Having a Google ASSAULT on my Mint Laptop, I am no longer su on my system. I cannot update my Mint [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564204/having-a-google-assault-on-my-mint-laptop-i-am-no-longer-su-on-my-system-i-can

Google has either removed my root account on my Mint system, or changed the admin password. All I know is my password is rejected for updates

Spiderman Remastered doesn't detect my GPU https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564202/spiderman-remastered-doesnt-detect-my-gpu

So I bought Spiderman Remastered on Steam to play it on my Ubuntu computer , and I try to launch game on steam using proton experimental and I get a message that says "no graphic card detected"

in my laptop I have a intel Iris Xe , 16go RAM , intel core i5 , and other games (like cyberpunk 2077) are working without problems

How can I get CR3 files to display thumbnails in Nautilus on Ubuntu 24.04? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564201/how-can-i-get-cr3-files-to-display-thumbnails-in-nautilus-on-ubuntu-24-04

I am a new Ubuntu user who's having trouble getting .CR3 files to show thumbnails on Nautilus. I tried adding the appropriate MIME Type to my thumbnailer file: image/x-cr3;image/x-canon-cr3 (and several other variations pasted from a massive list of RAW photo file types). I saw that the previous question about this same issue was never answered, so I am not sure where to go. I followed the tutorial in this YouTube video.

AMDGPU MST Hub "Error -5" on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (Dual BenQ + KTC Setup) https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564200/amdgpu-mst-hub-error-5-on-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-dual-benq-ktc-setup

I purchased two new monitors and a DP hub to build a three-monitor trading setup with a mini gaming computer. The hub will not connect to both DP displays simultaneously (see below). My only luck was to connect one screen (direct or through the hub) to use the terminal and do some digging. I am an Ubuntu newb, so be warned that I have had Gemini assist me in the trouble shooting session.

My goal: I am looking for a confirmed DisplayPort 1.4 MST Hub that works with the amdgpu driver on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS.

My Hardware: CPU/GPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5000 Series (Lucienne) Integrated Graphics. Monitors: 2x BenQ GW2791 (1080p @ 100Hz) via MST Hub, plus 1x KTC (1080p) via HDMI. Current Hub: Generic "Aibilangose" DP 1.4 Powered MST Hub.

The Problem: When connecting both BenQ monitors to the hub, both screens show "No Input" and xrandr reports the ports as disconnected. If I unplug one monitor, the remaining one works fine.

Logs & Errors: Running dmesg reveals the following repeating error whenever the second monitor is plugged in:

amdgpu 0000:04:00.0: [drm] ERROR Sending link address failed with -5 [drm] DM_MST: stopping TM on aconnector...

It appears the driver is failing the MST handshake/link training. I have tried forcing 60Hz and 720p via xrandr, but the port continues to drop to a "disconnected" state.

Firmware: "System BIOS: PM6B0_08.3200_28W (Date: 01/20/2025)" "VBIOS: 113-LUCIENNE-017 (ATOM BIOS)"

Question: Does anyone have a specific brand/model of DP 1.4 MST Hub (e.g., Cable Matters, StarTech, Club3D) that is verified to work with the amdgpu driver on Kernel 6.8+ without this timeout error? I need to drive two 1080p displays (ideally at 100Hz) plus a third via HDMI.

I appreciate everyone's help.

libinput change tablet mode behaviour https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564199/libinput-change-tablet-mode-behaviour

I have a weird issue with a convertible (ThinkPad S230u) and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: When it changes to tablet mode (which works fine, including autorotate) libinput disables the keyboard, touchpad and trackpad. So far, so good. But unfortunately the tablet buttons (Windows/action , Volume Up, Volume Down & Lock screen) get disabled as well since they send their data over the keyboard interface as well.
But this means that in tablet mode the tablet is not working properly. Is there any way to edit this behaviour or deactivate the disablement of the keyboard and touchpad?

Since it's a classic convertible the screen covers the plamrest anyway, so the keys can't be pressed by accident.

Can't use internet on school wifi even though it works on windows partition [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564198/cant-use-internet-on-school-wifi-even-though-it-works-on-windows-partition

OS: Kubuntu 24.04, kernel version: 6.8.0-94-generic (64-bit)

Device: TOSHIBA PORTEGE R835, 4 × Intel® Core™ i3-2310M CPU @ 2.10GHz

I dual boot windows and kubuntu + linux mint. I used to be able to connect to the school wifi just fine, with an even better experience than on windows. About a year ago I began to have this issue of linux indicating that I am connected to the school wifi but not being able to use the internet although the internet works on windows and on my android phone, leading me to abandon linux. To connect to the school wifi, there is a portal for school credentials. Does anyone know what is wrong?

Want to eliminate sound delay https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564193/want-to-eliminate-sound-delay

I have an HP Elitebook laptop running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. I sometimes play the sound through the laptop speakers and sometimes through the HP dock, which routes it through HDMI. If there has been no sound for some period, there is a multi-second delay in the start of the sound. This is mostly just annoying, though sometimes if the sound is just a 'click' indicating a chess game move, for instance, the sound just doesn't show up. I have no power issues to worry about. I would like to do something to my system so that it does not have a delay when starting sound.

I did a Google search on the question; it tells me to edit a file that doesn't exist in the directory where the directions tell me it is. Then the setting it is telling me to use is wildly different from the setting as it is, and I cannot even tell the units for the value I'm setting. I decided that, in this case at least, blindly following what the Google AI tells me to do was not what I wanted.

Also, AskUbuntu sound question gives instructions about how to create an 'empty' sound and start a daemon to play it continuously to fool the system into thinking there is a sound in progress. I think I can do that, but is it really necessary? Isn't there some driver or something that can merely be told not to delay that much? Ot at all?

How to add the virtualbox repositories in 24.04 LTS? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564191/how-to-add-the-virtualbox-repositories-in-24-04-lts

I am trying to add the Virtualbox repositories to Ubuntu 24.04.4LTS

The instructions are here.

I downloaded the key from https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc
And placed it in ~/Downloads/Virtualbox/oracle_vbox_2016.asc

I then added the key to /usr/share/keyrings/ with
sudo gpg --yes --output /usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg --dearmor ~/Downloads/Virtualbox/oracle_vbox_2016.asc

So I now have /usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg.

Next I have to deal with the line
deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg] https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian <mydist> contrib

The GUI at 'Administration > Software & Updates` doesn't like the bit in brackets [...].

Neither does, add-apt-repository.

So now I'm trying to manually add everything to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources.

The current ubuntu.sources is

Types: deb
URIs: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
Suites: noble noble-updates noble-backports
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg

Types: deb
URIs: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
Suites: noble-security
Components: main restricted universe multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg

So I'm guessing I need to add:

Types: deb
URIs: https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian
Suites: *1
Components: *2
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/oracle-virtualbox-2016.gpg

But what do I put at *1 and *2 ?

Given that the Oracle deb line ends, <mydist> contrib, do I simply put noble at *1 and contrib at *2 ?

How do I access the GRUB menu? [Running a dual-booted system (Lubuntu/Win8)] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564189/how-do-i-access-the-grub-menu-running-a-dual-booted-system-lubuntu-win8

A couple months ago I dual booted my Lenovo Thinkpad (2014) to run Windows 8 and Lubuntu. In doing so I needed to disable secure boot and fast start up. I also set the boot manger to place Lubuntu as the primary OS.

With a recent update and restart to Lubuntu in the first two weeks of February 2026, I encountered this error:"Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)"

The system had been running smoothly until now and been updating consistently. I didn't notice initially until now that I can not access the Linux system GRUB menu. I can access the Lenovo Diagnostics menu, the BIOS menu and Windows Boot Manager Menu. The pressing of the shift and esc keys do nothing.

How do I obtain access the GRUB menu so I can fix my kernel panic issue?

Pressed ESC/shift repeatedly - Nothing. Currently running 24.04 LTS What is HWE /GA installed media?

Unable to open Chromium https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564187/unable-to-open-chromium

After using timeshift, I could not open or reinstall Chromium:

perkins@perkins:~$ sudo snap install chromium
snap "chromium" is already installed, see 'snap help refresh'
perkins@perkins:~$ flatpak list --app
Name         Application ID               Version         Branch Installation
PulseEffects com.github.wwmm.pulseeffects 4.8.7           stable system
TIDAL Hi-Fi  com.mastermindzh.tidal-hifi  6.1.0           stable system
Sayonara     com.sayonara_player.Sayonara 1.11.0-stable1  stable system
Betterbird   eu.betterbird.Betterbird     140.7.1esr-bb18 stable system
Audacity     org.audacityteam.Audacity    3.7.7           stable system
Firefox      org.mozilla.firefox          147.0.4         stable system
qBittorrent  org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent  5.1.4           stable system
$ # When i try to delete flatpack.....org.chromium.Chromium/x86_64/stable not installed
$ snap run chromium
find: cannot delete ‘/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/orca/scripts/toolkits/Chromi‌um’: Directory not empty
error: race condition detected, snap-run can only retry once
$ sudo apt remove orca
The following packages will be REMOVED: orca 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 5,734 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
perkins@perkins:~$ snap run chromium
error: race condition detected, snap-run can only retry once
perkins@perkins:~$ snap refresh chromium ; snap run chromium error: cannot refresh "chromium": refreshing disabled snap "chromium" not supported error: race condition detected, snap-run can only retry once
$ # That was after reboot...
erkins@perkins:~$ snap enable chromium error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Setup snap "chromium" (3338) security profiles (cannot find installed snap "chromium" at revision 3338: missing file /snap/chromium/3338/meta/snap.yaml)
perkins@perkins:~$ snap remove chromium ; snap install chromium
error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Remove data for snap "chromium" (3338) (failed to remove snap "chromium" base directory: remove /root/snap/chromium: directory not empty) snap "chromium" is already installed, see 'snap help refresh'
$ # after i try and reinstall through software......Failed to sync with dbus proxy

How to enable Linux kernel 6.17 in Ubuntu 24.04.4 and reenable bluetooth? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564164/how-to-enable-linux-kernel-6-17-in-ubuntu-24-04-4-and-reenable-bluetooth

I previously put on hold the kernel update on a system as the updates were breaking the system. This was described in this question.

I came across this article:

The Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS hardware enablement stack (HWE) has finally hit the updates repo, bringing Linux kernel 6.17 and Mesa 25.2.7 to users on the current long-term support release

As such I unheld the kernel using this command and installed the linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04:

$ sudo apt-mark unhold 6.14.0-33-generic
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04

However the installation failed because of btusb/4.2. According to AI, I could resolve this issue by removing that bluetooth app

I then removed it and reinstalled linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04:

$ sudo dkms status
$ sudo dkms remove btusb/4.2 --all
$ sudo apt clean
$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04
$ uname -a

However 6.14.0-33-generic #33~24.04.1-Ubuntu is still being used.

I rebooted my system and updated the system but still the kernel was not updated. I discovered another problem. The multi-screen display no longer worked and only one monitor would appear. I verified that this issue was unrelated to any hardware issue and is a software issue.

Consequently, went into the terminal mode via Ctrl + Alt + F3 to reinstall purge the nvidia drivers, reinstall the current working linux kernel and reinstalled the nvidia drivers:

$ sudo apt remove --purge nvidia-*
$ sudo apt autoremove
$ sudo apt autoclean
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
$ sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
$ sudo reboot

After the reboot, the multi-monitor displays worked again. I reinstalled linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04:

$ sudo apt remove --purge linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04
$ sudo apt install linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04

However, the Linux kernel 6.17 was still not showing up. Also bluetooth can no longer be enabled.

How do I get the Linux kernel 6.17 to be loaded and get the bluetooth to work again?

I confirm that linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 is installed.

$ sudo apt install linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
linux-headers-generic-hwe-24.04 is already the newest version (6.17.0-14.14~24.04.1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

However, the linux kernel does not shows to be updated:

$ uname -r
6.14.0-33-generic


$ sudo dpkg --configure -a ; ls -l /boot
.rw-r--r-- 296k root 19 Sep  2025  config-6.14.0-33-generic
drwxr-xr-x    - root  1 Jan  1970  efi
drwxr-xr-x    - root  6 Nov  2025  grub
lrwxrwxrwx    - root  6 Nov  2025  initrd.img -> initrd.img-6.14.0-33-generic
.rw-r--r--  62M root 20 Feb 01:52  initrd.img-6.14.0-33-generic
lrwxrwxrwx    - root  6 Nov  2025  initrd.img.old -> initrd.img-6.14.0-33-generic
.rw-r--r-- 143k root  9 Apr  2024  memtest86+ia32.bin
.rw-r--r-- 144k root  9 Apr  2024  memtest86+ia32.efi
.rw-r--r-- 148k root  9 Apr  2024  memtest86+x64.bin
.rw-r--r-- 149k root  9 Apr  2024  memtest86+x64.efi
.rw------- 9.1M root 19 Sep  2025  System.map-6.14.0-33-generic
lrwxrwxrwx    - root  6 Nov  2025 󰡯 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-6.14.0-33-generic
.rw-------  16M root 19 Sep  2025  vmlinuz-6.14.0-33-generic
lrwxrwxrwx    - root  6 Nov  2025  vmlinuz.old -> vmlinuz-6.14.0-33-generic

$ hciconfig ; lsusb 
hci0:   Type: Primary  Bus: USB
    BD Address: 00:00:00:00:00:00  ACL MTU: 0:0  SCO MTU: 0:0
    DOWN 
    RX bytes:0 acl:0 sco:0 events:0 errors:0
    TX bytes:61 acl:0 sco:0 commands:1 errors:0

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 214b:7250 Huasheng Electronics USB2.0 HUB
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:091c Logitech, Inc. 罗技高清网络摄像机 C930n
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0751 Genesys Logic, Inc. microSD Card Reader
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 056a:0374 Wacom Co., Ltd CTL-4100 [Intuos (S)]
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 002: ID 413c:1010 Dell Computer Corp. USB 2.0 Hub [MTT]
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0e8d:0717 MediaTek Inc. Wireless_Device
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 413c:2110 Dell Computer Corp. Dell Wired Multimedia Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 26ce:0a08 Generic USB Audio
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 009 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 009 Device 002: ID 275d:0ba6  USB OPTICAL MOUSE 
Bus 010 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 011 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 011 Device 002: ID 26ce:01a2 ASRock LED Controller
Upgraded the WiFi card, now no WiFi at all, and won't always finish booting https://askubuntu.com/questions/1564093/upgraded-the-wifi-card-now-no-wifi-at-all-and-wont-always-finish-booting

Ubuntu Studio 24.04.1 LTS (KDE 5, kernel 6.8) on a Dell Precision M6800 Mobile Workstation. It was rock-solid before, but I thought I'd upgrade the WiFi, since I found a forum post elsewhere that claimed success. So I got the exact model from that post, and swapped it in:

https://www.amazon.com/8774Mbps-Gigabit-Interface-Bluetooth-BE200HMW/dp/B0DNZS761K?th=1


Edit: Output of the Wireless Info Script is here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hDamjIeDjaBPvvXzgR65BeXS4hg3Ec9n/view?usp=sharing

dmesg:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1--iBvEnSYAVdLa33QNZh4S6fuPIyFllO/view?usp=sharing
I suspect the relevant part might be this, but I'm not sure what it means:

[    6.792669] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
[    6.792777] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    6.795777] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected crf-id 0x1001910, cnv-id 0x1001910 wfpm id 0x80000000
[    6.795846] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: PCI dev 272b/00f0, rev=0x471, rfid=0x112100
[    6.822777] mc: Linux media interface: v0.10
[    6.847006] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-86.ucode failed with error -2
[    6.872835] workqueue: smp_call_on_cpu_callback hogged CPU for >10000us 4 times, consider switching to WQ_UNBOUND
[    6.924924] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-85.ucode failed with error -2
[    6.975001] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-84.ucode failed with error -2
[    6.975060] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-83.ucode failed with error -2
[    6.975086] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-82.ucode failed with error -2
[    7.008101] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-81.ucode failed with error -2
[    7.008151] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-80.ucode failed with error -2
[    7.008156] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: no suitable firmware found!
[    7.008159] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: minimum version required: iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-80
[    7.008162] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: maximum version supported: iwlwifi-gl-b0-fm-b0-86
[    7.008164] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: check git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git

Continue reading for the order of troubleshooting.


It started up just fine, but no WiFi at all. lspci said:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller (rev 06)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 06)
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller (rev 06)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I217-LM (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev d4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev d4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 (rev d4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev d4)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #7 (rev d4)
00:1c.7 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #8 (rev d4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM87 Express LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104GLM [Quadro P5000 Mobile] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) AX1775*/AX1790*/BE20*/BE401/BE1750* 2x2 (rev 1a)
11:00.0 SD Host controller: O2 Micro, Inc. SD/MMC Card Reader Controller (rev 01)

So I swapped back to the old card, same configuration as before, and it wouldn't finish booting! First time it's done that in a VERY long time! It got as far as the second splash screen, after auto-login, for loading the user's settings, and then hung there, gear spinning for far longer than it normally does.

Eventually I gave up, held the power button to force it off, took the card out, and tried to run it with no WiFi card at all. Same thing again: hung on the spinning gear after auto-login.

So I went back to the one configuration that worked - the new WiFi card - and it STILL did the exact same thing: hung on loading user settings.

Then I went into the BIOS and got this, still with the new card:

Diagnostics

System Information

Integrated NIC

Misc

Wireless Switch

Wireless Enable

After that, it finally finished logging in, in the same time that it normally takes, but I don't know how or why since I didn't change anything. Still no WiFi.

aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ ifconfig
Command 'ifconfig' not found, but can be installed with:
sudo apt install net-tools
aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ sudo apt install net-tools
[sudo] password for aaron: 

...

aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ ifconfig
eno1: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
        inet ***.***.***.***  netmask ***.***.***.***  broadcast ***.***.***.***
        inet6 ****::****:****:****:****  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 34:e6:d7:**:**:**  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
        RX packets 143994  bytes 165365853 (165.3 MB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 2  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 97963  bytes 16432715 (16.4 MB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0
        device interrupt 20  memory 0xf7800000-f7820000  

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 6661  bytes 719614 (719.6 KB)
        RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
        TX packets 6661  bytes 719614 (719.6 KB)
        TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0

aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ sudo lshw -class network
[sudo] password for aaron: 
  *-network                 
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: Ethernet Connection I217-LM
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 19
       bus info: pci@0000:00:19.0
       logical name: eno1
       version: 04
       serial: 34:e6:d7:**:**:**
       size: 1Gbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e1000e driverversion=6.8.0-94-lowlatency duplex=full firmware=0.13-3 ip=192.168.20.98 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1Gbit/s
       resources: irq:41 memory:f7800000-f781ffff memory:f783d000-f783dfff ioport:f080(size=32)
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) AX1775*/AX1790*/BE20*/BE401/BE1750* 2x2
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
       version: 1a
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix cap_list
       configuration: latency=0
       resources: memory:f7700000-f7703fff
aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ rfkill list all
1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
2: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: yes
        Hard blocked: no
3: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: yes
        Hard blocked: no
aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ sudo dmesg | grep -i firmware
[23505.872167] audit: type=1400 audit(1771394432.473:1374): apparmor="DENIED" operation="open" class="file" profile="snap.firmware-updater.firmware-notifier" name="/proc/sys/vm/max_map_count" pid=40061 comm="firmware-notifi" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" fsuid=1000 ouid=0
aaron@aaron-M6800:~$ 

Fortunately, my home dock is wired, which is how I'm posting this, but I do need WiFi when I take it places. At this point, I'd be happy if either card worked, but of course I'd still prefer the new one. Any ideas?

"Sorry Command Output has thrown error" message in lock screen https://askubuntu.com/questions/1554151/sorry-command-output-has-thrown-error-message-in-lock-screen

I just started seeing the message "Sorry Command Output has thrown error" on my lock screen and I have no idea what caused it. I have the lock screen extension so I thought it could be related but I don't see any options in it that could cause this error. Also, the time and date used to be white but now they're this blueish color.

Lockscreen screenshot

Output of neofetch:

   OS: Ubuntu 25.04 x86_64
   Kernel: 6.14.0-27-generic
   DE: GNOME 48.0
   Theme: Orchis-Dark-Compact [GTK2/3]
   CPU: 11th Gen Intel i7-11800H
   GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti

Ubuntu 22.04 randomly crashes to a black screen https://askubuntu.com/questions/1443744/ubuntu-22-04-randomly-crashes-to-a-black-screen

Yesterday my Ubuntu 22.04 started to randomly crash to a black screen. When this happens I no longer have access to my computer in any way except by holding down the start button to power off the computer. Why does this happen, and how to fix it?

Screen becomes fuzzy (Ubuntu Studio 22.04) https://askubuntu.com/questions/1404013/screen-becomes-fuzzy-ubuntu-studio-22-04

I have a fresh install of Ubuntu Studio 22.04. Proprietary nvidia drivers 510.60.02. The screen will sometimes get fuzzy. It's not constant and doing things like typing or moving the mouse will cause it to become un-fuzzy briefly.

Logging out of my X session and logging back in fixes it.

The two times I've noticed it happening the triggers appear to be either exiting a game or after the screen/screensaver has been on a long time (over night).

I'm actually able to screenshot it, so here's what I see:

Fuzzy Ubuntu Studio 22.04:

Fuzzy Ubuntu Studio 22.04
Click image to enlarge it.

How to create `vscode` or `code` command line by launch visual studio code from terminal? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1352538/how-to-create-vscode-or-code-command-line-by-launch-visual-studio-code-from

In Ubuntu 20.04, after download from various ways (snap or ubuntu software) the visual studio code text editor, I had not been able to find a way to install the shortcut command line vscode or code.

I used alias by open the current path:

alias c.='(code $PWD &>/dev/null &)'

But since this won't work without the line command code.

I tried the suggestions found here, to open Visual Studio Code and press Ctrl+Shift+P then type >install shell command but I got command not found.

Connect 2 external monitors using a USB-C docking station in Kubuntu 20.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1341802/connect-2-external-monitors-using-a-usb-c-docking-station-in-kubuntu-20-04

I have installed Kubuntu 20.04, on a Huawei Matebook 13, with an NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics adapter. My goal is to connect 2 additional external monitors using the USB-C docking station Sandberg, which supports extending and mirror mode.

Ubuntu only recognizes one external monitor, and when I turn both on, I have the same image on both external screens. I would like to expand the desktop to use all 3 screens, one built-in and 2 external.

This is a screenshot of my display configuration:

screenshot of my display configuration

Results of xrandr:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
eDP-1-1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
2160x1440     60.00 +
1920x1440     60.00
1856x1392     60.01
1792x1344     60.01
2048x1152     59.99     59.98     59.90     59.91
1920x1200     59.88     59.95
1920x1080     60.01     59.97     59.96     59.93
1600x1200     60.00
1680x1050     59.95     59.88
1600x1024     60.17
1400x1050     59.98
1600x900      59.99     59.94     59.95     59.82
1280x1024     60.02
1440x900      59.89
1400x900      59.96     59.88
1280x960      60.00
1440x810      60.00     59.97
1368x768      59.88     59.85
1360x768      59.80     59.96
1280x800      59.99     59.97     59.81     59.91
1152x864      60.00
1280x720      60.00     59.99     59.86     59.74
1024x768      60.04     60.00
960x720       60.00
928x696       60.05
896x672       60.01
1024x576      59.95     59.96     59.90     59.82
960x600       59.93     60.00
960x540       59.96     59.99     59.63     59.82
800x600       60.00     60.32     56.25
840x525       60.01     59.88
864x486       59.92     59.57
800x512       60.17
700x525       59.98
800x450       59.95     59.82
640x512       60.02
720x450       59.89
700x450       59.96     59.88
640x480       60.00     59.94
720x405       59.51     58.99
684x384       59.88     59.85
680x384       59.80     59.96
640x400       59.88     59.98
576x432       60.06
640x360       59.86     59.83     59.84     59.32
512x384       60.00
512x288       60.00     59.92
480x270       59.63     59.82
400x300       60.32     56.34
432x243       59.92     59.57
320x240       60.05
360x202       59.51     59.13
320x180       59.84     59.32
DP-1-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 598mm x 336mm
1920x1080     60.00*+   74.97     50.00     59.94
1680x1050     59.88
1600x900      60.00
1280x1024     75.02     60.02
1440x900      59.90
1280x800      59.91
1152x864      75.00
1280x720      60.00     50.00     59.94
1024x768      75.03     70.07     60.00
832x624       74.55
800x600       72.19     75.00     60.32     56.25
720x576       50.00
720x480       60.00     59.94
640x480       75.00     72.81     66.67     60.00     59.94
720x400       70.08
HDMI-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

This is my monitor setup:

my monitor setup

How can I do this?

"Partial update" message appears - why? [closed] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1333694/partial-update-message-appears-why

Since about two days, a pop-up message about "partial update" from Software Updater keeps appearing on my screen (Ubuntu 20.04). It says that "some updates cannot be installed" and prompts me to do a partial update. If I skip this, I get an usual Software Updater window, that lists several packages regarding to NVIDIA drivers, which are unselectable and only one package is selected (I enclose the screenshot below). I did not perform the update yet because I don't know why this situation occurs and whether it is safe to do the "partial update" as the program suggests (won't it break anything in my system?).

The unselectable NVIDIA packages are all version 390.143-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, while my currently installed version is 390.141-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.

Could anybody advise, why this situation occurs and what should I do?

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Click image to enlarge it.

Below is the full output of sudo apt upgrade, as requested in comments:

root@jarek-02:~# LANG=C apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2 gconf2-common libetonyek-0.1-1 libfprint-2-tod1 libgconf-2-4 libjuh-java libjurt-java libllvm10 libllvm10:i386
  libllvm9 libllvm9:i386 libmspub-0.1-1 libmwaw-0.3-3 libneon27-gnutls liborcus-0.15-0 libreoffice-style-tango libridl-java libwps-0.4-4
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages have been kept back:
  libnvidia-cfg1-390 libnvidia-compute-390 libnvidia-compute-390:i386 libnvidia-decode-390 libnvidia-decode-390:i386 libnvidia-encode-390
  libnvidia-encode-390:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-390 libnvidia-fbc1-390:i386 libnvidia-gl-390 libnvidia-gl-390:i386 libnvidia-ifr1-390 libnvidia-ifr1-390:i386
  linux-modules-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic linux-modules-nvidia-390-generic-hwe-20.04 linux-objects-nvidia-390-5.8.0-50-generic
  linux-signatures-nvidia-5.8.0-50-generic nvidia-compute-utils-390 nvidia-dkms-390 nvidia-driver-390 nvidia-kernel-common-390 nvidia-kernel-source-390
  nvidia-utils-390 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-390
The following packages will be upgraded:
  flashplugin-installer gjs libgjs0g libnvidia-common-390 libxnvctrl0 nvidia-prime nvidia-settings python3-distupgrade ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk update-notifier update-notifier-common
12 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 24 not upgraded.
Need to get 1576 kB of archives.
After this operation, 268 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.
When i boot from an ubuntu usb drive i get the grub prompt https://askubuntu.com/questions/1312257/when-i-boot-from-an-ubuntu-usb-drive-i-get-the-grub-prompt

I created the bootable usb drive with Rufus but PC will not boot to ubuntu.

It seems others have had this problem but not in the hast 5 years. Should i follow the grub commands given here?
Created a Bootable USB Drive to Install Ubuntu.. What next?

I have checked the BIOS and Secure Boot is disabled. Boot from USB is enabled.

Machine seems to boot from usb but just delivers the grub prompt. Any suggestions?

Night Light turns screen green https://askubuntu.com/questions/1229734/night-light-turns-screen-green

I have two displays. Main monitor through DVI works normal with Night Light. When I change to the HDMI display which is a OLED TV the image is ok except when I activate Night Light. The image turns green!

Green screen when Night Light is on

I've looked everywhere for this issue but couldn't find any solution. I've messed with the nvidia settings but with no success. Another issue is when I click Mirror Display it crashes and doesn't do anything.

Mirror Display crashes:

Mirror display mode crashes

NVIDIA driver:

nvidia driver

NVIDIA X Server Settings:

nvidia settings2

Ubuntu 19.10 Nvidia drivers 435 (tested 440 with the same result).

Wrong resolution (missing 1920x1080) on a Lenovo W520 after updating to Ubuntu 18.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1193045/wrong-resolution-missing-1920x1080-on-a-lenovo-w520-after-updating-to-ubuntu-1

I am using a Lenovo ThinkPad W520. I recently updated from 14.04 to 18.04 (with a broken 16.04 in the middle where the UI completely stopped working -- low-graphics mode and had to be rescued.)

I now have a GUI back, but the resolution is 1600x900 rather than the expected 1920x1080.

On BIOS, display mode is set to discrete and Optimus is off.

I tried manually installing nvidia-driver-390 (don't know if that was the correct one, but it seemed to be what other w520s installed) -- also.

Results of ubuntu-drivers devices:

 ubuntu-drivers devices
== /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 ==
modalias : pci:v000010DEd00000DFAsv000017AAsd000021CFbc03sc00i00
vendor   : NVIDIA Corporation
model    : GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M]
driver   : nvidia-340 - distro non-free
driver   : nvidia-driver-390 - third-party free recommended
driver   : nvidia-304 - third-party free
driver   : xserver-xorg-video-nouveau - distro free builtin

Results of xrandr:

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1600 x 900, maximum 16384 x 16384
VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
LVDS-0 connected primary 1600x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 193mm
   1600x900      60.22*+  50.01  
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-4 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-5 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
$ sudo get-edid|parse-edid
This is read-edid version 3.0.2. Prepare for some fun.
Attempting to use i2c interface
No EDID on bus 0
No EDID on bus 1
No EDID on bus 3
No EDID on bus 4
No EDID on bus 5
No EDID on bus 6
No byte reading on this bus...
Problem requesting slave address: Bad file descriptor
No byte reading on this bus...
Problem requesting slave address: Bad file descriptor
No byte reading on this bus...
Problem requesting slave address: Bad file descriptor
1 potential busses found: 2
128-byte EDID successfully retrieved from i2c bus 2
Looks like i2c was successful. Have a good day.
Checksum Correct

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "�p"
    ModelName "�p"
    VendorName "LEN"
    # Monitor Manufactured week 1 of 2008
    # EDID version 1.3
    # Digital Display
    DisplaySize 340 190
    Gamma 2.20
    Option "DPMS" "true"
    Modeline    "Mode 0" 106.00 1600 1664 1706 1930 900 903 906 912 -hsync -vsync 
    Modeline    "Mode 1" 106.00 1600 1664 1706 2324 900 903 906 912 -hsync -vsync 
EndSection

Ran sudo nvidia-xconfig,

/etc/X11/xorg.conf became:

# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig:  version 390.116  (buildmeister@swio-display-x64-rhel04-14)  Sun Jan 27 07:47:55 PST 2019

Section "ServerLayout"
    Identifier     "Layout0"
    Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
    InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
    InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
EndSection

Section "Files"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Mouse0"
    Driver         "mouse"
    Option         "Protocol" "auto"
    Option         "Device" "/dev/psaux"
    Option         "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
    Option         "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

    # generated from default
    Identifier     "Keyboard0"
    Driver         "kbd"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier     "Monitor0"
    VendorName     "Unknown"
    ModelName      "Unknown"
    HorizSync       28.0 - 33.0
    VertRefresh     43.0 - 72.0
    Option         "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Device"
    Identifier     "Device0"
    Driver         "nvidia"
    VendorName     "NVIDIA Corporation"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Identifier     "Screen0"
    Device         "Device0"
    Monitor        "Monitor0"
    DefaultDepth    24
    SubSection     "Display"
        Depth       24
    EndSubSection
EndSection

sudo lspci | grep -i vga/nvidia is empty.

sudo modprobe -v nvidia (from Display port monitor low resolution after ubuntu 18.04 updates) runs without error.

Software & Updates -> Additional Drivers shows:

screenshot

I tried following https://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/install-nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/ including suggested PPA, to no avail.

Update: I tried changing to 340 via the GUI, which caused it to instead go to nouveau, become corrupted, and be 480x480. After purging etc, I think I'm back to previous state.

Output of lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display':

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200/2nd Generation Core Processor Family PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: mei_me
    Kernel modules: mei_me
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family KT Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family KT Controller
    Kernel driver in use: serial
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: e1000e
    Kernel modules: e1000e
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
    Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4)
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4)
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b4)
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b4)
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b4)
    Kernel driver in use: pcieport
    Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM67 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
    Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Mobile SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: ahci
    Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M] (rev a1)
    Subsystem: Lenovo GF108GLM [Quadro 1000M]
    Kernel driver in use: nvidia
    Kernel modules: nvidiafb, nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GF108 High Definition Audio Controller (rev a1)
    Subsystem: Lenovo GF108 High Definition Audio Controller
    Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
    Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
    Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN
    Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
    Kernel modules: iwlwifi
0d:00.0 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd MMC/SD Host Controller (rev 08)
    Subsystem: Lenovo MMC/SD Host Controller
    Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci
    Kernel modules: sdhci_pci
0d:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 PCIe IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
    Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
    Kernel modules: firewire_ohci
0e:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
    Subsystem: Lenovo uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller
    Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
VNC connection results in grey or black screen https://askubuntu.com/questions/1152910/vnc-connection-results-in-grey-or-black-screen

I want to install a vnc-server on a Ubuntu 18.04 desktop (clean install). I've tried vino, tigervnc, tightvnc. For vino, I don't get the screensharing option in the settings. For tigervnc and tightvnc the installation proceeds, I create the configuration, but when I try to connect I get a grey screen with a cross cursor.

I've tried a VM (clean installation) with Ubuntu 19.04 desktop and vino-server, turned screen sharing on. When I tried to connect with Remmina from the host, I get a black screen, no cursor.

I'm lost here, have spent hours to get this working, thought this should be a straightforward thing to do.

How can I get screensharing via VNC to work?

SSH is running, UFW disabled.

How do I keep the icon of a program on the taskbar even after opening it? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1138908/how-do-i-keep-the-icon-of-a-program-on-the-taskbar-even-after-opening-it

I reinstalled Kubuntu and during my previous installation it didn't give me any problems. Now, when I pin a program (say chromium) to the taskbar right next to the "start" button the pinned icon disappears once I click to open chromium. The thing is I don't want it to disappear because I would sometimes like to quickly open a new window by reclicking the pinned chromium icon on my taskbar but unfortunately it disappears when I first click to open it. It reappears again once I close chromium again. Thank you!

Ubuntu freezes on shutdown, restart and suspend https://askubuntu.com/questions/1116933/ubuntu-freezes-on-shutdown-restart-and-suspend

I have n552vw laptop with i7 6700hq with the 960gt Nvidia driver. My Ubuntu 18.04 freezes on shutdown, restart and suspend, and I have to manually shutdown with the power button for turning off the computer. I tried https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia#Installation with no luck.

Results of sudo blkid:

/dev/sda2: UUID="148a4a5d-60cf-414e-8ce3-b79f86ad386c" TYPE="ext4" PARTUUID="a4dabba3-3ec9-4fe0-bcd8-fdb26e33d980"
/dev/loop0: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop1: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop2: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop3: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop4: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop5: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop6: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop7: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/sda1: UUID="6BF5-CC22" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI System Partition" PARTUUID="4b160ac6-a5d2-4f8c-81c9-b02cc025d0cd"
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="New Volume" UUID="7C7A8BDF7A8B9514" TYPE="ntfs" PARTLABEL="Basic data partition" PARTUUID="99a61984-cdc3-477d-9c2b-20b5eff5a457"
/dev/loop8: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop9: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop10: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop11: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop12: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop13: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop14: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop15: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop16: TYPE="squashfs"
/dev/loop17: TYPE="squashfs"

here is /etc/fstab:

  /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a
# device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices
# that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
# / was on /dev/sda2 during installation
UUID=148a4a5d-60cf-414e-8ce3-b79f86ad386c /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# /boot/efi was on /dev/sda1 during installation
#UUID=6BF5-CC22  /boot/efi       vfat    umask=0077      0       1
/swapfile                                 none            swap    sw              0       0
UUID=6BF5-CC22  /boot/efi   vfat    defaults    0   1

here is free -h

              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:           7.7G        5.4G        418M        230M        1.9G        1.8G
Swap:          2.0G          0B        2.0G

and last one cat /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume

cat: /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume: No such file or directory

sudo fdisk -l output

Disk /dev/loop0: 3.7 MiB, 3878912 bytes, 7576 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop1: 13 MiB, 13619200 bytes, 26600 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop2: 34.6 MiB, 36216832 bytes, 70736 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop3: 13 MiB, 13619200 bytes, 26600 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop4: 1.2 MiB, 1253376 bytes, 2448 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop5: 140.9 MiB, 147722240 bytes, 288520 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop6: 2.3 MiB, 2355200 bytes, 4600 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop7: 14.5 MiB, 15196160 bytes, 29680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/sda: 119.2 GiB, 128035676160 bytes, 250069680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 6270DE80-FEA1-4548-BE07-17C506FCAD06

Device       Start       End   Sectors   Size Type
/dev/sda1     2048   1050623   1048576   512M EFI System
/dev/sda2  1050624 250068991 249018368 118.8G Linux filesystem


Disk /dev/sdb: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 5D1C00F9-28BD-4FF1-9DAF-FC6D770E1A49

Device     Start        End    Sectors   Size Type
/dev/sdb1   2048 1953523711 1953521664 931.5G Microsoft basic data


Disk /dev/loop8: 53.7 MiB, 56311808 bytes, 109984 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop9: 140.7 MiB, 147496960 bytes, 288080 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop10: 34.7 MiB, 36323328 bytes, 70944 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop11: 2.3 MiB, 2433024 bytes, 4752 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop12: 3.7 MiB, 3887104 bytes, 7592 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop13: 238.6 MiB, 250220544 bytes, 488712 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop14: 91.1 MiB, 95494144 bytes, 186512 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop15: 89.5 MiB, 93835264 bytes, 183272 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop16: 14.5 MiB, 15208448 bytes, 29704 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop17: 91 MiB, 95408128 bytes, 186344 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Here is my additional driver which I chose:

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Here is a screenshot of what's happening after waking up from suspend state.

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Results of snap list:

Name                     Version         Rev   Tracking  Publisher   Notes
core                     16-2.37.1       6350  stable    canonical✓  core
core18                   18              677   stable    canonical✓  base
gnome-3-26-1604          3.26.0          74    stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-calculator         3.30.1          260   stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-characters         3.30.0          139   stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-logs               3.30.0          45    stable/…  canonical✓  -
gnome-system-monitor     3.30.0          57    stable/…  canonical✓  -
gtk-common-themes        0.1-4-g88bc1b2  818   stable/…  canonical✓  -
kde-frameworks-5-core18  5.54.0          26    stable    kde✓        -
ktouch                   18.12.1         27    stable    kde✓        -

My laptop has Skylake CPU (Core i7 6700HQ) which doesn't support my Linux kernel and it gets stuck at the logo screen after installing Ubuntu. After struggling to resolve this issue I come up with adding Nouveau in grub configuration and I managed to login in Ubuntu eventually, and now I have this problem.

rtcwake: write error https://askubuntu.com/questions/1026609/rtcwake-write-error

I'm trying to send my system to sleep using e.g.

rtcwake -v -m disk -s 60

and receive the following output

rtcwake: RTC wird als UTC interpretiert
UTC wird verwendet.
    delta   = 1
    tzone   = 0
    tzname  = UTC
    systime = 1524206927, (UTC) Fri Apr 20 06:48:47 2018
    rtctime = 1524206926, (UTC) Fri Apr 20 06:48:46 2018
Alarm 0, sys_time 1524206927, rtc_time 1524206926, Sekunden 60
rtcwake: wakeup from "disk" using /dev/rtc0 at Fri Apr 20 06:49:47 2018
suspend mode: disk; suspending system
rtcwake: write error

The system seems to start entering the suspend mode but returns back immediately. I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.13.0-38-generic x86_64). Are there any details, that would help to find the root cause of the problem (dmesg output, /var/log/syslog, ...)?

Thanks in advance,

Bernd

How can I copy&paste from the host to a KVM guest? https://askubuntu.com/questions/858649/how-can-i-copypaste-from-the-host-to-a-kvm-guest

I have a QEMU/KVM virtual machine created with Virtual Machine Manager.

I would like to be able to copy text on the host and paste it into the guest, and the other way around too.

How can I share the clipboard between the host and the guest?

can't add key - keyserver timed out https://askubuntu.com/questions/757714/cant-add-key-keyserver-timed-out

I'm trying to install mongodb on ubuntu 15.10. While following this - Install Mongo 3.2 on Ubuntu 15.10 - i got the following error message:

W: GPG error: http://repo.mongodb.org trusty/mongodb-org/3.2 Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY D68FA50FEA312927

So then I attempted to add the key like this:

me@devbox:/etc/test$ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D68FA50FEA312927

Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --homedir /tmp/tmp.CWnpUGSg5w --no-auto-check-trustdb --trust-model always --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --primary-keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/apt.postgresql.org.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/nginx_ubuntu_stable.gpg --keyring /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/webupd8team_ubuntu_java.gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D68FA50FEA312927
gpg: requesting key EA312927 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: keyserver timed out
gpg: keyserver receive failed: keyserver error

Not sure what else to try. I'm currently looking other posts here on this site to see if this has been addressed.

EDIT 1:

Based on this post: Can't add repo keys

I tried to run the command :

sudo gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys D68FA50FEA312927

and then retried:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys D68FA50FEA312927

But it's still failing.

Ethernet Failed on Realtek RTL8101/2/6E 14.04 - 15.10 https://askubuntu.com/questions/696991/ethernet-failed-on-realtek-rtl8101-2-6e-14-04-15-10

Ok, I've tried to follow every example I could find but nothing is working. I need your help. One day an update came along and I lost my ethernet. A failed version upgrade eventually resulted in a reinstall of 15.04, then I upgraded to 15.10. In each version I have tried to download the current Realtek RTL8101E driver (I've also tried r8169 from the realtek site). I can get the r8101 module loaded but I can't even ping my router with the wired connection. Wireless IS running on the ath9k driver. Here is some detailed info:

ryan@hplaptop:~$ sudo lshw -C network
[sudo] password for ryan: 
  *-network DISABLED      
       description: Wireless interface
       product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       logical name: wlan0
       version: 01
       serial: 24:fd:52:ec:e9:fd
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=4.2.0-18-generic firmware=N/A latency=0 link=no multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
       resources: irq:16 memory:c2500000-c257ffff memory:c2580000-c258ffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:08:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 05
       serial: 2c:44:fd:b3:58:42
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 100Mbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8101 driverversion=1.027.00-NAPI duplex=full latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:24 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c2404000-c2404fff memory:c2400000-c2403fff



ryan@hplaptop:~$ lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: ivb_uncore
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller (rev 09)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev c4)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM75 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
01:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
DeviceName: Atheros AR9485 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company AR9485/HB125 802.11bgn 1×1 Wi-Fi Adapter
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS5229 PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 05)
DeviceName: Hanksville 10/100 Lan Connection
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1854
Kernel driver in use: r8101




ryan@hplaptop:~$ modinfo r8101
filename:       /lib/modules/4.2.0-18-generic/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8101.ko       
version:        1.027.00-NAPI
license:        GPL
description:    RealTek RTL-8101 Fast Ethernet driver
author:         Realtek and the Linux r8101 crew <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
srcversion:     D389B0DAED4F28B777AF883
alias:          pci:v000010ECd00008136sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        
vermagic:       4.2.0-18-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
parm:           speed:force phy operation. Deprecated by ethtool (8).(ushort)
parm:           duplex:force phy operation. Deprecated by ethtool (8). (int)
parm:           autoneg:force phy operation. Deprecated by ethtool (8). (int)
parm:           aspm:Enable ASPM. (int)
parm:           s5wol:Enable Shutdown Wake On Lan. (int)
parm:           rx_copybreak:Copy breakpoint for copy-only-tiny-frames (int)
parm:           timer_count:Timer Interrupt Interval. (int)
parm:           eee_enable:Enable Energy Efficient Ethernet. (int)
parm:           hwoptimize:Enable HW optimization function. (ulong)
parm:           debug:Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., 16=all) (int)


ryan@hplaptop:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo

iface lo inet loopback



ryan@hplaptop:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
#     DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 127.0.1.1
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4
nameserver 192.168.1.1
search charter.com


ryan@hplaptop:~$ sudo ifup eth0
Ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0.

ryan@hplaptop:~$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface

ryan@hplaptop:~$ sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable

ryan@hplaptop:~$ ping 192.168.1.1
connect: Network is unreachable

"sudo dhclient eth0" results in bringing up eth0 but there is still no connection however now I get some different results:

ryan@hplaptop:~$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
default         *               0.0.0.0         U     1002   0        0 eth0
link-local      *               255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0

ryan@hplaptop:~$ sudo route add default gw 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev eth0
ryan@hplaptop:~$ route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
default         192.168.1.1     255.255.255.0   UG    0      0        0 eth0
default         *               0.0.0.0         U     1002   0        0 eth0
link-local      *               255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 eth0

ryan@hplaptop:~$ ping 192.168.1.1
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 169.254.8.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
From 169.254.8.2 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable

Thank you to anyone who can help!

Compiz is not working and Compiz Options in Fusion Icon are grayed out https://askubuntu.com/questions/182676/compiz-is-not-working-and-compiz-options-in-fusion-icon-are-grayed-out

I'm having trouble with Compiz since I upgraded to 12.04. I have an Nvidia graphics card (GeForce 9600M GT). In general Compiz works, but it has performance issues and rendering problems as in the following screenshot 1, that make usage impossible.


Click image to enlarge i.

According to my research the loose-binding option could help solving the problem. Unfortunately this is unavailable to me, as the Compiz Options in the Fusion Icon are grayed out.

Additionally the command-line argument --loose-binding for Compiz provokes an error that this option is unavailable. Same goes for the --indirect-binding option.

How to make those options available or solve the rendering problems in general?

Ugly graphics after resuming from suspend https://askubuntu.com/questions/87276/ugly-graphics-after-resuming-from-suspend

This is what I'm seeing on my MacBook Pro 5,3 running Ubuntu 11.10 with gnome-shell and an Nvidia graphics card after I have resumed from suspend. The icons on the left-hand side was also blurred with noise as you can see on the text, but that seemed to have fixed itself after some time. Has anyone seen this kind of a behavior after a suspend command was given? Are there any known fixes?

LARGE VERSION No. 1
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LARGE VERSION No. 2
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