Questions tagged [18.04]
New questions about 18.04 are now off-topic, unless asking how to update to a supported version. Seventh LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Bionic Beaver". Released on April 26, 2018. Reached End of Standard Support (ESS) in April 2023.
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Ubuntu crashed stuck at GRUB rescue
So I wanted to open a psd file in Gimp, whole computed froze had to power off (case doesn't have a restart button, dumb, I know).
So after powering up I was stuck at the Grub screen. So I set the ...
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system will poweroff automatically in Lenovo ideapad Ubuntu
I've a new Lenovo Ideapad 330 laptop with Ubuntu 18.04 installed, the System will automatically turned off while working without any specific alerts.
Is there any possible way to turn the power ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Which directory should my second drive be mounted in?
I looked up a couple answers based on how to mount multiple drives but I don’t know the standard directory for them. Some of them say to mount them in /mnt while others say in /media while the next ...
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Setting up OpenGL glut library on Code::Blocks IDE in Ubuntu 18.04.2
I am trying to set up OpenGL glut library on Code::Blocks 16.01 IDE in Ubuntu 18.04.2. I have followed this link but when I try to open a freeglut project, I get this error -
Failed to load the ...
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Plex cannot view folders in /media/user/
I was followed this tutorial: https://www.linuxbabe.com/ubuntu/install-plex-media-server-ubuntu-18-04. And after setting the permissions to the media location \media\user\ plex is still unable to view ...
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Need help setting up Docker Home Media server
So I am attempting to put together a home media server on Ubuntu 18.04. I have done this in a VM on a Windows machine, but a recently built a new gaming rig, and am repurposing the old one into a ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS NIC Drivers work, Alt 18.04.2 NIC Drivers don't work
DHCP seems to work just fine with the normal LTS server iso. However the drivers on the LTS (Bionic Beaver) don't allow DHCP to work, and I can only ping some local addresses.
The goal is to have my ...
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Ubuntu restore system scenario
I'm using default ubuntu backup app to backup my:
/home
/opt
/srv
/usr
/var
/snap
/etc
folders. So let's say my system failed completely or hdd is dead, then i'm going to install Ubuntu and restore ...
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could not load image permission denied
I am very new to Ubuntu. I have shifted from Windows 10. Now when I want to open some .rar files it gives error permission denied. pleas help
Permissions tab in properies
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Ubuntu standard folders changed name (name1, name10, name4 etc)
I don't know what happened, but after start I realized the folders have changed name, then ones that usually were:
Music, Pictures, Videos, etc
Became:
name1, name10, name14 etc
When I open folder ...
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Graphics driver update causing overheating of CPU in ubuntu 18.04.2
I recently updated my Ubuntu 18.04.2 system using the software updater and one of the things it updated was the mesa library if my memory serves me right.
Now my system shows llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0, 256 ...
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Computer freezes and blank screen on boot
I have an old laptop with 2 GB of RAM and intel pentium at 2.13 HZ and it was running windows 7 and I decided to switch completely to ubuntu so I created a bootable USB and launched Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ...
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Issue downgrading from Ubuntu 18.10 to 18.04.2
I'm trying to install the updated 18.04.2 release. I was on 18.10 but I'm clearing the drive and doing a fresh install. However, during installation I'm met with:
ubuntu gvfsd-metadata[3082]: ...
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Dual boot win 10 home/ubuntu: Restore windows 10
Long story short: Ive been running dual boot win10/ubuntu for a few months now and everything has been mostly fine. Game in windows, do everything else in ubuntu. Recently I discovered that my ...
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Lowercase "u" not typing anywhere in Ubuntu 18.04
This problem happened with me twice on two different Ubuntu environments.
Everything seems to be working fine, until suddenly I cannot type the lowercase letter "u" anymore.
I can type uppercase "U" ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 strange sound volume behaviour on MSI GD63 7RD Stealth
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my new Laptop (MSI GD63 7RD Stealth). The sound volume control is working perfectly until I plug my headphones in. If I do so the sound is also coming from the ...
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Can't make shared folder for Win7 Guest
Can't make a shared folder.
I try many solutions, but еру solutions did not help me.
But when i type command:
net use t: \\vboxsvr\msf
cmd returned: Error 53.
This guide doesn't help me
Host: ...
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Dell Precision Tower 7810 goes to sleep on boot Ubuntu 18.04.2
I was running Ubuntu 18.04.1 on my Dell Precision Tower 7810 at work. After updating to 18.04.2, upon restarting, my system reaches the login page and then goes to sleep. I was able to log in remotely ...
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Ctrl+Alt+Space not working on Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10
Similar to Ctrl-Alt-Space doesn't work on Ubuntu 14.10?, the combination Ctrl+Alt+Space is not working on Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10.
There seem to be no shortcut enabled for that particular ...
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How do I install Tally in 18.04?
I use 18.04 on my HP laptop. Is it possible to install Tally software on it for accounting purpose ? If no, is there any alternative that works on Ubuntu?
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Ubuntu/Windows Boot Manager Issue
Okay....Ubuntu 18.4/Windows 10 (latest)
Today I decided to use my extra HDD to run Ubuntu. I have a 1TB 970 EVO NVMe for Windows 10 and a spare 1TB HDD.
I format the spare 1TB HDD
I used an already ...
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cron job decides for itself if it wants to run
I recently wrote a python script that reminds me via email if I need to move my car for the street sweeper mafia (and avoid a ticket). When I ran the script from the command line, it worked every time....
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Wifi Issues on 18.04 (Kernel 4.18.0-15-generic)
I have been having a lot of trouble with the WIFI on my device. It has a RT 3290 wifi card which runs very poorly (frequently disconnecting, poor signal, super low speed, Bluetooth doesnt work) and I ...
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18.04 Install Problem: KeyError: 'MAJOR' / Subiquity
Trying to install 18.04 on a SuperMicro box and getting errors that stop the process.
Seems to have something to do with subiquity but not sure what the problem is.
[ TIME ] Timed out waiting for ...
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Ubuntu 18 LTS AD configuration User
I have Ubuntu client joining AD.
Ad users are connecting and creating home directory well.
I want to add to all ad user:
desktop shortcuts
sidebar shortcuts
Program installed by Wine and and link ...
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Unable to change permissions for a folder
The folder permissions says
"You are not the owner, so you cannot change these permissions"
I have ran
sudo find /opt/popcorntime -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
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chmod: ...
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How to make apache running on ubuntu docker only accsible via VPN?
I have an Ubuntu 18 installation, on which I have configured and running OpenVPN.
On the same machine I have installed docker and in a container, I run Apache2.
(docker container runs with -p 80:80)
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Why do I have a ghost file to n my Ubuntu server?
I recently came across this problem:
I wrote a RoR deployment script, a standard bash script which checks for directories, clones codes and runs a few commands. Before it starts modifying the file ...
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Pasting from Windows host to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Guest
So I tried a few things so the iso tools
Guest additions image
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-guest-dkms
However non of these seem to work, I tried a few solutions. I need to copy a vpn ...
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Linux Couldn't access full permission file
I've a file in /var/ folder which is created by www-data application. Ownership and permission of the file is,
-rw-r--r-- 1 www-data www-data 74214 Feb 18 17:00 sample.pdf
I tried to access this ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (dual booted with Windows 10) is stuck at "Started Hold until boot process finishes up"
I think this issue might be because my root is almost completely full. The last time I successfully booted it up, I wasn't able to run certain applications (such as Google Chrome) and I'm guessing it ...
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Regional formats on Ubuntu
Where are the regional formats on Ubuntu taken/supplied from?
There is no such format as "Hindi, Fiji" so that should not be on there or anywhere.
As a former British colony, the country Fiji (...
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Dual Booting Ubuntu from Disc Error. Please Help
I have an exam in two days and need Ubuntu to do it and I can't get it to work!
Laptop: HP 15-n096sa
OS installed: Windows 10
Task: dual boot Ubuntu 18.04 & Windows 10
Media Used: DVD-R(ubuntu ...
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Encrypted Ubuntu with multiple partitions
Background info first, questions at the end. I built my desktop computer to run Windows 7 for dual boot but I wanted encryption aswell and encrypted dual boot turns out to be way to complicated. So I’...
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How can I work around the tty login bug?
BUG: Ubuntu Server 18.04.1 LTS tty1 "Login Incorrect"
Userspace break as a result of missing patch backport
As I understand the bug: upgrading the kernel has introduced a bug which has made it ...
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Using usb-wifi adapter instead of built in wifi Ubuntu 18.04
I bought a USB wifi adapter with antenna (ID: 0bda:b812) for situations when i need a bigger wifi range (University...) and i need help getting it to work.
I'm on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (gnome).
The ...
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Issues setting static IP using netplan Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS
Having some major issues with networking on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Fresh install. I set a static IP during install which worked for a couple days and remained set after multiple reboots. Now the interface ...
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help with wired internet connection
I have been back and forth from windows 4 times now, having tried over and over to get the internet to work.
For some reason Ubuntu is not picking up anything from my router automatically. I tried ...
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Loading freezes after removing nvidia graphics card
I want to switch to integrated Intel graphics with my computer and remove the Nvidia graphics card completely. It's an HP desktop running Ubuntu 18.04. When I remove the card I can see the Ubuntu ...
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How to make a simple systemd minecraft server startup service
So I have spent around a month searching online and figuring out how to start a vanilla Minecraft server as soon ubuntu server boots, but I couldn't make it work.
Using Ubuntu Server 18.04LTS on ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 takes a lot of time to start & resume file missing
I have done a fresh install on a DELL i7 8550U with Ubuntu 18.04. 2 LTS.
My problem is that it takes quite a lot time to start although I do not launch any applications while starting up.
I have ...
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File upload speeds way below what they should be
I'm currently running a LAMP server on Ubuntu 18.04. The website I'm hosting is for file transfers. My upload speed through the site is around 5-7kb MAX. Using an SFTP program I get 30KB MAX speeds ...
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puppetserver package not present in xenial and bionic repo
Just found that puppetserver opensource package is not present in xenial and bionic repo.Instead puppetmaster package is present.Eventhough the puppet version is 5.x is there any reason why they have ...
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Expanding an encrypted LVM partition question
This is absolutely not a previously answered question! I have spent weeks (literally) reading these posts and documentation and for the most part the information and answers have been vague, ...
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Stop following and allow scrolling
less +F can be used to "tail" follow an input stream. I can't find a way to disable this mode and resume manual scrolling.
From man:less...
F
Scroll forward, and keep trying to read when the ...
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I can find multiple wi-fi networks but I can't find mine
I've searched through a few sites, I've done a few things and I can't find the solution to this problem.
As the title says, I can't connect to my wi-fi home network on my laptop using ubuntu 18.04 .
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How to configure two static interfaces in virtuabox ubuntu server 18.04 guest using netplan
I'm running an ubuntu server 18.04 under VirtualBox with 2 network adapters: NAT Network (enp0s3) and a Host-only Adapter (enp0s8). I use the NAT to access the internet and the Host-only Adapter to ...
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Linux VPS extremely slow
Good day,
I rent 2 VPS servers. The last few days 1 of the rented VPS servers is extremely slow. It takes about 2 to 3 minutes to open a simple webpage or PLESK.
I have tried to do multiple things ...
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Ubuntu 18 login loop and can't open terminal
I have upgraded my ubuntu 16 to 18 and after reboot I am stuck into login loop, found this solution
but I am also not able to open terminal from login screen, ctrl+alt+f* not working. Is there any ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 screen not resizing inside Oracle VM VirtualBox
Hi I am running Ubuntu 18.04 in a Oracle VM VirtualBox but my workspace is not resizing. Has anyone else ran into this issue? Thanks, Tulio
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