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Ubuntu 16.04 locks up when screen turns off [duplicate]

I have just set up a desktop box with Ubuntu 16.04. It is working fine, except it locks up when the display shuts off per system settings under brightness & lock. I researched this a little and ...
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How to add an alias to a command in terminal?

By typing a manually specified command in terminal I want to execute some other command. How could add an alias to a command? Can i do that with the help of the terminal or should I edit some kind of ...
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How can I disable USB autosuspend for a specific device?

This is related to the issue discussed in Wireless mouse temporarily freezes (sleeps) on battery power. Summary: the mouse freezes when operating on battery since it is autosuspended after a certain ...
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Laptop keyboard stopped working

Ubuntu 14.04 I started my pc and suddenly my keyboard isn't working anymore. Is there a possibility to debug or something? The mouse and some of the keys still work, like changing the brightness of ...
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How to change kernel at boot [duplicate]

I installed the latest kernel (4.1) and want to boot into it instead of 3.9. How can i do this on ubuntu 15.04?
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How to fix USB mouse and keyboard freezing?

My wired mouse, wireless mouse, a wired keyboard - all over USB - are freezing every once in a while for a few seconds. Nothing shows up in the logs when this happens and the laptops touchpad and ...
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Logitech wireless keyboard stops working after random intervals of time

I have a Logitech keyboard K830 which used to work perfectly with Linux (Ubuntu 16.4 long term) but started malfunctioning after an update around September 2017. I always used the keyboard through ...
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Keyboard periodically stops working in Ubuntu 20.04

As the title says, I am having issues with my keyboard, where it will stop working after a period of roughly 20-30 minutes (it is difficult to get an exact time). While it is working, it works ...
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Bose NC 700 headphones bluetooth problems

I have problems pairing my Bose NC 700 headphones on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS via bluetooth. Every time I turn them on, they continue to connect and disconnect and don't work. I need to go to the bluetooth ...
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Keyboard stops working after unlocking the screen after systemctl suspend

A problem goes as follows: I start Ubuntu, login to xmonad. I run systemctl suspend. I wake the system pressing any key. Unlock the screen by typing password (keyboard works here). Ups... the ...
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1 of my 2 keyboards not working

I'm using Ubuntu 19.10 (Dual booted with Windows) for my laptop. Beside my laptop's keyboard, I'm using 2 more keyboards (just call them keyboard A & keyboard B). When I'm working, my keyboard A ...
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USB Numeric keypad only works for a few seconds

I've just purchased a couple of external numeric keypads for my kids' laptops. One is running Lubuntu 20.10, the other is running Ubuntu 20.04, but both are experiencing the exact same behaviour. On ...
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Keyboard only works after 1 or 2 reboots Ubuntu 16.04

For some reason my keyboard doesn't work when I boot into Ubuntu sometimes. About half of the time. When this happens I have to restart 1-2 times before it starts working again. I'm using a ...
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