systemd unit for saslauthd https://askubuntu.com/questions/1563451/systemd-unit-for-saslauthd

Having trouble knowing how to install sasl components. The package sasl2-bin seems to install saslauthd, but no systemd unit. Where is the systemctl unit to be found? Is there a concise page of instructions how to properly install SASL on Ubuntu?

Public key block https://askubuntu.com/questions/1563449/public-key-block

I need help with below.....

E: Conflicting values set for option Signed-By regarding source https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/ noble: /etc/apt/keyrings/boot-repair.gpg != -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
   mQINBGYzoxcBEACurKKBm4hHDCALugw/YoZFfKRsFIKsK7u1kUWzAeA7RbJZbOro
   /bW6hjVZLCTCBMKT3LxTgcO04TcAiIcyJ9aavDLVbv8RtcyiCXVfB4qB8g5deZdE
   CRt0jJR6w8axzQVroqbmmkpr6Wxh3W/cDMw8YpXIWp6gj9YrvPdS+HGm2BZnatqU
   Or8sMeZ2CxRCGJ0jfTKcCfP9kuvxwxa6QZCqyi/fC2lpOKGVsHciJvvgAiKlzAN0
   7SHOtlsGr5BbL2nfNCjHbv99kfVV2XWgLaMpdB8nF5aBdhhLDCCUzPvN4gTQXNn2
   O/g+RrOmgrOsmHdzLazSK5c3aGb5LHFfDObKouQ6WjW6t+sfvtJg2UmrqOrb50r2
   DvZpmzR2BSAGVxKXNhSb0q0e4y93vBkPuTc8KgeEOkvrqaO1D+Vqy5stKTaO2XfC
   Had4JDCXuVFrKHDXp7rPB/X75JfFLU+xm93+dJR/n1+fo2cTSxi6NvMUquO8Kegt
   AxoH7E3duK3Pxau5QRIl4ahcxNMEgXRKrcqPsBiHpEqVKc0gHDKkQAEQHSGLmNl8
   hrLWBa3mClwpzac68JlT1J2D7ODX23pPr1uzxR5jZrhKHtHev1od1rPh2BtaXBKx
   aQYKujJz0oAPGOX7OyIBbhTz7iGyjXi/htZ8TwoXLbYXOMqERIh6G0BhfQARAQAB
   tBxMYXVuY2hwYWQgUFBBIGZvciBZYW5uVWJ1bnR1iQJOBBMBCgA4FiEEMIkBzDrR
   Wzq2TMDvPmhzZNLt218FAmYzoxcCGwMFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYCAwECHgECF4AA
   CgkQPmhzZNLt21+chw/6AlexTCjc0F/Acjij8alawj+A3kOtZbvYTbFbMvM6aOEj
   tAvO7wo7fzPLjCfuKzv79+oP62Wb2iTjI1tkgwsHygntU3sYc+EE9MhQNLG4HQjA
   fBqDXcKLUe6nMoRw7etOiIMvcL2PJ9m3aDu1u7xRgdIS+SM+NABpY3THPNyF0Opk
   eC5PDAo1sSc0mJza/+yemHncb3eHUZZmyix7pn26q9mTSoHgcAKxTqL8SdjtzhKu
   xNHufbqpF45tcRMRkaViat3t5/sLI0R1nr1s4816iYrUP2vLmtiWMjoVi+OvUWZX
   r8AZkvL22PdkF8ltQ8u9YTpvPDu0p2wQJYnlMWOPNNWZ0AKM2vbeuGlqwvAmMQcb
   7UaK0tnN/oX45mAlpQBM1MJys+Q/hCPUsD+0LOszpRqx5gbTZb/SdThAdxtq/+Lj
   Ojhn/SKCn0JUUMLNrPo5iRAzWui3BO3MnMCqW9mGMKHGBOXlSIHBlAFmhlEtUTgK
   bKYtQAjnEvBE0OEW9S+Lm5IuioqqrU7WpSrwdZvFluCzax1ZVSH47sEZguRXuatD
   mmKLeLe3oH89XjMaFQ9LP+2ZmPD+zgosoZBRl610mKqO7FQz+KannfzXUgcxzF0l
   rS5isrksbA2h1IAWFETecbW55/UXZvmPlNwvs2AvOv47cDZC5IvoTKd+uoU/zRg=
   =ilP+
   -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
E: The list of sources could not be read.

apt_pkg.Error:

apt_pkg.Error: E:Conflicting values set for option Signed-By regarding source https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/yannubuntu/boot-repair/ubuntu/ noble: /etc/apt/keyrings/boot-repair.gpg != -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

Per below is what I get when I try.....

sudo apt-get... returns "Conflicting values set for option Signed-By regarding source" error

sudo rm /etc/apt/keyrings/boot-repair.gpg && sudo rm /usr/share/keyrings/bootrepair rm: cannot remove '/etc/apt/keyrings/boot-repair.gpg': No such file or directory

What should I type in the terminal to fix....Thx All for Help.....

Contents of source list

USB special handshake https://askubuntu.com/questions/1563445/usb-special-handshake

So after leaving win11 because I couldn't copy and paste into file manager.

Only for USB pen not showing in Dolphin, why is this so hard? How long have we been using USB drives? 20 years?

I get an audio notification when I plug it in. But it shows nowhere, Show Hidden Places-done,F9 does nothing, control M - not there.

Impression found it, why can't Dolphin or krudader?

lsblk, found it.

sda           8:0    1  57.3G  0 disk 
└─sda1        8:1    1  57.3G  0 part 
nvme0n1     259:0    0 931.5G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0   300M  0 part /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0 931.2G  0 part /
Cannot connect to Google account from Ubuntu 22.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1563438/cannot-connect-to-google-account-from-ubuntu-22-04

I cannot connect to Google account from Ubuntu. I I cannot access Google Drive folders from Nautilus file manager.

I deleted my Google account in Settings and attempted to recreate Ubuntu Settings accepted Google account/email and password. I got a 2-stage verification alert on my Android phone and I accepted it.

In a pop-up window displayed by Settings, I selected Continue. After a period of time I saw the pop-up window on the Ubuntu desktop with message: Settings not responding, and the button options Force quit and Wait. When I pressed Wait after a number of seconds the Settings not responding pop-up message reappears.

I have attempted to delete and recreate the Google account on Ubuntu 3 times with same outcome.

I have tested my internet connection and it is running at 100Mbps. I can access my Google folders from a Windows 11 machine and a MacOS Ventura machine connected to the internet through the same home network.

Here are the messages from the end of syslog. I don’t know if any are relevant.

Jan 30 18:14:07 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Extract' unit='tracker-extract-3.service' requested by ':1.90' (uid=1000 pid=4984 comm="/usr/libexec/tracker-miner-fs-3 " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:14:07 MacPro-Linux systemd[4235]: Starting Tracker metadata extractor...

Jan 30 18:14:07 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Extract'

Jan 30 18:14:07 MacPro-Linux systemd[4235]: Started Tracker metadata extractor.

Jan 30 18:14:08 MacPro-Linux google-chrome.desktop[10709]: [10702:10736:0130/181408.825241:ERROR:google_apis/gcm/engine/registration_request.cc:291] Registration response error message: DEPRECATED_ENDPOINT

Jan 30 18:14:27 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Activating service name='org.gnome.Nautilus' requested by ':1.30' (uid=1000 pid=4430 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:14:27 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Nautilus'

Jan 30 18:14:28 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[1337]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.132' (uid=1000 pid=11159 comm="/usr/bin/nautilus --gapplication-service " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:14:28 MacPro-Linux systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...

Jan 30 18:14:28 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[1337]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'

Jan 30 18:14:28 MacPro-Linux systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.

Jan 30 18:14:28 MacPro-Linux nautilus[11159]: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory#012Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.

Jan 30 18:14:43 MacPro-Linux nautilus[11159]: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory#012Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.

Jan 30 18:14:58 MacPro-Linux systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Deactivated successfully.

Jan 30 18:15:01 MacPro-Linux CRON[11210]: (root) CMD (command -v debian-sa1 > /dev/null && debian-sa1 1 1)

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Activating service name='org.gnome.ControlCenter.SearchProvider' requested by ':1.30' (uid=1000 pid=4430 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Activating service name='org.gnome.Calculator.SearchProvider' requested by ':1.30' (uid=1000 pid=4430 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Activating service name='org.gnome.Characters.BackgroundService' requested by ':1.30' (uid=1000 pid=4430 comm="/usr/bin/gnome-shell " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.ControlCenter.SearchProvider'

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Characters.BackgroundService'

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Successfully activated service 'org.gnome.Calculator.SearchProvider'

Jan 30 18:15:06 MacPro-Linux nautilus[11159]: Connecting to org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Files

Jan 30 18:15:08 MacPro-Linux PackageKit: resolve transaction /5460_edeecdda from uid 1000 finished with success after 733ms

Jan 30 18:15:08 MacPro-Linux gnome-shell[4430]: Could not load a pixbuf from icon theme.#012This may indicate that pixbuf loaders or the mime database could not be found.

Jan 30 18:15:09 MacPro-Linux systemd[4235]: Started Application launched by gnome-shell.

Jan 30 18:15:09 MacPro-Linux chrome-aghbiahbpaijignceidepookljebhfak-Default.desktop[11298]: Opening in existing browser session.

Jan 30 18:15:09 MacPro-Linux google-chrome.desktop[10709]: [10702:10702:0130/181509.600804:ERROR:ui/compositor/compositor_animation_observer.cc:65] CompositorAnimationObserver is active for too long (117.099s) location=Button@ui/views/controls/button/button.cc:667

Jan 30 18:15:15 MacPro-Linux tracker-miner-f[4984]: SQLite error: database disk image is malformed (errno: Bad file descriptor)

Jan 30 18:15:15 MacPro-Linux tracker-miner-f[4984]: SQLite error: database disk image is malformed (errno: Bad file descriptor)

Jan 30 18:15:15 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Extract' unit='tracker-extract-3.service' requested by ': 1.90' (uid=1000 pid=4984 comm="/usr/libexec/tracker-miner-fs-3 " label="unconfined")

Jan 30 18:15:15 MacPro-Linux systemd[4235]: Starting Tracker metadata extractor...

Jan 30 18:15:15 MacPro-Linux dbus-daemon[4267]: [session uid=1000 pid=4267] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.Tracker3.Miner.Extract'

Jan 30 18:15:15 MacPro-Linux systemd[4235]: Started Tracker metadata extractor.

fsck is unable to fix root partition after power failure: "fsck.ext4 unable to set Superblock flags on /dev/mapper/vgubuntu--budgie-root" https://askubuntu.com/questions/1563437/fsck-is-unable-to-fix-root-partition-after-power-failure-fsck-ext4-unable-to-s

My laptop isn't booting. After what was probably a power failure directly after booting into my Ubuntu desktop, BusyBox and initramfs are showing up. I tried some recommendations I found online to fix this, but it's not working:

After typing "exit" I get the message that my root partition needs a manual fsck.

fsck.ext4 unable to set Superblock flags on /dev/mapper/vgubuntu--budgie-root  

When I do, it doesn't work but gives the aforementioned error.

Fresh Ubuntu 24.04.3 Server install has no networking https://askubuntu.com/questions/1563432/fresh-ubuntu-24-04-3-server-install-has-no-networking

I installed Ubuntu server 24.04.3 on an old Zotec ZBOXHD-ID34BR offline. Now when I try to put it on a wired ethernet connection it ip a reports the enp4s11 and wls33 interfaces as DOWN. I assume enp4s11 is the wired interface and wls33 is the wireless interface.

I created a /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml file

network:
  version: 2
  renderer: networkd
  ethernets:
    enp4s11:
      dhcp4: true

then ran sudo netplan generate and sudo netplan apply. But the subsequent ip a shows the enp4s11 interface is still DOWN. I have verified the ethernet connection works on other machines, so there is nothing on the wire or switch that could be causing this problem.

I am finding advice to download various packages off apt, but with no network connection that is impossible. I tried bypassing the built in network port with a usb network interface, but the server isn't even detecting it.

Ubuntu 24.04 mutes itself https://askubuntu.com/questions/1559123/ubuntu-24-04-mutes-itself

My Ubuntu 24.04 often mutes itself.

I increase the sound volume and it goes down to zero within a few seconds (not instantly). Sometimes it stays on for some time.

I checked if some key on the keyboard is stuck and it happens even when no keyboard is attached.

There are few applications installed and it mutes itself sometimes after 1s, sometimes in 20s.

Sound mutes itself

System info from /etc/update-motd.d/50-landscape-sysinfo reporting wrong temperature https://askubuntu.com/questions/1553275/system-info-from-etc-update-motd-d-50-landscape-sysinfo-reporting-wrong-tempera

I would like not use other tools. Is there reason why canonic python code doen't use same readings as lm-sensors? I'm running LTS server edition and both readings were done in split second. No matching temp reading in sensors with MOTD and diffrenece is more than 20 degree.

This is login screen

senosrs output

Before I did upgrade to LTS 24.04.2 readings were pretty accurate.

Edit:

Even after deleting cache here are actual sensors reading taken around 5 hours later than 1st one.

after couple of hours

and MOTD show +19 degree more

actual login

MicroCeph Ceph unable to use Smartctl to check drive health https://askubuntu.com/questions/1552918/microceph-ceph-unable-to-use-smartctl-to-check-drive-health

I've deployed Ceph using MicroCeph so we can get Canonical support thru Ubuntu Pro (if I understood correctly that is the only way to get support to CEPH on it). However, when looking at the host list in the dashboard, it try to load the SMART data to get the drive health and fail:

Smartctl has received an unknown argument (error code -22). You may be using an incompatible version of smartmontools. Version >= 7.0 of smartmontools is required to successfully retrieve data.

enter image description here

I'm sure I have the latest smartctl available on APT:

$ smartctl --version

smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-linux-6.8.0-63-generic] (local build)

Running thru the terminal, smartctl is able to return the full SMART data in the JSON as smartctl --json -a /dev/sdb.

What should we do to make Ceph Dashboard to work with smartctl and show the proper drive health? We can't use MicroCeph in production if it will not present at minimum the health of the drives.

Thank you! Any help would be appreciated.

Fujitsu Siemens P756 PC does not boot and does not enter BIOS menu after update to 22.04.01 LTS https://askubuntu.com/questions/1529874/fujitsu-siemens-p756-pc-does-not-boot-and-does-not-enter-bios-menu-after-update

After accepting the offer to update from 22.04 LTS to 24.04.01 LTS the system stands still during the boot process showing only the "FUJITSU" splash screen. (To be precise: The "FUJITSU" shows up, then the screen gets black for ~1sec, then it re-appears. The "black-screen" time is normally where one can press F2 and F12 to enter the BIOS)

  • Entering the BIOS does not work any longer.
  • The system does not start.
  • BIOS recovery cannot be entered (also not by changing the jumpers on the main board). The USB stick is not detected and not booted.

After mounting the same M2 memory in a second PC with the system boots up and enters the new Ubuntu Linux. After the next reboot the same happens also to this second PC. It stands still in the same position, not being able to enter BIOS or the OS.

  • Mounting back the earlier working M2 memory into the PC does not recover the system.
  • removing the backup battery does not help
  • The keyboard is USB, same slot that worked to enter the BIOS before. PS/2 is not available to me.

Any idea on what happens to the system that is permanent? Any idea what else can help to recover two earlier well working PCs (Fujitsu Siemens P756/E94+)?

Snapshot of Ubuntu 22.04 that I can restore in case of failure https://askubuntu.com/questions/1473606/snapshot-of-ubuntu-22-04-that-i-can-restore-in-case-of-failure

I guess Ubuntu has no Reset option. Luckily, everything is fine on my Ubuntu 22.04. Wondering whether it is possible to create a snapshot of my Ubuntu which I can restore back to in case something goes wrong. Is it possible to keep it on external storage?

My Ubuntu partition is 160 GB. Thanks.

Firefox fails to start in Ubuntu 22.04 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1471538/firefox-fails-to-start-in-ubuntu-22-04

I tried to start Firefox in Ubuntu with the firefox command in the terminal, but nothing happened and I got this message:

Content snap command-chain for /snap/firefox/2748/gnome-platform/command-chain/desktop- launch not found: ensure slot is connected

I removed Firefox with sudo snap remove firefox and I reinstalled it with sudo snap install firefox.

During the installation I got this message:

2023-06-08T18:06:04+02:00 INFO failed to update "gnome-42-2204",  
will not have required content  
"gnome-42-2204": snap has no updates available  
firefox 114.0-3 par Mozilla✓ installed

Could someone highlight me about this issue and why Firefox cannot launch?

Won't boot after 22.04 upgrade, ACPI errors, Razer stealth 2020 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1414859/wont-boot-after-22-04-upgrade-acpi-errors-razer-stealth-2020

Laptop specs: GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, Intel Core i7-1065G7

After being prompted to I upgraded from Ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04. After completing, the system was restarted and then it will not boot after selecting Ubuntu in the grub menu.

Error black screens are shown below, some with ACPI and i915 requests. You can also see I have a few boot parameters added like intremap because of boot and graphics issues I had with the previous version, but now it won't boot with it without them. Do you have Any ideas?

Ubuntu GRUB bootloader screen:

enter image description here

Black screen boot error messages:

[    0.164194] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
[    0.335834] ACPI Error: No handler for Region [VRTC] (00000000f8f9c4cd) [SystemCMOS] (20210730/evregion-130)
[    0.335844] ACPI Error: Region SystemCMOS (ID=5) has no handler (20210730/exfldio-261)
[    0.335858] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0.RTEC due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20210730/psparse-529)
[    0.335867] ACPI Error: Aborting method \_SB.PCI0.LPCB.EC0._REG due to previous error (AE_NOT_EXIST) (20210730/psparse-529)
[    0.698731] pci 0000:00:07.0: DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
[    0.702519] pci 0000:00:07.1: DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
[    0.817103] DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
[    0.817113] DMAR: [DMA Write NO_PASID] Request device [57:00.0] fault addr 0x0 [fault reason 0x05] PTE Write access is not set
/dev/nvme0n1p2: recovering journal
/dev/nvme0n1p2: clean, 326764/31227904 files, 28140746/124895488 blocks
[    2.395772] dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system
[    2.805715]
[    2.395772] dell_smbios: Unable to run on non-Dell system
[    2.805715]
[    3.006135] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* rcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.008042] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* bcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.008227] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* vcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.010044] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* vcs'2 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.011863] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* vecs'0 reset request timed out:
[request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.727723] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* rcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.728435] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* rcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.729146] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* bcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.729865] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* vcs'0 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.730585] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* vcs'2 reset request timed out: [
request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
[    3.731305] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] *ERROR* vecs'0 reset request timed out:
[request: 00000001, RESET_CTL: 00000001]
_
I want to make disk partitions the same way as it's done in Windows (like local disk E:, F:, C:) in my Ubuntu OS? How can I do that? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1357143/i-want-to-make-disk-partitions-the-same-way-as-its-done-in-windows-like-local

After installing Ubuntu I only have one Partition in my OS. I want to make more disk partitions like it is in Windows (local disk E:, F:, C:, etc.).

Boot can't detect root partition https://askubuntu.com/questions/1297016/boot-cant-detect-root-partition

Specs:

  • Ryzen 5, no integrated graphics
  • B450 Tomahawk Max motherboard
  • ADATA SX8100 512 GB SSD
  • Nvidia GeForce 1660 main GPU
  • Dual boot Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows 10
  • UEFI firmware
  • No overclocking or other tweaks

I have had occasional problems in the past where the system would enter a kernel panic on boot, complaining first that initramfs decoding failed followed by being unable to mount root. The recovery mode option for the same kernel version would also panic, although with far more messages displayed.

I would usually deal with this by selecting an older kernel, which would boot fine, and then run Boot-Repair. I would then be good for a random number of boots until it all started over again.

I was never able find the cause and just dealt with the occasional inconvenience, however now none of my kernels boot. All I can do is boot from a live USB. I updated the GRUB config from inside a chroot, so now my Windows menu option is also gone.

The recovery mode messages ask me to specify my root partition with the root= boot option, and then says here are the available partitions followed by a kernel panic message. It seems that it is not detecting any partitions at all. This seems confirmed by the message that it can't mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) indicating it can't identify what block device to use.

I've checked that the root UUID shown in the boot messages matches the UUID of my actual boot partition. I have not made any partition table modifications recently.

I've tried removing and re-seating the SSD.

How do I troubleshoot this? How do I get the kernel to detect my SSD?

Normal boot error messages:

[  0.634965] Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed
[  0.747727] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
[  0.747749] CPU: 8 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.4.0-56-generic #62-Ubuntu
[  0.747766] Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd MS-7C02/B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02), BIOS 3.60 04/22/2020
[  0.747789] Call Trace:
[  0.747799]  dump_stack+0x6d/0x9a
[  0.748007]  panic+0x101/0x2e3
[  0.748017]  mount_block_root+0x23f/0x2e8
[  0.748027]  mount_root+0x38/0x3a
[  0.748035]  prepare_namespace+0x13f/0x194
[  0.748044]  kernel_init_freeable+0x231/0x255
[  0.748056]  ? rest_init+0xb0/0xb0
[  0.748064]  kernel_init+0xe/0x110
[  0.748074]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40
[  0.748619] Kernel Offset: 0x13200000 from 0xffffffff81000000 (relocation range: 0xffffffff80000000-0xffffffffbfffffff)
[  0.748650] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0) ]---

Recovery mode boot messages

evm: security.SMACK64TRANSMUTE
evm: security.SMACK64MMAP
evm: security.apparmor
evm: security.ima
evm: security.capability
evm: HMAC attrs: 0x1
PM: Magic number: 0:331:162
acpi device:29: hash matches
rtc_cmos 00:02: setting system clock to 2020-12-02T05:11:22 UTC (1606885882)
acpi_cpufreq: overriding BIOS provided _PSD data
md: Waiting for all devices to be available before autodetect
md: If you don't use raid, use raid=noautodetect
md: Autodetecting RAID arrays.
md: autorun ...
md: ... autorun DONE.
VFS: Cannot open root device "UUID=09d61674-efb6-441a-b9ab-f958990e5c31" or unknow
Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available partitions:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)
CPU: 8 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.4.0-56-generic #62-Ubuntu
Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd MS-7C02/B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C0
Call Trace:
 dump_stack+0x6d/0x9a
 panic+0x101/0x2e3
 mount_block_root+0x23f/0x2e8
 mount_root+0x38/0x3a
 prepare_namespace+0x13f/0x194
 kernel_init_freeable+0x231/0x255
 ? rest_init+0xb0/0xb0
 kernel_init+0xe/0x110
 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x40
Kernel Offset: 0x28e00000 from 0xffffffff81000000 (relocation range: 0xffffffff8000
---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(

Per comments, I found the SMART status of the SSD.

Results of sudo smartctl :

kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1
smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-linux-5.4.0-42-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
 
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Number:                       ADATA SX8100NP
Serial Number:                      2J4620042048
Firmware Version:                   VB411D43
PCI Vendor/Subsystem ID:            0x10ec
IEEE OUI Identifier:                0x00e04c
Controller ID:                      1
Number of Namespaces:               1
Namespace 1 Size/Capacity:          512,110,190,592 [512 GB]
Namespace 1 Formatted LBA Size:     512
Local Time is:                      Thu Dec  3 00:57:15 2020 UTC
Firmware Updates (0x0e):            7 Slots
Optional Admin Commands (0x0007):   Security Format Frmw_DL
Optional NVM Commands (0x0014):     DS_Mngmt Sav/Sel_Feat
Maximum Data Transfer Size:         64 Pages
Warning  Comp. Temp. Threshold:     118 Celsius
Critical Comp. Temp. Threshold:     150 Celsius
 
Supported Power States
St Op     Max   Active     Idle   RL RT WL WT  Ent_Lat  Ex_Lat
 0 +     8.00W       -        -    0  0  0  0        0       0
 1 +     4.00W       -        -    1  1  1  1        0       0
 2 +     3.00W       -        -    2  2  2  2        0       0
 3 -   0.0128W       -        -    3  3  3  3     4000    8000
 4 -   0.0080W       -        -    4  4  4  4     8000   30000
 
Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)
Id Fmt  Data  Metadt  Rel_Perf
 0 +     512       0         0
 
=== START OF SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
 
SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02)
Critical Warning:                   0x00
Temperature:                        31 Celsius
Available Spare:                    100%
Available Spare Threshold:          32%
Percentage Used:                    0%
Data Units Read:                    11,670,921 [5.97 TB]
Data Units Written:                 7,734,266 [3.95 TB]
Host Read Commands:                 0
Host Write Commands:                0
Controller Busy Time:               0
Power Cycles:                       451
Power On Hours:                     3,897
Unsafe Shutdowns:                   319
Media and Data Integrity Errors:    0
Error Information Log Entries:      0
Warning  Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Critical Comp. Temperature Time:    0
 
Error Information (NVMe Log 0x01, max 8 entries)
Num   ErrCount  SQId   CmdId  Status  PELoc          LBA  NSID    VS
  0 5490475142593210059 45613  0xa607  0x2024 0x35f8 5071432998301508804 1351944024  0xc5
  1 10305710759900180890  9804  0x6c00  0xa1d6 0xcb61 27252774468141376 380130432  0xc3
  2 11549487431983370324 16455  0x58c9  0xd23e 0x8147 6957061290267430970 3258320200  0xf5
  3 7018321358667646096 37313  0x0e1f  0x8670 0x6242 459368911713436868 1166902044  0x10
  4 11390238159922049047 38421  0xd002  0x1890 0x7d29 17438238972143084540 884054193  0x01
  5 156936697365045345 26140  0x5041  0xac10 0x4265 11916595043416224210 405107254  0xd4
  6 6790662844906997140 16528  0x5fc1  0x2ed1  0x77c 5801270468783952621 39946248  0xb0
  7 3460708732253516421  2072  0xa101  0x610c 0xc852 13889879911473169861 2147786536  0x68

Re: motherboard BIOS version. I updated my BIOS both soon after building my PC to version 7C02v36 (dated 04/24/2020) and before asking this question to version 7C02v39 (dated 11/30/2020). It had no effect. The next most recent BIOS listed is dated 12/10/2020, but it is a beta version so I'm uncertain if trying it is a good idea.

My Ubuntu boot partition is 30GB, and has 3GB free.

enter image description here

GRUB can see my boot partition, as shown in this screenshot. Immediately after snapping this picture, I typed "normal" to return to the GRUB menu. I booted with debug messages enabled, and it complained that it couldn't mount that exact partition.

grub> probe --fs-uuid (hd0,gpt5)
09d61674-efb6-441a-b9ab-f958990e5c31
grub> _
Why is my laptop's keyboard screwed up since kernel 5.4.0-47 till 5.8.0-20? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1280217/why-is-my-laptops-keyboard-screwed-up-since-kernel-5-4-0-47-till-5-8-0-20

My Kubuntu updated from kernel 5.4.0-42 to kernel 5.4.0-47 and my laptop's keyboard stops working (except brightness keys). Booting back to 5.4.0-42 solved the problem.

Keyboard also works perfectly on Windows 10 (I have dual boot).

Keyboard also works in GRUB (2.04). But it does not in kernels 5.4.0-47 and above.

Updating to Kubuntu 20.10 (beta) does not help either (kernel 5.8.0-20 same problem).

My problem is similar to this one: Keyboard on HP notebook stops working under kernel 5.4.0-45-generic

And yes, I've seen this on launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1894017

So what's the problem and why is it not fixed in whole range of kernels 5.4.0-47 - 5.8.0-20?

Command to switch on/off sharing Ubuntu desktop https://askubuntu.com/questions/1277215/command-to-switch-on-off-sharing-ubuntu-desktop

I'm looking for the command for switch on or off sharing from Ubuntu settings, to be able to share image, audio, or complete remote desktop control.

In Ubuntu bionic, for example, default desktop, up right corner icon, Ubuntu settings, sharing. There is a switch to activate deactivate sharing.

I would need to know the command to manipulate that switch.

I've been researching for "gsettings", that have a long set of options, but unable to find the command to switch that button.

Ubuntu 20.04 "Temporary failure in name resolution" - recently reinstalled https://askubuntu.com/questions/1242751/ubuntu-20-04-temporary-failure-in-name-resolution-recently-reinstalled

I rent a VPS from Contabo for about half a year now. It worked fine until now, because it started producing "Temporary failure in name resolution" errors. I read that this is a DNS error. I tried nameserver 8.8.8.8 and nameserver 1.1.1.1 but the problems are still here.

Yesterday I completely reinstalled the VPS, but it didn't work.

Results of /etc/resolv.conf:

# This file is managed by man:systemd-resolved(8). Do not edit.
#
# This is a dynamic resolv.conf file for connecting local clients to the
# internal DNS stub resolver of systemd-resolved. This file lists all
# configured search domains.
#
# Run "resolvectl status" to see details about the uplink DNS servers
# currently in use.
#
# Third party programs must not access this file directly, but only through the
# symlink at /etc/resolv.conf. To manage man:resolv.conf(5) in a different way,
# replace this symlink by a static file or a different symlink.
#
# See man:systemd-resolved.service(8) for details about the supported modes of
# operation for /etc/resolv.conf.

nameserver 127.0.0.53
options edns0
search invalid

Results of resolvectl status:

Global
       LLMNR setting: no                  
MulticastDNS setting: no                  
  DNSOverTLS setting: no                  
      DNSSEC setting: no                  
    DNSSEC supported: no                  
          DNSSEC NTA: 10.in-addr.arpa     
                      16.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      168.192.in-addr.arpa
                      17.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      18.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      19.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      20.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      21.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      22.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      23.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      24.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      25.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      26.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      27.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      28.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      29.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      30.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      31.172.in-addr.arpa 
                      corp                
                      d.f.ip6.arpa        
                      home                
                      internal            
                      intranet            
                      lan                 
                      local               
                      private             
                      test                

Link 2 (eth0)
      Current Scopes: DNS          
DefaultRoute setting: yes          
       LLMNR setting: yes          
MulticastDNS setting: no           
  DNSOverTLS setting: no           
      DNSSEC setting: no           
    DNSSEC supported: no           
  Current DNS Server: 213.136.95.11
         DNS Servers: 213.136.95.10
                      213.136.95.11
          DNS Domain: invalid 

Results of sudo systemctl status systemd-resolved.service:

● systemd-resolved.service - Network Name Resolution
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2020-05-21 21:45:08 CEST; 1 day 14h ago
       Docs: man:systemd-resolved.service(8)
             https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/resolved
             https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/writing-network-configuration-managers
             https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/writing-resolver-clients
   Main PID: 460 (systemd-resolve)
     Status: "Processing requests..."
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 9487)
     Memory: 7.5M
     CGroup: /system.slice/systemd-resolved.service
             └─460 /lib/systemd/systemd-resolved

May 23 11:59:44 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:00:18 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:00:20 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:00:31 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:00:48 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:01:05 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:01:15 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:01:29 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:01:55 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.
May 23 12:02:21 vmi329703.contaboserver.net systemd-resolved[460]: Server returned error NXDOMAIN, mitigating potential DNS violation DVE-2018-0001, retrying transaction with reduced feature level UDP.

I have a Discord bot, and usually the problem comes up there.

Resize partition - Failed to find physical volume https://askubuntu.com/questions/1229496/resize-partition-failed-to-find-physical-volume

I followed tutorial to resize a hard disk in virtual machine. In the last step when I shoot the command sudo pvresize /dev/sda1 I am getting this error: Failed to find physical volume "/dev/sda1". From my research it looks like that I should point to a different path, but I'm not sure what should it be.

How To Remove Grub From Drive? + How To Fix Strange Bootloader Behavior? https://askubuntu.com/questions/1168044/how-to-remove-grub-from-drive-how-to-fix-strange-bootloader-behavior

The short version: Every Ubuntu installation I do has the bootloader going to my Windows hard drive, despite me specifically selecting the separate hard drive during installation and now I'm stuck with an option in my UEFI boot menu (launched by holding F8 at boot) called "ubuntu". This boot option is apparently located on my Windows hard drive. I can however boot into Windows just fine by selecting the Windows Boot Manager option.

Here's the context as it might help understand how I got into this situation:

I recently got a new gaming PC with a 1TB SSD running Windows and a 2TB Hard drive. I used to be exclusively an Ubuntu user so I had to go and install Ubuntu on my second 2TB hard drive. I started with Xubuntu, adding 3 partitions to my empty 2TB hard drive. One for boot, one for root and one for home. I also selected the empty 2TB hard drive for the bootloader.

This didn't work because of a bug with "rsyslog" filling my usb during installation, but with the help of the internet I tried again after disabling it, formatting the same 3 partitions and using them for the same purposes. Boot, Root and Home with the 2TB hard drive as the bootloader.

Then I needed to boot the kernel with "pci=noaer" set because of some PCIE-bus errors preventing me from booting or making it super slow.

This worked but I realized on this bigger screen that I don't like Xubuntu much so I decided to switch to standard Ubuntu to see how Gnome runs on this machine. I followed the exact same steps that I've stated above, and installed Ubuntu.

So now we've reached where I'm currently at: I have an Ubuntu installation on my 2TB hard drive, with the bootloader apparently (according to the boot menu of my PC) installed to the other hard drive that holds my Windows installation. The Ubuntu installation has loads of weird quirks, like asking for my password 3 times every time I login or use the terminal.

What's gone wrong here, and how can I properly remove Ubuntu bootloader from the Windows drive, so that it no longer shows in my boot menu, so that I can wipe the second drive and attempt to get Ubuntu finally installed?

Here's a screenshot of the drives in Windows Disk Management:

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Lubuntu gets stuck while booting, possibly due to installing Docker [duplicate] https://askubuntu.com/questions/1056794/lubuntu-gets-stuck-while-booting-possibly-due-to-installing-docker

I had Lubuntu 16.04 running on my MacBook Pro 9.2, working fine for about 6 months now. Yesterday at work while booting (without an Ethernet cable in) the boot process froze at the stage in the stuck boot screen's output shown below.

Stuck boot screen's output:

[  OK  ] Mounted Arbitrary Executable File Formats File System.
[  OK  ] Started Enable support for additional executable binary formats.
[  OK  ] Started Network Name Resolution.
[  OK  ] Reached target Host and Network Name Lookups.
[  OK  ] Started Network Time Synchronization.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Synchronized.
[  OK  ] Started AppArmor initialization.
         Starting Raise network interfaces...
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
[  OK  ] Listening on Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD Stack Activation Socket.
[  OK  ] Started Discard unused blocks once a week.
         Starting Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Listening on UUID daemon activation socket.
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
         Starting Docker Socket for the API.
[  OK  ] Started Daily apt download activities.
[  OK  ] Started Daily apt upgrade and clean activities.
[  OK  ] Listening on CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started CUPS Scheduler.
[  OK  ] Started Message of the Day.
[  OK  ] Listening on ACPID Listen Socket.
[  OK  ] Started Trigger anacron every hour.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
[  OK  ] Started ACPI Events Check.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Listening on Socket activation for snappy daemon.
[  OK  ] Listening on Docker Socket for the API.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
         Starting Dispatcher daemon for systemd-networkd...
         Starting Login Service...
         Starting IIO Sensor Proxy service...
[  OK  ] Started Run anacron jobs.
         Starting LSB: automatic crash report generation...
[  OK  ] Reached target Login Prompts.
         Starting LSB: Start or stop stunnel 4.x (TLS tunnel for network daemons)...
         Starting System Logging Service...
[  OK  ] Started GNOME Display Manager.ss finishes up...ce......network daemons).nk was shut down....

Then, back at home, I plugged in the Ethernet cable and everything worked fine for the evening.

Then this morning, still at home and with the Ethernet cable plugged in, the boot process got stuck at the same stage.

The newest thing I installed was Docker (and docker.io), but that was about 3 days ago, and booting worked fine for the next two days. Still a Docker message shows up around halfway in my stuck boot screen's output. Could that have something to do with it?

I don't even know how or where to start attacking this problem. I'd be grateful for any hints on where to start searching.

/Edit: In the possible duplicate, the closest thing I could find in the section If an update or something else caused your boot problem was "How do I investigate boot and partition issues?". This deals with GRUB issues mostly. I'll try running Rescatux too, but I hope that someone might recognize a problem in my stuck boot screen's output.

Not able to boot Windows iso on my ubuntu in the Oracle VirtualBox-5.2 https://askubuntu.com/questions/1054480/not-able-to-boot-windows-iso-on-my-ubuntu-in-the-oracle-virtualbox-5-2

I have been stuck at this point for quite a lot time now and didn't get a fix. I downloaded the Windows iso file from https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/software-download/windows10ISO , i have virtual box 5.2 installed. So I went to New, created my machine with 2GB RAM allocation and 50GB hard disk allocation. (Tried dynamic and fixed both) After this, I right clicked on my machine and added the optical drive as my Windows iso file and now, when I open my machine, i should boot. But it isn't. It says FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted

Please, provide me with a fix. It's been 2 days since i'm stuck at this point. I tried everything i found, removed Virtual box and followed steps given in different tutorials but it isn't working out.

Please help, I'd really appreciate.

/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed with a SuperMicro mainboard https://askubuntu.com/questions/1027229/usr-sbin-pwmconfig-there-are-no-pwm-capable-sensor-modules-installed-with-a-su

Trying to follow these instructions: How to control fan speed?

sensors-detect added this module: coretemp

I get this error when runnting pwmconfig: /usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed

I am using this mainboard, having connected two PWM fans to it: https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/atom/A2SDi-4C-HLN4F.cfm

Update: I contacted supermicro and they said that there was no official support for this on Linux, but IPMI is supported. With that being said, if someone were to discover a hack or similar to do it, please answer here.

Cannot install Ubuntu 16.04 on Dell XPS 9550 -- grub-install /dev/nvme failed https://askubuntu.com/questions/788052/cannot-install-ubuntu-16-04-on-dell-xps-9550-grub-install-dev-nvme-failed

I just got my Dell XPS 9550 laptop, then I installed fresh Windows 10 Pro x64 on it, shrank the volume for Ubuntu, and tried installing Ubuntu 16.04 via a USB stick from an ISO.

I did the install alongside Windows option, clicked Next and it installed more than halfway, then it errored out with this:

Unable to install GRUB in /dev/nvme.
Executing 'grub-install /dev/nvme failed.
This is a fatal error.

I have the following settings in BIOS: Legacy boot, AHCI, Secure Boot off.

Laptop configuration: i7-6700HQ, 16GB DDR4, 512GB Samsung P951 NVMe SSD, FHD screen.

Installation type:

enter image description here

Unable to install GRUB in /dev/nvme:

enter image description here

GParted after failed installation:

GParted after failed installation

Cannot play Blu-Ray discs with VLC, Getting the error 'BD+ decoding library does not work' https://askubuntu.com/questions/731076/cannot-play-blu-ray-discs-with-vlc-getting-the-error-bd-decoding-library-does

When I put the disc in the tray and try to play with VLC I get this error,

"Blu-ray error: Your system BD+ decoding library does not work. Missing configuration? Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///dev/sr0'. Check the log for details."

I installed MakeMKV and tried this,

  1. Insert Blu-Ray Movie
  2. Launch VLC
  3. CTRL+D to enter Disc Menu
  4. Select Blu-Ray Option and check: No Menu option.
  5. Under drive select browse and highlight your drive only on the left side (not the 3 folders on the right)
  6. Select Play from the former "Open Media" screen. (I couldn't find Play from the former "Open Media" screen. This might be what I am missing.)

Please help and thank you much in advance.

Boot problem after deleting Windows https://askubuntu.com/questions/692500/boot-problem-after-deleting-windows

I am new to Linux. I had dual boot Kubuntu and Windows 8. After a while I decided to keep only Kubuntu, so I started GParted and deleted Windows partitions, but now I can't boot into Kubuntu. In the BIOS I get Ubuntu (drive not present) in Boot options. I tried to use Boot-Repair, but it didn't help.

Here is a screenshot of mycurrent situation from GParted:

enter image description here

Rhythmbox does not remember my music https://askubuntu.com/questions/287383/rhythmbox-does-not-remember-my-music

I am adding my music stored in an NTFS drive into Rhythmbox. It stays in the library for that session. However, when I shut down and restart, all imported music is lost from the library (even after mounting the NTFS drive and opening Rhythmbox then). The library is not saved and I can't make a playlist.

Is this problem common? Is there a solution to it?

Unable to sudo tasksel https://askubuntu.com/questions/175355/unable-to-sudo-tasksel

When I type the command sudo tasksel, I get a list of server packages that I can install. I only have the basic Ubuntu server installed at moment. My version is 12.04. When I select, for example, samba file server and OK it, I get an error. tasksel: aptitude failed (100).

I also get errors trying to sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop. (unable to locate package)

I can ping Google and other site and I do seem to have Internet connectivity. How can I fix this?

USB Boot graphics corrupted on Macbook. UEFI mode? https://askubuntu.com/questions/171244/usb-boot-graphics-corrupted-on-macbook-uefi-mode

I'm trying to run 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 off my USB stick on my Macbook Pro. USB stick is fine AFAIK, but when it boots I get corrupt graphics after the boot menu, so can only see random blocks of colour.

Here's what I did: boot whilst holding Option/Alt. Choose the "EFI Boot" USB icon instead of my normal HDD. It then flashes up saying something very quickly, then gives me the Ubuntu menu where I can try Ubuntu without installing, Install it, or Check the disk for defects. If I choose "Try without installing" the screen goes black for 10 secs or so, then gives me the corrupt bollocks.

I assume it's obviously something to do with the graphics driver. Is there anything I can poke with or edit on the USB stick so it'll force it to run from the USB stick in some kinda sensible/lower performance graphics mode? I'm guessing it's getting over excited and trying to choose some driver that doesn't work with either my Intel HD graphics or the discrete nVidia 330M.

Whilst I'm asking, I don't suppose any Macuntu users out there know whether the "EFI Boot" icon implies it's trying to boot UEFI mode (which Apple's EFI may not fully support) instead of seeing it as a "Windows" disk and running with BIOS emulation?

Any way to easily rip blu-ray disks? https://askubuntu.com/questions/21151/any-way-to-easily-rip-blu-ray-disks

I've seen the documentation on Blu-Ray Restricted formats here but I'm looking to see if anyone has come up with an easy solution yet? Also it would be awesome if someone knows of any type of program that provides mkv compression.