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Which is a better laptop for 11.10: Dell Precision M6600 or MacBook Pro 17-inch?

The company I work for is going to buy me a new laptop before the end of the year. Right now I use Ubuntu 11.04 on a ~3.5 year old Dell Vostro 1700. It's a dual boot install and it runs good enough, ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a desktop that was built from scratch

After having some problems with an old desktop (not a laptop), I decided to fix it for good. I've changed the motherboard (the old one kept failing), RAM, cooler, etc. Now the desktop has the ...
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How to access the UEFI firmware settings? (aka BIOS)

When trying to install Ubuntu on a UEFI-capable computer that came with Windows 8 preinstalled there is no indication like on previous computers (eg. "Press F2 to enter setup") when to access the BIOS ...
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Finding out if Ubuntu supports a specific laptop? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I know if a laptop will work with Ubuntu? According to How to install hardware drivers for my laptop, the answer supplied by NorTicUs says: "If your hardware as open ...
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Sound devices refuse to work on root GUI login (11.10)

The GUI for configuration shows an absence of any sound devices. Sound works fine for other users. How do I fix this?
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I am looking for a touch screen laptop that works awesome with Ubuntu ( it has to be a Full laptop NOT NETBOOK) [duplicate]

I am looking for a nicely priced touchscreen laptop (not netbook) that works great with Ubuntu. can you help me out? -Thanks!!-
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How can I understand the reason my computer freezes?

I would like to ask a question: Due to my job I often use many programs together and sometimes my computer freezes, sometimes I can really feel its pain. This often happens when I both use Skype (...
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which Ubuntu should I install for a low spec computer [duplicate]

I want to install Ubuntu but my computer specs are very low and I don't know which Ubuntu I should download. I want to install Ubuntu but my PC is a Compaq Mini 110. It has: 70 GB of free of disk ...
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temperatures files location

i want to know how to see temperature files in my Ubuntu system. I want to see the temperatures of cpu, graphics card, cheapset, etc. I know that they are somewhere on sys/class/(some people say at ...
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How do I update the firmware on my Sony eBook Reader?

I've a Sony Ebook Reader PRS-T1. I have Calibri and there is no problem to put ebooks on the Reader, but I don't know how to update the firmware. Perhaps you can help me? Regrets Malte
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Ubuntu 11.10 randomly crashes to a screen full of numbers?

I'm very new to Ubuntu and only got it because I had the blue screen of death on Windows 7. Now it will randomly crash to a screen that looks like terminal with tons written on it? Is this because of ...
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Why is the hard disk drive too hot?

The Hard disk drive got too hot after a while of running Ubuntu. I've checked the system monitor and there weren't any thing strange. I have Packard Bell EasyNote TJ75 with ATI card 512MB core i5.
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What resolution works best?

I want to buy a laptop and install Ubuntu 11 on it. Is there a particular screen resolution or dimension that is ideal? For example, if I'm choosing between 1600 x 900 or 1680 x 1050, these have ...
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Disk failing on Dell Mini, are there diagnostic tools?

my dell mini 10v running Ubuntu 10.10 runs ok for hours, but then will suddenly slow down drastically. Switching to a console shows lots of error messages, which also get into /var/log/syslog. These ...
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Does the HP ProDesk 400 G3 support dual boot between Windows 10 & Ubuntu 20.0.4

Recently purchased a refurbished HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF PC Intel Quad-Core i5-6500 3.20GHz 16GB DDR4 1TB SSD DVDRW with Win10. I wanted to have a dual boot with Ubuntu 20.04, however, it seemed that ...
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Is it possible to control keyboard back-lights in Ubuntu?

So I have a custom build laptop with only Ubuntu installed. During boot-up, the back-lighting for the keyboard comes alive, and shows off the various changing colours it is capable. I cannot find any ...
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Complete change of hardware

Will my current Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS work on a completely new system (new hardware) if i simply plug in my old HDD into the new system? As far as I know, the drivers are in the kernel which is what ...
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HDD randomly becomes read-only even after fsck

I'm using a six year old notebook. The old HD died after it started to make some noises. The new one, after months of good use, started getting noisy too. However, the noise would stop for a whole day ...
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Can you legally use Ubuntu on laptops that have hardware which is not certified for use with Ubuntu (Asus for example) ? [closed]

Can a company use Landscape management tool on its Asus laptops/computers for example ?
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Phantom keystrokes of letter "V" only

My computer randomly types the letter "V" intermittently, even when I'm not even touching the keyboard. I have tried two different USB keyboards and two different USB ports and it still happens. It'...
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Is Intel Atom z3735 supported?

I have a tablet PC whose central processor is Intel Atom [email protected], with Windows 8. The system is damaged and doesn't work so I want to install Ubuntu. Is there an Ubuntu Touch, desktop Ubuntu, ...
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Compatible keyboard and mouse from china?

Recently installed 14.04 and it is working fine. No worries. I am just wondering if I buy the below wireless keyboard + mouse - will it work in Ubuntu 14.04? Can any one confirm please? http://www....
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Will the Bamboo Pad (NOT TABLET) work on Ubuntu 14.04? [duplicate]

Will the Wacom Bamboo Pad work on my Ubuntu mac?
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All Memory Not showing up with Ubuntu-64 bit

I am only showing 5.8GB out of 9GB: harrison@harrison-Aurora:~/Desktop$ lshw -C memory WARNING: you should run this program as super-user. *-memory description: System memory ...
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Does Ubuntu 12.04 supports for B75 boards?

I want to build a new computer with Intel G840 CPU and Gigabyte B75M-D3H motherboard and install Ubuntu (or Kubuntu) 12.04 64bit on it. However, I'm worried about whether the chip is too new and ...
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Good dual monitor 10.04 video card?

Working with a single monitor is getting old and it was a bit of a pain getting the Intel Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics working with 10.04. What is a good 10.04 plug and play dual monitor video ...
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Disk read error after cloning

After cloning a Windows hard disk using dd, Windows failed to startup, giving 'disk read error'. Although I know that there are faulty sectors on the old disk, the startup completes, albeit slowly. ...
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Disable detection of certain hardware?

I have a computer with two PCI TV cards. One is Compro (Win friendly), another is Leadtek (Linux friendly). Now, i'm trying to optimize my Ubuntu boot process and i would like to disable detection of ...
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Why does my computer make noises? [closed]

My computer seems to have troubles with noises. Its a kind of a scratchy, repeated, croaky noise. And it is very disturbing and annoying to the peers around me. I dont know where and how much it is to ...
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Sound card with 8 line-in

What soud card with 8 line-in can you recommend for ubuntu? It can be an internal one or usb/firewire.
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Replacing motherboard - concerned about breaking volume groups

I am planning to replace my motherboard to get one with additional functionality. I currently have a volume group that spans multiple physical HDD. I plan to use the same o/s disk/config (just shut ...
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why my hardware info is exepressed differently?

I recently switched from windows 10 into ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and I checked my hardware info from settings and it was given in different way, as my laptop's ram is 8196mb it was given 7.2gb, also the ...
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Supported hardware list 2021?

I'm having trouble finding an up to date (well, actually finding any working) supported hardware lists. It seems that "Linux Friendly", "Component Catalog", and "...
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Booting from an external hard drive results in a black screen with GRUB (no prompt)

Regardless of the advisability of doing so, when booting from the external hard drive connected with a SATA to USB adapter cable: this results in a black screen simply with GRUB in the top left ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 restarting on its own - how to identify the source of the issue?

I have Ubuntu 20.04 and have been having this restarting issue from a couple of days. I did not do anything special at software level, at some point the computer just started to restart by itself, not ...
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Is there any way to see recently unplugged devices?

I heard an unplugging notification sound on my Ubuntu 20.04 laptop but actually I didn't unplug anything.I doubt if there is a problem about hardware slots. Is there any file that holds log records to ...
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Hard freeze - USB boot

I built a new computer recently and ran into hard freezes on Win 10 which occured randomly (anything between 1min and 70hrs could be between two freezes). So as a troubleshooting attempt, I created a ...
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thinkpad_ec fails to load after Ubuntu upgrade

After upgrading Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, I now cannot load the thinkpad_ac module (which is transitively required by tp_smapi): [ 4245.656402] thinkpad_ec: thinkpad_ec_request_row: arg0 rejected: (0x01:...
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What computer brands and processors do Ubuntu 18.04 LTS support [closed]

I have been considering building a laptop and installing Ubuntu 18.04-3 LTS onto it. I don't know what brand of computer to use, and I do not know what processor(s) to use. Can anyone give me a list ...
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How to fix VT-x/AMD-V error in the AMD Ryzen 3 2000G Bios [closed]

This issue is posted several times in similar way, but no answers seen yet. Has anybody a good idea if the mentioned Bios is able to be set to hardware excellaration?
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Check for DDR4 support on laptop [closed]

As the question says, how can I check if my laptop's motherboard supports DDR4-RAM or not. Laptop specifications:- OS : Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Product : HP Pavillion Series 15p045tx P.S: Not mentioned ...
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Processor for Ubuntu 18.04LTS [closed]

The processor of my Desktop Computer is not suitable for 18.04 LTS. What should be the configuration of the processor that is compatible for more than 10-15 years...(I mean, a future version 22.04LTS)....
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What can I do to make edge-scrolling work in Kubuntu 18.04

I just recently installed Kubuntu 18.04 on my Dell Latitude E6520 and everything seems to be working just fine except for one thing. I am unable to use edge-scrolling on the touchpad and when I ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 freezes frequently

I have a XPS 15 (9550) running Ubuntu 17.10 that occasionally freezes with only the mouse cursor movable. I have to force reboot the system when it happens. When I try to switch tty these messages ...
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Best way to create a bootable USB volume for testing potential PC purchases for compatibility with Lightworks under Linux

I currently have a mid-2012, pre-Retina MacBook Pro. I do a bit of video production, enough that I'm interested in buying a machine that will run Lightworks smoothly. It's pretty terrible on the MBP ...
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2 in one convertible laptop to easel mode optimization

I have a 2 in one convertible HP pavilion laptop. On Windows I can flip it the whole way around and turn it into a laptop, or put it in easel mode so that the keyboard is disabled and when I set it on ...
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How would ubuntu 14.04 run on my hardware [duplicate]

So I'm very new to Ubuntu. I'm building a new computer to run on Ubuntu and I'm just wondering how Ubuntu 14.04 would run on the following hardware I have purchased: 4gb DDR3 ram AMD Phenom 2 Quad ...
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Switching hard drives

I have Windows 7 installed on a 640 GB hard drive, and Ubuntu on a 2TB. I have leaned towards storing all music, pictures, movies, etc. on Windows, and have low storage space. I was wondering if it ...
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Can't read file from my external hard disk on ubuntu

I'm in a big problem what happen is when I mount my external hard disk on Ubuntu. I can't see any file available on my hard disk, which i can see from windows. I tried CTRL+H to see if its hidden ...
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How to detect all 10 disk drives on 2 Port Multipliers attached to Marvell 88SE9130 based HBA?

SilverStone EC05 I installed a SilverStone EC05 SATA HBA/RAID controller on a Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit system, kernel 3.13.0-24-generic. Marvell 88SE9130 This EC05 PCI Express card is based on a Marvell ...
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