Questions tagged [17.10]
Questions about 17.10 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu 17.10 (Artful Aardvark) is a non-LTS version released on October 19, 2017. It became End Of Life (EOL) on July 19 2018.
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How do you switch from Wayland back to Xorg in Ubuntu 17.10?
Some of my applications don't work on Ubuntu 17.10 Wayland. How can I switch back to Xorg?
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Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift
When I try to set the default combo for switching to different language layouts in my keyboard from Shift+Super+Space to Alt+Shift I can't.
I used to have this combo since Ubuntu 14 and even before ...
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What does NetworkManager-wait-online.service do?
NetworkManager-wait-online.service fails at boot and it delays my startup
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Why are some of my screen-recording/capturing/sharing applications (or app features) not working in Ubuntu 17.10 (and later releases)?
After upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10 I noticed some of my screencasting applications are not working, for example screencasting tools like SimpleScreenRecorder and vokoscreen. (link)
Also I noticed ...
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How to remove "phone style" Gnome swipe to unlock
I need to remove the annoying new "locking" screen that shows a giant clock: I can't remove it with just moving the mouse (as with any other desktop environment), the animation is slow, and it isn't ...
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GNOME has grey bar on top and bottom after upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10, how do I fix it to how it's supposed to look?
This is how my desktop looks after the update, the top bar turning grey and the addition of the bottom bar happened after the update.
From my searching of screenshots this does not appear to be how ...
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Can I have 2x2 workspaces in GNOME 3?
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 and found out there is no option to have 2 by 2 workspaces. I was able to configure 4 "static" workspaces using GNOME Tweak Tool, but I would like to have them in ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 windows' menu in panel
I installed the latest version of Ubuntu (17.10) , but the problem is, I can't find the menu bars of applications in the GNOME panel. For instance, the Chrome menu bar doesn't appear on the panel like ...
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RTL8812AU Usb adapter driver issues
lsusb relevant output Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:8812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8812AU 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN Adapter
Upon plugging the device it is recognized by lsusb, however when I go to ...
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On-screen keyboard popping up whenever I touch screen
I'm in 17.10. Whenever I touch the screen, whether to change windows/apps, scroll within a browser, or press a button, the stupid little keyboard pops up in the bottom left corner.
I have never left ...
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How to keep the audio profile at A2DP while using a mic with Bluetooth headset? (Push-to-talk)
I have a CEL-TEC F5A headset.
The spec says:
Bluetooth 4.0, profiles: Headset, Hands free, A2DP, AVRCP/HSP/HFP
It plays nicely with High Fidelity Playback (A2DP sink) profile.
When I want to ...
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Wrong nameserver set by resolvconf and NetworkManager
My DNS server is 192.168.1.152.
This DNS is provided to clients by DHCP. The windows clients on my LAN resolve names properly using that DNS, but my Ubuntu VM doesn't.
The VM is set up with bridge ...
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After the upgrade to 17.10 I only get a black screen. How do I fix this?
I used the upgrade manager to upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10. When I start the machine, I only get a black flickering screen now. I was using the nvidia binary drivers before the upgrade.
NOTE: This ...
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Indicator icons do not appear after upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10
Only GNOME extension and native icons are displayed. Other icons like Dropbox, shutter, enpass etc. do not appear in the top bar.
Am I missing something? I already tried using extensions that I used ...
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How to prevent the screen lock while watching video (Netflix, Youtube, Amazon Prime) in Ubuntu 17.10
In earlier Ubuntu versions like 16.04 and 17.04 while watching YouTube videos in full-screen mode, the screen would not get locked automatically.
In Ubuntu 17.10 while watching videos in browser, ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 on Wayland - (How) can I install the NVIDIA drivers?
I have a NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 graphics card - how do I have to install the NVIDIA drivers properly in Ubuntu 17.10?
Is it the same procedure as in 17.04 or does the fact that Ubuntu 17.10 uses the ...
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kworker blocked for more than 120 seconds Ubuntu 17.10
I decided to upgrade to 17.10 on my Thinkpad.
Now every time I try to shut it down via console or menu) or reboot it, it takes ages.
TTY gives me several errors connected to hung_task_timeout_secs, ...
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Media Keys not working on Ubuntu 17.10
I'm running a pretty-much brand-new Ubuntu 17.10 installation on a Thinkpad T470s.
Whenever I'm hitting one of the media keys (play/pause, skip, etc) on any one of my keyboards or bluetooth-headset ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 GDM Auto-Login not working
I have selected the setting 'Automatic Login' from within the default Gnome 3 Ubuntu 17.10 control panel app, but it keeps resetting to 'off' after every restart and does not allow me to automatically ...
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How to make shortcuts on Ubuntu 17.10?
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10 but all my desktop shortcuts are gone.
There is no longer a Create Shortcut option when I right-click either.
How do I add these now?
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How do I move the "Show Applications" icon in Ubuntu Dock?
Ubuntu 17.10 introduces the GNOME Shell with the Ubuntu Dock (based on Dash to Dock GNOME Shell extension) and it allows you to put the Dock on the bottom of the desktop:
However, there is no easy ...
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Drag and drop not working inside Nautilus on Ubuntu 17.10
I'm having a strange problem on Ubuntu 17.10: when I try to drag and drop something inside Nautilus it simply doesn't work, it doesn't even select the item, it seems like it's ignoring the action...
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Why did Ubuntu change the network configuration
As we all know, to configure the network, we can edit /etc/network/interfaces and execute /etc/init.d/networking restart.
Today I try to use Ubuntu 17.10 and I've found the network configuration had ...
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How to open Nautilus (File Manager) preferences?
Please could you tell me where can I find the File Manager Preferences
in Ubuntu ... (now for 16:04 LTS).
The menu bar has disappeared from Nautilus, as also have the resize handles and the top-bar ...
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How can I install npm on 17.10?
I just wanted to install npm via terminal and now I am just stuck with some dependencies.
It wants me to install a few dependencies, for example:
libssl1.0-dev
nodejs-dev
node-gyp
Even if I try to ...
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How to disable wayland in 17.10 in gdm3 login screen
I just installed ubuntu 17.10.
I'm using a Ryzen 1200 CPU and an RX-560 GPU with a 2580x1080 60Hz monitor.
The monitor is connected to the GPU through an HDMI cable.
When I'm using the native ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 will not accept static IP
My Ubuntu server will not accept my static IP assignment. Instead, I keep getting a DHCP lease. Network Manager is not installed. Below is the output of cat /etc/network/interfaces
# The primary ...
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A start job is running for wait for network to be configured. Ubuntu server 17.10
i just installed ubuntu server on my laptop and everything works fine except for the fact that at boot if the laptop is not connected to ethernet or in range of my wi-fi i get this message "A start ...
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How do I start pulseaudio-equalizer?
I just installed pulseaudio-equalizer on my Ubuntu 17.10 following the answer here with:
sudo apt-get install pulseaudio-equalizer
When I want to start the application I get:
$ pulseaudio
E: [...
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How do I make my display grayscale?
After reading this article from the the New York Times and others like it, I would like to make my screen black and white/grayscale. I am on Ubuntu 17.10 with Gnome 3.26.2 without X11. I am also on a ...
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Mouse lagging on Ubuntu 17.10
I have downloaded Ubuntu 17.10 recently, and I found out that if you move the cursor on the top bar the mouse is starting to lag. (especially if you open one of the tabs on the top bar, and then move ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 Multiple Timezone clocks [duplicate]
How do I add multiple clocks with different time zones in Ubuntu 19.10.
Solution:
Install clock using sudo apt install gnome-clocks
Open Clock app and add required timezones
Restart the PC
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How do I restore the Unity 7 Ctrl-Alt-Numpad combination behaviour on Gnome 3?
By default, instead of doing something useful, the Ctrl-Alt-Numpad key combination in Gnome 3 shoves a window in the specified direction across the entire workspace. These shortcuts do not show in the ...
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apt update: Could not handshake: An unexpected TLS packet was received
I had problem doing sudo apt update for manually added repositories (I had problem with nodejs and docker) with my Ubuntu 17.10 VM running in VirtualBox. The error I get is Could not handshake: An ...
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WiFi unstable after 17.10 update
My wifi connexion is very unstable after the 17.10 update (from 17.04). I'm experiencing frequent disconnections (every 10~15min) a simple reconnection to the SSID solve the issue.
The card model is:...
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No option to switch from xorg to Wayland on Ubuntu 17.10 login
I don't see the gear button next to the Sign in button at the login screen. I have Nvidia drivers installed (for Nvidia 730 GT card). Ubuntu boots into Xorg as seen from the terminal with echo $...
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No Audio Over HDMI on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
I am running kernel v4.13.0-36-generic on Ubuntu 17.10 on an HP Omen 15. I have a hybrid NVIDIA Optimus graphics card. I dual-boot Windows 10, which can play audio from the same external monitor over ...
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GNOME 3.26 - Clicking one window brings another in the foreground (Ubuntu 17.10)
I'm on Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME 3.26.
Often I have windows tiled on the left and right side of the screen. A typical setup is to have a browser and text editor on the left, a PDF reader and terminal ...
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How to set the close-laptop-lid-action?
In Ubuntu versions before Gnome Shell, I could set what I wanted to happen when I close the laptop lid depending on whether the laptop is connected to power or not.
Now the default is standby which I ...
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How to install the latest Ubuntu Shell theme under Ubuntu with vanilla GNOME
I've installed the latest 17.10 Ubuntu and then used
sudo apt install gnome-session
to get rid of Ubuntu's modifications, as described here.
Although I prefer to have a vanilla GNOME experience, ...
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Screen randomly rotates on Ubuntu 17.10
I have an HP Pavilion 14 inch laptop.
I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04 to 17.10.
Everything went well, but when I boot up the system, my screen rotation was set to left.
Then I tried using ...
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E: Unable to locate package winehq-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package winehq-stable
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Ubuntu 17.10 Nvidia Drivers, black screen loop?
Alrighty, so I have had to deal with a similar problem all throughout using Ubuntu with Nvidia. But with the new 17.10 update I have been getting a new recently discussed bug which results with my ...
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VLC crash on Ubuntu 17.10 Screen Freezes
2days ago I upgraded my Ubuntu from 17.04 to 17.10, all the process went fine and the upgrade was successful. But after some few hours I played a .mp4 video with vlc players the video plays on full ...
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Libpng12 needed for 17.10
Blackmagic Design's Resolve video editor, V14.0.1, requires libpng12. Unfortunately, only libpng16 is provided with the new 17.10 release.
Is there a way to revert to libpng12 under 17.10? If so, ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 Keyboard not working after login following upgrade from 17.04 (Gnome version)
I have just upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04 (Gnome flavor) to Ubuntu 17.10. All appears to have gone well in the upgrade, but I find after logging into either a gnome (wayland) gnome on xorg, ubuntu (...
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media keys no longer work in Ubuntu 17.10
Installed a bunch of updates to my Ubuntu 17.10 desktop tonight, and rebooted. Now the media keys at the top of my DELL USB keyboard no longer work.
When I run sudo showkey it looks like the volume ...
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No GUI after Kubuntu 18.04 LTS upgrade from 17.10
I have an MSI GP72 Laptop. I upgraded from 17.10 → 18.04 LTS a few hours ago today. The upgrade process itself went well. (Unlike this question, I'm using the final official release.)
However, while ...
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How to install Point Cloud Library v1.8 (pcl-1.8.0) on Ubuntu 16.04.2 [LTS] for C++? [closed]
I am trying to find a straight forward way to install C++ PCL v1.8 on Ubuntu 16.04.2 [LTS]
UPDATE -----
After working through the various issues individually:
This is a hybridisation of various ...
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Unable to make changes in BIOS after 17.10 installation
Windows 10 + UBUNTU 17.10 dualboot on HP Envy x360 u000.
After installation, I am not able to make any changes in BIOS. The settings are not "Default". Secure boot is disabled.
I have tried the ...