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Upgrading to Nvidia GPU from an AMD GPU
so I have recently ordered a GTX 1650 Super (To be specific, the PNY Single-fan variant) as a small upgrade from my RX 570. The 1650 Super still hasn't arrived (And shouldn't for another ~5 days after ...
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Changing how zathura-pdf-mupdf render epub files
I am transitioning from cool reader to zathura as my reader but I don't like how the epub was rendered. I can do some basic changes like the background and text color with my zathurarc file but it can ...
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how should I install cuda, NVIDIA drivers cuDNN?
I've been trying all weekend to install cuDNN, cuda, and the proper drvivers for my NVIDIA GTX 1060. clean installs, various versions, OEM driver, Ubuntu driver. ... I Dont know anymore.
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How to enable gnome3's brighness control slider in desktop computers
This slider is always visible for laptop and portable computers, probably due to power management settings recognzing the device has a battery to be managed.
I really want this on my desktop PC. Is ...
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how to setup terminator config file to open with multiple tabs
I am new with terminator.
I am trying to figure out how to setup a config file that will open one window with multiple tabs.
So far all the config files I have found do not seem to do anything with ...
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How to write on common partition on Ubuntu after dual boot
I have a total of three partitions on my internal SSD. One is used for windows, the second is for Ubuntu, third is common which I use for storing my personal data. Whenever I try to paste some files ...
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TrueCrypt and NTFS partition problem
I can't mount a TrueCrypt partition (yesterday everything was ok). When I just map and decrypt it without mounting - then it is ok. However, I can't fix it (the partition type is NTFS) or mount using -...
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How to remove a false-installation which has no archive for it without re-install?
I'm very new here and not an advanced Ubuntu user, so please have mercy with my possible incompetence.
I tried to remove stremio after a failure installation:
sudo apt-get remove stremio
Output was:
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Black box appearing in top right corner at some interval and then disappers
i am using ubuntu 20.04.01. from few days i am seeing a black box appearing for some time and then disappears completly. here is the screenshot don't know what that is or how can i get rid of this..?
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How can I solve "Media change: please insert the disc labeled"? [duplicate]
When I run
sudo apt install npm
I get:
Media change: please insert the disc labeled
'Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS _Focal Fossa_ - Release amd64 (20200731)'
in the drive '/...
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How do I install latest latte-dock development version 0.10?
I want to install latte-dock latest development version(0.10) but I can't find it on the internet. I know this version is not stable but I want to install it at soon.
I'm using Kubuntu.
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How do a resolve the error where Microsoft Reserved Partition isn't detected?
I installed Ubuntu 20.10 a couple months ago, and I performed the setup that made Ubuntu as my native OS. However, Windows 10 was still accessible from GRUB and ran perfectly when I would boot into it....
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Installation 20.04.1 - desktop-amd64.iso “Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed” Error
USB installation using rufus to create bootable USB. Momentary message “Initramfs unpacking failed: Decoding failed”. This PC has a brand new 1 TB harddrive installed, no operating system.
The last ...
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Hello ! I have Ubuntu 20.04, and trying Boss GT 100 with usb, and get no input sound ! What can I do? [closed]
The sound is working but , when i input the Boss GT-100 it is recognized by ALSA,in the settings it can be selected, but no sound input!
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python's idle not launching
As I am only familiar with very basic command line usage I would appreciate your help. I started to learn python last week using the book by Mark Lutz. I could start idle immediately and customized it ...
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I have an annoying zoom on my screen - ubuntu20.04
I have an annoying ZOOM on my laptop screen (ubuntu20.04)
I tried to purge the Intel video server and reboot but with no result.
$ sudo apt purge xserver-xorg-video-intel
$ reboot
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Live USB now asks for log in after upgrade to 20.04 [closed]
I have a Mint live USB which I've used for ages and worked fine when I ran Ubuntu 18.04 on my PC. I upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 a couple of weeks ago and today needed a live boot to re-partition. Using ...
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cronopete "enable-folder-backend" does not show up in dconf Editor in 20.04
I use a combination of Timeshift and Cronopete for backups. My desktop has some internal HDDs that are used for doing backups. The system is on a separate NVMe.
I was able to get this working for ...
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Trying to connect to web app running on 20.04 Host from Windows 10 Guest in KVM
I seem to recall this working OOTB with VMware Player, but it has been a while and I could be mistaken. Using kvm2 for minikube, never used for other VMs, but want avoid having two hypervisors.
At any ...
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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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Installation of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is not going ahead in laptop ACER Aspire A514-54G
Installation of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is not going ahead in laptop ACER Aspire A514-54G, after selection of the language. The touchpad is not working at all.
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Pairing old Nokia to Dell Vostro via Bluetooth
I've been trying to pair my old Nokia phone to my Dell Vostro laptop via Bluetooth to see if I could transfer some photos, but I don't know how to do this.
I enabled Bluetooth on both devices, ...
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Alternative way to activate keyboard layout [closed]
I have three keyboard layouts: English, Russian and Greek.
I use first two very often, and the Greek is only needed when working on some statistical problems (from time to time).
My preferred way to ...
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OpenVPN through network manager does not resolve VPN hosts
I am running Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS. I have set up an OpenVPN connection with the Gnome network-manager. I have some domains that point to an ip address inside the vpn (e.g.: service.mydomanin.com points ...
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TigerVNC Server Installed - Black screen
So I just followed this source for instructions on how to setup a VNC Server (TigerVNC):
https://tecadmin.net/install-vnc-server-on-ubuntu-20-04/
About halfway through, right before Step 3 I was able ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS crashes when changing keyboard to Japanese (Mozc)
I tried to install the Japanese language and its input method, mozc. When I try to change the input method to mozc, the GUI sometimes crashes, but not always. Sometimes it crashes when adding the ...
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Internet connection breaks when connecting to video projector
I have a problem with internet connection. When I connect my video pojector to the laptop via HDMI and switch for mirror display or other external display views, I lose the internet connection. I have ...
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Booting from USB: initramfs, medium container
Apologies for the general title, but I don‘t know how more succinctly I can express the issue.
I have an HP Spectre 13-v000 laptop. It has Windows 10 installed. I want to turn it into a Linux laptop.
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Nmap keeping crashing and popping up the "System Program problem detected", should I worry?
$ sudo nmap -vv -P -T1 192.168.0.1/24
Output:
>Warning: The -P option is deprecated. Please use -PE
>Starting Nmap 7.80 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2021-01-01 18:29 -03
>Initiating ARP Ping Scan ...
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How to identify right partition from GParted
I am trying to re-install GRUB to enable booting Ubuntu (as it defaults to Win 10 currently). I followed other post, and below is copy paste of the instructions for the same. Could anyone please help ...
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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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Is it possible to force ubuntu to boot from optical drive
Is it possible to force ubuntu to boot from optical media the next time it restarts?
Background
I upgraded a mac mini 2,1 (2007) by installing 14.04 and then upgrading through 16-18 to Ubuntu 20.4 lts....
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Crontab not working - cronjobs
thank you all in advanced. Getting some issues with raspberry pi b with crontab
My sh script is to create a movie in a folder using images inside a specific folder.
*/5 * * * * sh /bin/script.sh
As ...
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nvidia-smi is executed every 5 sec -- is it normal?
I was looking through lastcomm output and found out that command nvidia-smi is executed by current user (who's name is just "user") about every 5 seconds. I am curious if it is a normal ...
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"Failed to start Load Kernel modules" error is thrown
I use ubuntu 18.04 with NVIDIA and Intel Graphics Cards. This problem had interrupted boot first on 10th December. I tried updating my NVIDIA graphics drivers but it came with broken packages. I ...
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Is there any alternative to using sudo with unison -owner?
I have been using Unison to sync my data among several computers, and I am now trying to extend my scheme to include other users' home directories (other family members).
But I would like to preserve ...
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What is filling my root partition?
I have created a new Ubuntu 20.04 VM for my docker host. I then moved my backup over to the new host and restarted all my containers. Apart from docker, docker-compose and ncdu nothing else has been ...
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How can I make my MySQL database work as an SNMP agent with Ubuntu? [closed]
I have one ESP32 temperature sensor sending values to my MySQL database and storing it in the database table. I want to be able to send these values in the database to any SNMP server, can I do that? ...
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How to search for an exact phrase with ytsearch in youtube-dl
A few search results for this similar question came up, but they were either unanswered, or deleted and wouldn't even show up on Internet Archive, so I hope someone here can help!
Sometimes when you ...
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Screen Stays Black After Idle
I had some old parts laying around and thought I'd put them to use in the living room as an HTPC. There's nothing special about the build, it's an mATX board with an Intel i5, 16GB of RAM, and no ...
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Wireguard client connected to internet but unable to ping client from server
I have a Wireguard server with two clients (mobile and a laptop) connected to the server. I want to be able to route my traffic on specific ports on my wireguard server to the laptop.
Configuration ...
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Ubuntu 20.10 Boots Only in recovery Mode
Ubuntu stuck on the hp starting screen. It's booting in Recovery mode; This problem started when I mistakenly tried to install the Nvidia graphics driver when I had Radeon graphics in laptop.
On ...
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Ubuntu software can't show any app in ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
After upgrading from ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 ubuntu software can't show any apps.
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Ubuntu Server 20.10 doesn't allow boot device selection
So I decided to install Ubuntu server 20.10 instead of my broken Linux Mint and avoid the buggy UIs, but the first 3 evenings with the Server Installer are extremely frustrating: it doesn't allow to ...
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Adding application launcher to Application Launcher not working
I just came from reading the accepted answer to this question -- and I've done all that; it worked for one application but not for another.
Background: I used Kubuntu 14.04 until early 2017, switched ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 high memory usage when all apps are closed
All my apps (except terminator that runs htop) are closed.
OS is taking more than 6GB of memory. Crazy how high this is!!!
See screencap showing sudo htop.
Before the screencap, I've killed a bunch of ...
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Using autofs to mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 to /media/autousb
I am trying to automount an internal sd card reader when the sd card is inserted into a laptop. I have already been able to get external SD card readers to automount once the card is inserted, and an ...
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I fear my GPU might be broken. How can I test my dedicated GPU in Ubuntu? DRI_PRIME=1 not working
I would like to test my dedicated graphics card on my ubuntu partition, but I can't run anything with it. It just defaults to the Intel Graphics Card, instead of my AMD Radeon M360. The graphics card ...
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vnstat data question
Test driving vnstat & trying match the usage with the provider report
vnstat tells me I've used "155.06 KiB" -or- 0.00015878144 Gb last 30 days
Provider reports 972gb use last 30 days
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hp envy x360 touchpad not recognized 20.04.1
I recently downloaded unbuntu linux on my machine it’s the newest version of the HP Envy x360 and it’s touchpad and touchscreen are not being recognized on any version of linux. By this I mean they ...
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