Questions tagged [system]
For questions regarding the function of the entire operating system and issues that affect users system-wide.
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Error during installation gem 5 in full system mode
On giving the command below in gem5 directory
**build/ARM/gem5.opt configs/example/fs.py --disk-image=/home/pradnya/full_system_images/aarch-system-2014-10/disks/aarch64-ubuntu-trusty-headless.img**
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How to filter out errors in Ubunty system log files?
How to find errors in Ubunty system log files, in particular, errors that can cause various problems and proving that system is damaged, not small arbitrary errors. I mean search for lines with error, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 and Timeshift - what happens if I reboot while timeshift is taking a snapshot
I have Timeshift scheduled to take a snapshot at regular intervals using rsync. What happens if I reboot during snapshot, will the incomplete snapshot be corrupt, will it be deleted, will it re-...
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Cant boot my Ubuntu 20.04 Installation
I don't want to loose all my files, as I have already tried fixing it with the live USB but fail to repair my installation. In get the following text while loading Ubuntu 20.04:
mount: mounting/dev ...
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can't perfrom apt update
Hi I get this error when I run 'apt update'
- Err:1 http://ph.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Could not connect to ph.archive.ubuntu.com:80 (2001:d18:0:23::172). - connect (111: ...
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If I add a user to sudoers to be able to perform root functions
If I add a user to sudoers to be able to perform root functions, does it mean this user is the same as root?
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I can only access the terminal
I installed Ubuntu. Now every time I reboot I get /dev/sda2: clean. Some answers say I'll need to purge nvidia drivers.
This was the suggestion I saw: https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/install-nvidia-...
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How would Windows XP system restore work on a dual boot PC? [closed]
I have a 32-bit Windows XP system that I want to make dual boot with Ubuntu 16.04. My questions are these:
1. If I make a system restore point on XP, would that be able to remove Ubuntu if I didn't ...
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Sudo is not running Command not found error Login Loop on UBUNTU 19.10
I tried all the ways that are given on previous ask@ubuntu but my problem is such different
after pressing alt+ctrl+F2 and login to user I tried to run all commands given but it gave me
error
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the command "sudo apt remove virtualvox 6.1" has removed all programs and system
I have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed.
When I executed the command sudo apt remove virtualvox 6.1 has removed all programs and system. Unable to restart Ubuntu. Help, please.
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How to check what type of resources a server is running out of?
It is quite possible to research specific Linux/Ubuntu/Bash error messages (for example 'Cannot fork') and see what type of resource the server may be running out of.
However, this question is to ...
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ubuntu full backup
I'm using ubuntu 18.04 on my asus rog gl502vm laptop.
After installation I've installed many applications and updates and done a ton of configuration. Now I wanna get a backup of the current stable ...
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Installing Ubuntu to pre-created partition [duplicate]
How do I install Ubuntu into a separate pre-created partition in windows 10 and is a 30GB partition sufficient?
This is in relation to This post regarding installation problems
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Creating an image of the installed version along with all changes and apps installed
Well my requirement is little different from other question related to image creation.
I need to do is-
Scenario : I've Ubunut Mate 18.04 installed with over dozen tweaks/changes to make it ...
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Applications and system keep crashing randomly
As the title says, my applications keep crashing at random times when I use them. With Firefox and Chrome, usually just one tab at a time crashes randomly, but sometimes the whole browser will crash ...
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No system.config file
I've been having problems with the d-bus permissions and I believe is because I don't have a the /etc/dbus-1/system.config file.
I'm using Ubuntu 19.10. How can I get this file? and why is it not ...
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My System is failed to unlocked
I mistakenly change my variable path of my xubuntu 18.04, i have tried many options found in this platform but is not working for me.
Please i need an urgent help Screenshotof my tty4 console
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Error Code after trying to instal your Ubuntu Desktop Download on VirtualBox for MAC
As i said in the object, I cannot install the your Ubuntu Desktop ISO Download file on VirtualBox with MAC.
I created the new environment to setup the Linux operating system on VirtualBox with normal ...
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If the LTS expires for Ubuntu 18.04 in april 2021, will the devs of third party apps immediately stop with releasing updates for Ubuntu 18.04?
I ask this because i dont know everything about Ubuntu, and how the repos work. I assume the System updates of Ubuntu itself will be halted at that point, but what about other apps, programs ,...
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How to change the minimum brightness value?
I want to dim brightness in my system way below the currently available setting. I found this method which helps to set a minimum brightness value. But the problem is if I ever change the brightness ...
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Help with grub-update?
Good Morning.
Sorry, bit of a newbie question.
I have added a second hard disk to my Ubuntu system with a separate bootable Mint partition.
When I run update-grub as sudo to include new partition/OS I ...
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lubuntu Live DVD unable to boot stuck at loading screen
i downloaded the lubuntu-19.10-desktop-amd64.iso and then used rufus to make it bootaable from usb
. Now I am booting but the boot is stuck on the loading screen (this one: http://4.bp.blogspot....
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How to regain control of your system when it runs out of memory?
Suppose your system only has 4GB of memory (not much in 2019), and you are running Ubuntu 18.04 (64 bit). You have a couple of tabs open in Firefox, a few tabs in a terminal are running some scripts, ...
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How to create a installation Ubuntu flash drive [duplicate]
I have a smal laptop Acer aspire and I wish to install ubuntu from a flash drive how do I proceed?
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geting system failure messages after bootup
I get the system error popup at seemingly random times, including after bootup if I leave the computer idle for a few minutes.
It always seems to be the same deal, something like the following:
-rw-...
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Ubuntu/Linux Specific Equivalent of DLL Files
Windows loads .dll files on startup to run system processes and load critical features and programs for the operating system.
In researching this question, I found that Ubuntu uses .so files and .o ...
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GTX 580 Your system is running in low graphics mode
After I installed Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit it ran smoothly for a couple of days, and then when I booted up another day it came with the message: "Your system is running in low graphics mode". I followed a ...
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UDEV rules, "NAME" variable not working
I've written a simple udev rule to help me understand the concept
#SUBSYSTEM=="block", ATTR{size}=="3913727", SYMLINK="AlphaUSB"
SUBSYSTEM=="block", ATTR{size}=="3913727", NAME="HelloUSB"
The ...
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how to make environment variables persist?
For this bash script:
#!/bin/sh
export AccessToken=678
export AccessTokenSecret=wxy
export ApiKey=abc
export ApiSecret=123
How can I then ensure that printenv run at a later point in time will show ...
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Frontend is taking too much CPU
On running top, I see a command called "frontend" has been running for 100+ hours and it is taking half of my CPU resource. What does it do?
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Help choosing a version [duplicate]
My computer is getting old and with windows 7 no longer giving support I wanted to dual install a linux version. Maybe even run it off a flash drive and or dual boot if possible. I was thinking ubuntu ...
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An Unique key/id that corresponds to only one combination of Ubuntu OS and hardware
I need an unique ID/key such that it corresponds to only one combination of UbuntuOS and hardware. Maybe like a combination of machineID and something unique OS ID?
It should be such that the ID is ...
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System program problem detected... but what?
I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu MATE 18.04 and I am just getting everything situated the way I want it, programs installed and updated but every time I restart my computer, I get this error that ...
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How I do a system restore?
Problem I Faced
I installed something that crashed my Wifi drivers that I compiled earlier.
Un-installing the same package doesn't helped.
Finally, I re-compiled my wifi drivers and things are good.
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How to get all output of system monitor using the command line similar to top command but it doesn't give all the values?
How to get all parameter values of Ubuntu's system monitor using a terminal command line such as top command (per second "per-process") with a comma separated format?
For example, Top command ......
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sys_write doesn't print message to the terminal
I'm trying to explore GNU Assembler using this example: https://0xax.github.io/asm_1/
My code main.s is
.data
message: .ascii "ASSEMBLY OUTPUT"
.text
.globl _start
_start:
movq $1, %rdi
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18.04 is very slow and sluggish (PNY 960GB CS900)
I installed 18.04 at a fan-less mini-pc (1,6 Ghz i3, 8GB Ram, quad-core) right after it was released. That time the whole system was quite comfortably to operate.
After a few months I replaced the ...
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Lost installed ubuntu os after restart, Computer starts on try-without install or install ubuntu
What the title says, happened to a friend. While trying to transfer some files to his usb stick, a notification popped up, which he couldn't close, so he restarted his machine. After restart, his was ...
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Whats the difference between Unix, Linux and Ubuntu?
What is Unix, Linux, Ubuntu?
Are they the same thing or different versions or completely different stuff?
This has always made me confused, any explanation would be great.
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Should I INSTALL Xubuntu or Lubuntu? [closed]
I have a computer from 2013 and it is running windows 10 i have recently started experiencing lag so i want to go for linux mainly lubuntu or xubuntu
these are my specs
I want basic features like mp3,...
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Open source c++ library for Ubuntu to fetch system details(like CPU usage, available memory, etc.)
I want to get my system information(like CPU usage, available memory, free disk space, available bandwidth etc.)
Is there any open source c++(preferred) library to get this information?
I can do it ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 File or window control Icons not Showing
I just upgraded from 16.04 LTS to 18.04 LTS. Everything seems to be working ok so far, except that the system icons are not showing up.
The files exist in /usr/share/icons and I have all the ...
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is my partitioning scheme wrong?
I'm new to Linux so the root file system is not something im familiar with but allotted 20 Gb to it because I read that was sufficient and now I have less than 200 Mb left.
Is 20 Gb not enough? or ...
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How can i install ubuntu without data loss
How can i install Ubuntu without data losing and only removing windows 10 partition [c drive] and not other partitions [d,e,f drives]
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How to check if my Ubuntu system is doing ok
I am a beginner in Ubuntu and using 18.04 with Nvidia GTx 1080Ti GPU... I am concerned because recently the fan inside my Dell Precision 7920 is being turned on frequently.
Even when I am running one ...
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Can my old desktop run Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]
I'm ditching Windows 10 once and for all and I was wondering if my oldish desktop can rock and roll with Ubuntu 18.04!? The PC configuration is as follows: Intel core i5-660, 8GB RAM (DDR3), Nvidia ...
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emacs commands system wide like in mac
I am used to a macOS where I have default basic emacs commands in every text input field. Additionally there exists the option of adding desired emacs commands by adding a keybinding.dict file in ~/...
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Ctrl-Alt-F1 Unavailable after removing python3
I recently removed python3 from my Ubuntu 18.04 system, and the next time I tried to logon I was greeted with a failed to start session error when entering my credentials. Unfortunately, Ctrl-Alt-F1 ...
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New restart error? “Authentication is required for rebooting the system while an application is asked to inhibit it.”
Okay, so this is a follow up question to my last one, about my “issue” installing VirtualBox off the Software Center. I did what I was asked to with the Software Center, as it looks like VirtualBox ...
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