Questions tagged [16.04]
Questions about 16.04 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. Sixth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Xenial Xerus". Released on April 21, 2016. Reached End of Standard Support (ESS) on April 30, 2021.
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Don't know how to remove packages to upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04
I have been trying to upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 for a few weeks with no success. As many others (e.g., here), I get an error message saying that Ubuntu "could not calculate the upgrade". I tried to ...
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Brightness Keys Not Working Lenovo Edge
The brightness hotkeys on my lenovo edge 2-in-1 are F11 and F12, but they don't work on Ubuntu for some reason. when testing on the keyboard layout screen in the text entry settings on Ubuntu 16.04, ...
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Slow switch to other applications' windows from Chrome
When I have Google Chrome open and I switch to other applications by either using alt+tab or just mouse, it takes about a second or so to change focus. Same goes another way around - when I try to ...
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Syslog filling up with "radeon crtc page flip" only on Ubuntu 16.04 Unity Desktop
I'm having this issue when trying to run Ubuntu 16.04 and logging in to the Unity Desktop. I'm getting megabytes in minutes into the syslog file. Unity appears to be working correctly, however if left ...
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Apple-Touchpad randomly freezes
This Problem occured first after a Software-Update last year:
A few hours after booting my System (an 2008 Macbook;running Ubuntu 16.04) my touchpad starts freezing randomly, unfreezing after a ...
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Change file icon based on default program
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial and this one is alluding me ever since I started using Ubuntu.
Question: How do I change file icons based on default program? To phrase it in a different way, how can I ...
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Bumblebee not working on Ubuntu 16.04 (nvidia-304)
Thanks for reading.
I've had ubuntu 14.04 for years, and bumblebee with nvidia-304 worked pretty fine. Now i'm switching to 16.04 and i've found that I cant run bumblebee with the nvidia-304 driver (...
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Where is the configuration data actually stored for Mysql 5.7.13 in Ubuntu 16.04 and what are best practices for managing it?
The following command gives the location of the files read in order of precedence for a default Mysql install on Ubuntu 16:
mysqld --verbose --help | grep -A 1 "Default options"
Default options are ...
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teamviewer is not working on ubuntu 16.04 / Cannot access teamviewer on ubuntu 16.04 / Teamviewer is blank on ubuntu 16.04
I recently installed ubuntu 16.04 and teamviewer and I using the teamviewer for last 2 days. Suddenly the screen went blank and cannot access anything. If I try to connect(I setup constant password ...
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Mouse Jumps all around in 16.04
I just ran apt upgrade and apt autoremove on my laptop (with a touchpad and a touchscreen) and now my mouse is acting bizarre. When I attempt to move the mouse it jumps all around the screen and when ...
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No support for device type: power_supply 16.04
I am a new Ubuntu user who has installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my brand new laptop. The problem is that my battery doesn't get detected and so all power management issues don't work. After some researching ...
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VNC server, how to show upper right panel?
I installed TightVNC Server version 1.3.10 in ubuntu 16.04. The configuration in xstartup file is as following.
#!/bin/bash
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
gnome-panel &
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AccountService and UID < 1000
currently I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 and have set my User UID to 501 (interop with Mac).
However even after setting login.defs:
UID_MIN 500
UID_MAX 60000
# System ...
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When I click Shutdown, computer logs out instead of shutting down
I have a problem somewhat similar to the one in this question..
I am on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and I usually install system updates when they are available. Yesterday I noticed that when I click on ...
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Is there a driver for the touchpad of the Dell Latitude E7270?
The touchpad on the Dell Latitude E7270 works out of the box, but there is no possible configuration about it.
In the mouse settings, there is no tab for the touchpad.
I searched for the model of ...
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Fan noise in LG U460 in Ubuntu 16.04
Today after two days using Ubuntu 16.04 without problems, my laptop started to do a fan noise that's bothering me a lot, the fan is always on, and running as if on peaks , pulsating.
I'm trying to ...
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How to revert back to a full featured Totem release?
After upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 I noticed that Totem (the default video player) is no longer portraying its sidebar, which includes the much useful stack playlist. I judged this to be a bug, but it ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Clipboard - Highlight issue
I've got a new installed Ubuntu 16.04 working fine. However in a previous version 14.04 (same machine) we can send text-item1 to Clipboard and simultaneously highlight text-item2 using mouse. We were ...
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why is R9 390 using radeon instead of amdgpu driver?
My R9 390 is using the open source radeon driver instead of the amdgpu driver. When first installing my system the "xserver-xorg-video-radeon" wasnt even installed. it was just the libs which seem to ...
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indicator-power status change delay
I recently migrated to 64-bit 16.04 LTS from 32-bit 14.04 LTS on my Toshiba L645 laptop. I am facing an issue with power indicator on the unity panel. When I change the power source to battery from AC,...
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Launcher opens NTFS locations under devices instead of Nautilus
On Ubuntu 16.04, is there a way for Launcher to open folders from NTFS partitions (which are auto-mounted) under the icon/instance of Nautilus instead of what it started doing in 16.04, i.e. instead ...
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Keyboard shortcut is not working in Fullscreen on VLC Media Player
Recently I made a clean install of ubuntu 16.04 on my desktop. After updating the OS I installed VLC Media Player. Whenever I go to fullscreen in VLC the keyboard shortcutss don't seems to work. For ...
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No HDMI option in sound settings
When I connect my TV via HDMI to my laptop, sound is outputted from laptop instead of TV. When I go to sound settings, I don't see HDMI option. There are only two options (see image):
I tried ...
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Compose key not working in Chrome
(Once again) after upgrading to 16.04 Compose is broken. I fixed it in other apps following suggestions on launchpad, but it doesn't help with Chrome. Any ideas?
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Ubuntu 16.04 – theme does not load at boot up
I 'm having a problem with Ubuntu 16.04, on Asus UX303LA.
I currently use the Arc theme but sometimes, when I boot up, the theme does not load properly and the environment looks like the Ambience ...
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In 16.04 has symlinks changed in how to create them?
I installed 16.04 for arm and all old symlinks previously created on 14.04 were fine. But I tried to create a soft link in 16.04 the same way I did in 14.04 and the link points back to itself in a ...
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Installer offers ext2 as a filesystem for main partition in Ubuntu Server 16.04
I'm installing Ubuntu Server 16.04. When it comes to the partitioning after using the "guided LVM" option Ubuntu will offer the following filesystems for the partitions:
ext4 for root
swap for swap (...
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"No such key 'middle-button-enabled'" When trying to enable middle mouse button following wiki
In trying to get the middle mouse button to work in 16.04 I followed the instructions here.
I made a file in the correct folder with the correct content, but when I was doing step 3 I got an error:
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systemctl cannot disable services, displays upstart errors
On my Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) server, I cannot disable services from autostarting at boot. I get these error messages:
$ sudo systemctl disable puppet.service
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initctl: Unable to connect to Upstart: ...
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ubuntu 16.04 bluetooth mx5000 logitech keyboard mouse NOT working
I just installed ubuntu 16.04 using a cable keyboard and mouse because my mx5000 logitech bluetooth keyboard and mouse was not working during the instalation .
After installation completed and got ...
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VLC interface problem in 16.04
In VLC if I enter into full screen mode by double clicking, then after auto screen turn off time(The time of inactivity after which the screen turns off in idle mode) the mouse pointer and the control ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 freezing randomly [suspect- Visual Studio Code]
I am new to this community. Recently I bought a new laptop and decided to install Ubuntu on it. Everything worked fine for a few days, but since yesterday Ubuntu keeps freezing for apparently no ...
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Make and receive calls on Ubuntu using an external android phone
Is there any way that I could use my old Android device by connecting it via USB or even using the wireless LAN and make/receive calls and traditional text messages (SMS) on my laptop running Ubuntu?
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No ACPI video bus was found
Today, when I turned on my computer, I got a message on a black screen every time it rebooted, which was "No ACPI video bus was found"
How can I fix this?
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ubuntu 16.04 - Wireless keeps getting dropped after about 2 hours
I have recently installed ubuntu 16 over my 14 install. Now every 2 - 3 hours the connection to the Router gets dropped. And it won't reconnect automatically, it tries too but doesn't.
Also, at the ...
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[HELP]Ubuntu 16.04 vs OpenVPN & Google Authenticator
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I tried searching for a solution to my problem, but was unable to find any, other than "it's a bug in OpenVPN".
Essentially the problem is this: OpenVPN w. Google Authenticator does not seem to ...
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Cant cancel the installation from the software center in 16.04
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I Upgraded to 16.04. I thought I'd try out the new software center. but this takes ages to complete. I want to cancel it.
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no wireless connection on Ubuntu 16.04
I just installed Ubuntu Mate 16.04 on a new partition and even though I can connect wired, wireless connection is not working.
I works perfectly on Xubuntu 14.04 on another partition, but on the new ...
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Can't change multi monitor display positions in Ubuntu 16.04
I've just done a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 and most things are working great :)
However, I have a 3 monitor setup and I'm not able to adjust the relative positions of the displays. If I try and ...
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Shortcut function misbehaving?
I have a Asus laptop with Ubuntu 16.04, It has a function shortcut (fn+f7) which I used to turn off the display.
I connected it to an external display via HDMI, removed the cable, shut it down. but ...
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SD card content not showing up in Ubuntu
I have burned OS image (.img) into a new SD card (Sandisk 16GB) use LibreELEC USB-SD creator tool on Ubuntu laptop. I assume I don't need to format SD card before writing. Then I tried browse SD card ...
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How to install LAN Messenger in Ubuntu 16.04 and higher?
I want to install LAN Messenger in Ubuntu 16.04 OS.
I have referred following link but didn't get LAN Messenger install in my OS :
How to Launch Lan Messenger in Ubuntu 14.04
Can you please help me ...
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How to tranfer files between iPhone and Ubuntu?
How to transfer files between my Ubuntu and iPhone?
The answer here recommends to use this URL in nautilus:
afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/
Then next question is:
What is my iPhone UDID (without ...
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Can switch bluetooth profile only after 3 times restarting bluetooth
I have a August EP650 bluetooth headset and problems with swichting the audio profile.
I switch between telephony (HSP/HFP) and music listening (A2DP) a lot, so this is quite annoying.
Each time I ...
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I am unable to login Unity 8 desktop
I have installed the unity8-desktop-session-mir package and logout, but no matter how I choose the Unity8, it is fail to login the desktop, it just stuck at the login screen, and I can do nothing but ...
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I can't download new Plasma widgets and Plasma themes in Kubuntu 16.04 LTS
Each time I try to download the new Plasma widget from the Plasma Add-On Installer, I get the following error:
Loading of providers from file: http://download.kde.org/ocs/providers.xml failed
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DNS Routing Fails for VPN Connections on Ubuntu 16.04 Out-of-the-Box
I would like to report some odd behavior, and my solution. I am left extremely unsatisfied as it relies on custom scripts and non-standard packages. I would like the community's help in figuring out a ...
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Upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 has broken systemd
After upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 right at the end it gave the following message:
The upgrade has completed but there were errors during the upgrade
process.
To continue please press [ENTER]
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How to get kate to open a new file in the same workspace the file is called
I have started looking into using kate instead of gedit as my default text editor on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS machine and I like it, but there is one behaviour I have found a little infuriating: If I open ...
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Redis doesn't automatically start after reboot in systemd even if it's enabled
I want to enable automatic start of redis database with systemd after boot. I got weird issues with x86 Ubuntu on ec2:
systemd claims that service is enabled.
ubuntu@:~$ systemctl status redis
● redis....