Questions tagged [reset]
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Reset System Loop on my Hp elitebook while setting up dual boot
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I have set dual-boot system of windows 10 and ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop. After installation it said that it succeeded. But while rebooting it says "reset system" and keeps repeating that ...
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How to uninstall all software and files in Ubuntu server?
I have a Ubuntu Server. And over the course of time, I have installed countless apps like Apache, Minecraft server etc. but Now I need to uninstall all software and files in Ubuntu server except the ...
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(K)Ubuntu 23.10 Completely remove bluetooth device
I have a bluetooth headset that was able to connect to my pc (Kubuntu 23.10). I disconnected the device and switched to win 11 (dual boot) and connected to windows bluetooth. After a restart win11 and ...
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bluetooth dongle not recognised anymore, but does function after unplug-plug
I have a generic bluetooth dongle. It worked fine with my rapoo mouse but after changing the mouse to a generic one (from aliexpress) the OS doesn't recognize it anymore on startup.
It recognizes it ...
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My password does not work
I have installed VirtualBox and Xubuntu today, and have set a password and took a photo of it while on the "unattended guest OS install set up".
After then completing all the steps that were ...
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AnyDesk keeps changing id after reboot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
After upgrading a system to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I can't automatically connect to the station via AnyDesk because it keeps changing id on each reboot. Manual connection works fine and it allows unattended ...
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Will factory reset affect dual boot?
I want to factory reset Ubuntu on a dual booted 2012-is iMac. Will factory reset function leave the Mac side and dual boot intact?
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How can i reset my keyboard layout in xwayland in ubuntu
Unfortunately I changed my keyboard layout and now my keyboard acts like unreal.
I installed a software called xkeycaps and then came this problem
I tried setxkbmap and it works with a warning. After ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Reboot&poweroff frozen after update
Please help me!
I use Ubuntu 22.04 and after update 6 August reboot and poweroff did not work .really after that Ubuntu frozen and didn't power off.
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Factory reset linux and resize the partition on dual boot
I have a windows 10 / Ubuntu dual boot. When I made it, I've only set 20 Gb to Ubuntu thinking I would not use it much. But I have discovered that it is practical for coding. Unfortunately 20 Gb seems ...
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How remove or reset mysql password! [duplicate]
I test all the suggested answers but still I canon't reset or remove password or even reinstall the mysql db on Ubuntu 16.04,
Is there any ohter idea?
#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'...
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will resetting windows remove GRUB and Ubuntu
I am currently dual booting Ubuntu alongside Windows, with both installations being on the same hard drive, just different partitions, and I boot with GRUB. I want to reset windows, through settings ...
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Ubuntu is not opening after removing windows from laptop
Ubuntu is not opening after removing Windows from the laptop.
I cannot see grub and the only thing on the screen is: Reset System. Please help me with this.
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xinput settings reset in just few seconds
I want to make my touchpad natural scroll, so I reversed prop of "Synaptics Scrolling Distance" by add '-'. Like this.
xinput set-prop 11 275 -112 -112
It works, but in few seconds, the settings ...
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Ubuntu suddenly goes Black Screen
I am currently using Ubuntu 22.04. But yesterday my os started to randomly go black screen.
When that happens I have no longer access to my computer anyway but forced-shutdown by start button. Why ...
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Recover Ubuntu Environment on Windows after windows reset
I am (and was) using WSL and MobaXterm to create a Linux Dev environment on Windows. After being stuck in an Automatic Repair loop that did not allow me neither remove the last updates in my system or ...
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Is it possible to factory reset my Ubuntu Server?
The server is a physical server, so I have access to it, I could install Ubuntu via usb, but that would require me to bring a monitor to the other room, and access the hdmi port on the Gpu, which is ...
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How can I remove all fonts except for defaults?
I would like to know if I could do a hard reset on the installed fonts in Ubuntu without having to remember exactly which ones I installed and manually delete them one by one.
I did a lot of messing ...
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Laptop says “reset system” after trying to dualboot
I have set up a dual-boot system of windows 11 and ubuntu 21.10 on my laptop. After installation it said that it succeeded. When rebooting it says "reset system" and keeps repeating that ...
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Wipe everything from Ubuntu 22.04 except for the OS
I was wondering if it is possible to wipe an Ubuntu Server (22.04) expect for the operating system. I want to uninstall all software and files but not Ubuntu itself, similar to a factory reset on a ...
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Preparing my work laptop for returning
I want to give my work laptop back to my employer. It has Ubuntu installed on it. I would like to create a new admin user with a new password and delete my current user (the only one the system has) - ...
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How can I bypass/reset the password on grub version 2.02?
I bought an Asus 900HA Eee PC a while ago, and when I went to turn it on I discovered it had Ubuntus GRUB version 2.02 installed and password locked (I do not know the actual software version). There ...
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PC automatically resets during first boot (if there's at least a single USB device connected)
I've recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and when I boot my PC for the first time - it force resets (starts booting all over again as if I pressed reset-buttom) before reaching login screen and then ...
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How to reset wifi settings?
I was experimenting with WiFi settings and after that I've set everything back but doesn't work as it was before.
Is there a way to reset wifi setting as it was at the first start?
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How can I do a factory reset on Ubuntu?
I want to factory reset my computer. Can I do it with the command line or do I need to boot a pen drive with Ubuntu?
If I can do it with a bootable pen drive, what program can I use to create the ...
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Is there a command to factory reset Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have a black screen on my PC, and I've somehow got in the terminal
the terminal is all black and I can only do commands.
Is there a command to factory reset your PC through the terminal?
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Reset computer to first login to sell it?
I've got a Dell Laptop Developer Edition that I want to sell. It just got refurbished and I reinstalled Ubuntu and got everything updated and, more importantly, got the fingerprint reader working and ...
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My ubuntu system suddenly got somehow reset
One day when I boot up on ubuntu after entering the password (I only have one user) suddenly the display went off for a sec and then everything was like reset to a fresh install! All new sudo commands ...
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Power mode gets constantly reset to "Balanced Power"
On Ubuntu 21.10, after selecting the "Power Saver" power mode, the setting is eventually reset back to "Balanced Power" after approximately 15 minutes:
Using powerprofilesctl set ...
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How to soft reset Ubuntu? [closed]
I recently downloaded Ubuntu, and I was new to it. Now that I have more knowledge I would like to reset it and make it my own.
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I cannot reset my account psw [duplicate]
I have a problem I cannot solve. When I first got Ubuntu on my pc, it came with a password I didn’t set and that prevents me from doing basically anything. I tried changing it with all the methods I ...
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Resetting but keeping last day's files
im having a problem with my ubuntu. I made a disaster today and i'd like to reset it, but without clearing it at all, just resetting by 1/2 days.
How can i do that?
Thanks for your time
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Resetter Can't Find Manifest
So I want to reset my Ubuntu 20.04 installation without reinstalling it, so I am going to use Resetter. However, Resetter can't find the manifest file for the system. I don't have good experience ...
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How can I reset to Ubuntu Studio default desktop and settings?
After some issues and an upgrade I have a very different appearance in my Ubuntu Studio. I just want to reset to the defaults just like if the installation is brand new.
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Ubuntu 20.10 Lost all files with usermod when added user 1001 to group 1002 accidentally
I was adding a new user {rasa} to my Ubuntu studio 20.10. I was adding rasa uid:1002 gid:1002 groups=rasa (1002)
To the audio group for privileges to change cpu to performance and set jack settings. ...
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I installed Ubuntu on an USB flash drive but it resets after every reboot [duplicate]
I recently installed Ubuntu on an USB flash drive to get some experience with it and also have a portable OS with my personal files. I used this Tutorial but when I reboot the system it resets back to ...
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USB Keybord does not work
I am running Ubuntu 20.4.keyboard is not responding. How do I reset the USB Ports. the ports located t the back of the computer re not working. keyboard. Please help.There re so many solutions which ...
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I changed my user password, but now i can't login. What can i do? [duplicate]
a few minutes ago I changed my Ubuntu user password. Then I turned off the computer and turned it on. After I entered the new password, the system would tell me that the password was wrong. I tried to ...
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Everytime I reboot my system all of my taskbar favourites are reset to defult
It only seems to effect my taskbar, but its annoying. I shove things there that I want to get quick access too. Though, Firefox keeps auto-launching just like after when I first installed the OS. I'm ...
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root password works for "su", but not for sudo
I forgot my root password and later reset it by modifying the grub boot loader script: "ro" to "rw init=/bin/bash". After that, "Ctrl+X" brought me to a root environment ...
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Problem in storage space after executing "dconf reset -f /"
I executed the command:
dconf reset -f /
to reset the dash to dock and other extension changes, then when i rebooted my system.
Everything installed from the beginning, starting from user name ...
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I don't know the authentication password to download stuff [duplicate]
I got this computer from some one online and I don't know any of the passwords I manly need to just reset the authentication password is there a way to reset it without the authentication password
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How to reset Ubuntu 20.04 Login Screen to defalt like this picture
I want to change Login Screen like this picture
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ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer | linux |ssh is working
When I am doing ssh user@ipaddress it't working fine but I am using this command ssh -t -p2222 user@myserverip remoteuser@remoteip.
That time it is showing error ssh_exchange_identification: read: ...
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Edge Scrolling resets and disables itself
Every time I open the settings window or naviate in the settings window the edge scrolling resets and I have to go in and click it again.
I'm trying to make sure that edge scrolling stays on.
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How do I reset my Network settings to default (Ubuntu 16)?
I messed up my network settings through the command line. I have a headless Ubuntu Server 16.04 without any desktop environment installed for a lighter-weight installation and connected to my local ...
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Ubuntu Mate 20.04 exception Emask SAct SErr action 0x6 frozen
I have a Kingston Predator PCIe 240 GB SSD (AHCI device.) I dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 7 64-bit. If I boot Ubuntu from poweroff, everything is fine. But if I boot after restarting from Windows, ...
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Cannot reset Keyring password
I'm running 16.04. I am getting the pop up screen to enter my password but it keeps saying it's the wrong pass. I've tried using Seahorse to change the password by deleting the current situation and ...
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How do i factory reset my laptop?
I received a laptop that runs Ubuntu from a friend who passed away. I dont have any login for them and am not able to change any settings. Pmeaae help me factory reset
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How do I remove libre office configurations
So I was messing around in the Libre Office settings and enabled Open GL (Hoping for GL acceleration) . Once I restarted Libre office, It would load, but a window would appear briefly and close. I ...