0-176-generic
Gnome: 3.28.2
I could ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.6: Boots properly only with nosplash, otherwise bootloop without login prompt
Recently, after a routine auto-update to Ubuntu 18.04.6 (kernel 5.4.0-125-generic), the default boot is getting stuck in a bootloop never getting to login prompt. Visually, on the boot the default ...
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After attempting to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 login LightDM is black (blinking cursor), can't access v-terminal or recovery mode
I attempted to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 to no avail. After some issues I restarted my computer and now the login screen is just black with occasionally a blinking grey cursor in the top left.
I've ...
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Make computer boot from an existing installation of 18.04
I am trying to restore my Ubuntu 18.04 machine after one of two its hard disks failed. The remaining SSD disk still has all (or most) files from the operating system with my programs and data. The ...
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Remove Windows recovery partition on dev/sdb1
I have Ubuntu 18.04 LTS l installed on my laptop and I woul like to remove windows 10 recovery option when starting my laptop.I just want to be redirected in my ubuntu without showing boot menu. Do ...
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Slow 3 minute + Boot on Ubuntu 18.04
Recently my laptop running Ubuntu 18.04 started taking a very long time boot. I ran the following commands to pinpoint, but not exactly sure what to do with this information. Appreciate any thoughts ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS Install/Boot Lockup
I have an Asus Laptop that I am interested in dual-booting to Ubuntu Server 18.04.6 LTS. I have installed Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS on a number of other laptops without issue. However, this one locks ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS slow boot and problems after update
I have ubuntu 18.04 LTS installed in my machine. Since the last update (kernel 4.15.0-176-generic) the machine is very slow to boot (login) and there are problems after the login (slow and laggy).
At ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS getting into emergency mode and then exiting I can use the system
I have a Dell Laptop on which I had factory-installed Ubuntu and at the time of writing this I am using Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS. From past 2 days all of a sudden when I restart my laptop it takes quite an ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Stuck | Purple Dots
On Ubuntu 18.04 (5.4.0-113-generic kernel), everything was working fine until computer froze and I did a hard shut down (held power button). On restart I got stuck at the splash screen with four dots. ...
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Broken upgrade 18.04 to 20.04 - can log into tty2 not Gnome desktop environment
PC is a desktop AMD64, 8GB RAM, 1TB hdd. Ubuntu 18.04.
Sudo apt-get upgrade when I only wanted to update, my bad. The upgrade then proceeded to dist-upgrade 18.04 to 20.04. Unfortunately this upgrade ...
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Timed out waiting for device problem
EDIT: When running the previous version of the kernel, I don’t get any of these symptoms. It is therefor most likely, that there was some kernel bug introduced.
I had lately experienced some problems ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 (4.15.0-177) booting issue: AER: Corrected error received: id=00e0
I have a dual boot Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS + Windows 10 that has been working fine for 4 years, until yesterday.
Booting is now extremely slow (about 2 minutes compared with 15 seconds before) and when it ...
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I should set fsck manually every time my pc boot
I just messed up by Ubuntu permissions. I don't know which of commands I used is the problem:( after I see luck sign on all of the folder I have in my home restart my system and then just see grub ...
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Kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init exitcode=0x0000009
firstly I'm newbie in linux, I facing this issue when try to restart or shutdown my laptop. It just stuck in CLI with Kernel panic - not syncing : Attempted to kill init exitcode=0x0000009.
I'm trying ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 can't boot into GUI
I have a desktop with Ubuntu 18.04 installed which hadn't been used for a few months and when I powered it up it no longer logs in to the ubuntu desktop GUI. It brings me instead to a terminal that ...
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all ubuntu commands results in GLIBC_2.30 not found
I wanted to install openssh on a machine (offline ubuntu 18.04) so I logged into another machine with ubuntu 20.04 and I downloaded the packages only using the --download-only option, when I went and ...
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Grub freezes (and overall glitchy) on fresh 18.04 dual-boot install
In short: Grub menu glitches out (arrow down key) jumps the selection from top to bottom.
Selecting anything from the grub menu makes the system freeze (including pressing 'e' to open the editor). I ...
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I want to update ubuntu from my current version 16.04 to 20.04 version
I know that there are several questions regarding this already on this forum, but each one mostly addresses a specific question.
So I have a separate filesystem partition for /home and a separate ...
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Unable to dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 with Windows
I have been struggling to dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 with Windows 11 in my Asus TUF A15 laptop.
Earlier I had Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 11 (dual-booted, both installed in the SSD) on my system, but then ...
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black screen shows when I turn on my laptop after inserting my SSD where ubuntu 18.04 is installed
I have installed ubuntu on my SSD (Apacher 256GB) using another laptop by connecting it as an external hard disk.
After completing the installation, It worked fine on that laptop. But when I inserted ...
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Server boots in emergency mode upon first boot, and once able to get in, lags badly [Ubuntu Server 18.04]
So a few hours ago I encountered a major lag with my server Running Ubuntu 18.04. So seeing this I decided to try and restart my server, but after doing this I encountered the Emergency Mode. It took ...
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Extend/resize boot partition [closed]
Currently i have /dev/sda disk on which i have root partition (as /dev/sda1) and boot (as /dev/sda2)
As my boot partition is only 100MB i need to extend it. Unfortunately i can't add space to disk /...
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grub booting partition tables
I wanted to expand disk for Ubuntu 18.04 on my dual boot acer. Everything was running smoothly but it needed some extra space because I gave it initially only 20 GB.
So I sliced another 40 GB in ...
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Kernel panic when trying to install Lubuntu over Windows 7
I know that some had the same problem, but with different codes. I've been searching the internet to find a solution, but I couldn't find any.
I'm trying to install Lubuntu and I keep getting a kernel ...
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Stuck on the boot menu with multiple [OK]- Unable to login to Ubuntu 18.04
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 (dual boot)
Processor: Intel Pentium
I cannot login to Ubuntu.
While trying to login in from boot menu to Ubuntu it is showing ^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D.....immediately after selecting Ubuntu ...
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stalling Ubuntu 18.04.6
I'm trying to install Ubuntu-18.04.6-live-server-amd64 on a virtual machine via Hyper-v & it's not installing. Gives me the error
"/init: line 7:can't open /dev/sr0: No medium found"
But ...
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add windows 10 to Ubuntu 18.04 grub list
I've already tried so many tutorials and all of them are not working.
I think that my problem must be posted here to get a chance to solve it.
So I've done several things with the results below:
sudo ...
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Not booting when inserting HDD in another Dell Latitude E6320 laptop
I have a SATA HDD, with Ubuntu 18.04 installed. My former laptop got broken, and I successfully inserted my HDD in a Lenovo laptop.
Now I just got a Dell Latitude E6320 laptop, but when I install my ...
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System shuts off randomly when booting Ubuntu
I have a C246 mainboard with a Xeon CPU and ECC RAM. Using Ubuntu 20.04, the system randomly shuts off completely, as if power was lost.
At first, I suspected a HW problem. I switched the PSU, I ...
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"you are in emergency mode" during first boot after power failure - how to avoid it?
For a few years I'm running Ubuntu on my home server. New thing this year in my area are short but frequent power grid outages.
After each such power failure my system is not booting to desktop, but ...
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Live USB of Ubuntu 18.04.2 or later not booting without "acpi=off" or "nolapic"
I tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 in my desktop but live usb did not boot showing only a blank screen.
Following the instruction below, I found that only when I added acpi=off or nolapic (and nomodeset ...
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Stuck in TTY after install. Seemingly full functionality except for the lack of any GUI
I used startx which gave:
update and startx output in TTY
I am going to try:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
However, I just wanted to post here to see if there's anything else I can ...
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How to solve you are in emergency mode issue with sda2?
I am new to Ubuntu. 18.04. I installed Kali Linux in virtual box. And when I rebooted my Ubuntu it shows like this:
Then when I select Ubuntu:
Then again loading screen will show up and then this ...
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Preseed file for unattended Ubuntu installtion not read by the installer
I have written a path to a preseed file for an unattended installation of linux. As you can see in the grub parameters, I have specified file=/preseed.cfg and the content includes some d-i commands. ...
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How to solve "Started user manager for UID 120" in Ubuntu 18.04
I have installed Ubuntu18.04 on Intel NUC. It has been running fine for years. Few days back, I installed wine to run some exe in ubuntu. After that, when I rebooted my system, it got stuck at boot up ...
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How to check if u-boot exists in a linux device
I am trying to remove u-boot on an embedded device to reduce boot time.
The platform I am working on is jetson Nano B01
I have followed the instructions to flash without u-boot
but I don't know how to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Emergency mode on boot
My Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't boot into the OS, giving this image after Grub. I do not remember making any kernel updates or updating any disk partition recently.
I've tried the following.
I have a dual ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 boot fails into emergency mode [Closed Unsolved]
Dear fellow ubuntu Users,
I have an Alienware laptop that has a dual boot with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04. I use Ubuntu as my main operating system. I turned my pc off last night and when I try to ...
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Ubuntu 18.04; Won't Boot After Shutdown
Seeing some odd behavior after shutting down my PC running Ubuntu 18.04. I did a hard push on the power button after the computer crashed while trying to kill an intense process that became a Zombie (...
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