Questions tagged [18.10]
Questions about 18.10 are off-topic on Ask Ubuntu. Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) is a non-LTS version released on October 18, 2018. It became End Of Life (EOL) on July 18, 2019.
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Can't update ubuntu after closing computer while updating kernel
What can I do to normally update my system (Ubuntu). By acident I shutdown my PC while updating a linux-kernel package, also I think at time of update my Ubuntu start to updating from old 18 vesion to ...
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Whoopsie is stopping me from upgrading from 18.10 [duplicate]
I'm attempting to upgrade from 18.10 Cosmic. Whoopsie is causing issues. I can't uninstall it, and it won't let me stop it. Is there a way around this so I can finish the upgrade?
Sorry if I'm ...
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libXmu.so.6: cannot open shared object file
i am using ubuntu 18.04 LTS
4 GB RAM
intel i3 processor
how can I fix this
error while loading shared libraries: libXmu.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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Upgrading from Ubuntu 18.10 to 20.04 LTS from command line [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 18.10 and want to update to 20.04 LTS but after this standard procedure:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt autoremove
sudo do-release-upgrade
But when I ...
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Uninstall Ubuntu 18.10 when alongside 18.04
I've been running 18.04 quite successfully. I installed 18.10 alongside to evaluate it.
I'm sticking with 18.04. How do I uninstall 18.10?
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How to copy odd files in a folder where all the files are named using numbers
I have folder A in which all the files (JPEG) are named using numbers (1,2,3....). Now I have to copy only the odd file names to another folder B. How to do this using terminal?
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Can we increase the memory limit of PHP directly from the command line? [closed]
Can we increase the memory limit of PHP directly from the command line?
I am having more than one PHP installation on my ubuntu system and I am using a simple php-switch-scripts script to setup and ...
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How to understand what's happening when seeing this: jbd2/nvme0n1p2- in iotop?
I'm running this:
iotop -ao
and see this at the top of the list, with excessive writes:
855 be/3 root 0.00 B 101.82 M 0.00 % 1.65 % [jbd2/nvme1n1p1-]
611 be/3 root 0.00 B ...
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Multiple public IP's assignment on same server Ubuntu 18.04
Is it possible to assign multiple public IP's to a single ubuntu server? Below is my requirement and need your valuable inputs.
My application is a platform where my clients connect to and they have ...
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Webcam not working with Ubuntu 18
Can someone help me to solve this issue or to debug the issue?
I am not able to access my web camera on my Ubuntu 18 laptop. I removed and reinstalled cheese as well but no use. When I try to access ...
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Port is assessible though blocked by ufw
I'm running a software listening port 31731. My client side software can connect to port 31731 on my server. Online port scan tool also confirms the port is open.
However, I check ufw status. The ...
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Install latest version of dotnet-sdk by script
I am writing an installer script and need to install dotnet-sdk.
I want to install the latest version which is 3.1 or in future 3.2 or whatever.
Now I found that there are 2 versions in apt-get:
user@...
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Error when reboot after upgrade from 18.10 to Ubuntu 19.04 [closed]
After I managed to upgrade from 18.10 to 19.04, I got a new problem. After finishing the upgrade, I reboot my laptop but it gets stuck on the purple screen and I restart it again then I got this.
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Ubuntu from a PC to another
So I had this old Laptop that have 2 SSD's one(this was inside of the laptop) with Windows and another(one I bought) with a partition with Ubuntu. Now I bought a Desktop and I want two put this second ...
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Grub menu not showing after ubuntu installation [closed]
Guys my laptop had only windows 8 version. Recently I installed Ubuntu 18.10 version in it. But the problem is it is now booting directly to windows.
As seen in forms I tried turning off secure boot ...
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Upgrade from 18.10 to 20.04 options
I've just spent ages trying to work out how to upgrade from 18.10 to 20.04 now it's almost out. I realize I was on an end of life and would have to upgrade through another end of life and this ...
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Will my situation allow me to retain my Windows license on this computer? Just in case I mess something up [closed]
I want to switch my computer to Ubuntu. I already have my bootable USB drive ready, which works just fine in live mode. I am currently a Windows user and I would like to retain my Windows license (OEM)...
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Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default when running sudo apt-get update [duplicate]
I am running sudo apt-get update on my ubuntu 18.10
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.10
Release: 18.10
Codename: cosmic
Then getting below response:...
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How to configure an out of date system to install software with apt? [closed]
Having an out-of-date system, yet looking to install alpine with apt.
thufir@dur:~$
thufir@dur:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic InRelease
Reading package ...
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RTX 2080 eGPU and Cuda Tensorflow on MacBook Pro
I cant install Ubuntu on my MacBook Pro 2018, QEMU KVM, VMware and Parallels doesn't support Thunderbolt3.
There are no Nvidia drivers for RTX on the Mac and TensorFlow doesn't support GPUs on macOS ...
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How can I upgrade from Ubuntu 18.10 to 19.10? [duplicate]
Every time I try to upgrade to 19.10, I get a message saying “An upgrade from ‘cosmic’ to ‘eoan’ is not supported with this tool”. How can I upgrade?
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I can't install Unity 3d via Unity Hub
I succesffuly installed Unity Hub 2.2.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
In Unity Hub, I select Unity 2019.2. I also select "Android Build Support", "Android SDK", "Open JDK" and "Unity Documentation". Unity Hub ...
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Shuting down makes power LED blink
I have an Ubuntu 18 server (no GUI). When I shutdown the computer, everything shuts down (power supply, fans, etc), but the power LED is blinking like it's on stand-by.
The shutdown line I'm ...
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/var/run/utmp does not record users who log in through GUI and ‘w’ command can not show users that have logged in through GUI
I’ve deleted some files in /var directory by accident and I found the problem that I describe in the title.
How can I solve that problem?
Is there any way to recover /var/run/utmp?
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Dual boot: Windows 10 update leads to ACPI BIOS Error (bug) (November 2019)
I am running GNU GRUB Version 2.02 on my MSI GL62M 7REX which has an intel CORE i7 processor and a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card.
I am using GNU GRUB Version 2.02 in order to be able to boot (...
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Unable to boot Ubuntu (minimal bash likeline editing)
I have a Windows 10- Ubuntu 18.10 dual boot system. I have had some issues with Grub showing me at boot:
minimal bash like line editing
I tried some troubleshooting and while using gParted with USB ...
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Latest Ubuntu upgrade has crashed my laptop
When upgrading to the latest Ubuntu desktop software my laptop hangs when trying to restart. It went through all the screens and got to “restart”, now stuck on purple coloured screen when trying to ...
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Relocation error involving libgnutls.so.30, error code (127) after last updates [closed]
After the last update this happened:
/usr/lib/apt/methods/http: relocation error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls.so.30: symbol _idn2_punycode_decode version IDN2_0.0.0 not defined in file ...
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No printer in GIMP 2.10 print dialog in Ubuntu 18.10
GIMP print dialog screen:
Printer installed in system:
In the same time TextEditor and Firefox dialogs looks fine:
How to fix?
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Batch convert / cleanup / sanitize Linux/Unix filenames to Windows
i need to synch some files between those two systems and windows is complaining about strange filenames eg :
菅野よう子 (Macross Plus - Original Sound Track I) - 03 - After, in the dark ~ Torch Song.mp3
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Ubuntu 18.10 to 19.04, end of life version [duplicate]
I am facing this issue when attempting an upgrade to ubuntu 19.04.
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Your Ubuntu release is not supported anymore.
For upgrade information, please visit:
http://www....
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Upgraded to ubuntu 19.04 from 18.1, terminal won't open, python issues
I recently attempted to update to ubuntu 19.04 from ubuntu 18.10, it completed but with errors. I have removed nvidia graphics card and i'm attempting to fix the install but to no avail.
I cannot open ...
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How to enable IPTABLES tracing on ubuntu 18.04 server
Ive found this simple straightforward way to trace what Iptables is doing on my kubernetes/calico cluster
https://www.opsist.com/blog/2015/08/11/how-do-i-see-what-iptables-is-doing.html
Nor ipt_LOG, ...
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Issues while upgrading from 18.10 to 19.04
I'm trying to upgrade Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) to Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) and have tried the below steps:
nagadeep@MachineName:~$ sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for nagadeep:
Hit:1 ...
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Is the gnome compositing manager decent for Steam VR?
I have a Hades Canyon NUC with a AMD Vega M GPU, and it seems to be powerful enough for VR - the mirroring view is almost flawless - but on the headset itself the view is jumpy when moving around.
It'...
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Linux File Names converted to blank rect after running sudo fc-cache -f -v
I'm beginner in Linux.
I have downloaded some fonts from net and I made some mistake to rebuild Ubuntu by these fonts. So I copied them to .fonts folder in home directory. After that I run this ...
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PHP fresh installation with fpm & mysqli
Studying multiple documentations I've got confused about PHP 7.* installation process.
Do I have to compile it from source with fpm and mysqli options, or may I use package manager like aptitude for ...
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screen flickering, turning off, 18.10 Intel
I recently moved my work computer home and hooked it to new monitors. One monitor works perfectly, the other (an AOC monitor connected via displayport) flickers and tears occasionally, and then will ...
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Can't add domain to resolv.conf on Ubuntu 18.10
Im trying to setup Squid 4.8 on new server. As i understand
cat /etc/resolv.conf
should contain nameserver, search and domain rows. I've added nameservers and search to /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init....
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Is there a lubuntu 18.10 partitioning tool like "disks"? I don't find it in the menu
I have installed gparted, which shows only one of two hds. I don't know whether it has got to do with gparted or with my system. Where is the standard "disks" program in 18.10? Or is it named ...
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Vypr VPN no longer works in 18.10 [closed]
I have tried to find some solution online, but none has turned up so far, so I ask here: I have a paid VPN connection using VYPR-VPN which relies on the OpenVPN client. After updating to 18.10, I find ...
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Sound only works via bluetooth 18.10
My laptop was totally fine until I wanted to try some Bluetooth speaker I have, since then I can't have sound through the laptop speaker or anything connected to the mini-plug connector. I tried ...
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inability to install gcc in ubuntu 18.10
here are the contents of the terminal-
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 not working on VMware 14.1.3
I have a VMware workstation pro 14.1.3 on which I installed Ubuntu 18.04 then I updated the software, but as soon as it restarted (to finish updating) I cannot log in or do anything, it just stays on ...
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NTP will not update time for clients
I am running a Ubuntu 18.04 server with ntp installed. I need NTP to synchronize time in ordet to let a Munge-service to work correctly.
My firewall is not enabled, however I have added rules to ...
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After upgrading from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 18.10, polybar is now crashing with SIGSEV
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04, to Ubuntu 18.10, but now polybar is crashing and outputting this:
[~]::polybar example
fish: “polybar example” terminated by signal SIGSEGV (Address boundary error)
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Unable to decrypt LUKS USB stick on different computer
Background info
Computer one:
OS: Ubuntu 18.04,
Username: userone.
Computer two:
OS: Lubuntu 18.10,
Username: usertwo.
The problem
I am having problems with a LUKS encrypted USB stick.
The USB ...
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My Ubuntu 18.10 does not display the GUI login, but works only in command line mode
I have logged in into my Ubuntu using terminal login itself. And I tried out the shortcuts Ctrl+Alt+F3 and Ctrl+Alt+F7 which I found that it was to switch from GUI to command line mode.
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What's the command for fractional scaling on Ubuntu 18.10 on xorg?
I'm new to Ubuntu and Linux in general and have installed Ubuntu on my 2013 MBP. It's a 2880x1800 display, and so the scaling is a little goofy. 200% is a bit too zoomed in, but 100% is way too small. ...
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Cannot load config file from /etc/fonts/fonts.conf
Upon invoking emacs, it report errrors:
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf", line 6: invalid attribute 'version'
Fontconfig error: Cannot load config file from /etc/fonts/...
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