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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KDE freezes when launching a lot of dockers after updating from Kubuntu 23.04 to 23.10
After updating from 23.04 to 23.10 I keep getting KDE taskbar/window switcher freezes when launching a lot of dockers. At first I have been getting a lot of new networks notifications that were ...
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Print PDF from Okular without scaling down?
I have just started using Okular now that I've installed Kubuntu (18.04).
Previously, when printing a PDF, I would get an option about scaling. For instance, Adobe Reader has options such as "Fit to ...
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KDE Plasma - Plasmoid "Menu11"
I have installed the "Menu11", which came with a theme, but when I try to use it, there pops out the following message:
file:///home/jona/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/menu11/contents/ui/...
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I tried portabilizing the installation of my Kubuntu 22.04, now I have a problem with grub
What have I done:
I used a live kubuntu usb to install kubuntu on a usb drive using computer A.
The kubuntu installation was on the USB drive, but the grub was tied to the ssd of computer A (...
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Firefox having multiple identities / sessions mixed up in Kubuntu
From what I can tell Firefox in Kubuntu installed via Snap has multiple different sessions depending on how and when it's opened. This means I can login to my Firefox account and still have an app ...
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Trying out wayland
I noticed somewhere (on the login screen IIRC) that you can choose between Wayland and xorg
Is it safe to do so? I won't get into a situation where Wayland can't start or crashes, but then I cannot ...
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Fix for bluetooth audio being lost after media pause
With Kubuntu 22.04 on a Macbook Air I have a problem with a UE Boom 2 bluetooth speaker which isn't affecting the same OS on a PC laptop: sound is not heard after media playback is paused for more ...
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How to install GNOME 40 on Kubuntu 21.04
I want to install GNOME 40 on my Kubuntu 40. I have try to search on google but I don't found the way.
Is there any way install GNOME 40 on Kubuntu 21.04?
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No connection to local NAS after upgrade from 18.04 to 22.04
Dear AskUbuntu users,
I recently upgraded my Kubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 and then 22.04.
My mounting script for my NAS WD Mycloud stopped working. I investigated and here are my findings:
I can ping the ...
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New PC not turning screen on with keyboard, only mouse movement Kubuntu 22.04
I have a new pc I recently purchased and installed Kubuntu 22.04 to rid myself of windows. everything works fine other than for whatever reason when the screen turns off after a few minutes of no ...
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Why do I have bad font anti-aliasing (colored halos) in Kubuntu 18.04?
I just installed a fresh Kubuntu 18.04 and have a really bad font rendering, or better to say subpixel rendering.
The characters are surrounded by red and green halos. It's different, depending on ...
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Minimal Desktop Indicator in Kubuntu is not showing
I recently installed Minimal Desktop Indicator in my Kubuntu for instant desktop switching, but somehow It is not showing & taken an empty space in the Latte Panel.
Also, I have tried to add it ...
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How to change konsole scrollback lines from command line on Kubuntu?
with Kubuntu 22.04.3 LTS x86_64
the 179 character command below, did not work.
refer:
How to change gnome-terminal scrollback lines from command line
gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Profile:/...
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How to Disable Automatic Maximize when Dragging a Window
i have two monitions. fist is horizontal placed and second vertical placed .
First-Monitor: ▄▄ Second-Monitor: █
when i drag a window from on to the other monitor its always maximized. i don't want ...
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23.10 Kubuntu, system freezes, how do I troubleshoot this?
Updated from 23.04 to 10. Now the system is freezing in a non-predictable way, intermittently.
complete freeze of the display.
How do I begin to troubleshoot this? How can I filter journalctl in a ...
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Skipping CUDA's EULA
When installing CUDA on Kubuntu 15.10, i.e. running sudo sh cuda_7.5.18_linux.run, how can I skip CUDA's EULA? Right now I have to scroll down for one minute.
I don't want to use sudo sh cuda_7.5....
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Running an APP / Script automatically with Lock / Unlock of Screen | KDE
So far i have been half successfull with the native notifications menu:
https://i.imgur.com/bUgrxsY.png
I have manage to turn off the screens and close Linphone (Voip APP).
/bin/sleep 1 ; /usr/bin/...
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how can i completely remove gnome3 from ubuntu 20.04 without affecting KDE Plasma [duplicate]
Plaease help on how can i completely remove gnome3 from ubuntu 20.04 without affectind KDE Plasma because i have limited space. Thank you. I have only found maretials for removing KDE and none for ...
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Wifi not working on Kubuntu 21.10 Kernel 5.13.0 Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey
I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Book Odyssey with the hopes of dual-booting Kubuntu and Windows. It has an Intel WiFi 6 AX201 wireless card.
I cannot, for the life of me, get Kubuntu to use the ...
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Kubuntu partial freezing during high load
Often when my system is on high load (playing games and compiling stuff at the same time for example), my Kubuntu system would partially freeze for a few dozen minutes. It starts with immense lag, ...
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Case and CPU fans would randomly spin slowly or stopping alltogether
My case and CPU fans would randomly stop spinning, or spin down (few hundred RPM) then stopping completely. It occurs every few days, the most recent event occurred approximately 1hr after resuming ...
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Quick way to temporarily disable notifications in Plasma/KDE/Kubuntu?
I'd like to be able to quickly disable and re-enable notifications in the KDE Plasma desktop (Kubuntu 19.04); essentially, a "focus" mode.
Previous (4+ years old) answers - Is it possible to ...
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Problem with wifi adapter mercury mw300uh
I am after fresh installation of Kubuntu , and it doesnt recognize my usb wifi adapter
lsusb :
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 174c:3074 ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1074 SuperSpeed hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ...
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Google chrome not opening in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Whenever I try to open google chrome, by google-chrome in the terminal it show the following error.
ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process....
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How to stop Kubuntu from asking OpenPGP passphrase always on boot?
Whenever I boot into Kubuntu, it always tells me to enter the passphrase for my OpenPGP secret key. How can I disable this or not always have to enter it in every time?
OS: Kubuntu 22.04.3 LTS,
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Ubuntu not present in GRUB after update to 23.10
I've a dual-boot with kUbuntu and Windows 10. I had a GRUB configuration made with Grub Customizer tool (auto boot after 10s, theme). And it worked really well.
Today I updated Ubuntu from 23.04 to ...
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How to disable the popping sound when changing the volume in KDE/Kubuntu?
I've just upgraded Kubuntu from 12.04 to 14.04, and (as expected) there are several annoyances. The first one I've tried and failed to solve is the "popping" sound that is played whenever I change the ...
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I need to try to boot several times to manage to show log in display and boot normally
I'm using reFind to dual boot windows and Kubuntu. I select Kubuntu, then I get these errors:
I can move the mouse but can't click anything. Then I reboot several times until I manage to get through.
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Upgrade Kubuntu 20.04 LTS to Kubuntu 22.04 LTS [duplicate]
I need to upgrade my Kubuntu 20.04 LTS to Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
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Virtual Box doesn't start because kernel module is not loaded
I was running Virtualbox happily on an Ubuntu 22.04 box. After a recent update (there have been several, I don't know which one broke it) virtualbox would not start, complaining the necessary kernel ...
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How do I access a local network share in dolphin?
I decided to switch over to Kubuntu for a while, and I backed up my documents on a NAS connected to my local network. I was able to see it and access it in nautilus, but when I try to access it in ...
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What is the equivalent of gksudo in Kubuntu/KDE?
In regular Ubuntu (Unity/Gnome), I use gksudo to run GUI programs with root privileges. I'm trying out Kubuntu (or KDE) now -- what do I use?
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Kde, Dolphin : Dolphin not showing preview of images or any files
I have Ubuntu X64 running and I have installed dolphin and packages like kffmpegthumbnailer, mplayerthumbs, ffmpegthumbs mainly found here. Even after that I cannot see thumbnails. Any idea what's ...
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How to "test-run" Kubuntu 23.10 from DVD
When trying to boot to a recently downloaded DVD
Kubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Manticore"
we're shown these choices:
Try or Install Kubuntu
Kubuntu (safe graphics)
OEM install (for ...
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Laptop mute button LED
I am using Kubuntu 23.04, and I cannot seem to get the mute button LED (F6) to work. Mute works, the LED does not. My audio card is ALC236, HP laptop.
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **...
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apt upgrade shows a warning about Intel microcode updates. Is there anything I need to do?
When I run sudo apt upgrade in Kubuntu 23.10 I get this output:
user1@user1-Desktop1:~$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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DHCP service and network manager issues after reinstalling KDE in Kubuntu 23.04
I've reinstalled KDE on Kubuntu 23.04, while trying to fix errors with nVidia 525 driver.
I've reinstalled kde-plasma-desktop, and nvidia drivers and the open source drivers worked, but I've ...
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Firefox icon gone (since snap update?)
I can't find an firefox icon anymore since an scheduled update most probably via software-updater (I don't know the english name. German language package. I know I should switch to the English one)
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How can I change latte dock background to the white without installing any theme?
I want to change my latte theme to white in Kubuntu but I don't know how I can do it and also I don't like to install a new theme just for changing the background.
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How to exit from magnified screen that moves with the mouse on Kubuntu?
I have accidentally pressed some key combination that enabled a feature that I cannot turn off and cannot name.
The visible desktop area I see on monitor is enlarged and as I move the cursor, the ...
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Snap couldn't remove package and cannot abort changes
I have wanted to remove "steam" from snap so I started with snap list and I got:
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
bare ...
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How do I autostart an application while keeping it minimized?
I have the application Franz on my autostart list and it works fine. The problem is that it opens full screen whenever I boot into kubuntu. I'd rather it open in a minimized state so I don't have to ...
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Spectacle no longer launches
I've tried uninstalling & reinstalling Spectacle, rebooting, but no dice -- it doesn't launch from the Plasma (3.24.7) launcher, nor the command line. Some potentially useful info here though:
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how to stop auto log out google account from browsers on linux (ubuntu, fedora)
just installed ubuntu and logged in to google, but when i close the browser it logout from account,
clear browser data when close option is disabled by default,
same issue with fedora,
Are there any ...
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Why is the minimum windows size rule being ignored for applications by kubuntu wayland?
I am currently dual booting windows 11 and kubutnu(wayland). Recently I changed the scale to 120% because in wayland, the UI was just too tiny too read. So I was trying to resize the system settings ...
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On Kubuntu, how do I install my Samsung ML-1640 printer?
I installed Kubuntu on my laptop and now I want to install my printer drivers. I tried from System Configuration and by selected printers. Then, my laptop detected my printer, but when I searched for ...
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Why am I getting a cmake error while installing latte-dock from git?
I am using kubuntu(wayland).
I started following the installation documentation on github to install latte-dock:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
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How do I fully reset the global theme config in Kubuntu 23.04?
I have a Kubuntu 23.04 system and was trying out some global theme changes and I picked one to have a look at and it completely messed up my desktop. The only thing I see are some giant icons for ...
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How to get windows 11-like pinch gestures on kubuntu?
I am using a dual booted setup of windows 11 and kubuntu. Unfortunately, kubuntu doesn't support the pinch gestures out of the box which were very useful. So I installed libinput gestures for it but ...
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Turn Caps Lock key into delete key
Using Kubuntu on a Macbook there is no delete key. Delete can be done with Backspace+Fn, but there is only one Fn on the farthest corner from Backspace, so that a delete action requires both hands.
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