Chrome is taking a lot of memory with one tab
For context I have 1 tab open but chrome is taking more than 5 gigs of ram. I am using mission control as a task manager. I am on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
My computer is:
Host: Blade 14 - RZ09-053
OS: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS x86_64
CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 w/ Radeon 88
GPU: NVIDIA c4:00.0 NVIDIA Corporation
When I try to boot into it from power off, I unlock the disk with the disk password, the Ubuntu logo shows for a bit, flickers off, on, and then off... and then the screen goes and stays black.
I am able to boot into recovery mode from Grub, and then I can log into my user and use the OS normally.
The NVIDIA driver I use, found in Software & Updates, is nvidia-driver-595-open.
I also often get an error after booting into the OS and using it for a few minutes with the Title:
Xorg assert failure: Xorg: ../../../../dix/privates.c:382:dixRegisterPrivateKey:Assertion '!global_kays[type].created' failed
I believe they may be connected because I assume the screen going black is a driver issue, but I don't know.
Another thing to note is that sometimes my computer just randomly freezes, with no input available, and I have to power it off, which also sucks and might be related.
I have already done sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade, I've done a lot of searching.
Thank you!
I have a computer hooked into my TV and surround sound, every time I turn either one off then on again it negotiates 4k instead of the 1080 I require. How do I lock in screen resolution regardless of whats going on? Surviving reboots and and powering any of the attached devices and maintain the 1080 resolution?
I am using a Lenovo Legion R9000P ADR10 laptop. The internal speakers produce a very flat, quiet, and tinny sound with absolutely no bass. It feels like the subwoofers/woofers are completely disabled, and only the tweeters are functioning. Audio works perfectly fine under Windows, confirming it is a Linux driver/kernel configuration issue (missing pin quirk for this specific model).
System specifications:
Laptop Model: Lenovo Legion R9000P ADR10
Audio Codec: Realtek ALC287
OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute)
Kernel Version: 6.19.0-9-generic
Codec Info: Codec: Nvidia GPU ad HDMI/DP
Codec: Realtek ALC287
Sound Server: PipeWire (Default)
Here is what i want to do, i want to develop a custom bootloader, a custom kernel, a custom userspace, they could be Genix A309, NatInt X769 and PhoenixGaruda - Userspace, and could also include a terminal, a system installer, a graphical installer, then some data condensers for system compilation work to do that, then i will also need a automation like makefile or whatever could be, then comes the rest like it could be stuff for graphical user interface (GUI) and many other important stuff for the system like hacking tools and then i have to develop them so i could implement them in, also i will need many other stuff like a text editor and many other stuff for development and games, i would like to include games as well so could anyone else here help me out with this?
I have been trying to find a PDF viewer on Linux where I can remove blue tones. I am a beginner with this operating system and I still do not know it very well. I have gone into system settings and I have seen that it is possible to remove blues there, but it only affects the desktop; when I open the PDF viewer, the blues are not removed (nor in the browser). I would like to know if there is any program that can do this or if it is possible in some way to have a PDF viewer where blue filtering can be applied.
laptop Lenovo ipad15 8ram 500gb hdd
I cannot log in at Ubuntu-nl.org neither in Vivaldi community (Firefox standard) nor in proton vpn apparently as of May 2nd as Snap is showing dashboard.snapcraft.io (production services) snap downloads snap downloads (production services) is down if i remember well i had this remark 3 times never had this problem and use Ub 12 till Ub 24 thnks fr yr advice and help Guido (odigo)
After upgrade from kubuntu 25.10 to kubuntu 26.04 QEMU is not starting anymore.
Working configuration Kubuntu 25.10 Kernel 6.17.0-23-generic QEMU 10.1.0
Command qemu-system-x86_64 -machine type=q35,accel=kvm -rtc base=localtime -cpu host,+x2apic,tsc-frequency=1000000000 -smp 8,sockets=1,cores=8 -m 2048M -vga std -drive id=hdd0,driver=raw,if=none,file.filename=/home/dev/Projekte/20-myOS++/myOS_v50-5_0_0-64-mb2/disks/hdd0.img -device ahci,id=ahci -device ide-hd,drive=hdd0,bus=ahci.0 -cdrom /home/dev/Projekte/20-myOS++/myOS_v50-5_0_0-64-mb2/build/executables/myOS_v5.00-64.iso -boot d -serial file:tmp/qemu-log.txt -D ./tmp/qemu-debug.txt -d in_asm &
Configuration that fails: Kubuntu 26.04 LST Kernel 7.0.0-15-generic QEMU 10.2.1
Command: as above
Error message:
Any idea what the problem could be?
I recently started testing gaming and emulation performance on Ubuntu and I noticed that some games run smoothly while others have random stuttering or FPS drops even though system usage looks normal. I’ve already tried updating GPU drivers and switching between Vulkan and OpenGL renderers, but performance still seems inconsistent depending on the game and desktop environment.
System details:
I wanted to ask if this is something commonly related to shader compilation, compositor behavior, power management, or background services on Linux. Are there any recommended optimizations or settings that experienced Ubuntu gamers usually apply for smoother gameplay and better frame pacing?
My personal guess is this is due to sssd
Linux Aspire 6.17.0-29-generic 24.04 24.04.4 LTS (Noble Numbat)
2026-05-18T08:30:52.269250+01:00 Aspire systemd[1]: anacron.service: Deactivated successfully.
2026-05-18T08:34:52.315822+01:00 Aspire NetworkManager[1371]: <info> [1779089692.3150] dhcp4 (enp2s0): state changed new lease, address=192.168.1.72
2026-05-18T08:34:52.318697+01:00 Aspire NetworkManager[1371]: <info> [1779089692.3184] device (enp2s0): conflict detected for IP address 192.168.1.72 with host D8:D6:68:A2:DA:D4
2026-05-18T08:34:52.320334+01:00 Aspire dbus-daemon[1228]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.13' (uid=0 pid=1371 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon" label="unconfined")
2026-05-18T08:34:52.345213+01:00 Aspire systemd[1]: Starting NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
2026-05-18T08:34:52.357449+01:00 Aspire dbus-daemon[1228]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
2026-05-18T08:34:52.357853+01:00 Aspire systemd[1]: Started NetworkManager-dispatcher.service - Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
2026-05-18T08:34:52.757254+01:00 Aspire NetworkManager[1371]: <info> [1779089692.7570] dhcp4 (wlp3s0): state changed new lease, address=192.168.1.69
2026-05-18T08:35:01.596765+01:00 Aspire sssd_nss[6855]: Shutting down (status = 0)
2026-05-18T08:35:01.605212+01:00 Aspire systemd[1]: sssd-nss.service: Deactivated successfully.
2026-05-18T08:35:01.692639+01:00 Aspire systemd[1]: Started sssd-nss.service - SSSD NSS Service responder.
2026-05-18T08:35:01.778674+01:00 Aspire sssd_nss[6961]: Starting up
I have installed Google Chrome from Google's official page a few years ago. It used to work fine, but in the last few weeks I noticed I don't get updates and the system is complaining about architecture. How can I fix this?
This is the error message:
Skipping acquire of configured file 'main/binary-i386/Packages' as repository 'https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb stable InRelease' doesn't support architecture 'i386'
The system somehow (without asking me) renamed the old google-chrome.list to a .bak file and created a file called google-chrome.sources. From what I've learned online, the fix should be to add Architectures: amd64 line to that file. When I do the error message disappears. The thing the line is somehow removed every now and then and I need to put it there every time I spot the error in the update script. What is the 'real' solution so I can rely on updates without checking the logs?
Details:
root:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 25.10 \n \l
root:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# uname -a
Linux ryzen 6.17.0-22-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Mar
13 12:04:44 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# ls -la | grep -i google
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190 Mar 29 2025 google-chrome.list.bak
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 334 May 18 10:00 google-chrome.sources
root:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# cat google-chrome.list.bak
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
deb [arch=amd64] https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
root:/etc/apt/sources.list.d# cat google-chrome.sources
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# Changes to this file will not be preserved.
# This file will not be recreated if removed.
X-Repolib-Name: Google Chrome
Types: deb
URIs: https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-stable/deb/
Suites: stable
Components: main
Architectures: amd64
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/google-chrome.gpg
Does anyone know whom to contact at Ubuntu One if I am not getting reset password link to my outlook account? I tried many times but I am not receiving reset link to my outlook email. Now it says you made too many requests pls check your inbox. I checked everywhere in inbox and junk mail also and still no reset link to reset my password for Ubuntu One. Thanks.
I'm giving Ubuntu a comeback, but something really annoying for someone migrating from Win11 are those apps whose windows are frameless (i.e. no contour) and/or shadeless, giving no visual clue where the window begins/ends when its superposed onto a similar background. Is there a way to force an app to show its window frame contour or to at least give it a shade to differentiate its limits from the background? Thanks, Grohlfer
I'm on Kubuntu 26.04. I can connect to a VPN with a command line like this:
sudo openconnect --protocol=nc --useragent "Pulse-Secure/22.8.4.38767" <gateway_address>
I created a VPN connection on the GUI matching these settings, and I get that the connection "failed to activate". I then try with nmcli:
nmcli connection up my_VPN_name
I get a GUI to enter the password, then the connection fails. The terminal says "Connection activation failed: Unknown reason" and gives a suggested journalctl line. Running this line I find "dbus: failure: connect-failed (1)".
However, with:
nmcli connection up my_VPN_name --ask
I'm asked username and password on the terminal. I enter them. The connection is activated sucessfully.
So, somehow the GUI username/password is not being correctly handled. Any ideas?
I believe the password is being passed to the gateway alright. Why? Because sometimes I get a message about "Session limit reached" after entering the password (both with and without --ask), with a choice of which active session to kill. It is after that that the connection fails with GUI or succeeds on terminal.
EDIT:
With sudo journalctl --system --follow I see the following differences.
Success (i.e. with --ask):
Connected to HTTPS on <server.name> with ciphersuite ...
Got HTTP response: HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols
Configured as <ip_address> with SSL connected and ESP in progress
Session authentication will expire at ...
Failure (without --ask):
Connected to HTTPS on <gateway_ip> with ciphersuite ...
Got HTTP response: HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Unexpected 400 result from server
Creating SSL connection failed
Unknown error; exiting.
I should point out that my <gateway_address> is of the form <server.name>/<loc>. But the password GUI shows under VPN Host only the <server.name> part. With nmcli connection show my_VPN_name I see that the whole <server.name>/<loc> is stored. Could it be that the GUI is botching the gateway by sending just the IP address, while on terminal it's left as configured? Note that on success I see only the <server.name> part, and on failure I see only the numerical IP address.
I was cleaning up old apps and programs when I deleted a file I thought I didn't need called colord (I think) which had something to do with colour management. I was looking at flatpaks using "software" or was it a flatpak manager. I don't think it was snap, but could have been. As it uninstalled, my laptop stopped.
I can login to the command line.
I cannot seem to reinstall colord from flatpak and nothing else I've tried restarts gnome. I think most things I've tried refer to x.
How can I restart the desktop?
I have a Galaxy Book 2 Pro 5G. I mentioned the issue with the speakers not producing sound last time, but it was only partially resolved—the sound disappears again after restarting the computer. After seeing this post, I feel there might be some hope, but my technical knowledge is limited, and I don’t understand where to go or what to do. Could someone please be so kind as to provide detailed instructions?
No sound from speaker on LG Gram 2023 (corei7-1360P):
No sound from speaker on LG gram 2023 (i7-1360P)
I use fvwm, with sloppyfocus and autoraise (so that when a window receives focus, it automatically raises above overlapping windows). Since I upgraded to ubuntu 24.04.4, auto raise isn't functioning.
I've been using Bluetooth on a 24.04 Dell Inspriron for about a year, and it's been working quite well. All of sudden, yesterday, in the middle of a call it turned off and won't turn back on. I can't think of anything that changed, except a pending update, but here are the current particulars:
% lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble
% uname -a
[ or 6.6.0-14-generic ]
Linux borzoi 6.8.0-11-generic #11-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Nov 30 10:27:29 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
% lsusb | grep Blue
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:887b Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bluetooth Radio
% lsmod | egrep blue\|bt
btusb 77824 0
btrtl 36864 1 btusb
btintel 57344 1 btusb
btbcm 24576 1 btusb
btmtk 16384 1 btusb
bluetooth 1085440 15 btrtl,btmtk,btintel,btbcm,bnep,btusb
ecdh_generic 16384 1 bluetooth
% sudo hciconfig hci0 reset
[ 10 seconds later ]
Can't init device hci0: Connection timed out (110)
% sudo dmesg | egrep -i blue\|bt
[ 2.577153] usb 1-10: Product: Bluetooth Radio
[ 6.122679] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.22
[ 6.122702] NET: Registered PF_BLUETOOTH protocol family
[ 6.122703] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 6.122707] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 6.122710] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 6.122713] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 6.347235] usbcore: registered new interface driver btusb
[ 8.370956] Bluetooth: hci0: command 0xfc61 tx timeout
[ 8.370965] Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: Failed to generate devcoredump
[ 11.830538] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 11.830545] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 11.830551] Bluetooth: BNEP socket layer initialized
[ 16.434999] Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: RTL: Read reg16 failed (-110)
[48828.003196] Bluetooth: hci0: command 0xfc61 tx timeout
[48828.003229] Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: Failed to generate devcoredump
[48836.227234] Bluetooth: hci0: RTL: RTL: Read reg16 failed (-110)
% rfkill
ID TYPE DEVICE SOFT HARD
0 bluetooth hci0 unblocked unblocked
1 wlan phy0 blocked unblocked
% fwupdmgr update
Devices with no available firmware updates:
• Touch Controller Sensor
• Integrated Webcam HD
• TPM
• UEFI Device Firmware
• UEFI Device Firmware
• UEFI dbx
Devices with the latest available firmware version:
• BG6 KIOXIA 512GB
• System Firmware
I've tried:
The errors point to an issue with the device so my theory is that the older kernels are incompatible with the latest firmware (or the device or its firmware got fried.)
My questions are:
thanks
I frequently run backportpackage to upload .deb source packages to a PPA to have them build on Launchpad and get published there. In recent days this has been (permanently?) failing:
$ backportpackage ...
...
Uploading to ppa (via ftp to ppa.launchpad.net):
Uploading screen_5.0.1-2~bpo26.04.1~1778812240.930c295+master.dsc: [Errno 104] Connection reset by peer
Any suggestions what might be going on? Is this related the recent issues that has taked down all of Launchpad recently in April/May 2026?
I know the title is quite generic, but I have more than one problem with external monitors attached to the docking station.
I am using Ubuntu 24.04.4 on a Lenovo Legion Pro 5 with Nvidia Geforce RTX. I have a HP USB-C Dock G5 attached to the C-port and two monitors connected to it with DisplayPort.
The computer has some problems identifying the monitors: Every time I turn it off and on again, it forgets the configuration I set the last time, even if it is correctly stored in .config/monitors.xml:
<monitors version="2">
<configuration>
<logicalmonitor>
<x>3072</x>
<y>467</y>
<scale>2</scale>
<primary>yes</primary>
<monitor>
<monitorspec>
<connector>eDP-2</connector>
<vendor>SDC</vendor>
<product>ATNA60HS01-0 </product>
<serial>0x00000000</serial>
</monitorspec>
<mode>
<width>2560</width>
<height>1600</height>
<rate>165.000</rate>
</mode>
</monitor>
</logicalmonitor>
<logicalmonitor>
<x>1536</x>
<y>0</y>
<scale>1.25</scale>
<monitor>
<monitorspec>
<connector>DP-2</connector>
<vendor>HPN</vendor>
<product>HP P24h G4</product>
<serial>3CM1052G6T </serial>
</monitorspec>
<mode>
<width>1920</width>
<height>1080</height>
<rate>60.000</rate>
</mode>
</monitor>
</logicalmonitor>
<logicalmonitor>
<x>0</x>
<y>0</y>
<scale>1.25</scale>
<monitor>
<monitorspec>
<connector>DP-3</connector>
<vendor>HPN</vendor>
<product>HP P24h G4</product>
<serial>3CM1052HNP </serial>
</monitorspec>
<mode>
<width>1920</width>
<height>1080</height>
<rate>60.000</rate>
</mode>
</monitor>
</logicalmonitor>
</configuration>
</monitors>
I noticed sometimes it used to add a second configuration by himself, so I set the file to read-only but this did not solve the problem. I also tried to copy it into /var/lib/gdm3/.config/ .
Also, sometimes one of the monitors turns off and on again while I am working (it takes about 2-3 seconds); every time I lock the screen, it stays black and does note receive signal until I manually turn it off, lock again the screen, turn it on and unlock computer.
Is there a way to fix all these problems? Don't hesitate to ask for further details.
I noticed that the configuration problems happens only at startup, but if I restart it the monitors are placed correctly. Anyway I would like to avoid having to start and restart the computer every time I need to use it.
kvm_amd CPU x isn't AMD or Hygon?
This text appear early in the boot sequence.
Now this is not really causing any trouble, RIGHT NOW.
But I consider all similar messages to be a potential hazard to the stability of my machine.
Therefore I quite fiercely hunt them down, and "swat them out".
The more of these unwanted messages you have the greater potential for strange interference and malfunction.
These are apparently about virtualbox:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/798132/why-and-how-were-kvm-modules-unexpectedly-enabled-in-ubuntu-24-04
KVM not supported shown in terminal while it is enabled
... but I have this on intel-based hardware,
an oldish i7-9750H-based Asus G731 laptop, with embedded GTX 1660 Ti.
NOTE: 6 cores+HT, so message does not appear for ALL cores(!?)
Virtualbox 7.2(?) IS installed though, but quite seldom used.
I have:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT= ... kvm.enable_virt_at_load=0
in /etc/default/grub
No go.
$ sudo -i
# cat >/etc/modprobe.d/kvm.conf
blacklist kvm
blacklist kvm-amd
blacklist kvm-intel
CTRl+D
# update-initramfs -u -k all
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.17.0-14-generic
...
#
CTRl+D again
Reboot... I still get a black screen with these boot messages:
[ 6.359851]
[ 10.531179] kvm_amd: CPU 4 isn't AMD or Hygon
[ 11.104935] kvm_amd: CPU 6 isn't AMD or Hygon
[ 11.193682] kvm_amd: CPU 9 isn't AMD or Hygon
_
Still there:
[ 6.479793]
[ 10.253887] kvm_amd: CPU 9 isn't AMD or Hygon
[ 10.901341] kvm_amd: CPU 3 isn't AMD or Hygon
[ 10.987984] kvm_amd: CPU 5 isn't AMD or Hygon
_
Those CPU numbers appears to be somewhat random, another run: 0, 8 and 0 (yes, zero repeated) at around 10 seconds.
There has been some apt updates so now with:
$ uname -rv
6.17.0-29-generic #29~24.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 11 10:30:58 UTC 2
Does anyone have any more ideas on how to actually get rid of this?
I'm using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and I'm having trouble refreshing the snap gnome-42-2204.
When I run the command:
sudo snap refresh
I get the following error:
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
What I have tried so far:
sudo snap install core
sudo snap refresh core
sudo systemctl restart snapd
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/snapd/cache/*
Despite trying all the above, the problem still persists.
Snap information:
Result of snap list --all | grep gnome-42-2204:
gnome-42-2204 0+git.510a601 revision 176 (disabled)
gnome-42-2204 0+git.38ea591 revision 202
Result of snap connections gnome-42-2204:
chromium:gnome-42-2204 → gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204
firefox:gnome-42-2204 → gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204
opera:gnome-42-2204 → gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204
snap-store:gnome-42-2204 → gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204
snapd-desktop-integration:gnome-42-2204 → gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204
Question:
Is this a problem with the Snap Store or with the snap package gnome-42-2204 itself? Is there any way to force verification, downgrade, or remove the affected revision?
Any help or workaround would be greatly appreciated.
I installed Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, the audio was working during install and after booting up for the first time. However now the audio does not work, after a second reboot it has gone.
On pavucontrol the only output device is "dummy output". In the configuration section there's Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio Controller, two profiles in the menu, one for hifi ("unplugged" and "unavailable") and one for pro audio. Selecting either of them doesn't change anything.
Usually if I have audio working on this laptop the output device is called "AMD Family 17h (Models 10h-1fh) HD Audio Controller", which is not showing up in pavucontrol.
This is what I get when using sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'snd|hda|audio':
[ 2.195810] snd_rn_pci_acp3x 0000:03:00.5: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 2.516559] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 2.516665] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: Handle vga_switcheroo audio client
[ 2.516897] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.6: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 2.530241] input: HD-Audio Generic HDMI/DP,pcm=3 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:03:00.1/sound/card0/input13
[ 3.571468] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.6: azx_get_response timeout, switching to polling mode: last cmd=0x800f0005
[ 4.575470] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.6: No response from codec, disabling MSI: last cmd=0x800f0005
[ 5.577460] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.6: azx_get_response timeout, switching to single_cmd mode: last cmd=0x800f0005
[ 6.622167] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.1: bound 0000:03:00.0 (ops amdgpu_dm_audio_component_bind_ops [amdgpu])
[ 9.860588] hdaudio hdaudioC1D0: no AFG or MFG node found
[ 9.860614] snd_hda_intel 0000:03:00.6: no codecs initialized
From searching for solutions online, it seems that people have had success restarting pipewire or clearing config. Neither worked for me. I've also seen people say they got their audio to work by downgrading the kernel but that this is a last resort.
Any help is appreciated. I'm not familiar with using Linux so some instructions that may seem obvious/easy to follow might need extra explaining/context.
Perusing thousands of photos from my smartphone transferred to my computer is a bit of a challenge. Separating the wheat from the chaff is a time consuming late-night endeavor. What makes this particularly challenging is WhatsApp, as it is configured on my phone (by default) sends/receives compressed, lower-res images, rather than full-res. Sharing a photo taken by one's own smartphone would, to my understanding, leave the full-res photo on the phone and additionally create and save a compressed, lower-res and renamed copy of the sent photo in a WhatsApp directory, effectively creating a lower-res duplicate.
As the first iteration of my envisaged workflow I'd like to select unique photos only (over a range of folders and sub-folders). If a given photo exists more than once (either at the same size (same resolution) or at different sizes (different resolutions), I'd like to select only one copy and explicitly only a copy of the highest available resolution (ignoring all lower-res copies).
Building on these two related questions
How could I accomplish this in a jiffy?
The upshot / meaning of this exercise would be to include in the initial photo selection also photos received in WhatsApp - as long as these are unique and no higher-res copy exists elsewhere (on my phone / computer).
Further related links / resources:
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Then installed Brave web browser and made it default. Now when I click on any link in any application whatsoever its either a) does not do a thing (like if I click in Discord for instance) or b) CLOSE the Brave browser instead (from Telegram for instance)...
What am I doing wrong here? Thanks!
I'm using VMWare Workstation 14 with Ubuntu 16.04 on it. When I go into Player>Manage and attempt to click "Install VMWare Tools" I am unable to. It is faded out as shown in the picture:
On one machine (Dell Latitude E7440) running Ubuntu 16.04, when I try to switch to a TTY (e.g. using Ctrl+Alt+F1 or sudo chvt 1), nothing happens.
I keep seeing the last state of my graphical desktop instead of a TTY terminal login, although it is frozen and not accepting any input. Switching back to TTY7 using Ctrl+Alt+F7 brings the desktop back to life as expected.
Why can I not switch to a TTY terminal on this system? How can I diagnose and fix the issue?
$ lspci -k | grep -iEA4 '3d|vga|display'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
DeviceName: Onboard IGD
Subsystem: Dell Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
I have been using the GUI (right-click => Compress) to try and compress a .tar containing 3 videos totaling 1.7gb (.H264 MP4s). gzip, lrzip, 7z etc. All do nothing to the file size and the compressed folder is also 1.7 gb.
I then tried running lrzip from the command line (in case it was a GUI problem), and used the -z flag (extreme compression), and this was my output.
lee@lee-W150HNM-W170HN ~/Videos/Functional Training/WK2 $ lrzip -z law
k2.tar
Output filename is: wk2.tar.lrz
Total: 99% Chunk: 99% ZPAQ 6
: 10% ZPAQ 2: 10% 6
: 20% ZPAQ 2: 20% 6
: 30% ZPAQ 2: 30% 6
: 40% ZPAQ 2: 40% 6
: 50% ZPAQ 2: 50% 6
: 60% ZPAQ 2: 60% 6
: 70% ZPAQ 2: 70% 6
: 80% ZPAQ 2: 80% 6
: 90% ZPAQ 2: 90% 6
: 100% ZPAQ 9
: 10% ZPAQ 9
: 20% ZPAQ 9
: 30% ZPAQ 9
: 40% ZPAQ 9
: 50% ZPAQ 9
: 60% ZPAQ 9
: 70% ZPAQ 9
: 80% ZPAQ 9
: 90% ZPAQ 9
wk2.tar - Compression Ratio: 1.001. Average Compression Speed: 2.132MB/s.
Total time: 00:12:40.09
As the compression ratio shows, the actual size of the compressed folder is bigger than the original! I don't know why I am having no luck, lrzip in particular should be effective according to random reviews I have read and the official docs (files larger than 100Mb, the larger the better) - see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lrzip
Why can't I compress my files?
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I installed steam from the software center.
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