issue with screen resolution after software update https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568442/issue-with-screen-resolution-after-software-update

I've recently updated my system through the "Software Updater" app.

After restarting the system the screen resolution was wrong, much smaller than expected and if I look among the Settings I am not able to choose any other screen resolution.

Previously, I was able to solve it by playing around with the settings in the "Software & Updates" app (NB: which is different from "Software Updater").
Apparently, Canonical has decided to remove it from newest versions of Ubuntu (see more: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-drops-software-and-updates-gui).

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After looking around on the internet I followed some instructions:

  • I ran the cmmand ubuntu-drivers devices of which the below is the response from the terminal:
== /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:01:00.0 ==
modalias : pci:v000010DEd00002783sv00001458sd0000413Bbc03sc00i00
vendor   : NVIDIA Corporation
model    : AD104 [GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER]
driver   : nvidia-driver-595-server-open - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-595 - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-580-server-open - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-595-server - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-580 - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-580-server - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-580-open - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-595-open - distro non-free recommended
driver   : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin
  • I followed the instructions to install the recommended driver: sudo apt install nvidia-driver-595-open which returned the following response: nvidia-driver-595-open is already the newest version (595.71.05-0ubuntu0.26.04.1)

  • After rebooting the system, the problem persists

What else can I do to solve the problem?

Ubuntu cloud image ~200-300 Mbps vs RHEL ~8 Gbps on identical OpenStack host (virtio-net, RHOSP 17.1) https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568441/ubuntu-cloud-image-200-300-mbps-vs-rhel-8-gbps-on-identical-openstack-host-vi

Environment:

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 (OVN networking) Compute host: Broadcom NIC (bnxt_en driver), 25 GbE bonded uplinks Same host, same tenant network, same flavor — only the guest image differs

Problem: A VM booted from an Ubuntu cloud image gets only ~200-300 Mbps upload/download. A VM booted from a RHEL image on the same host and network gets ~8 Gbps. Roughly a 30x difference attributable solely to the guest image. Testing method: Multi-stream iperf3 (8 parallel streams), VM-to-VM. Platform capacity independently confirmed at multi-Gbps, so this is isolated to the Ubuntu guest. What I've already verified:

Network QoS policy allows 2 Gbps+ (not the limit) Physical NIC is 25 GbE with clean counters MTU is correct (1500 guest / geneve overlay) RHEL guest on the same host hits ~8 Gbps, so host/fabric is fine.

Question: What differs in the Ubuntu cloud image's default network configuration (virtio multiqueue, offload settings, driver/kernel) that would cause this large a throughput gap versus RHEL on the same virtio-net platform?

Apparmor interferes with CUPS PDF print https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568439/apparmor-interferes-with-cups-pdf-print

Using 26.04. CUPS print to PDF is working when the originator of the file is on the 26.04 system. The CUPS PDF print is shared with other systems in my local area network. At attempt print to PDF from an XP system in my local area network is failing. The log contains a few lines such as this

2026-07-16T21:23:36.032922-05:00 localhost kernel: audit: type=1400 audit(1784255016.031:150402): apparmor="DENIED" operation="connect" class="file" profile="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" name="/run/samba/winbindd/pipe" pid=1158626 comm="cups-pdf" requested_mask="wr" denied_mask="wr" fsuid=0 ouid=0

What do I need to change so that this works?

Chipset AIC8800D80 driver wifi ax900+bt5.4 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568438/chipset-aic8800d80-driver-wifi-ax900bt5-4

I installed Ubuntu 24.04 on a PC that has a USB WiFi dongle. It uses the chipset

   idVendor 0xa69c
   idProduct 0x8d80

Ubuntu doesn't recognize it. It has an .exe driver in a partition inside the dongle.

I had to connect my PC through eth and install.

sudo apt install -y git build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)

and then run a script that I downloaded from https://github.com/shenmintao/aic8800d80/blob/main/INSTALL_SCRIPT.md

I was wondering if you guys could add this driver in the next update.

Lubuntu 26.04 on HP Chromebook x2 - Trackpad not working correctly https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568431/lubuntu-26-04-on-hp-chromebook-x2-trackpad-not-working-correctly

Chromebook in question: HP Chromebook x2 - touchscreen tablet with detachable keyboard.

Following the guides on mrchromebox.tech, I was able to get Lubuntu installed. Everything is working great except the trackpad. The cursor "warps" to the corresponding location on the screen to wherever I touch the touchpad (if I touch the top left of the touchpad the cursor instantly moves to the top left of the screen) and it constantly clicks and drags as I move my finger around the touchpad.

Touchpad in question:

keyboard and mouse settings showing the touchpad on the Chromebook

I haven't used Linux in a decade or so so you'll have to excuse my ignorance. I used AI to give some bash commands for the below info. Let me know if I can provide more info.

user@chris-soraka:~$ cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0005 Version=0000
N: Name="Lid Switch"
P: Phys=PNP0C0D/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.0/PNP0C09:00/PNP0C0D:00/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event0 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=1

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0001 Version=0000
N: Name="Power Button"
P: Phys=LNXPWRBN/button/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event1 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=8000 10000000000000 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0006 Version=0000
N: Name="Video Bus"
P: Phys=LNXVIDEO/video/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/acpi.video_bus.0/input/input21
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event10 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=3
B: KEY=3e000b00000000 0 0 0

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Intel Virtual Buttons"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.0/PNP0C09:00/INT33D6:00/input/input22
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event11 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=13
B: KEY=2000000000000 0 0 0 0 1000000000000 0 201c000000000000 0
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0019 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="Intel Virtual Switches"
P: Phys=
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.0/PNP0C09:00/INT33D6:00/input/input23
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event12 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=2

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="AVS HDMI HDMI/DP"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/avs_hdaudio.22.auto/sound/card3/input24
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event13 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="AVS HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=1"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/avs_hdaudio.22.auto/sound/card3/input25
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event14 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="AVS HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=2"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/avs_hdaudio.22.auto/sound/card3/input26
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event15 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=21
B: SW=140

I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
N: Name="AVS I2S ALC5663 Headset Jack"
P: Phys=ALSA
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/avs_rt5663.21.auto/sound/card4/input27
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event16 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=23
B: KEY=40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000000000 c000000000000 0
B: SW=14

I: Bus=0018 Vendor=2d1f Product=4877 Version=0100
N: Name="WCOMCOHO:00 2D1F:4877"
P: Phys=i2c-WCOMCOHO:00
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/i2c_designware.0/i2c-0/i2c-WCOMCOHO:00/0018:2D1F:4877.0006/input/input35
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse2 event5 
B: PROP=2
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=400 0 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=2f3800000000003
B: MSC=20

I: Bus=0018 Vendor=2d1f Product=4877 Version=0100
N: Name="WCOMCOHO:00 2D1F:4877 UNKNOWN"
P: Phys=i2c-WCOMCOHO:00
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/i2c_designware.0/i2c-0/i2c-WCOMCOHO:00/0018:2D1F:4877.0006/input/input36
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=event6 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=9
B: ABS=10000000000

I: Bus=0018 Vendor=2d1f Product=4877 Version=0100
N: Name="WCOMCOHO:00 2D1F:4877 Stylus"
P: Phys=i2c-WCOMCOHO:00
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/i2c_designware.0/i2c-0/i2c-WCOMCOHO:00/0018:2D1F:4877.0006/input/input37
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse3 event7 
B: PROP=2
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=1c03 0 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=1000003
B: MSC=11

I: Bus=0018 Vendor=2d1f Product=4877 Version=0100
N: Name="WCOMCOHO:00 2D1F:4877 UNKNOWN"
P: Phys=i2c-WCOMCOHO:00
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/i2c_designware.0/i2c-0/i2c-WCOMCOHO:00/0018:2D1F:4877.0006/input/input38
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse4 event8 
B: PROP=2
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=400 1 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=1000003
B: MSC=11

I: Bus=0018 Vendor=2d1f Product=4877 Version=0100
N: Name="WCOMCOHO:00 2D1F:4877 Mouse"
P: Phys=i2c-WCOMCOHO:00
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/i2c_designware.0/i2c-0/i2c-WCOMCOHO:00/0018:2D1F:4877.0006/input/input39
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=mouse5 event9 js0 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=30000 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=3
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=18d1 Product=502b Version=0100
N: Name="Google Inc. Hammer"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/0003:18D1:502B.0007/input/input40
U: Uniq=3c002b000a57414739313320
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd event2 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=100013
B: KEY=1000000000007 ff800000000007ff febeffdfffefffff fffffffffffffffe
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=18d1 Product=502b Version=0100
N: Name="Google Inc. Hammer"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input2
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.2/0003:18D1:502B.0008/input/input41
U: Uniq=3c002b000a57414739313320
H: Handlers=mouse1 event4 
B: PROP=7
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=e520 10000 0 0 0 0
B: ABS=673800001000003
B: MSC=20

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=4080 Version=0111
N: Name="Logitech M350"
P: Phys=usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input1:1
S: Sysfs=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.1/0003:046D:C52F.000A/0003:046D:4080.000B/input/input42
U: Uniq=64-c1-67-36
H: Handlers=kbd mouse0 event3 
B: PROP=0
B: EV=1f
B: KEY=3f00733fff 0 0 483ffff17aff32d bfd4444600000000 ffff0001 130ff38b17d000 677bfad9415fed 19ed68000004400 10000002
B: REL=1943
B: ABS=100000000
B: MSC=10



user@chris-soraka:~$ # Kernel driver currently bound, and which .ko file it loaded from
modinfo hid_multitouch | grep filename
lsmod | grep hid_multitouch
filename:       /lib/modules/7.0.0-27-generic/kernel/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.ko.zst
hid_multitouch         36864  0
hid                   278528  9 hid_google_hammer,i2c_hid,usbhid,hid_multitouch,hid_vivaldi_common,snd_soc_sdca,hid_generic,hid_logitech_dj,hid_logitech_hidpp



user@chris-soraka:~$ # udev's classification (touchpad vs touchscreen vs mouse)
udevadm info /dev/input/event4 | grep ID_INPUT
E: ID_INPUT=1
E: ID_INPUT_MOUSE=1
E: ID_INPUT_TOUCHSCREEN=1
E: ID_INPUT_WIDTH_MM=100
E: ID_INPUT_HEIGHT_MM=57



user@chris-soraka:~$ # libinput's view of the device's capabilities
sudo libinput list-devices | grep -A18 "Google Inc. Hammer" | grep -A18 "Capabilities.*pointer"
Capabilities:            pointer touch 
Tap-to-click:            n/a
Tap-and-drag:            n/a
Tap button map:          n/a
Tap drag lock:           n/a
Left-handed:             disabled
Nat.scrolling:           disabled
Middle emulation:        n/a
Calibration:             identity matrix
Scroll methods:          none
Scroll button:           n/a
Scroll button lock:      n/a
Click methods:           none

Edit: Info I missed:

  • Lubuntu 26.04 LTS
  • 7.0.0-27-generic kernel
nautilus is not showing my home directory contents https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568429/nautilus-is-not-showing-my-home-directory-contents

Up until couple of days ago, everything was honky-dory. Went thru few firmware updates using firmware-updater GUI, and reboot every time I was asked to earlier today. I am not sure if what is happening is tied to that action. I'm on Version 24.04 When I open nutil;us, all I see is a snap folder. When I launch terminal, I can see all my files but in nautilus only a snap folder. Any other link from the left panel, i.e., downloads, Documents, Music etc is giving me "Oops, something went wrong" message but displaying the correct path under it and said path is accessible and has the ownership of my user all throughout as I see it in my terminal. I used to be a Unix/Linux sysadmin back in the day but later switched to infosec and retired few years back. I can still find my way around bash but these GUI crap is all nonsense to me.

namespaces in flatpack/steam - error message https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568428/namespaces-in-flatpack-steam-error-message

I am getting this error message now when I try to use Steam,

Steam now requires user namespaces to be enabled.

This requirement is the same as for Flatpak, which has more detailed information available: https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/wiki/User-namespace-requirements

The documentation on github may as well be in Martian.

Please help anyone, I just want to play a game on my Linux PC

I am running Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, all up to date, on a Lenovo laptop pc. A Lenovo Lenovo V15 G4 ABP to be exact. Steam is installed via the App center.

kernel.apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns = 1

do-release-upgrade kernel complile failure [duplicate] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568419/do-release-upgrade-kernel-complile-failure

Resolved

sudo apt update output:

 Hit:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute InRelease
 Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates InRelease [137 kB]
 Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-security InRelease
 Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-backports InRelease
 Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/main amd64 Components [53.1 kB]
 Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu resolute-updates/universe amd64 Components [153 kB]
 Ign:7 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu resolute InRelease
 Err:8 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu resolute Release
   404  Not Found [IP: 185.125.189.188 443]
 Error: The repository 'https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu resolute Release' does not have a Release file.
 Notice: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
 Notice: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

Build error:

Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 7.0.0-27-generic (X86-64)
contents of /var/lib/dkms/rtl8812au/4.3.6.12175.20140902+dfsg/build/make.log

 - DKMS (dkms-3.2.2) make.log for rtl8812au/4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg for kernel 7.0.0-27-generic (x86_64)
 - Thu Jul 16 08:45:19 AM EDT 2026
 - Building module(s)
 - '#' command: 'make' all KSRC=/lib/modules/7.0.0-27-generic/build KERNEL_VER=7.0.0-27-generic
 - make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/7.0.0-27-generic/build M=/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812au/4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg/build  modules
 - make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic'
 - make[2]: Entering directory '/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812au/4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg/build'
 - warning: the compiler differs from the one used to build the kernel
   - The kernel was built by: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc (Ubuntu 15.2.0-16ubuntu1) 15.2.0
   - You are using:           gcc (Ubuntu 15.2.0-16ubuntu1) 15.2.0
 - warning: pahole version differs from the one used to build the kernel
   - The kernel was built with: 131
   - You are using:             0
   - CC [M]  core/rtw_cmd.o
 - core/rtw_cmd.c:22:10: fatal error: drv_types.h: No such file or directory
    - 22 | #include <drv_types.h>
       - |          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
 - compilation terminated.
 - make[4]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic/scripts/Makefile.build:289: core/rtw_cmd.o] Error 1
 - make[3]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic/Makefile:2111: .]  - Error 2
 - make[2]: *** [/usr/src/linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic/Makefile:248: __sub-make] 
- Error 2
 = make[2]: Leaving directory '/var/lib/dkms/rtl8812au/4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg/build'
 - make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
 - make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-7.0.0-27-generic'
 - make: *** [Makefile:1457: modules] Error 2

 - '#' exit code: 2

Note: drv_types.h is in the source/include directory and Makefile includes the line 
 - EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(src)/include
Make Nautilus prompt for password to mount Windows share https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568414/make-nautilus-prompt-for-password-to-mount-windows-share

Is it possible to get Nautilus to prompt for a password when mounting a file-system that requires one, like how the mount command does, so I don't have to mount it separately from a command line first?

I have a Windows network share configured in /etc/fstab with:

//host/share /path/to/mount-point cifs user,username=Smylers@AD-DOMAIN.LOCAL 0 0

There's also an icon for it in the Gnome dock and an entry for it in the left column of Nautilus windows. Clicking either of those attempts to mount it without prompting for the required password, which obviously fails, giving an error message like:

Unable to access Password for (blurred): mount error(13): Permission denied. Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs) and kernel log messages (dmesg)

At a command line I can do:

mount /path/to/share

and I get prompted for the Active Directory password required by the Windows server doing the sharing. When I provide that, I get access and can browse the location in Nautilus. (I get the same error as with Nautilus if I provide the wrong or no password.)

Can Nautilus be made to ask for the password, rather than trying to mount it without one, so I don't have to run the terminal command before clicking the icon? (Note I'm not interested in storing the password in a file or any method that mounts without being prompted for it. I want to have to enter it.)

This is using Ubuntu 24.04, with whichever versions of Nautilus and Gnome come with that.

Ubuntu 26.04 resolute sound crackling after upgrading to 26.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568399/ubuntu-26-04-resolute-sound-crackling-after-upgrading-to-26-04

I write that here because I found the answer after looking for it.

I migrated from Ubuntu 25.10 to 26.04 just recently, and noticed quite quickly that the sound was crackling. At first I thought my jack was badly plugged, but I could not solve it physically. I searched several things.

Steam update now appearing in Ubuntu 24.04 Software Updater? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568397/steam-update-now-appearing-in-ubuntu-24-04-software-updater

Today upon starting my Ubuntu 24.04 Software Updater, I was surprised to see it had Steam updates in it. I excluded the Steam parts and ran the updater. I reran it and it still had Steam updates. I closed it without going any further.

I then started my Steam and told it to check for any updates. It said its already at the last version. So what's going on here? Is this a hacking attempt?

Info from Software Updater

**Steam**
Technical description
Package: steam-launcher
Steam is a software distribution service with an online store, automated installation, automatic updates, achievements, SteamCloud synchronized savegame and screenshot functionality, and many social features.

Changes for steam-launcher versions:
Installed version: 1:1.0.0.85
Available version: 1:1.0.0.87

This update does not come from a source that supports changelogs.

**Steam libraries metapackage**
Technical description
Package: steam-libs-amd64
This metapackage depends on the amd64 libraries required by steam-launcher.

Changes for steam-libs-amd64 versions:
Installed version: 1:1.0.0.85
Available version: 1:1.0.0.87

This update does not come from a source that supports changelogs.

**Steam libraries metapackage**
Technical description
Package: steam-libs-i386:i386
This metapackage depends on the i386 libraries required by steam-launcher.

Changes for steam-libs-i386:i386 versions:
Installed version: 1:1.0.0.85
Available version: 1:1.0.0.87

This update does not come from a source that supports changelogs.

My Steam apps

Steam version 1782866176
Steam Client Build date: Wed, Jun 24, 2026 7:24 PM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Thu, June 25, 2026 8:15 PM UT C -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient023
Update available on the ubuntu firmware updater app but not showing an update button https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568393/update-available-on-the-ubuntu-firmware-updater-app-but-not-showing-an-update-bu

Image for referance

Hey guys. Im new to linux, and have built a new pc. Loving it so far, even if i dont understand a lot of stuff yet. Although everything works fine, it says that pretty much all my firmware is able to be updated. Id like to, but it doesnt seem to have a button like the images i have seen. Any help would be MUCH appreciated

Rhythmbox 3.4.7 on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS; where do my extracted CD files get written? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568346/rhythmbox-3-4-7-on-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-where-do-my-extracted-cd-files-get-writte

I used the Extract command on Rhythmbox; it took an appropriate amount of time for each of 21 tracks, with a status message near the bottom of the UI indicating that it was extracting 1, 2, etc. But now I cannot find the music, nor documentation on where Rhythmbox Extract puts the music.

In case it matters: I extracted to MP3, I have lame installed.

EDIT: Yes, I have looked through the folders in ~/Music/

EDIT 2: I have even done a search starting at / for words I think should be in extracted filenames, but didn't find anything that way either. However, the output of that is large, I was hoping someone could tell me where they're supposed to end up.

nvidia driver not working after update https://askubuntu.com/questions/1567870/nvidia-driver-not-working-after-update

This subject has been around for a while but I think it needs an update. I have experienced the issue several times before and I have always been able to fix it by reinstalling the driver. However with a recent system update, no such luck.

My system is Ubuntu 22.04 with Kernel: 6.8.0-124-generic x86_64 bits, and a dual head graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GT 710. The correct driver is nvidia-driver-470.

The update installed the nvidia driver 535 which doesn't work. Attempts to install the 470 driver using apt install ignores the 470 driver and installs the 535 instead. I understand that this is because the 470 driver is no longer supported even though it is a common piece of hardware and is still available.

I was fortunate to discover after much gnashing of teeth that I could force the system to use a generic driver (Nouveau) by:

sudo apt purge "*nvidia*"

sudo apt autoremove --purge

sudo reboot

Then by going to Additional Drivers I found I could now select nvidia-driver-470 and install. Now things work again!

So my question is what exactly is going on? Also is it going to be safe to install future updates without breaking my system?

How can I override the sudo being used by ansible for a given host? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1566824/how-can-i-override-the-sudo-being-used-by-ansible-for-a-given-host

I have a number of hosts running Ubuntu in a lab managed by ansible. Ansible is used to upgrade and install specific deb and apt packages.

I've just upgraded one to 26.04 LTS. The upgrade caused a problem with ansible, triggered by the transition to sudo-rs.

How can I specify for a specific machine a different sudo executable; in this case, /usr/bin/sudo.ws?

Text-To-Speech for a Writer? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1566434/text-to-speech-for-a-writer

I'm on Ubuntu 24.04, I have installed rhvoice and speech-dispatcher, and this works fine from the command line.

My use case is that, as a writer, I want to be able to get the machine to read my text aloud to help check it. I used to use an online service but it's really expensive. I don't need Orca because I am not visually impaired and it would be overkill.

I write with Scrivener on WINE, so that's not going to integrate easily. I have tried getting LibreOffice to talk using the Read-Text extension but that's not working either (I have queried that on the LO forums because it's doing something truly weird).

My ideal would be being able to slap the text (a chapter at a time) into a text editor (for example) and have it read back (pausing would be great but a paragraph at a time would be acceptable).

So does anyone have any idea what I could use? Am I going the wrong way using speech-dispatcher even though standard APIs are good, right?

The speech output doesn't need to sound natural, in some ways it's better if it isn't for my purposes.

"kvm_amd CPU x isn't AMD or Hygon" at boot https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564432/kvm-amd-cpu-x-isnt-amd-or-hygon-at-boot

kvm_amd CPU x isn't AMD or Hygon?

This text appear early in the boot sequence.

Now this is not really causing any trouble, RIGHT NOW.
But I consider all similar messages to be a potential hazard to the stability of my machine.
Therefore I quite fiercely hunt them down, and "swat them out".
The more of these unwanted messages you have the greater potential for strange interference and malfunction.

These are apparently about virtualbox:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/798132/why-and-how-were-kvm-modules-unexpectedly-enabled-in-ubuntu-24-04
KVM not supported shown in terminal while it is enabled

... but I have this on intel-based hardware,
an oldish i7-9750H-based Asus G731 laptop, with embedded GTX 1660 Ti.
NOTE: 6 cores+HT, so message does not appear for ALL cores(!?)
Virtualbox 7.2(?) IS installed though, but quite seldom used.

I have:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= ... kvm.enable_virt_at_load=0
in /etc/default/grub

No go.


Another attempt to fix it:
$ sudo -i
# cat >/etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf
blacklist kvm
blacklist kvm-amd
blacklist kvm-intel

CTRl+D

# update-initramfs -u -k all
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.17.0-14-generic
...
# 

CTRl+D again

Reboot... I still get a black screen with these boot messages:

[    6.359851]
[   10.531179] kvm_amd: CPU 4 isn't AMD or Hygon
[   11.104935] kvm_amd: CPU 6 isn't AMD or Hygon
[   11.193682] kvm_amd: CPU 9 isn't AMD or Hygon
_

Still there:

[    6.479793]
[   10.253887] kvm_amd: CPU 9 isn't AMD or Hygon
[   10.901341] kvm_amd: CPU 3 isn't AMD or Hygon
[   10.987984] kvm_amd: CPU 5 isn't AMD or Hygon
_

Those CPU numbers appears to be somewhat random, another run: 0, 8 and 0 (yes, zero repeated) at around 10 seconds.

There has been some apt updates so now with:

$ uname -rv
6.17.0-29-generic #29~24.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 11 10:30:58 UTC 2

Does anyone have any more ideas on how to actually get rid of this?

I'm having trouble installing the Minecraft.deb file on Ubuntu25.10 and all distributions based on this version I'm getting a libgdk-pixbuf-2.0 error https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560741/im-having-trouble-installing-the-minecraft-deb-file-on-ubuntu25-10-and-all-dist

EN:My operating system: Ubuntu 25.10

The error message I received while installing the Minecraft.deb file:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  minecraft-launcher: Bağımlılıklar: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but it is not installable

Please help.

TR:

İşletim sistemim:Ubuntu 25.10

Minecraft.deb dosyasını yüklerken aldığım hata mesajım :

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  minecraft-launcher: Bağımlılıklar: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but it is not installable

lütfen yardımcı olun. UPDATE:Now I use Kubuntu 25.10

Ubuntu 24.04 on Vmware Workstaion Pro 17 not copying and pasting between host and VM https://askubuntu.com/questions/1524684/ubuntu-24-04-on-vmware-workstaion-pro-17-not-copying-and-pasting-between-host-an

First thing first heres everything I'm running: Host-Windows 11 NVIDIA 1060 AMD 5600 VM - Ubuntu 24.04 Virtualisation- Vmware Workstation 17.5.2

The problem I'm having is that Ubuntu and Windows will not allow the copying and pasting of files across systems. I've tried drag and drop, through right click, keyboard shortcuts. The systems will not connect.

I have setup a shared folder in the vmware interface but it doesn't show up.(Picture)

I have had to bridge the network connection because NAT won't work either.

I have checked to make sure Guest Isolation has the drag and drop and copy and paste features enabled (Picture)

No USB's plugged into the host machine will prompt to be connected to the VM either and that setting is also enabled.

The version of Vmware had Ubuntu 22.04 installed on it and the drag and drop worked along with the copy and paste of files. I have noidea why it wont work with this version.

There was a problem with the login page it went black nad unresponsive I think it has something to do with my NVIDIA graphics card and I had to turn off Accelerate 3D Graphics in the display section to get the GUI to load (It would still run cmd line without the setting changed)

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RDP Connection from windows to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://askubuntu.com/questions/1511923/rdp-connection-from-windows-to-ubuntu-24-04-lts

I am trying to connect through RDP from windows to Ubuntu 24.04, i am using remote desktop windows

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How to rename Apple mouse using Ubuntu? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1451285/how-to-rename-apple-mouse-using-ubuntu

System: Ubuntu Desktop 22.04LTS. Hardware: Asus UX305FA laptop.

My mother-in-law had an old Apple AIO, recently replaced. She gave me her old Apple wireless mouse (model A1657). I've paired it with my Ubuntu 22.04LTS laptop and works nicely.

Minor irritant - it identifes as 'her' mouse (listed as Geraldine's mouse #1 in BT settings). Is there any way to rename it in Ubuntu? Doesn't affect functionality at all so I don't really mind if I can't. I don't have an Apple computer if that's required. Clicking on the device in BT settings shows me the address and gives me the option to remove the device / disconnect, but I can't see a rename option.

Thank you!

rsync to Windows Server NTFS share always copies all files/folders https://askubuntu.com/questions/1414789/rsync-to-windows-server-ntfs-share-always-copies-all-files-folders

I am using rsync to backup a folder on my Lubuntu 20.04 host to an NTFS share on a Windows 2022 Server. The command below always copies every file and folder, despite the fact that no changes have been made:

rsync -av "/var/www/" "/media/server2022/web"

I've tried the options below, but it made no difference:

rsync -av --modify-window=1 "/var/www/" "/media/server2022/web"

rsync -av --modify-window=2 "/var/www/" "/media/server2022/web"

Any ideas for how I can sync only new or modified files/folders?

Pin messages to stay always on top with Thunderbird https://askubuntu.com/questions/1410513/pin-messages-to-stay-always-on-top-with-thunderbird

How can I make Thunderbird to pin selected emails to stay always on top?
I can't find this feature in Thunderbird, there is a pin icon but it looks like it only "keeps the filtering when changing folders", whose function is not too clear to me. Also, suggestions on this (and possibly other) add-ons are welcome.

How do I disable/remove Klipper in KDE Plamsa 5? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1380004/how-do-i-disable-remove-klipper-in-kde-plamsa-5

Klipper is frequently causing the system to hang on copy/paste actions. This is indicated by my taskbar being non-interactive on copy/paste. This will usually last for 10-30 seconds, or I will restart plasma through the terminal.

How do I disable/remove Klipper?

System Info:

Operating System: Kubuntu 21.10
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.86.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Kernel Version: 5.13.0-22-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 12 × Intel® Core™ i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
Memory: 31.2 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2

What is an easy way to browse samba shares on linux? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1259692/what-is-an-easy-way-to-browse-samba-shares-on-linux

I find it really frustrating when people send me links to samba shares while I'm on linux. I know some file browsers think they support copy/pasting smb links into the location bar but in practice it just doesn't work. Nautilus just says "Oops! Something went wrong". Dolphin correctly reformats the link and asks for a password but always fails with access denied.

The reliable way is to mount them: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/99065/how-to-mount-a-windows-samba-windows-share-under-linux

But hontestly, I cbf rewriting all the \ to / 🤦, creating a temporary mount point, entering the password, then opening a file browser at that location etc. People on windows can just click on the link and it opens. How can I get the same level of convenience on linux?

I'm running kubuntu but will happily take all suggestions.

Ubuntu won't boot on Asus Zenbook UX431 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1216468/ubuntu-wont-boot-on-asus-zenbook-ux431

Asus Zenbook UX431FA i5-8265U CPU, Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620, Dual boot with windows 10

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS don't boot. I either get stuck on a blank purple screen, or right now, a blank purple screen flashes before going to a blank black screen. I got this laptop in August and still haven't figured out how to fix this. Replacing "quiet splash" with "nomodeset" or booting in recovery mode followed by safe graphics mode does allow it to boot, but then there are issues with display resolution which are bad enough to make certain windows unnavigable.

This problem has been posted and solved elsewhere, however they don't work for me or involve a Nvidia graphics cards which my laptop does not have. I have upgraded BIOS twice and neither time solved the problem. Entering dis_ucode_lds does nothing.

How can I get a printer driver for Konica Minolta 165e? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1004857/how-can-i-get-a-printer-driver-for-konica-minolta-165e

Where can I get a printer driver for Konica Minolta 165e on the Internet?

Ethernet connection is not showing in my ubuntu 14.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/553605/ethernet-connection-is-not-showing-in-my-ubuntu-14-04

These are outputs of some useful commands:- May it helps...

1.-> ifconfig output-->

      lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
      inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
      inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
      UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
      RX packets:9262 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
      TX packets:9262 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
      RX bytes:845156 (845.1 KB)  TX bytes:845156 (845.1 KB)

      wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr e0:ca:94:3e:ec:ef  
      inet addr:192.168.43.229  Bcast:192.168.43.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
      inet6 addr: fe80::e2ca:94ff:fe3e:ecef/64 Scope:Link
      UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
      RX packets:223666 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:217706
      TX packets:180946 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
      collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
      RX bytes:243037937 (243.0 MB)  TX bytes:16583971 (16.5 MB)
      Interrupt:16 
      (2).  cat /etc/nework/interfaces :->
      output--> # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
      auto lo
      iface lo inet loopback

      (3). ifup eth0 :->
      output-->  Ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0.

      (4) lspci -nn :->
      output--> 
       00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation CoreProcessor    
       Family DRAM Controller [8086:0104] (rev 09) 
       00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd   Generation      

     C ore Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09)

     00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04)
     00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 [8086:1c2d] (rev 04)
     00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller [8086:1c20] (rev 04)
     00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:1c10] (rev b4)
     00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1c26] (rev 04)
     00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller [8086:1c49] (rev 04)
     00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:1c03] (rev 04)
     00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:1c22] (rev 04)
    01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01)

that it..

How do I install python through the terminal? https://askubuntu.com/questions/458061/how-do-i-install-python-through-the-terminal

I figured out my problem guys. I had to downlowd eclipse, and it ran through that. sudo apt-get install eclipse Sorry about my lack of info. :)

How to sort by row from terminal https://askubuntu.com/questions/447420/how-to-sort-by-row-from-terminal

I was looking at this question and I wondered if the following could be done from terminal. I did it in python, just want to see if it could be done from terminal, bash scripting or whatever.

Suppose I have a file that looks like so:

2,4,5,14,9
40,3,5,10,1

could it be sorted like so, by rows (lines)

2,4,5,9,14
1,3,5,10,40

or is it too complicated? I did it using python, I just want to know if it could be done so next time I might not use python. What I have done, is creating lists and sorting them.