Grub bootloader doesn't show up anymore https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560636/grub-bootloader-doesnt-show-up-anymore

I recently installed Ubuntu 24.03.3 LTS on a new bought Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14IAL10, alongside Windows 11. Everything worked fine (except the Realtek sound card, but that's another issue) until after two days the bootloader didn't show up anymore. It's not listed in the bios either. The only option there is the Windows bootloader. I can still log in the Windows 11 partition, but not anymore into Ubuntu. With an Ubuntu live edition I downloaded "Boot repair" and got the report under https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/JhZQ9w8JSV/ Does anybody have an idea what to do? Thanks for input on the issue.

PXE booting to SCCM https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560635/pxe-booting-to-sccm

We currently are using a network booted PXE cloud-init based auto installations of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS that allow us to automate the installation of Ubuntu onto a number of workstations (if needed). In our environment, we also have a Microsoft SCCM server that automates the installation of Windows onto a number of workstations.

Right now, we have to keep these environments separated by VLANS & DHCP Scopes as the DHCP options that point to the TFTP server are different for Windows and Linux.

What I was wondering, is it possible to somehow combine these into a single PXE server giving us an option to image with Windows or Linux. Choosing the Windows option will boot into the WinPE environment needed to work with SCCM, and Choosing the Linux option will proceed with the Cloud-init autoinstall version of Ubuntu 20.04.

If this is possible, does anyone have a working version of a config file that they can share and maybe answer a few high level questions on what it is I need to configure in on PXE server to enable this?

Error: snap "steam" has "remove-snap" change in progress https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560633/error-snap-steam-has-remove-snap-change-in-progress

I wanted to install Steam on my laptop with Ubuntu 24.04. I installed it via snap, but something went wrong, and I decided to reinstall Steam. While removing Steam the process got stuck and I closed the terminal and tried to remove Steam again, but I got an error snap "steam" has "remove-snap" change in progress. I tried snap abort 26 (Steam removing process), but after rebooting I got the same error.

Screenshot

I tried running systemctl list-units | grep snap.steam to find any related units, and tried stopping and disabling them, but that didn't work.

I also tried sudo snap refresh core, but that didn't work either.

Can't find wifi connections in Kubuntu [duplicate] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560631/cant-find-wifi-connections-in-kubuntu

I can connect to the internet through ethernet but I can't seem to find wi-fi connections, even though there is wifi in our home

this is the output of the wireless-info script I downloaded from another question a year ago


########## wireless info START ##########

./wireless-info: line 148: last: command not found
Report from: 08 Dec 2025 21:27 PST +0800

Booted last: 08 Dec 2025 21:27 PST +0800

Script from: 27 Aug 2024 10:55 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 25.10
Release:    25.10
Codename:   questing

##### kernel ############################

Linux 6.17.0-7-generic #7-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Oct 18 10:10:29 UTC 2025 x86_64 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash, usbcore.quirks=045e:028e:i,057e:2009:i,0079:181c:i, vt.handoff=7

##### desktop ###########################

plasma

##### lspci #############################

0000:2a:00.0 Network controller [0280]: MEDIATEK Corp. Device [14c3:7902]
    Subsystem: AzureWave Device [1a3b:5524]

0000:2b:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 15)
    Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:161d]
    Kernel driver in use: r8168
    Kernel modules: r8168

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0408:4033 Quanta Computer, Inc. HD Webcam
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 13d3:3594 IMC Networks Wireless_Device
Bus 003 Device 008: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
Bus 003 Device 009: ID 1a34:f517 ACRUX Receiver Update
Bus 003 Device 010: ID 342d:e481 Hangsheng RK-R65
Bus 003 Device 011: ID 093a:2533 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Gaming Mouse
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: acer-bluetooth: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

##### secure boot #######################

SecureBoot disabled

##### lsmod #############################

mac80211             1884160  4 mt792x_lib,mt76,mt7921_common,mt76_connac_lib
cfg80211             1474560  4 mt76,mac80211,mt7921_common,mt76_connac_lib
libarc4                12288  1 mac80211
wmi_bmof               12288  0
acer_wmi               36864  0
platform_profile       20480  2 acer_wmi,processor_thermal_soc_slider
sparse_keymap          12288  2 intel_hid,acer_wmi
video                  77824  3 acer_wmi,xe,i915
wmi                    28672  3 video,acer_wmi,wmi_bmof

##### dkms #############################

r8168/8.055.00, 6.17.0-5-generic, x86_64: installed
r8168/8.055.00, 6.17.0-7-generic, x86_64: installed

##### interfaces ########################

##### ifconfig ##########################

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback <MAC address> brd <MAC address>
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp43s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether <MAC 'enp43s0' [IF1]> brd <MAC address>
    altname enx40c2ba1cf26c
    inet 192.168.1.2/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute enp43s0
       valid_lft 86083sec preferred_lft 86083sec
    inet6 2001:4455:1bc:3600:366f:eaba:4cb:e218/64 scope global temporary dynamic 
       valid_lft 259136sec preferred_lft 85705sec
    inet6 2001:4455:1bc:3600:ee87:94f6:c6f7:b0f3/64 scope global dynamic mngtmpaddr noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 259136sec preferred_lft 172736sec
    inet6 fe80::8adb:85d7:cd63:668c/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

##### iwconfig ##########################

./wireless-info: line 233: iwconfig: command not found

##### route #############################

default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp43s0 proto dhcp src 192.168.1.2 metric 100 
192.168.1.0/24 dev enp43s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.2 metric 100 

##### resolv.conf #######################

[777 root "/etc/resolv.conf" -> "../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf"]

nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0 trust-ad
search .

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

    NetworkManager

Running:

root        1405       1  0 21:01 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

##### NetworkManager info ###############

GENERAL.DEVICE:                         enp43s0
GENERAL.TYPE:                           ethernet
GENERAL.NM-TYPE:                        NMDeviceEthernet
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH:                      /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
GENERAL.VENDOR:                         Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
GENERAL.PRODUCT:                        RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
GENERAL.DRIVER:                         r8168
GENERAL.DRIVER-VERSION:                 8.055.00
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-VERSION:               --
GENERAL.HWADDR:                         <MAC 'enp43s0' [IF1]>
GENERAL.MTU:                            1500
GENERAL.STATE:                          100 (connected)
GENERAL.REASON:                         0 (No reason given)
GENERAL.IP4-CONNECTIVITY:               4 (full)
GENERAL.IP6-CONNECTIVITY:               4 (full)
GENERAL.UDI:                            /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.3/0000:2b:00.0/net/enp43s0
GENERAL.PATH:                           pci-0000:2b:00.0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE:                       enp43s0
GENERAL.IS-SOFTWARE:                    no
GENERAL.NM-MANAGED:                     yes
GENERAL.AUTOCONNECT:                    yes
GENERAL.FIRMWARE-MISSING:               no
GENERAL.NM-PLUGIN-MISSING:              no
GENERAL.PHYS-PORT-ID:                   --
GENERAL.CONNECTION:                     Wired connection 1
GENERAL.CON-UUID:                       f2094227-1bb9-30a4-a3e6-bee297a9f630
GENERAL.CON-PATH:                       /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/3
GENERAL.METERED:                        no (guessed)
CAPABILITIES.CARRIER-DETECT:            yes
CAPABILITIES.SPEED:                     1000 Mb/s
CAPABILITIES.IS-SOFTWARE:               no
CAPABILITIES.SRIOV:                     no
INTERFACE-FLAGS.UP:                     yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.LOWER-UP:               yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.CARRIER:                yes
INTERFACE-FLAGS.PROMISC:                no
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER:               on
IP4.ADDRESS[1]:                         192.168.1.2/24
IP4.GATEWAY:                            192.168.1.1
IP4.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = 192.168.1.0/24, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 100
IP4.ROUTE[2]:                           dst = 0.0.0.0/0, nh = 192.168.1.1, mt = 100
IP4.DNS[1]:                             1.1.1.1
IP4.DNS[2]:                             8.8.8.8
DHCP4.OPTION[1]:                        dhcp_client_identifier = 01:<MAC 'enp43s0' [IF1]>
DHCP4.OPTION[2]:                        dhcp_lease_time = 86400
DHCP4.OPTION[3]:                        dhcp_server_identifier = 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[4]:                        domain_name_servers = 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8
DHCP4.OPTION[5]:                        expiry = 1765286519
DHCP4.OPTION[6]:                        ip_address = 192.168.1.2
DHCP4.OPTION[7]:                        requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[8]:                        requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[9]:                        requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[10]:                       requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]:                       requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[12]:                       requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[13]:                       requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[14]:                       requested_nis_domain = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]:                       requested_nis_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[16]:                       requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[17]:                       requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[18]:                       requested_root_path = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]:                       requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[20]:                       requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[21]:                       requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[22]:                       requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[23]:                       requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]:                       routers = 192.168.1.1
DHCP4.OPTION[25]:                       subnet_mask = 255.255.255.0
IP6.ADDRESS[1]:                         2001:4455:1bc:3600:366f:eaba:4cb:e218/64
IP6.ADDRESS[2]:                         2001:4455:1bc:3600:ee87:94f6:c6f7:b0f3/64
IP6.ADDRESS[3]:                         fe80::8adb:85d7:cd63:668c/64
IP6.GATEWAY:                            fe80::1
IP6.ROUTE[1]:                           dst = fe80::/64, nh = ::, mt = 1024
IP6.ROUTE[2]:                           dst = 2001:4455:1bc:3600::/64, nh = ::, mt = 100
IP6.ROUTE[3]:                           dst = ::/0, nh = fe80::1, mt = 100
IP6.DNS[1]:                             fe80::1
DHCP6.OPTION[1]:                        dhcp6_client_id = 00:04:21:4d:d8:3a:a4:e7:a9:8a:9b:5a:f3:de:54:2b:0d:49
DHCP6.OPTION[2]:                        dhcp6_name_servers = fe80::1
DHCP6.OPTION[3]:                        iaid = 49:7d:b7:8a
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTION-PATHS: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/2
CONNECTIONS.AVAILABLE-CONNECTIONS[1]:   f2094227-1bb9-30a4-a3e6-bee297a9f630 | Wired connection 1

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager config #############

[[/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf]]
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile
[ifupdown]
managed=false
[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

[[/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf]]
[connection]
wifi.powersave = 3

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-dns-resolved.conf]]
[main]
dns=systemd-resolved

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/10-globally-managed-devices.conf]]
[keyfile]
unmanaged-devices=*,except:type:wifi,except:type:gsm,except:type:cdma

[[/usr/lib/NetworkManager/conf.d/no-mac-addr-change.conf]]
[device-31-mac-addr-change]
match-device=driver:eagle_sdio,driver:wl
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

##### Netplan config ####################

grep: /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml: Permission denied

##### iw reg get ########################

Region: Asia/Manila (based on set time zone)

global
country 00: DFS-UNSET
    (755 - 928 @ 2), (N/A, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
    (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20), (N/A)
    (2457 - 2482 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (2474 - 2494 @ 20), (N/A, 20), (N/A), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 20), (0 ms), DFS, PASSIVE-SCAN
    (5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 20), (N/A), PASSIVE-SCAN
    (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 0), (N/A)

##### iwlist channels ###################

'iwlist' is not installed (package "wireless-tools").

##### iwlist scan #######################

'iwlist' is not installed (package "wireless-tools").

##### module infos ######################

[mac80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.17.0-7-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko.zst
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
depends:        cfg80211,libarc4
intree:         Y
name:           mac80211
retpoline:      Y
vermagic:       6.17.0-7-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm:           max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm:           probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)

[cfg80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/6.17.0-7-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko.zst
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
depends:        
intree:         Y
name:           cfg80211
retpoline:      Y
vermagic:       6.17.0-7-generic SMP preempt mod_unload modversions 
parm:           bss_entries_limit:limit to number of scan BSS entries (per wiphy, default 1000) (int)
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm:           cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

##### module parameters #################

[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500

[cfg80211]
bss_entries_limit: 1000
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/amd64-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac

[/etc/modprobe.d/intel-microcode-blacklist.conf]
blacklist microcode

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

[/etc/modprobe.d/r8168-dkms.conf]
alias   pci:v00001186d00004300sv00001186sd00004B10bc*sc*i*  r8168
alias   pci:v000010ECd00008168sv*sd*bc*sc*i*            r8168

##### rc.local ##########################

grep: /etc/rc.local: No such file or directory

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

##### dmesg #############################

[    7.923168] enp43s0: 0xffffd156c01c1000, <MAC 'enp43s0' [IF1]>, IRQ 143
[   11.025431] r8168: enp43s0: link up
[ 1105.685884] r8168: enp43s0: link down
[ 1243.938109] r8168: enp43s0: link up

########## wireless info END ############

sudo lshw -Cnetwork:

  *-network UNCLAIMED       
       description: Network controller
       product: MEDIATEK Corp.
       vendor: MEDIATEK Corp.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:2a:00.0
       version: 00
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pciexpress msi pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: iomemory:600-5ff memory:601f000000-601f0fffff memory:60300000-60307fff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:2b:00.0
       logical name: enp43s0
       version: 15
       serial: 40:c2:ba:1c:f2:6c
       size: 1Gbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8168 driverversion=8.055.00 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.2 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
       resources: irq:19 ioport:3000(size=256) memory:60204000-60204fff memory:60200000-60203fff
Can't install network-manager, web-tools or anything that can get online online [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560627/cant-install-network-manager-web-tools-or-anything-that-can-get-online-online

I just can't get it right, I've downloaded several different versions to make it work on 24.04.3 LTS, there are always three files related to wireless connexion that just won't work, and wpasupplicant is the only file with ii, I'm about to uninstall ubuntu 24.04.3 and I'd like to know which version I'll install instead. Everybody I know in life knows nothing about Linux, Ubuntu. Last time I had it running was back in 1999. Help me out if you can, please! Cheers!

I have a 7DP-CAPLCD (small LCD screen) that i want to use but its not showing anything just backlight [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560626/i-have-a-7dp-caplcd-small-lcd-screen-that-i-want-to-use-but-its-not-showing-an

xrandr: Output HDMI-0 is not disconnected but has no modes in the nvidia settings it gives me Aquire EDID option i have 3080 on 580 open driver and linux mint kernel 6.8.0-88- generic

I want my XKILL back in wayland [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560625/i-want-my-xkill-back-in-wayland

I know, I read the reasoning, wayland is not xserver. But, window has process, once I have process i just kill -9 Why is it so difficult to get pid for a window? I still don't understand this. It seems to me that nobody pays any attention to this. We can submit bugs to ubuntu in a way normal user will never do. If we had feature requests with voting, we might already have wkill, working suspend, better type to search screen plus many small things we would not come to at all. feature requests with voting is something StackExchange might do for many projects...

How to keep processes running after logging out (X/Gnome)? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560624/how-to-keep-processes-running-after-logging-out-x-gnome

I run more or less stock Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS, using the default Gnome desktop.

Background:

When I start background processes from scripts or a terminal after logging in to Gnome, these are all owned by /lib/systemd/systemd --user process.

When I disconnect the GPU drivers and attach them to vfio-pci for passthrough reasons into a VM, the entire X session dies, which I don't think is strange since the monitor the session was displayed on is no longer available. When this happens, all processes owned by /lib/systemd/systemd --user are killed, which in most cases is not a problem.

However, this is a problem for (in my case) both tmux (run as my local user) and veracrypt (run as root), which are started by ~/.config/autostart/*.desktop files when my user logs in. I want both of these to remain running, so that subsequent logins or SSH sessions can access my mounted filesystems etc.

I also want those processes to keep running if I manually log out from a Gnome session, even if the entire desktop environment would remain up.

My issue is this:

How can I keep (in my case) tmux and veracrypt running after events described above, which I think means to have another process owner than the default /lib/systemd/systemd --user process? For examble the /sbin/init process (PID=1).

Edit: For example, when starting tmux for the first time after logging in via SSH, process 1 owns the tmux server process, even after starting other sessions from the terminal in my X session. That's what I'm after. That still leaves my veracrypt problem, though.

(Here is my due diligence: This seems relevant, but the "disown" bash command does not seem to work, since in my testing it did change process ownership to ´systemd´. I have not tried nohup, since I would need to apply it to a process started normally, and I have not found a way to use nohup in that way. This answer suggests it is not possible to change ownership after the process has been started (at least not from userspace), even though the kernel changes the PPID from (e.g.) a bash process to (e.g.) systemd process if a background task is started from a terminal, and then the terminal is killed.)

Transparency and blur in Dolphin with Plasma 5.27 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560622/transparency-and-blur-in-dolphin-with-plasma-5-27

I am in Kubuntu 24.04 LTS and I am trying to get transparency+blur in Plasma 5.27, without success. Take for example the Gently theme, I have installed and selected the global theme, then the Kvantum theme. I have been sure that transparency for dolphin is selected in Kvantum Manager settings.

It should apparently look something like this:

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But instead it looks like so:

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But even that I can achieve only with a supplementary setting in Kvantum Manager to assign specific themes to specific applications - by re-assigning the same theme to Dolhin.

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—otherwise, I get this color consistency:

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The menus do have transparency and blur (that I'd like to see in Dolphin too), even without the "Translucency" desktop effect:

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Is that because of the "Plasma Style" (plasmoid theme)?

What am I doing wrong?

I can add transparency per application with a window rule - special application setting (see menu option selected in previous image, followed by "Add property - Active opacity"), but that is not what I want: it is a forced, overall transparency without any blur, it makes even the folders and text transparent (and, with full transparency, invisible!) like so:

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Edge has taken over F7 - how to get it back? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560621/edge-has-taken-over-f7-how-to-get-it-back

I have Ubuntu 24.04 on my work laptop and use Edge Apps for Outlook and Teams. (I use webapps because that is the only thing that works here and Edge because it has been configured for single sign on.)

This has worked fine, but since the end of last week, pressing F7 anywhere opens the Outlook App. I use Midnight commander extensively, so losing F7 is a problem. Moreover, I see that also F8 stopped working in the terminal, even if it does not seem to do anything else.

This happens even if I have no other Edge window open, so it looks like a system shortcut of some sort. I have looked at Edge settings, but did not find anything there.

How can remove/unregister this shortcut? And, more generally, is there a way of listing all active system-wide keyboard shortcuts?

RX drops issue on Interface https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560619/rx-drops-issue-on-interface

We found that Server Port No. 4 (MAC Address: xx:xx:xx:xx ) of Adapter 1 – BCM 5719 1Gb 4p BASE-T OCP Adapter is not assigned to any bond at the OS level. The corresponding OS interface is ensxxx with IP: 172.30.x.x

However, despite this interface not being part of any active bond, we are consistently seeing RX Drops on this port. The average RX Drop percentage is approximately 34.9%, which is significantly high and concerning for us.

Below are the sample RX drop counters for your reference:

RX:  bytes     packets   errors   dropped   missed   mcast
     10792122  111580        0     38970        0    69041

RX:  bytes     packets   errors   dropped   missed   mcast
     10797523  111634        0     38988        0    69074

RX:  bytes     packets   errors   dropped   missed   mcast
     10799377  111654        0     38996        0    69086

RX:  bytes     packets   errors   dropped   missed   mcast
     10802518  111681        0     39006        0    69103

RX:  bytes     packets   errors   dropped   missed   mcast
     10818339  111846        0     39064        0    69206

kindly advice on this behavior and for next steps, as such a high RX drop rate is not acceptable for our environment.


OS Details:

Name          : xxxx
Release       : Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS  
Kernel        : 6.8.0-88        
Model         : ProLiant DL360 Gen11          
Manufacturer  : HPE   
S/N hardware  : SGH416JCVW          
OS profile    : powersave (scaling governor) 
CPUs          : 80 (HT on)         
NUMA nodes    : 2         
RAM [GB]      : 125.7               
BIOS version  : 2.60 (08/07/2025) 
SPS  version  : 6.1.4.204          
iLO6 version  : 1.70    

Is there any evidence or proper solution or any doc for acceptance?

Regards, Deepak

Since Software Updater ran, my fan speed shows ~45000 RPM https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560609/since-software-updater-ran-my-fan-speed-shows-45000-rpm

Dell Inspiron 7700 AIO

Ubuntu 25.10

I just ran Software Updater, and it updated these files...

    bluez-cups:amd64 5.83-1~exp1 => 5.83-1~exp1ubuntu0.1
    bluez-obexd:amd64 5.83-1~exp1 => 5.83-1~exp1ubuntu0.1
    bluez:amd64 5.83-1~exp1 => 5.83-1~exp1ubuntu0.1
    cups-bsd:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-client:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-common:all 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-core-drivers:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-daemon:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-ipp-utils:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-ppdc:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups-server-common:all 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    cups:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    gnome-shell-common:all 49.0-1ubuntu1 => 49.0-1ubuntu1.1
    gnome-shell:amd64 49.0-1ubuntu1 => 49.0-1ubuntu1.1
    iproute2:amd64 6.16.0-1ubuntu2 => 6.16.0-1ubuntu2.1
    libbluetooth3:amd64 5.83-1~exp1 => 5.83-1~exp1ubuntu0.1
    libcups2t64:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    libcupsimage2t64:amd64 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.3 => 2.4.12-0ubuntu3.5
    libinput-bin:amd64 1.28.1-1build1 => 1.28.1-1ubuntu0.1
    libinput10:amd64 1.28.1-1build1 => 1.28.1-1ubuntu0.1
    libmysqlclient24:amd64 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 => 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.3
    libpq5:amd64 17.6-1build1 => 17.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
    libunbound8:amd64 1.22.0-2ubuntu2.1 => 1.22.0-2ubuntu2.2
    libwireplumber-0.5-0:amd64 0.5.10-3 => 0.5.10-3ubuntu1
    mysql-client-core:amd64 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 => 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.3
    mysql-client:amd64 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 => 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.3
    mysql-server-core:amd64 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 => 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.3
    mysql-server:amd64 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 => 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.3
    timeshift:amd64 25.07.7-0~202511291334~ubuntu25.04.1 => 25.07.7-0~202512041546~ubuntu25.04.1
    wireplumber:amd64 0.5.10-3 => 0.5.10-3ubuntu1

Now the Freon and Vitals GNOME extensions show fan speed of ~45000 RPM.

Any suggestion on how to fix?

How can I fix the broadcom drivers on this Dell XPS 1394 running 24.04.3 LTS? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560602/how-can-i-fix-the-broadcom-drivers-on-this-dell-xps-1394-running-24-04-3-lts

Previously the wireless card was detected and worked on Ubuntu 18, 20, and 22 LTS. 1-2 months ago they quit - likely after an improper shutdown, but it wasn't critical enough to fix at the time. I just upgraded to 24.04.3 LTS in hopes that would fix it, but it didn't.

Things I've checked:

  • bios has the card enabled
  • lshw shows the card
  • Check for firmware updates, install b43 firmware, update with the bug (answered this question in the process)
  • "Airplane mode" is off

Do I need to uninstall/purge and reinstall the b43 drivers?


Recipts

me@laptop:~$ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for me: 
  *-network DISABLED        
       description: Wireless interface
       product: BCM4352 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: wlp2s0
       version: 03
       serial: ac:d1:b8:..
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=wl0 driverversion=6.30.223.271 (r587334) latency=0 multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
       resources: irq:19 memory:f7200000-f7207fff memory:f7000000-f71fffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       physical id: b
       bus info: usb@3:2
       logical name: enx8cae4c
       serial: 8c:ae:4c:..
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       capabilities: ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=ax88179_178a driverversion=6.8.0-88-generic duplex=full ip=10.1.1.3 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
me@laptop:~$ apt list --installed | grep b43

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

b43-fwcutter/noble,noble,now 1:019-11build1 amd64 [installed]
firmware-b43-installer/noble,noble,now 1:019-11build1 all [installed]

No adapter found, airplane mode off

me@laptop:~$ lspci -knn | grep Net -A3
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4352 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:43b1] (rev 03)
    Subsystem: Dell BCM4352 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter [1028:0019]
    Kernel driver in use: wl
    Kernel modules: bcma, wl
:~$ rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no
1: brcmwl-0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes
python: "AttributeError: module 'ssl' has no attribute 'wrap_socket'" when calling mysql.connector.connect() https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560591/python-attributeerror-module-ssl-has-no-attribute-wrap-socket-when-calli

The example code in W3Schools Tryit Editor works fine in my Chrome browser, printing:

<mysql.connector.connection.MySQLConnection object ar 0x016645F0>

But when I try a real example:

$ cat ./test.py
#!/usr/bin/python3
import mysql.connector
db = mysql.connector.connect(host="localhost", user="ray", password="…")
print(db)
exit(0)

$ ./test.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/ray/me/NFS/public/Test/Movies/./test.py", line 4, in <module>
    db = mysql.connector.connect(
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mysql/connector/__init__.py", line 173, in connect
    return MySQLConnection(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mysql/connector/connection.py", line 102, in __init__
    self.connect(**kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mysql/connector/abstracts.py", line 735, in connect
    self._open_connection()
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mysql/connector/connection.py", line 250, in _open_connection
    self._do_auth(self._user, self._password,
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mysql/connector/connection.py", line 155, in _do_auth
    self._socket.switch_to_ssl(ssl_options.get('ca'),
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mysql/connector/network.py", line 427, in switch_to_ssl
    self.sock = ssl.wrap_socket(
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'ssl' has no attribute 'wrap_socket'
-(1)-

My searches indicate that this is commonly caused by python and some of its modules not being up to date with respect to each other.

But as far as I can tell, they are in sync:

# uname -a
Linux ray-desktop 6.14.0-35-generic #35~24.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Oct 14 13:55:17 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ sudo apt update
…

$ sudo apt full-upgrade
…

$ sudo apt upgrade python3 python3-mysql.connector openssl
…
python3 is already the newest version (3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1).
python3-mysql.connector is already the newest version (8.0.15-4).
openssl is already the newest version (3.0.13-0ubuntu3.6).

This was a new installation (November 15).

What am I missing?

snapd auth expired? [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560533/snapd-auth-expired

For a few weeks I have been getting timeouts when trying to update snaps from snapcraft.io. So I have been googling, and one of the fixes was to remove all snaps, remove snapd, then reinstall snapd and the various snaps. I am in the process of trying this and started getting this error: cannot refresh, install, or download: soft-expired device authorization needs refresh

system is:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Release:        24.04
Codename:       noble
 BIOS Vendor ID:            Intel(R) Corporation
  Model name:                Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
    BIOS Model name:         Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz Fill By OEM CPU @ 3.2GHz
    BIOS CPU family:         205
    CPU family:              6
    Model:                   58
    Thread(s) per core:      1
    Core(s) per socket:      4
    Socket(s):               1
Memory Device
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0
        Bank Locator: BANK 0

        Total Width: 64 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 4 GB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Locator: ChannelA-DIMM1
        Bank Locator: BANK 1
        Type: DDR3
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 1600 MT/s
        Manufacturer: Samsung
        Serial Number: 6306EA80
        Asset Tag: 9876543210
        Part Number: M378B5273DH0-CK0

        Form Factor: DIMM
        Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0
        Bank Locator: BANK 2

        Total Width: 64 bits
        Data Width: 64 bits
        Size: 4 GB
        Form Factor: DIMM
        Locator: ChannelB-DIMM1
        Bank Locator: BANK 3
        Type: DDR3
        Type Detail: Synchronous
        Speed: 1600 MT/s
        Manufacturer: Samsung
        Serial Number: 6306EA2E
        Asset Tag: 9876543210
        Part Number: M378B5273DH0-CK0

Snaps before I started trying to remediate:

bare                
bazarr-tak          
canonical-livepatch 
certbot             
core20              
core22              
core24              
firmware-updater    
gnome-42-2204       
gnome-46-2404       
gtk-common-themes   
mesa-2404           
plexmediaserver     
snap-store          
snapd               
snapd-desktop-integration

Snaps remaining:

canonical-livepatch  10.11.9   364    latest/stable  canonical✓  disabled
core22               20251009  2163   latest/stable  canonical✓  base
snapd                2.72      25577  latest/stable  canonical✓  snapd

snap changelog:

root@Rez-Plex:~# snap changes
ID   Status  Spawn                   Ready                   Summary
198  Done    yesterday at 13:55 CST  yesterday at 13:56 CST  Remove "bazarr-tak" snap
200  Done    yesterday at 17:12 CST  yesterday at 17:12 CST  Remove "certbot" snap
201  Done    yesterday at 17:12 CST  yesterday at 17:12 CST  Remove "core20" snap
202  Done    yesterday at 17:12 CST  yesterday at 17:13 CST  Remove "firmware-updater" snap
203  Done    yesterday at 17:13 CST  yesterday at 17:13 CST  Remove "gnome-42-2204" snap
204  Done    yesterday at 17:13 CST  yesterday at 17:13 CST  Remove "gnome-46-2404" snap
205  Done    yesterday at 17:13 CST  yesterday at 17:13 CST  Remove "gtk-common-themes" snap
206  Done    yesterday at 17:13 CST  yesterday at 17:13 CST  Remove "mesa-2404" snap
207  Done    yesterday at 17:13 CST  yesterday at 18:00 CST  Remove "plexmediaserver" snap
208  Done    yesterday at 18:00 CST  yesterday at 18:00 CST  Remove "snap-store" snap
209  Done    yesterday at 18:00 CST  yesterday at 18:00 CST  Remove "snapd-desktop-integration" snap
210  Done    yesterday at 18:12 CST  yesterday at 18:12 CST  Remove "bare" snap
211  Done    yesterday at 18:19 CST  yesterday at 18:19 CST  Remove "core24" snap
214  Done    today at 12:01 CST      today at 12:01 CST      Running service command

If anyone can tell me what I need to do to restore the snapd system to operability, it would be appreciated.

I cannot acess my external harddrive for backups https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560513/i-cannot-acess-my-external-harddrive-for-backups

deja-dup will not backup to my external FAT formatted hard-drive. My system is ubuntu 24.04.03 with no windows partition.

I have tried to change the permissions so that I am the owner with

sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /mnt/usb-Seagate_Backup+\_BL_NA751YCT-0:0-part1

but get the response

chown: changing ownership of '/mnt/usb-Seagate_Backup+\_BL_NA751YCT-0:0-part1': Operation not permitted

Please help ! Ubuntu version cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS"

A suggestion to use ext4 formatted hard drive instead of FAT . I have tried it but have exactly the same problem with permissions.

Can you write on it ? No , "Error while copying " "the folder be copied because you do not have permission" Error message given by deja-dup "Error creating directory /mnt/usb-Seagate_Backup+_BL_NA751YCT-0:0-part1/simon-peter-gough-ThinkPad-T14-Gen-1: Permission denied"

Suggestion by Rizwind: : For windows partitions permissions are set when mounting. But you -will- loose all permissions as set for the files if the backup is not tar'd. " I have tried it but have exactly the same problem with permissions." no you don't. You need to set the paritions to the use the backup program uses OR add yourself to its group and it will work

Thank you Rizwind. Sorry, I am a beginner. How do I "set the (partitions ?) to the use the backup program uses OR add yourself to its group "

Cannot see icon for Eclipse application https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560384/cannot-see-icon-for-eclipse-application

I have a new Ubuntu install and a newly downloaded and expanded eclipse application. I put the following eclipse.desktop into ~/.local/share/applications:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Eclipse
Comment=Eclipse IDE
Exec=/opt/eclipse/eclipse-java-2025-09-R-linux-gtk-x86_64/eclipse/eclipse  # Path to the Eclipse executable
Icon=/opt/eclipse/eclipse-java-2025-09-R-linux-gtk-x86_64/eclipse/icon.xpm # Path to the Eclipse icon file (often icon.xpm)
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
StartupWMClass=Eclipse

When I use "Show Apps", I would like to be able to see Eclipse, preferably without searching for it. For now, I enter "eclipse" into the search field, and Eclipse shows up as an empty rectangle just below the search field. If I click on that, eclipse runs, but I was expecting the Eclipse icon in that rectangle.

I have read two other posts on Ask Ubuntu and tried suggestions from those. I have verified that icon.xpm is in the directory specified in the desktop file (i.e., in the directory with the executable). I have used find to verify that this is the only eclipse.desktop file on the disk. I have eliminated this desktop file and double-clicked on the executable from the Files application; Eclipse runs, but no eclipse.desktop file appears in ~/.local/share/applications or anywhere else.

Can someone help me figure out how to get the Eclipse icon working for the Show Apps app?

NOHZ tick-stop error: local softirq work is pending, handler #40!!! while using GIMP https://askubuntu.com/questions/1560127/nohz-tick-stop-error-local-softirq-work-is-pending-handler-40-while-using

The machine crashed (system frozen) while using GIMP. The only error showing up in the logfile is NOHZ tick-stop error: local softirq work is pending, handler #40!!!

System is up-to-date (actually a relatively fresh upgrade to noble)

Any advise?

~ $  grep _HZ /boot/config-$(uname -r)
CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON=y
# CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC is not set
# CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE is not set
CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=y
CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
# CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set
# CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set
# CONFIG_HZ_300 is not set
CONFIG_HZ_1000=y
CONFIG_HZ=1000
~ $ uname -a
Linux MW-W520 6.14.0-35-generic #35~24.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Oct 14 13:55:17 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Image previews not showing on Ubuntu desktop https://askubuntu.com/questions/1528764/image-previews-not-showing-on-ubuntu-desktop

I am using Ubuntu 24.04 on my Dell XPS laptop. I am experiencing an issue where image previews (thumbnails) are not displayed on my desktop. Instead I see generic icons for image files:

images previews not showing

Steps taken to troubleshoot:

  1. Checked File Manager Settings:

    • I opened Files (Nautilus) and navigated to Preferences.
    • Under the Performance tab, I confirmed that the option to show thumbnails is set to All files.

I would appreciate any assistance in troubleshooting this issue further. Are there additional steps I might have missed, or is this a known issue with a specific fix?

NAS using samba not working: smbclient fails with error NT_STATUS_NOT_FOUND https://askubuntu.com/questions/1501907/nas-using-samba-not-working-smbclient-fails-with-error-nt-status-not-found

I'm trying to set up a NAS using samba, but it doesn't appear to be working.

I followed the instructions here, but when trying to "Test the Share Access" smbclient fails.

$ smbclient -U userName //SA/FSName
Password for [WORKGROUP\userName]:
do_connect: Connection to SA failed (Error NT_STATUS_NOT_FOUND)
$ smbclient -L localhost
Password for [WORKGROUP\userName]:

    Sharename       Type      Comment
    ---------       ----      -------
    print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
    FSName          Disk      
    IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (computerName server (Samba, Ubuntu))
SMB1 disabled -- no workgroup available
$ testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

# Global parameters
[global]
    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    logging = file
    map to guest = Bad User
    max log size = 1000
    obey pam restrictions = Yes
    pam password change = Yes
    panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
    passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
    server role = standalone server
    server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
    unix password sync = Yes
    usershare allow guests = Yes
    idmap config * : backend = tdb


[printers]
    browseable = No
    comment = All Printers
    create mask = 0700
    path = /var/spool/samba
    printable = Yes


[print$]
    comment = Printer Drivers
    path = /var/lib/samba/printers


[FSName]
    inherit permissions = Yes
    path = /mnt/fsName/
    read only = No
$ ls -l /mnt/
total 4
drwxrws--- 3 root groupName 4096 Jun  9  2023 fsName
$ findmnt /mnt/fsName
TARGET         SOURCE     FSTYPE OPTIONS
/mnt/fsName    /dev/md127 ext4   rw,relatime,discard,stripe=256

I don't know what SELinux is, but semanage isn't installed so I don't think that is the problem.

I've restarted the machine and server daemon since configuring everything.

I saw a share from the computer on a separate linux device after starting the server daemon the first time. However, I was never able to access it and am no longer seeing it.

$ samba --version
Version 4.15.13-Ubuntu

Edit:

OS: Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.3 LTS

$ sudo ps aux | grep smbd
root        1882  0.0  0.0  86756 24320 ?        Ss   Jan30   0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
root        1884  0.0  0.0  84604 10156 ?        S    Jan30   0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
root        1885  0.0  0.0  84612  8108 ?        S    Jan30   0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd --foreground --no-process-group
userName   10100  0.0  0.0   9212  2432 pts/0    S+   18:24   0:00 grep --color=auto smbd
How I can install multiple versions of php in ubuntu 22.10 version? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1460926/how-i-can-install-multiple-versions-of-php-in-ubuntu-22-10-version

I'm a PHP web developer I have some errors with new version of ubuntu, I was Installed new version of Ubuntu (22.10) but when I installed php 8.2 version I can't know how to install different version of PHP.

For example I tried to install php 8.0, 7.4, 7.0, 7.2 , ... but nothing happened I was tried many ways, please if someone know how to install multiple versions in ubuntu 22.10 ask me.

Thank You.

How to enable 5.1 sound on Ubuntu 20.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1304002/how-to-enable-5-1-sound-on-ubuntu-20-04

I edited the /etc/pulse/daemon.conf to make it 6:

stephen@stephen-Aspire-TC-605:~/$ cat /etc/pulse/daemon.conf | grep channel
; remixing-use-all-sink-channels = yes
default-sample-channels = 6
; default-channel-map = front-left,front-right

after restarting I still get only stereo in the sound settings. installed the pavucontrol and still nothing. the 5.1 is connected with three jacks on the back, not hdmi. Something is missing

tephen@stephen-Aspire-TC-605:~$ speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav

speaker-test 1.2.2

Playback device is plug:surround51
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels
WAV file(s)
Playback open error: -2,No such file or directory
tephen@stephen-Aspire-TC-605:~$ aplay -L |grep 5.*1
surround51
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers

... with many rows about hdmi, dmix and dsnoop

Error: Could not connect to any X display [Unable to run wireshark on Ubuntu WSL] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1250763/error-could-not-connect-to-any-x-display-unable-to-run-wireshark-on-ubuntu-wsl

I installed Wireshark in my Ubuntu for Windows WSL following these steps.
It's installed correctly as wireshark --help and wireshark --version work fine.

But upon running wireshark with command wireshark it throws an error: error can be seen here.

I tried solving it using answers from here, but installing Xming on my Windows system also didn't help. Or perhaps I am not doing it right way.

Please someone suggest some way.

Thanks.

Wine Error: 0030:err:winsock:WSAIoctl -> SIO_ADDRESS_LIST_CHANGE https://askubuntu.com/questions/1189077/wine-error-0030errwinsockwsaioctl-sio-address-list-change

I'm trying to install Flash CS 6 Pro (which is now called Adobe Animate) for Windows with Wine 4.0.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS. I installed the latest version of Wine, updated all repositories and restarted Ubuntu.

This is the error I get after running wine setup.exe from the command line.

do@b:~/Desktop/Flash Pro CS6/Adobe Flash Professional CS6$ wine setup.exe
0009:fixme:heap:RtlSetHeapInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0 stub
0009:fixme:font:get_outline_text_metrics failed to read full_nameW for font L"Ani"!
0009:fixme:nls:GetThreadPreferredUILanguages 00000034, 0x33e004, 0x33e074 0x33e00c
0009:fixme:nls:get_dummy_preferred_ui_language (0x34 0x33e004 0x33e074 0x33e00c) returning a dummy value (current locale)
0009:fixme:wuapi:update_installer_get_IsBusy 
0009:fixme:wuapi:update_installer_get_RebootRequiredBeforeInstallation 
0009:fixme:shell:InitNetworkAddressControl stub
0029:fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
002c:fixme:heap:RtlSetHeapInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0 stub
002c:fixme:font:get_outline_text_metrics failed to read full_nameW for font L"Ani"!
002c:fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
002c:fixme:nls:get_dummy_preferred_ui_language (0x8 0x33d370 (nil) 0x33d374) returning a dummy value (current locale)
002c:fixme:nls:get_dummy_preferred_ui_language (0x8 0x33d370 0x1940e8 0x33d374) returning a dummy value (current locale)
002c:err:winsock:WSAIoctl -> SIO_ADDRESS_LIST_CHANGE request failed with status 0x2733
002c:err:winsock:WSAIoctl -> SIO_ADDRESS_LIST_CHANGE request failed with status 0x2733
do@b:~/Desktop/Flash Pro CS6/Adobe Flash Professional CS6$ 002c:fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (0x1008e, 0x1f4bfe0): stub

It should work on Ubuntu based on this post on winehq.org. How to fix this error?

Ethernet shows in `ifconfig` but not connected to internet in 18.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1140833/ethernet-shows-in-ifconfig-but-not-connected-to-internet-in-18-04

The ethernet was working a few days ago. But now I can only use the slow wifi.

Here is the output of ifconfig (the first 2 are Ethernet interfaces):

enp0s31f6: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        ether 1c:1b:0d:67:e9:74  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
        device interrupt 16  memory 0xef300000-ef320000  

enp4s1: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        ether d4:6e:0e:00:8c:e9  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 0  bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING>  mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1  netmask 255.0.0.0
        inet6 ::1  prefixlen 128  scopeid 0x10<host>
        loop  txqueuelen 1000  (Local Loopback)
        RX packets 1228  bytes 91800 (91.8 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 1228  bytes 91800 (91.8 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

wlx1cbfce2bb446: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet 10.0.7.126  netmask 255.255.0.0  broadcast 10.0.255.255
        inet6 fe80::d273:a97:e944:dc81  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 1c:bf:ce:2b:b4:46  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 157  bytes 36587 (36.5 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 9  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 192  bytes 27036 (27.0 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

I tried ifdown but it says unknown interface

$ sudo ifdown enp4s1
Unknown interface enp4s1

$ sudo ifdown enp0s31f6
Unknown interface enp0s31f6
Ubuntu 18.04 does not wake up from suspend on ASUS Zenbook https://askubuntu.com/questions/1071855/ubuntu-18-04-does-not-wake-up-from-suspend-on-asus-zenbook

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on a new ASUS Zenbook recently and virtually everything works almost perfectly. With one exception: Suspend/Resume is broken. Ubuntu seems to be aware of that and by default, selects s2idle:

$ cat /sys/power/mem_sleep
[s2idle] deep

Of course, this means that the laptop's battery is down by about 30% after a day of sleep and it means that the laptop really isn't useful as the mobile device it's supposed to be. I can activate deep sleep by

$ echo deep > /sys/power/mem_sleep

And then the computer does suspend properly (for example via pm-suspend). I can see this because the power indicator LEDs on the side and in the power button start blinking slowly, in the same way as they do on my four-year-old Zenbook. If I wake the laptop up by pressing the power button briefly (or by opening the lid), the computer seems to start waking up (the power indicator LEDs go from blinking to steady light), but neither does the screen turn on, nor does the computer react to the keyboard in any way, nor can I ssh into it.

There are a couple of posts online that seem to find similar behavior with the nouveau driver for NVIDIA graphics cards. But neither does my computer have an NVIDIA card (it has a built-in Intel), nor does the nouveau driver accidentally get loaded.

Another set of online advice recommends using older/new kernels. I've tried kernel versions down to 4.14.41 and up to some 4.18 versions, both none of them changed this behavior.

I'm a little stumped here. I don't even know where to start diagnosing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

p.s. Hibernate doesn't work either, but I'm not overly eager to get it to work.

Xorg increase virtual screen size past 8192 x 8192 https://askubuntu.com/questions/961986/xorg-increase-virtual-screen-size-past-8192-x-8192

I have one 4K monitor (3840 x 2160) and two QHD monitors (2560 x 1440) and I want to have them side by side. This is currently not possible though, since the horizontal virtual resolution required for this is 8960 pixels (3840+2560+2560) but the maximum (horizontal) virtual resolution set by the X server is 8192 pixels. Is there any way to increase the maximum virtual resolution past 8192x8192 pixels?

What I have tried up to now:

  • I do not have a xorg.conf file - I tried manually creating one myself including the "Display" sub-section and setting a different "Virtual" value in there, rebooted, nothing changed.
  • Tried various xrandr command variations with the --fb and/or --panning parameters set to the desired maximum (8960x2160+0+0), again to no avail. (output: xrandr: screen cannot be larger than 8192x8192 (desired size 8960x2160))

I did read a claim somewhere (EDIT: here) that Intel's graphics processors do not support greater virtual screen resolutions than 8192x8192 pixels (my system is using a Core i7-6700HQ CPU with the Intel HD Graphics 530 graphics processor), but I unfortunately have been unable to confirm this information - hopefully this is not the case.

EDIT: It is indeed probably not the case:

#: glxinfo -l | grep GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE = 16384
GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE = 16384

My xrandr output (I currently have the third monitor positioned bottom-right, hence the 8192x3600 virtual screen resolution):

Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 8192 x 3600, maximum 8192 x 8192
eDP-1 connected primary 3840x2160+2560+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 346mm x 194mm
3840x2160     60.00*+
2048x1536     60.00
1920x1440     60.00
1856x1392     60.01
1792x1344     60.01
1600x1200     60.00
1400x1050     59.98
1280x1024     60.02
1280x960      60.00
1024x768      60.04    60.00
960x720       60.00
928x696       60.05
896x672       60.01
800x600       60.00    60.32    56.25
700x525       59.98
640x512       60.02
640x480       60.00    59.94
512x384       60.00
400x300       60.32    56.34
320x240       60.05
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1 connected 2560x1440+4519+2160 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 527mm x 296mm
2560x1440     59.95*+
2048x1152     59.90
1920x1200     59.95
1920x1080     60.00    50.00    59.94    24.00    23.98
1920x1080i    60.00    50.00    59.94
1600x1200     60.00
1680x1050     59.88
1280x1024     75.02    60.02
1280x800      59.91
1152x864      75.00
1280x720      60.00    50.00    59.94
1024x768      75.03    60.00
800x600       75.00    60.32
720x576       50.00
720x576i      50.00
720x480       60.00    59.94
720x480i      60.00    59.94
640x480       75.00    60.00    59.94
720x400       70.08
DP-2 connected 2560x1440+0+285 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
2560x1440     59.95*+
1280x720      59.86
HDMI-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
What is the Interface "any" that I can see with Wireshark, and is it safe https://askubuntu.com/questions/829236/what-is-the-interface-any-that-i-can-see-with-wireshark-and-is-it-safe

As you can see in the image-- interface loopback and interface any are running all the time. In my understanding loopback is to communicate internally with applications.

But not sure what interface "any" is for with "Encapsulation type: Linux cooked-mode capture". Could it be the Java plug-in? I do have Fruho vpn manger installed but not running.

$ ifconfig only shows two interfaces Loopback and wired or wireless.

$ uname -a:
HP-Pavilion-dv2700-Notebook-PC 4.4.0-38-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 6 15:41:41 UTC 2016 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux

dpkg -s network-manager | grep 'Version'  
Version: 1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

wireshark

How do I restore Xubuntu desktop to default? https://askubuntu.com/questions/552127/how-do-i-restore-xubuntu-desktop-to-default

Before, I was using Gnome desktop on Ubuntu 14.04. Then, I installed Xubuntu desktop and, just recently, when I login it does not work. I don't know what's wrong.

When I drag something, its' image repeats many times (see below) and stays on the desktop and nothing works. Gnome is still ok.

How can I restore Xubuntu desktop to its' defaults?

How can I create one logical volume over two disks using LVM? https://askubuntu.com/questions/219881/how-can-i-create-one-logical-volume-over-two-disks-using-lvm

Hi. I've got a working Ubuntu 12.04 server, which is going to serve as media server. I've added two disks of size 3TB to put my data on, and I wish to combine these as one 6TB logical volume which I could mount under /media.

So far, I have created one partition on each disks with fdisk and formatted them to ext3. But now I am stuck on how to continue. Do I use Mdadm to create a Jbod array? Or do I use LVM to make a logical volume of these two disks? I can't seem to find the documentation I need, it's mostly about extending existing volumes or installing a fresh system which I don't need.

My OS is on /dev/sdc1 (it's a USB thumb-drive), and the two newly created partitions are on /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1.

Hope you can give me some directions.