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No options for type of installation in installing ubuntu
I have Ubuntu 22.04 and I want to fresh install Ubuntu 24.04. In the installation process I selected Full installation and checked install third-party software and download additional media codecs. ...
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Should MediaWiki's LocalSettings.php be owned by www-data or root?
I help maintain an internal server (Ubuntu 20.04.6) for my research group and am still teaching myself the ins and outs of server administration. The server hosts a variety of services, including ...
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Cloning and restoring partitions using GParted
Using Ubuntu 22.04 (dual booting with Windows 10). Boot partition is UEFI (GPT) on an SSD drive.
I want to test some changes to the system (including upgrading to 24.04), but I want a "fail safe&...
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Eternal sound problem in Ubuntu 20.04
I get a hissing sound after some minutes of turning on the computer. This problem comes back every single time I format my PC. I live with this issue in Ubuntu for years, since I bought my PC. I ...
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character @ coul not be written on German keyboard
in Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS I use the German and English keyboard but I can not write any of the special characters like @ which I can write with the English keyboard. How can I solve this problem?
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Cam not working on HP 250 G7 Notebook
I have this notebook: HP 250 G7 Notebook PC/86C1, BIOS F.33 07/31/2020t
I can see that the kernel detects the camera:
kernel: usb 1-5: New USB device found, idVendor=04f2, idProduct=b62a, bcdDevice=18....
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Ubuntu 22.04 installation using autoinstall
I am trying to install ubuntu 22.04 ( server ) using PXE boot, I have configured my user-data to the following enter image description here
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XUbuntu Dummy Sound XPS 14 9440
I have been trying to install Ubuntu on my XPS 14 9440.
I have tried Ubuntu from latest to 14.04 LTS, nothing worked either a dirver is missing for wifi or Dummy Sound so It has no sound. Either ...
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Move "Properties" higher up the 'Right-Click' menu
I use the "Properties" option a lot for file information and It annoys me that it's right at the bottom of the Right-Click menu.
I know how to create 'Custom-Actions' and that they can be ...
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Gnome videos (Totem) cannot play mp4 video
My attempts to get it to work with gnome video (Totem) fail due to a missing decoder:
$ xdg-open some.mp4
The error message displayed is:
meta/x-gst-fourcc-mett decoder is required to play the file, ...
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kde locks up after ~5 minutes, no matter which distro with kde, on a intel core 2 duo machine I have konsole open on one desktop, and firefox open
System is a core 2 duo
If I use Fedora kde spin or kubuntu, or MX Linux. Best I get is 15 minutes, shortest ~5 minutes before freeze, or sometimes full on crash.
Windows 10 works flawlessly on the ...
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Shared Folders and Shared Clipboard is not working. Ubuntu 24.04 in VirtualBox 7.0.18 on Windows 11
I have VirtualBox (7.0.18) installed on Windows 11.
I added the Ubuntu 24.04 VM.
I see that Shared Folders and Shared Clipboard is not working.
I enabled Shared Clipboard bi-directional and also ...
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How to start and deploy DFX 0.9.3 in VSCode?
This is the error I get:
Error:cannot parse provider URL
Caused by:invalid port number.
I have tried almost everything, but I could not find any solution.
dfx replica --port,
dfx bootstrap --port,
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Compiling some source files using 'make' gives errors: apparently, a missing file
I'm trying to get Quantum Espresso installed in linux.
After introducing this into the terminal:
$ sudo apt install git wget build-essential
$ sudo apt install g++ gfortran liblapack-dev
$ sudo apt ...
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grub config for newly installed grub
I have installed grub from source code compile with 2.12 latest. For this install was on plain boot and later I copied all stuff to encrypted boot. It works fine for encrypted boot except it starts ...
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can't upgrade to 23.10 mate from 23.04 mate
Here are the log output. Looks like it is a Mate problem or...?
Any suggestions?
apt.log:
Investigating (4) ubuntu-mate-core:amd64 < 1.290 @ii pmK NPb Ib >
Broken ubuntu-mate-core:amd64 Depends ...
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How to upgrade starting 18.04 server to 24.04 full desktop setup
I had set up lubuntu 18.04 as a server (no desktop). I was using it by remotely ssh into. However now I need to convert it to a full desktop setup.
Long story short, how is the best reliable way to ...
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Editing fstab to auto mount external exFAT HDDs at boot as a certain user
Fresh Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS install with Gnome Desktop.
I have recently had issues after editing the mounting options via the "Disks" app. I decided a fresh install was the best fix. Now ...
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Ubuntu Server 22.04 Installing Nvidia drivers for an older card
I'm trying to setup Nvidia drivers on my headless ubuntu server box for my GeForce 9800 GT but I'm obviously missing something and need assistance.
I've tried following this guide https://ubuntu.com/...
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Konsole | How do I make a .json or a .sh file to open a tab with three terminals with root privileges?
I'm working with docker lately, and everything (or almost) you do in docker needs root privileges, and I end up always with the same layout in my Konsole:
docker commands | docker logs
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An Error during Update related to http://repository.spotify.com Ubuntu 24.04
Err:4 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease The following
signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not
available: NO_PUBKEY 6224F9941A8AA6D1 Reading package lists... Done
W:...
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Booting into initramfs
Start computer and it only loads to a initramfs prompt. Tried reboot -f and i get to a boot screen with advanced options for ubuntu, memory test, and uefi firmware settings. I tried the advanced ...
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Forgot my login password [duplicate]
I forgot my login password. I've tried to reboot the system but can't get the right menu to pop up. I don't know anything about computers so please share with me. I have Ubuntu version 2.04 I think??? ...
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Bash Script that zips a directory as "cert_$date.zip", then upload the zip file with curl to external server
I have a folder that I want to zip a directory, then upload it to a web server with curl.
Backup folder: /opt/ladapter/data
Zip File: /opt/ladapter/cert_$date_ymd.zip
Bash script:
cert_script="#...
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After upgrading Kubuntu from version 22.04 to 24.04 (kernel from 5.15 to 6.8), my Dell XPS 15 7590 laptop only boots with the 'nomodeset' parameter
I'm facing a frustrating issue with my Dell XPS 15 7590 after upgrading to Kubuntu 24.04 with kernel 6.8. The system won't boot normally and gets stuck during the boot process, but it does boot ...
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Mouse cursor weird after apt update. Wayland
Ubuntu Noble. All was fine until today, after apt update cursor starts lagging, but if you press the left mouse key on desktop, it fixes until you stop holding it. Also Mozilla got something weird ...
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Kubuntu 24.04 fresh install not loading hardware drivers properly
EDIT || FIXED :
I'm terribly sorry... looks like i didn't (as i should have) double-check on Suse Tumbleweed properly as it wasn't pointing to the latest kernel yet(6.8.0-36-generic).
Just updated ...
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Ubuntu 24.04 pauses during startup with a small "Ubuntu 24.04" + changing dots
During Ubuntu boot up it has started pausing about a minute displaying nothing but "Ubuntu 24.04" above four colored (and changing) dots. This is near the upper left-hand corner of the ...
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How do I uninstall ICQ on Ubuntu 22.04
How do I uninstall ICQ from Ubuntu 22.04?
Please don't respond with "do it with sudo apt purge ", because I don't know what package it belongs to. The icon is called "ICQ for Linux&...
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Automount encrypted Luks USB device when connected
how can I automount an encrypted USB device (e.g. USB stick) via key file, when connected.
What I did so far
It works during boot time. The device will be encrypted via keyfile and mounted in /mnt/usb,...
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Is it possible to combine the bandwidth of wireless and wired NICs?
My server (using Ubuntu server 22.04 LTS) has a 100M wireless and wired network card, and I'm using it to run a website (pure IPv6).
Both NICs are currently connected to the same router, is it ...
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How to grep a next line json file [closed]
I have this multiple json file containing below and i want to capture png with enabled:true status.
"png": {
"enabled": true,
"status": false
},
"jpeg"...
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in Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS I use the german keybord but I can write get any of the special chrarcters like @ which I can print with the english keyboard
in Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS I use the German keyboard but I can write get any of the special characters like @ which I can print with the English keyboard.
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Wine not properly uninstalled [duplicate]
So i installed wine a long time ago, However its pretty heavy so i decided to uninstall it.
However, There's still a wine folder in the x86 64 linux gnu Folder:
thearchcoder@thearchcoder-HP-EliteDesk-...
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Keyboard layout change not recognized
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
I've made this change:
default partial alphanumeric_keys
// xkb_symbols "basic" {
// Existing content ...
// Add the following lines to map Right Alt + a, e, i,...
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I have Ubuntu 24.04 installed on my desktop computer. My windows 10 is still installed but I'm trying to delete both Ubuntu and windows 10
PS I want to switch them out for windows 11 I only installed Ubuntu because my admin had broke on my windows 10
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stagnant Orange box keep showing on my pc
I am new to Ubuntu. I keep getting an orange box showing on my Ubuntu 24.04. It usually occurs when I am trying to split screens. The orange box is usually stagnant. It temporarily goes when I lock ...
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How to determine if lib is not needed in ubuntu
binstats log determines a lot of libs as unused. Example of just two lines
unused:
/usr/lib/liblsp-r3d-glx-lib-1.0.16.so (lsp-plugins-r3d-glx)
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liba52-0.7.4.so (liba52-0....
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How do I permanently disable my microphone?
Is there a means in software to permanently prevent the operation of my laptops microphone?
I had this working on a previous install but I don't remember what I removed from the system.
As an ...
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Speakers stop working after pausing audio
I have a Lenovo Slim Pro 9i. I noticed an issue with audio quality on ubuntu when compared to windows but couldn't figure it out. Now after a week of use and leaving a video opened I figured out why. ...
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Brother MFC-8950DW compatibility
Is this office printer compatible with Linux Ubuntu LTS 22.04? How can I find and specify he device URI?
Will you specify the Device URI? [Y/n] ->Y
0: https
1: http
2: ccp
3: lpd
4: socket
5: cups-...
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udev problem is preventing Ubuntu upgrades
My server seems to be running fine, but any attempt at upgrade is aborting because of a problem with udev. It seems to boil down to the issue shown below, an "Exec format error" with systemd-...
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Video sometime causes freezing, xkill won't respond Ubuntu 24.4
I'm a newbie so please make it simple. About 40% of the time when playing videos from an external drive, the video freezes and stops everything even alt+f2 for xkill won't respond so all I can do is a ...
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Unable to locate any package, Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
I have used
'''sudo apt update'''
'''sudo apt upgrade'''
But I can't install literally any app not even gparted someone help me
Btw I'm a beginner to PC's and Ubuntu please tell me in detail
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Unable to access external drive 24.4
I am very new to Ubuntu so please don't hit me with a ton of complicated stuff. I had been using an external drive to watch movies and it worked. I changed external drives and that too worked but when ...
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What to do when it gives a screen like this it needs commands
When I open my laptop it’s just this screen it seems like it wants commands, but I don’t know how to use commands to get to the login screen of my laptop.
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Failed to load configuration from /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf: Key file does not start with a group
Trying to solve another issue, I unistalled and reinstalled lightdm. After that, lightdm failed to start, and I could see this message in journalctl -xeu lightdm.service:
Failed to load configuration ...
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How to use SDKMAN tools in a Kubuntu 24.04 linux box like SDKMAN gradle or groovy for instance to be used in desktop operations
Hi I have installed SDKMAN for JDK purpose, but found other tools like Gradle & Groovy.
I want to use them in my gradle & groovy operations in my Kubuntu 24.04 laptop. What is the Linux ...
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I cannot connect to the Internet (Ubuntu 24.04 LTS)
My computer won't connect to the Internet.
I installed Ubuntu on a PC with Windows 10, I replaced Windows 10 with Ubuntu during the installation. When I was on Windows 10, the internet still worked as ...
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I installed a "security update" and now the system cannot find my printer
I installed a "security update" and now the system cannot find my printer. When I try to find or add a printer, I get the message; Sorry, The system printing service doesn't seem to be ...
