I recently reset Ubuntu 22.04.05 LTS on my Dell Precision 5510. For context, I did not clear my Ubuntu partition myself and simply let the autosetup install, which I assumed would properly reset my Ubuntu with a fresh installation. Everything seems to be working fine (save for the audio and bluetooth that was an issue on my previous installation as well) except my computer shuts down instead of suspending. This happens if I hit the suspend button on Ubuntu, if I close the laptop lid (Tweaks is set to suspend on closing the lid), and systemctl suspend. In every case the computer shuts down instead of suspending.

To my further surprise, my Windows also shuts down instead of sleeping now, which makes me assume I have an issue with my hardware. However, I am unsure of where to start when it comes to debugging a hardware issue. I have examined my journalctl file, which gives very little detail.

Here is my journalctl after running journalctl -b -1 -e

Feb 04 20:05:24 kenan-Precision-5510 systemd[1]: Finished NVIDIA system suspend actions.
Feb 04 20:05:24 kenan-Precision-5510 systemd[1]: Starting System Suspend...
Feb 04 20:05:24 kenan-Precision-5510 systemd-sleep[11415]: Entering sleep state 'suspend'...
Feb 04 20:05:24 kenan-Precision-5510 kernel: PM: suspend entry (deep)

I would really appreciate any advice on where to begin debugging.

Additional context:

Specs:
make: dell-precision-5510
cpu: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
gpu: Quadro M1000M

Bios last updated July 7, 2022

Someone posted this question on the forum a week ago but they never followed up with clarifying information to the commenters. I am having the same issue as I am a new Linux/Ubuntu user also. My question includes the outputs asked for from the original question. The issue is the output at the end of step 3.

I am using Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS noble.

I followed the steps listed "How to install the Proton VPN GUI app on Ubuntu" Here's the outputs that I'm getting:

Step 1

rom@NUC:~$ wget https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-all/protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb --2026-02-05 12:32:28-- https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-all/protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb Resolving repo.protonvpn.com (repo.protonvpn.com)... 172.67.70.114, 104.26.4.35, 104.26.5.35, ... Connecting to repo.protonvpn.com (repo.protonvpn.com)|172.67.70.114|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 4852 (4.7K) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: ‘protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb.8’

protonvpn-stable-re 100%[===================>] 4.74K --.-KB/s in 0s

2026-02-05 12:32:28 (15.0 MB/s) - ‘protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb.8’ saved [4852/4852]

Step 2

rom@NUC:~$ sudo dpkg -i ./protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb && sudo apt update [sudo] password for rom: (Reading database ... 213964 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb ... Unpacking protonvpn-stable-release (1.0.8) over (1.0.8) ... Setting up protonvpn-stable-release (1.0.8) ... Hit:1 h.ttps://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian stable InRelease Hit:2 h.ttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease Hit:3 h.ttp://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease Hit:4 h.ttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease Hit:5 h.ttp://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease Hit:6 h.ttps://esm.ubuntu.com/apps/ubuntu noble-apps-security InRelease Hit:7 h.ttps://esm.ubuntu.com/apps/ubuntu noble-apps-updates InRelease Hit:8 h.ttps://esm.ubuntu.com/infra/ubuntu noble-infra-security InRelease Hit:9 h.ttps://esm.ubuntu.com/infra/ubuntu noble-infra-updates InRelease Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done 1 package can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see it. W: https://repo.nordvpn.com/deb/nordvpn/debian/dists/stable/InRelease: Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg), see the DEPRECATION section in apt-key(8) for details.

Step 2.5

rom@NUC:~$ echo "0b14e71586b22e498eb20926c48c7b434b751149b1f2af9902ef1cfe6b03e180 protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb" | sha256sum --check - protonvpn-stable-release_1.0.8_all.deb: OK

Step 3

rom@NUC:~$ sudo apt install proton-vpn-gnome-desktop Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package proton-vpn-gnome-desktop

Heres the result of the cat cmd

rom@NUC:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/protonvpn-stable.sources cat: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/protonvpn-stable.sources: No such file or directory

Any help would be appreciated. I intentionally broke the links in step 2,by making them h.ttp due to not having enough reputation to post more than 8 links.

@steeldriver After uninstalling then re-installing, this is the output that I get.

rom@NUC:~$ sudo apt install proton-vpn-gnome-desktop Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies: linux-headers-generic : Depends: linux-headers-6.8.0-100-generic but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

After updating to kernel 6.8.0-94 and having the dependency on NVidia drivers, I get a kernel panic at boot. Kernel module builds fail due to missing drm/drm_legacy.h and switching to the hwe kernel (6.17.0-14) yields the same result, but likely due to the fact that the initrd is not mounting encrypted disks before it tries to mount the root partition.

Has anyone solved this yet?

I’m using Ubuntu 22.04 with the following NVIDIA configuration, which is the only setup where the driver loads correctly and nvidia-smi works:

System configuration

Kernel: 6.8.0-94.96~22.04.1

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU

Driver: nvidia-driver-580-open

Open kernel NVIDIA driver

CUDA: 13.0

Output of nvidia-smi:

Thu Feb 5 14:52:00 2026 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NVIDIA-SMI 580.126.09 Driver Version: 580.126.09 CUDA Version: 13.0 | +-----------------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+ | GPU Name Persistence-M | Bus-Id Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC | |=========================================+========================+======================| | 0 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 00000000:01:00.0 Off | N/A | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

With this configuration:

✅ NVIDIA driver loads correctly

✅ nvidia-smi works

✅ GPU compute and acceleration work

Issue

The second monitor does not work with this configuration.

Internal display works

External monitor is not detected or does not activate

This issue only occurs when using nvidia-driver-580-open

Question

Is there a better NVIDIA driver or kernel configuration for Ubuntu 22.04 that:

Keeps the NVIDIA driver working correctly

Preserves CUDA / GPU acceleration

Allows the second monitor to work

Any known working setups or suggestions are welcome.

I was using Ubuntu 24.04 on my ThinkPad E490 and I mistakenly ran the following command:

sudo efibootmgr -b 0017 -B

After restarting, the laptop no longer boots properly. The screen stays black, but the keyboard backlight turns on. It seems like the system powers on, but nothing is displayed.

For the last two weeks, Backups has failed demanding 8GB of spare file storage. Then when the extra storage has been provided and the process completes, it is found to have added less than 0.5GB to the storage used.

This is inconvenient and needs to be reversed. Something has changed, as I have previously run larger backups with less available storage.

I installed the latest upgrade to Ubuntu this morning (2026/02/05) and now my laptop keyboard is locked out. I can’t revert the upgrade because I can’t log in to do so. This is almost enough to make me go back to windows.

Specs:

• Motherboard: TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi

• GPU: Nvidia RTX 4070 dual, made by Palit

• CPU: Ryzen 7 7700

• RAM: Kingston furry beast 5200mhz 16GB x 4 - it's working stable at 4800MHz

Why can't I install any Linux? I cant install any distribution of Linux. It freezes or does not start. When trying to start Fedora it takes 10 minutes, after updating Fedora don't start, Ubuntu freezes in desktop start, and Bazzite OS doesn't start at all. I have log "watchdog CPU is stock 122s, something like that" I have m2 disk PCIe5 and Ryzen 7 7700 , RTX 4070, and 64GB RAM DDR5 in 4800MHz when I make this DDR for 3600MHz speed this is not doing anything better.

I have done everything I should do in BIOS to start Linux that people write in the web. My BIOS is the newest version. I don't know what is the problem. What should I do? Any earlier distribution doesn't work on my platform. Ubuntu is the most popular distribution, and I used it on older platforms. Is it possible to use Ubuntu on a relatively new platform?

Is it possible to configure grub in Ubuntu 24.04 so that the default boot menu can start without asking for a password, but restrict all other actions with a password requirement, specifically:

• Accessing alternative boot menu entries

• Opening the console (c)

• Entering edit mode (e)

We are using Ubuntu Desktop for our VMs at our customers to install our software, to maintain the software we are using right now by 90% of our customers TeamViewer with easy access so nobody from the customer site has to approve the connection. At this time we are enabling xorg on our server to work like we used to work for the last 15 years. Now that xorg will not be there forever I have some problems because Wayland doesn't offer me the same possibilities, so if the IT is not in the house because we are offering 24/7 support we cannot connect to our servers.

Are there any plans from Ubuntu to offer in a different way than Xorg a possible remote desktop connection without approval from the other site?

I'm having a weird problem trying unsuccessfully to update the kernel to 6.8.0-100 on a 24.04 computer. It's throwing apt errors (held back and/or no installation candidate).

The host popped up this morning as requiring a kernel update from 6.8.0-94 to 6.8.0-100. I have some scripting in place that would normally handle this, but today things are not going my way.

$ sudo apt -y upgrade
Hit:1 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease
Hit:2 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease                    
Hit:3 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease          
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease             
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
3 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

Then:

$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
linux-generic/noble-updates 6.8.0-100.100 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.8.0-94.96]
linux-headers-generic/noble-updates 6.8.0-100.100 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.8.0-94.96]
linux-image-generic/noble-updates 6.8.0-100.100 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.8.0-94.96]

Next:

$ sudo apt -y upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64 libsvn1 imagemagick-6-common subversion
  libapache2-mod-security2 libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64
Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro
The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.

So I am trying to force the held packages:

$ sudo apt -y install linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-headers-generic : Depends: linux-headers-6.8.0-100-generic but it is not installable
 linux-image-generic : Depends: linux-image-6.8.0-100-generic but it is not going to be installed
                       Depends: linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-100-generic but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I'm trying to decide if this is:

• repo lag? - but I've tried various regional repositories with the same outcome

• 6.8.0-100 has been pulled?

• Something I've never encountered before

EDIT: "aptitude -f install" and "apt install -f" also refused to install the new kernel. "apt install -f" declared 6.8.0-100 "REMOVED" despite not being installed, and no longer appears as an upgrade option after "apt -y update".

Unfortunately my company forces me to run Microsoft Teams over MS Edge only, however MS Edge has this annoying issue that instead of opening the PWAs in a dedicated Window, it keeps opening under a MS Edge instance icon.

Note: Blue should be right. The red one is wrong.

I'd like to open MS Teams over the Teams icon. Does anyone know how to make it do that properly?

I already updated the shortcut app ID as I saw in another forum question.

Additional Info:

• Ubuntu 24.04
• Using Ubuntu on Wayland
• MS Edge 144.0.3719.104 (Official build) (64-bit)

For some unknow reason it just disconnected. Now can't get it to reconnect.

Restarting NetworkManager and Network icon shows '?', and still no access. Journalctl shows;

journalctl -u NetworkManager

Feb 03 10:40:59 stephen-MS-7640 systemd[1]: Started NetworkManager.service - Network Manager.
Feb 03 10:40:59 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[5349]: <info>  [1770136859.0196] modem-manager: ModemManager available
Feb 03 10:40:59 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[5349]: <info>  [1770136859.0680] agent-manager: agent[7109e950d6c526d9,:1.56/org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement/1000]: agent registered
Feb 03 10:40:59 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[5349]: <info>  [1770136859.0838] manager: NetworkManager state is now ASLEEP
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[5349]: <info>  [1770138255.7610] caught SIGTERM, shutting down normally.
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 systemd[1]: Stopping NetworkManager.service - Network Manager...
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[5349]: <info>  [1770138255.7626] device (virbr0): bridge port vnet0 was detached
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[5349]: <info>  [1770138255.7696] exiting (success)
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 systemd[1]: NetworkManager.service: Deactivated successfully.
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 systemd[1]: Stopped NetworkManager.service - Network Manager.
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 systemd[1]: Starting NetworkManager.service - Network Manager...
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.8165] NetworkManager (version 1.46.0) is starting... (after a restart, boot:00e599ea-31b2-400d-b5f5-23ee90cc41e5)
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.8165] Read config: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (lib: 10-dns-resolved.conf, no-mac-addr-change.conf) (r>
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.8211] manager[0x55fdf67f3e80]: monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.8211] monitoring ifupdown state file '/run/network/ifstate'.
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9243] hostname: hostname: using hostnamed
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9243] hostname: static hostname changed from (none) to "stephen-MS-7640"
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9252] dns-mgr: init: dns=systemd-resolved rc-manager=unmanaged (auto), plugin=systemd-resolved
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9261] manager[0x55fdf67f3e80]: rfkill: Wi-Fi hardware radio set enabled
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9262] manager[0x55fdf67f3e80]: rfkill: WWAN hardware radio set enabled
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9286] Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.46.0/libnm-device-plugin-wif>
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9309] Loaded device plugin: NMBluezManager (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.46.0/libnm-device-plugin-bl>
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9314] Loaded device plugin: NMAtmManager (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.46.0/libnm-device-plugin-adsl>
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9320] Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.46.0/libnm-device-plugin-wwa>
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9336] Loaded device plugin: NMTeamFactory (/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.46.0/libnm-device-plugin-tea>
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9343] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9345] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9346] manager: Networking is disabled by state file
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9355] settings: Loaded settings plugin: ifupdown ("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/1.46.0/libnm-settings->
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9356] settings: Loaded settings plugin: keyfile (internal)
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9357] ifupdown: management mode: managed
Feb 03 11:04:15 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138255.9357] ifupdown: interfaces file /etc/network/interfaces doesn't exist
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 generate[6315]: Permissions for /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml are too open. Netplan configuration should NOT be accessible by others.
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8603] dhcp: init: Using DHCP client 'internal'
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8606] manager: (lo): new Loopback device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1)
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8618] device (enp2s0): carrier: link connected
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8623] manager: (enp2s0): new Ethernet device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2)
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8634] device (virbr0): carrier: link connected
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8637] manager: (virbr0): new Bridge device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3)
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8651] manager: (vnet0): new Tun device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4)
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8658] failed to open /run/network/ifstate
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 systemd[1]: Started NetworkManager.service - Network Manager.
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8668] bus-manager: acquired D-Bus service "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8679] manager: startup complete
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.8732] modem-manager: ModemManager available
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.9177] agent-manager: agent[8463d41f70f28715,:1.56/org.kde.plasma.networkmanagement/1000]: agent registered
Feb 03 11:04:16 stephen-MS-7640 NetworkManager[6304]: <info>  [1770138256.9311] manager: NetworkManager state is now ASLEEP


Since State is reported as "asleep" ...

stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ cat /var/lib/NetworkManager.state
cat: /var/lib/NetworkManager.state: No such file or directory
stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ nmcli connection show
NAME                UUID                                  TYPE      DEVICE
lo                  7bb3f01a-acd5-4d32-8ae8-2aa9ff372bb6  ethernet  --
netplan-enp2s0      7ea6f90b-3495-3533-948a-ef0035687c34  ethernet  --
Wired connection 1  6983a9cc-d8b8-3e3b-980b-152774c4357f  ethernet  --

stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ lspci | grep -i ethernet
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)


stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ ip address
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    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: enp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 44:8a:5b:97:f6:c1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 52:54:00:cb:4a:fa brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global virbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ sudo ip link set enp2s0 up
stephen@stephen-MS-7640:~$ ip address
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    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: enp2s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 44:8a:5b:97:f6:c1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet6 fe80::468a:5bff:fe97:f6c1/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 52:54:00:cb:4a:fa brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global virbr0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

I keep going round and round on suggested fixes. Nothing seems to work ... any ideas? Need more info??? Thanks for any help!

I'm a newbie to Ubuntu who's enjoying the fact that no bloatware is forced upon me. I'm learning the command line, and making slow progress for an oldie at 60 years. I have been trying to use my favorite VPN Proton as I use Proton mail as well. I'm following the instructions, but I've come to a dead end in the terminal tab with this output:

~$ sudo apt install proton-vpn-gnome-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package proton-vpn-gnome-desktop

Where am I going wrong? So far I have had no other issues with my choice of apps. I'm using the latest LTS version of Ubuntu.

PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS"
ID_LIKE=debian

I'm trying to install Ubuntu in a Hyper-V VM on a Dell Latitude 7455, which has a Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100. I've found an ARM64 version of Desktop Ubuntu 24.04 and 24.10 on cdimage.ubuntu.com, but could not get past the Try or Install Ubuntu screen.

Every time I attempt it I get a black screen with a cursor that blinks once and then freezes.

I have also attempted to use VirtualBox, but VirtualBox doesn't support ARM64 Windows.

Is it possible to get Ubuntu to work in this environment. If so how? If not, are there alternatives?

I recently added Ugreen CM748 5.4 Bluetooth device Inside this bluetooth use BR8654A02 chipset. It runs properly on Windows, but in Ubuntu it shows but does not turn on.

More information about Bluetooth device: https://g.co/gemini/share/21e34e5c7d21

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 33fa:0010 USB2.0-BT is my Bluetooth device. It shows, but it does not turn on.

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 1a2c:2124 China Resource Semico Co., Ltd Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 30fa:0300  USB Optical Mouse 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:b812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL88x2bu [AC1200 Techkey]
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 33fa:0010  USB2.0-BT
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f2:b071 Chi
cony Electronics Co., Ltd 2.0M UVC Webcam / CNF7129
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Please help me to troubleshoot this problem.

I useign this ubuntu version: OS: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS x86

After updating my Ubuntu from 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04, my GRUB disappeared. There's no way to find it. Have other Ubuntu users had this problem?

I am currently using Ubuntu 24.04. When I turn on my PC and log in using my password, it lands on a black screen with only the mouse cursor visible. I am unable to perform any actions, including turning off my PC.

I found that pressing Ctrl+Alt+F4 allows me to switch to a terminal where I can log in using my username and password. After logging in, I can reboot my PC using the command line, and it works fine temporarily. However, the issue persists after some time, and I have to repeat the same steps again.

I am looking for a permanent solution to this problem.

Thank you!

It is an old Dell laptop, 2014. Lubuntu is installed. Is it reasonable to install Xubuntu instead of Lubuntu? HDD is very slow.

System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0
    Desktop: LXQt 0.17.1 Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Machine:
  Type: Portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 5547 v: A04
    serial: <filter>
  Mobo: Dell model: 08KNCD v: A00 serial: <filter> UEFI-[Legacy]: Dell
    v: A04 date: 05/09/2014
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 39.9 Wh (100.0%) condition: 39.9/43.8 Wh (91.0%)
    volts: 12.4 min: 11.1 model: LGC DELL 1V2F6498 status: Full
Memory:
  RAM: total: 3.72 GiB used: 1.25 GiB (33.7%)
  Array-1: capacity: 16 GiB slots: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 8 GiB
  Device-1: JDIMM1 size: No Module Installed
  Device-2: JDIMM2 size: 4 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s type: DDR3
CPU:
  Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-4210U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Haswell rev: 1 cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 3 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 798 high: 799 min/max: 800/2700 cores: 1: 798 2: 798
    3: 798 4: 799 bogomips: 19155
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell
    driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0
  Device-2: AMD Topaz XT [Radeon R7 M260/M265 / M340/M360 M440/M445
    530/535 620/625 Mobile]
    vendor: Dell driver: amdgpu v: kernel bus-ID: 03:00.0
  Device-3: Suyin Integrated_Webcam_HD type: USB driver: uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 1-1.8:5
  Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu,ati,modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915
    resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.5 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series HD Audio vendor: Dell driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-56-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Dell
    driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 4000 bus-ID: 01:00.0
  IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
    vendor: Dell Vostro 3470 driver: ath9k v: kernel bus-ID: 02:00.0
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-1.5:6
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter>
    bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.1
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 7.67 GiB (1.6%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST500LT012-1DG142
    size: 465.76 GiB
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 456.88 GiB used: 7.67 GiB (1.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 512 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) file: /swapfile
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 46.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 44.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 2800

On February 5, 2026 AntiX with kernel 6.1 is installed. Neither Xubuntu nor Lububtu doesn't work with video card.

I ran so many of these options and not a single one helped. I just can't seem to be able to run AppImages on Ubuntu 20.04 on my Raspberry Pi 4 8 GB. Specifically, I want to run AppImages from Trezor wallet and Ledger wallet, but I even tried some random AppImages from appimage.org.

Nothing happens if I run the AppImages; sometimes they would just give me an error. It's like my Ubuntu just doesn't have the filesystem to be able to run AppImages.

I don't know what app I need to install at this point to get AppImages to run. I even went to the official AppImage website (appimage.org) and all I could find there was these commands which do not work:

chmod a+x exampleName.AppImage
./exampleName.AppImage

• Relevant post: What is an "AppImage"? How do I install it?

There is a guide here to disable auto-login after installation Lubuntu 19.04, but I couldn't find a way to enable it.

The only information about how to enable/disable it is as follows, but there is no details how to re-enable it.

If you have autologin enabled and want to disable autologin open the file /etc/sddm.conf as root. To do this run

lxqt-sudo featherpad

and open /etc/sddm.conf. Then to disable autologin remove the entire line [autologin].

Existing /etc/sddm.conf config

user@linux:~$ cat -n /etc/sddm.conf
     1  [Autologin]
     2  Session=Lubuntu
     3  
user@linux:~$

Before upgrading my main server to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS I decided to test the installation first on a spare laptop. All went well until I wanted to browse for files in Windows Explorer via Samba.

My Windows 10 machine can browse files (via Samba) on my main Ubuntu server (version Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS running Samba version 4.3.11-Ubuntu). However it cannot browse files on the Ubuntu 18.04 server running Samba version 4.7.6-Ubuntu. The Windows 10 machine can see the Ubuntu 18.04 server in windows explorer but every time I click to access the 'shared' folders and files I get a message saying windows cannot access the server.

I have googled for hours and tried various possible solutions proposed by others but can't get anything to work. I can access the shared areas on either Ubuntu machine from the other machine using smbclient. I take this to mean my smb.conf file is largely correct.

Can anyone please shed some light onto this problem and what the solution might be. Thanks.

To simplify matters I currently have the smb.conf files the same on both Ubuntu servers. As explained above Windows 10 can access the files on one server but not on the other.

smb.conf

[global]
        server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
        server role = standalone server
        security = USER
        map to guest = Bad User
        obey pam restrictions = Yes
        pam password change = Yes
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
        unix password sync = Yes
        syslog = 0
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 1000
        dns proxy = No
        usershare allow guests = Yes
        panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
        idmap config * : backend = tdb


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


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


[www]
        comment = websites
        path = /var/www
        valid users = chris
        read only = No

Thanks for your help.

I am about to switch to Ubuntu and I wanted to know if there is a way to run Wallpaper Engine in Ubuntu since in Wallpaper Engine's store page, minimum OS requirements only specify Windows.

I have already installed Oracle VirtualBox and during installing of Genymotion it detected a valid version of VirtualBox. Virtualisation is enabled in BIOS setting of laptop and I have done everything from downloading latest version of VirtualBox and Genymotion to switching to 'Host only netwrok' in network preferences of VirtualBox.

But nothing works for me. This is the error I get while strating Genymotion:

In order to work, Genymotion requires VirtualBox to be installed on your computer. You can download the latest version of VirtualBox from www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.

Genymotion log archive has been saved in /home/sourabh/genymotion-log.zip
Please contact Genymotion support for more help.

Virtualization engine not found. Plugin loading aborted.

Can anyone tell me what's possibly going wrong?

Edit:

Here is a link to the log file: https://www.mediafire.com/file/jdi51acm136vk0f/genymotion-log.zip

I am trying to install amp on ubuntu using this tutorial. How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) stack on Ubuntu 16.04

On the apache part of the tutorial it says the following: Set Global ServerName to Suppress Syntax Warnings Next, we will add a single line to the /etc/apache2/apache2.conf file to suppress a warning message. I can't find such a directory on the system. I have installed apache, but can't find any file of the sort.

Thanks for reading.

When I want to configure instants messaging, for some applications like Office365 lync and Telegram, I receive this error:

This IM Account cannot be created - 
a Telepathy Connection Manager named 'morse' is missing or 
it cannot handle protocol 'telegram'. 
Please try installing morse with your package manager.

I need to convert a physical ubuntu 14.04.1 64bit server to VMWare ESXi 5.5 virtual machine. Found that VMWare converter 5.5.3 a) do not support trusty (release notes). b) Converter's server side (source) scripts or utilities faults during conversion if try to convert.

Does anyone have successful experience? What are the tips to success?

I installed the BURG bootloader today in order to give my boot up screen some style. However, when I choose Ubuntu from the list it freezes on a screen with a bunch of code. Thankfully, I am still able to boot up Windows 7.

In my situation, how can I remove BURG and switch back to GRUB? I have a live Ubuntu USB stick, could I boot into that, purge BURG, and install GRUB again?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Dual-boot Windows 7 HP

I've tried to install Pantheon desktop environment several times. I tried sudo apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade, but it's no use. I’m just a very new beginner. This is what I’ve done:

quanglong@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
[sudo] password for quanglong: 
You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 ATTENTION!
Do NOT install this PPA if you want a tested running system, this PPA contains the newest and most unstable development of elementary, it's useful only if you are a developer and are not afraid to encounter CRITICAL BUGS.
Also this PPA may overwrite already installed packages you don't want it to!
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-os/+archive/daily
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpkz5d_z/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpkz5d_z/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 4E1F8A59 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpkz5d_z/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 4E1F8A59: public key "Launchpad PPA for elementary OS team" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK
/bin/rm: cannot remove `/run/user/root/gvfs': Is a directory
quanglong@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg                               
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg [933 B]          
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg                           
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release.gpg
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release [49.6 kB]
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Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release.gpg                 
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal Release                                   
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release [49.6 kB]           
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources                             
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Sources [74.3 kB]      
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main amd64 Packages                       
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main i386 Packages                        
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports Release                     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Sources                          
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Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Sources                              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Sources           
Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Sources [1,833 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main amd64 Packages                   
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main amd64 Packages              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted amd64 Packages
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Sources [23.8 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main i386 Packages                       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe amd64 Packages              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse amd64 Packages             
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Sources [1,169 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages                    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted i386 Packages     
Get:9 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main amd64 Packages [207 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe i386 Packages               
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse i386 Packages              
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en                   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en             
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Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en               
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Sources [134 kB]      
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted amd64 Packages [3,469 B]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe amd64 Packages [72.4 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en_US                    
Get:13 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Sources [2,564 B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en                       
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Sources [96.7 kB] 
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en_US                    
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,488 B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net quantal/main Translation-en                       
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main i386 Packages [205 kB] 
Get:17 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Sources [5,269 B]
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main amd64 Packages [337 kB]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [4,804 B]
Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe amd64 Packages [218 kB]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted i386 Packages [3,531 B]
Get:22 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe i386 Packages [73.0 kB]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [12.1 kB]
Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,726 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en            
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main i386 Packages [334 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en      
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en      
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en        
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted i386 Packages [4,841 B]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe i386 Packages [219 kB]
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [12.3 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en           
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en       
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Sources                
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Sources          
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_US         
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Sources            
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en_US   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Sources          
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en_US   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main amd64 Packages         
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en_US     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted amd64 Packages   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe amd64 Packages     
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main i386 Packages          
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted i386 Packages    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe i386 Packages      
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse i386 Packages    
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en         
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en     
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_US                
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com quantal-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Fetched 2,151 kB in 45s (47.7 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
/bin/rm: cannot remove `/run/user/root/gvfs': Is a directory
quanglong@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install elementary-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package elementary-desktop
/bin/rm: cannot remove `/run/user/root/gvfs': Is a directory
quanglong@ubuntu:~$ 

I would like to change the colour displayed of some folders when I do ls.

Right now I have a directory with movies and I would like to be able to see the ones that I haven't seen in a different colour of the ones that I have already seen.

Anyone can help me?

Thanks!