Questions tagged [kubuntu]
Kubuntu is an official flavor of Ubuntu, using the KDE Plasma desktop environment. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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How to get RTL8814AU as Alfa AWUSB1900 working in Kubuntu? [duplicate]
Install driver rtl8814au on ubuntu 18.04
I tried that question, it appears as if the tip for getting it to work in Kali Linux :
sudo apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
Yields no access to a ...
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Firefox Not Prompting to Allow Microphone Gmail > Make a Call
I'm running Kubuntu 19.10 (fully updated) and Firefox 75.
Gmail allows you to make phone calls if you have a Google Voice account.
Prior to yesterday, each time I'd make a call, Firefox would prompt ...
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I have two versions of Kernel on Kubuntu. How return back?
I have Kubuntu 18.04. In the past, I had followed some procedures ( I don't remember them any more ) to use Kernel version 5.x instead of 4.x. Now, grub shows up the two kernels and both of them ...
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TP-Link AC600 Archer T2U Nano driver for Kubuntu 19.10 not able to catch 5Ghz wifi
My Kubuntu version is 19.10 The laptop is LENOVO G580.
TP-Link AC600 Archer T2U Nano driver able to catch 2.4Ghz wifi but not able to catch 5Ghz wifi
I followed the steps here but with no luck.
Here ...
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How to Purge And Reinstall Syncthing-gtk?
I'm experiencing some issues with synthing and syncthing-gtk.
I want to completely purge and reinstall it on Kubuntu 18.04LTS.
I tried the usual sudo apt purge syncthing*, and this worked rather ...
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second monitor blank after login on Kubuntu
Primary monitor is DVI (apparently, it is detected by Kubuntu as HDMI)
I added a second monitor, VGA.
At sign-in screen, both monitors show the same display
After login, the second monitor is blank.
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How to activate Emoji Picker in KDE Plasma 5.18 on Kubuntu 19.10
I am wondering about the new update on KDE Plasma 5.18.0, there are some improvements and new features as mentioned here.
There is one thing that I am interested in, named Emoji Picker. The official ...
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sign in with google temporarily disabled for this app in KUBUNTU Dolphin after re-installing
I'm using Kubuntu 18.04,
I had this same issue before. I noticed that, when ever I try to connect by WiFI it asks for the KDE Wallet password, and also had the same issue in getting connected with ...
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How to un-mirror a display with xrandr
I have a laptop with two monitors configured to the right of it. Often after the laptop has hibernated overnight and I open it up my HDMI monitor ends up mirroring my laptop screen or my VGA for some ...
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KDE: Discover can't fetch updates
I just converted my Ubuntu 19.10 system to Kubuntu by installing the KDE Plasma 5 packages, but for some reason Discover has issues fetching updates (just spins its wheels and won't even try). If I ...
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SSH Key Registration Not Preventing Prompting of Password
I recently switched from Ubuntu 19.10 to Kubuntu 19.10.
Ever since doing so, servers I ssh to always prompt me for password, even though I've used ssh-copy-id to register my public ssh key with those ...
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4K TV as monitor in Kubuntu - display offset
My lounge media computer recently started being used as a web development platform so I put Kubuntu on, 19.10. It is offsetting the display on an LG 4K TV UJ635V through an Nvidia 1030. Offset is ...
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slow boot after deleting partitions
Kubuntu 19.10
I deleted a different distro on the same disk as Kubuntu, it was before Kubuntu (i.e., to the left) and now I have a longer boot time.
The perceived delay is after I see the Kubuntu ...
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Wireless WiFi antenna not plugged, despite it being installed [duplicate]
So, I got a WiFi USB antenna, and managed to install the drivers both with apt-get and with a Git-hub, I think the problem is not there.
sudo apt-get install rtl8812au-dkms
I verified that it was ...
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How to use switchable Radeon HD graphics for Flatpak apps?
How to use switchable Radeon HD graphics for Flatpak apps?
HP Pavilion G6
Dual booting with Windows 7
OS: Kubuntu 18.04 64bit
Processors: 4x Core i3-2310M 2.10GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Memory:...
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Monitor system usage to fix power consumption issues
I'm running Kubuntu 18.04, and I want to do some system profiling. My main goals are to improve startup speed and power usage. What instruments can I use to profile daemons/processes to get the time ...
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White rectangles on Plasma desktop (Updated)
I am having a problem with my desktop. I have ended up with three off-white rectangles on the desktop, each of which contain the name/title of a news item that I downloaded from a respectable linux ...
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How to add minimize all windows plasmoid to quicklaunch widget in Kubuntu?
The screen shot below shows that the minimize all windows plasmoid next to the quicklaunch on the panel. I could not able to move it to the quicklaunch. I also tried to find any command or script that ...
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Window borders look weird after installing nvidia drivers on Plasma 5.16
Please help me, before I go mad!
I'm running Kubuntu 19.10 (Plasma 5.16.5), and the first thing I did was install nVidia drivers (nvidia-340). Everything seemed to be normal (using the default theme ...
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Unable to boot to desktop, after installing Ubuntu 19.10.1 on Raspberry Pi 4 and installing kubuntu-desktop
After installing the Ubuntu 19.10.1 64-bit server image for Raspberry Pi 4, installing kubuntu-desktop, and rebooting, the system hangs during boot up. There appears to be no way to get to the desktop ...
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Shortcuts with meta and two arrowkeys? [duplicate]
Is it possible to use meta+arrowkey+arrowkey as a shortcut?
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Epson network printer
I installed the latest Kubuntu on a macbook air and I have an Epson ET-3750 printer that I'm trying to print on over the network.
On another machine I had the same problem, but I was able to fix it ...
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Unable to access external storage
Whenever I insert an external USB storage device in my USB port on my new Slimbbok pro x15 running Kubuntu 18.04 I get:
An error occurred while accessing '1,9 GiB Removable Media', the system ...
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Wifi not detected in Kubuntu 18.04
I just finished installing Kubuntu 18.04 on my brand new Dell XPS 13, but the wifi card doesn't seem to be recognized. The tray icon only shows the wired connection.
iwconfig output:
lo no ...
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Kubuntu - Title bars too small
How do I fix these title bars? It happens with a lot of the custom themes, such as Materia Manjaro Dark. It's a fresh 19.10 Kubuntu install.
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On-screen keyboard for Kubuntu?
It seems that the only available option is matchbox-keyboard, but it's pretty useless without the ability to change the font size of the labels.
I'll nice for a change and not post my opinion of its ...
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Kubuntu 18.04: I can't change my display resolution
I just installed Kubuntu 18.04.
And for some reason I'm stuck on 1024x768 but my monitor is 1400x900.
I can't change it in the settings.
When I try to use Xrandr I get
xrandr: Failed to get ...
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Beside kwin, what main parts of the Plasma DE can be separately installed on a different desktop (LXQt, etc)?
I like KDE/Plasma but on an older laptop the plasmashell process gets sometimes abruptly high and the desktop becomes unresponsive for some time, especially during internet browsing, but not ...
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"Left Ctrl to first layout; Right Ctrl to last layout" breaks Copy/Paste shortcuts
Enabling this option in "Keyboard settings" -> "Additional settings" -> "Layout switch" breaks all Ctrl-related shortcuts in system (such as Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, etc).
Is there any workaround for this ...
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Installing latest version of GitKraken 6.5.0 on Kubuntu 19.10 via snap show wrong version
I am using GitKraken on Kubuntu 19.10 and installed via snap.
My GitKraken app about info shows using version 6.4.1 as seen at below screenshot:
When I check via command line and Snap Store (https://...
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KDE: Show App Menus on all displays
In a 3 monitor setup, I'm trying to make the KDE desktop (in Kubuntu 19.10) act as much like the Unity 7 desktop as possible.
The specific issue I'm currently having, is that the menu bar of ...
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KDE Plasma5 battery not detected, but acpi detects it... help?
Dell Xps 13 running Kubuntu Plasma. Had this same issue on GNOME, and it transferred over to KDE while I was installing it. Battery management in settings only shows it has AC Input (which is when I'm ...
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Kubuntu can't connect to WIFI
First of all, I would like to say that I have searched and tried everything suggested and still having this problem. I am unable to connect to any wifi available, I have tried my home wifi and my ...
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Screen areas get blurry with Nvidia driver
My screen is constantly blurring in areas that are not updated/changing. It looks like the driver is applying some sort of anti-aliasing to the same image over and over again, resulting in static ...
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Whats the difference between NVIDIA third-party free and distro non-free drivers?
Mostly I focus on better driver performance. Whats the difference?
I have NVIDIA 435 Distro Non-Free driver and NVIDIA 440 Third-party Free driver (recommended) as shown in the screenshot below:
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How to copy area screenshot to clipboard on Kubuntu 18.04?
You can take a screenshot from a selected area in Kubuntu with Shift+PrtScr. The only problem is that this saves the image to ~/Pictures by default so you have to open ~/Pictures in your file manager ...
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BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS on Kubuntu 19.10 Boot hangs
I'm doing a clean install on a Lenovo P52 that also dual boots with windows 10 on another drive. The ISO install worked great and the install finished. I reboot and then OS eventually gives me ...
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Kubuntu 19.10: How to paste a file in Dolphin with middle click?
How can I paste files and folders in Dolphin by middle click on empty space in Kubuntu 19.10? Dolphin's release is 19.12.1 and Plasma's version is 5.17.5 .
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Maintain display configuration regardless of display connection status
I'm really not sure the best phrasing for this question, so I apologize for anything confusing.
I have a computer running Kubuntu 18.04 with a single AMD GPU (amdgpu-pro driver) with four outputs ...
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Opening odt from cifs/smb share extremely slow in kubuntu
I have a cifs/smb share mounted in fstab.
With Libreoffice: when attempting to open an *.odt from there it takes a good minute to happen. A *.doc opens instantanously, as does an *.odt from a local ...
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sudo mysql_secure_installation does not work for Mysql Server 8.0 for Kubuntu 19.10
After fresh install of mysql-server-8.0 for Kubuntu 19.10 I've typed mysql_secure_installation from command prompt. And followed the instructions.
Here is output of my process:
Securing the MySQL ...
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Can not change Mysql Server 8 root password Kubuntu 19.10
I have a fresh installation of Kubuntu 19.10 and Mysql Server 8.0.18-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
I tried to start mysql with command below:
sudo mysqld --init-file=/home/da/dainit &
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Kubuntu: Black diagonal line across the screen
Total noob. Installed kubuntu on an old laptop to learn how to use it.I've got his dark shape across my desktop and Firefox. It will change size and shape.
See attached.
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Greek accent not working in system, while working in some applications
I'm on Kubuntu 19.10, installed recently.
While I can use the greek accent to accent vowels (example: ά) in applications like Firefox and Discord, I can't do the same in the file manager, text editor,...
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KDE distorted tooltips
I have Kububtu 18.04 and suddenly I found distortion in tooltips, for example, the quick launcher [ALT + Space] looks like below:
Also tooltips in other applications such as Firefox, Vivaldi looks ...
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How to setup a grub dualboot with Kubuntu 18.04 and windows 10?
Hello everyone and thanks for reading this
I have Windows 10 and Kubuntu 18.04 installed on different SSDs and I would like to set up a clean dual boot with Grub.
At the moment I use the 'choose ...
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Own Python app + other apps makes system freeze - where to start searching for issues?
I wrote a long-running (hours/days) app in Python which takes 100% CPU on one core and around 1GB of RAM - as intended. (load at around 1 according to htop)
Usually, I don't use the Kubuntu 19.04 HP ...
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Problem with sound
guys! I'm using Kubuntu 18.04 (KDE PLASMA 5) and I have next problem: when I turn on my laptop, my loudspeakers don't working. They are working, when I reconnected jack 3.5mm.
What change I need to ...
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Delay autostart of programs such as conky and dropbox, in Kubuntu
Kubuntu 19.10
Like the title says, I want to delay the autostart of certain programs. These programs appear in the GUI of Autostart.
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Kubuntu 19.10. Why no thumbnail preview?
I have thumbnails, but no previews on desktop and and none in dolphin. Via muon, all thumbnail related apps and libraries are installed. In dolphin, the preview button in menu does nothing. Can ...
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