Questions tagged [20.04]
Eighth LTS (Long Term Support) release of Ubuntu, code-named "Focal Fossa". Released on April 23, 2020. Will reach End of Standard Support (ESS) in April 2025. Only use this tag for version-specific questions.
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Help - Ubuntu in VirtualBox only upper left corner visible
I get a view like this, mouse is doubled and it's impossible to do anything. Can somebody help me resolve this? I wanted to try to install guest additions, but I can't because of the view like this ...
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Microstack Ussuri does not restart or reboot properly
I had previously installed Microstack Stein on my Ubuntu 20.04.1 desktop, but the OpenStack CLI never worked properly. So I reinstalled with the latest Microstack snap, Ussuri. The good news is that ...
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How do you remove the Show Applications button?
AskUbuntu! I am using Dash to Panel and love it ( I personally do not like or use Dash to Dock, but that's just me) in conjunction with ArcMenu on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This combination makes the Show ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.01 - Kernel v5.10-rc2
I received my new Dell XPS 15 9500 - Core i9, but it came with a Wi-Fi board that is not yet supported by Ubuntu (20.04.01): Killer AX500-DBS.
I followed some instructions here on how to install the ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 – freeze when trying to leave suspend mode
On one of my computer, sometimes, when I try to leave suspend mode, I only get a dark screen, while the keyboard and the mouse do not respond. Still, I can log to this computer using SSH and then shut ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 not loading login components
Today when I tried to start Ubuntu in a dual boot system with Windows 10, it takes me to a purple screen but the login components are not showing up. I can still see and move the mouse around.
I did ...
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Local DNS cache keeps reverting A record after clearing
I wish to clear my local DNS cache so that I can access a server via a domain name which has recently had its DNS A record changed. For illustration purposes, lets assume the following:
Domain: ...
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Problem installing nvidia driver with ubuntu-drivers command 20.04
After running sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
I confirmed the following available drivers
== /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0 ==
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vendor : NVIDIA Corporation
model : GK104 [...
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[Dual system, Ubuntu 20.04]nvidia-gpu: i2c timeout error; ucsi_ccg: i2c_transfer failed -110, ucsi_ccg_init failed
I have been tortured by a tiny bug for a long time. Now I really hope to fix it.
They only shows when I boot/turn off my computer, although it doesn't influence anything.
when I boot my pc, it ...
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Linux Root Partition gets corrupted frequently
I have Ubuntu 20.04 Installed Alongside Windows 10. Used it for more than a year and worked flawlessly but now I'm facing this disk corruption error.
First Encounter: Was Trying to take a screenshot ...
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Unable to set a refresh rate higher than 60Hz after installing nvidia driver
After fresh installing Ubuntu 20 everything works fine with a monitor (LG w2363d) at 120hz and 1920x1080 with nouveau driver(GTX 1060) and mobo(Sabertooth 990fx), except when I install any nvidia ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Wont boot
Im trying to boot ubuntu 20.04 from a usb made with rufus 3.12 from a windows 10 computer different to the one im trying to boot ubuntu on. When I go to boot ubuntu it then does a disk check when the ...
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HP DESK JET 4125 not working in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I recently Bought and installed an HP DESK JET 4125 all in one printer. I down loaded hplip 3.20.9 and printer worked fine until the next day then it refuses to print though the system says it is ...
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Fake Display with no dummy adapter
Is there a program that emulates a display with variable resulution?
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Losing natural scrolling after wake
I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.
When the PC wakes, the natural scrolling options of my Bluetooth mouse, event checked, don't work. I need to uncheck and check again the option.
Can I do anything to solve this?...
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No cursor blinking(actually not visible only) in the Ubuntu's default text editor
I've installed Ubuntu dual boot(version 20.04 LTS) and when I opened the Ubuntu's default text editor, I didn't see any cursor blinking. I'm not talking about mouse pointer that is visible, only the ...
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Not able to boot into Windows after error in installing ubuntu
I have tried to install Ubuntu with my windows 1o. But while installing I got message that some fatal error has occurred. And after that when i restarted my laptop it's showing no Boot Device Not ...
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VNC Client & Server on 20.04
I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 (fresh install from 20.04.1 & software up to date) on my new main fast computer. I want to desktop share my old NUC Barebones computer, running Xubuntu 20.04 (fresh ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 : NVIDIA drivers update issue after unloading nvidia-drm and nvidia-modeset
As the title states, I have encountered issues when updating my GPU drivers, and my screen stays black when using Ubuntu in graphical mode. Here's how it went :
I could not update my GPU's drivers ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: Headphone Microphone is NOT detected
I know this question has been asked already, but I have tried almost all the provided answers without being able to solve the problem.
I tried connecting a headset via bluetooth and a jack cable as ...
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ubuntu 20.04, when shutting down Ubuntu restores tabs
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 and when I shut down (with Firefox still opened) when I turn it on, Ubuntu restores all the some tabs. Is this the usual behavior? I am expecting after shutdown when I ...
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How to reinstall or repair python3.8 safely in ubuntu 20.04 and revert all of its files back to default?
I was messing around with python3 and pip, and some packages seem to have corrupted some of the python files, i am getting this error and some others when trying to use pip :
Exception:
Traceback (...
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Trying to upgrade from 20.04 to 20.10 get 'failed to connect..." error
I get the following error message when I try to upgrade to 20.10:
'Failed to connect to https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release. Check your Internet connection or proxy settings'
I can display the ...
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Nvidia driver on Kubuntu 20.04 does not load X or Steam
I have installed kubuntu 20.04 and when I tried to install nvidia drivers X does not start. The ubuntu-drivers devices shows this:
filho@filho:~$ ubuntu-drivers devices
== /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:...
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User not showed in login
A few days ago I tried to customize the gnome terminal and in trying to return to the default configuration I touched something too much.
At boot Ubuntu 20.04 forces me to create a new user as if it ...
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How to upgrade Ubuntu Desktop 18.0.4 LTS to 20.0.4 LTS from DVD?
A friend of mine has Ubuntu Desktop 18.0.4 LTS installed and would like to upgrade to 20.0.4 LTS. He has tried repeatedly to do so in the recommended way (from repositories), but his Internet ...
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Is there a replacement for python-appindicator?
AppIndicator allowed your app to create menus in GNOME, like this:
Specifically, with python-appindicator, you could do it in Python. However, it looks like python-appindicator is gone in the latest ...
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Upgrading to 20.04 from 18.04 froze my laptop, can I reboot without damaging my pc/its files?
I decided to finally upgrade to 20.04 with the software updater, and I got almost the entire way but it froze at
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/default/speech-dispatcher ...
Can I reboot without ...
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Yet another "black screen on boot" issue
I have read a lot of posts in AskUbuntu about a black screen preventing Ubuntu from booting. Apparently, this is an issue that has persisted for a lot of people across many years and as many posts are ...
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Ubuntu-Mate 20.04 removes dialog title bar close button
I updated Ubuntu-Mate 18.04 to 20.04 and all of my LibreOffice dialogs lost their title bar close button. This is a Mate thing. Gnome desktop continues to show the close button. A discussion from ...
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Ubuntu Mate 20.04 - switched o Wayland UI and unable to restore initial Mate UI configuration
because of my curiosity, I've decided to check Ubuntu on Wayland UI. That was a huge mistake.
I've lost: 1) Mate login screen, which looks like in gnome and 2) Notifications became un-clickable and ...
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Nvidia proprietary drivers 20.04.1 fail with dependency problems
I tried first updating my proprietary drivers via the terminal, and after that it failed. Same error after a purge of all NVIDIA packages and reinstall. Don't know how to resolve it. Running Ubuntu 20....
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Bluetooth connection unstable after upgrade to 20.04
I recently upgraded Xubuntu to Focal 20.04 (kernel 5.4.0-52-generic) and my Bluetooth earbuds, which had worked fine on 18.04, now experience audio skipping and constant disconnecting/reconnecting ...
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gnome-software does not launch
I'm getting this error message if I'm running Gnome Software Center from terminal.
Failed to setup plugins: Unable to find default local file monitor type
Dropbox is also giving me a similar error ...
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Error during install via USB: Initramfs unpacking failed: decoding failed
I'm in the process of dual booting the latest Ubuntu LTS release alongside my pre-existing Windows 10 install. I'm having a weird error when installing via USB: Initramfs unpacking failed: decoding ...
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Files exist, but "cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" 20.04
I'm trying to run a game (PRIME, an old Rougelike found here) and after downloading the 64 bit linux version, and going to run it, I get this error response:
./prime: error while loading shared ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 does not find certain wifi networks
I have a very odd problem since I updated my Lenovo T430 from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04. The computer does not find certain wifi networks. In general wifi is working as I am typing these lines being ...
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Problem with fonts in okular in kubuntu 20.04
I am having a problem with fonts substitutions in kubuntu 20.04 using okular or evince (both). The file has some embedded fonts as in
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I receive updates for Ubuntu base after every boot
I have been receiving updates to Ubuntu base every time I boot, only since a week. These updates are often very small, ranging anywhere from 200KB to 5MB. Is this normal? or Should I be worried?
I ...
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Failed to start MariaDB 10.3.25 database server
I have just migrated from mysql to mariadb on Ubuntu 20.04 server with apt install mariadb-server.
The installation ended fine, but mariadb-server didn't start.
This is the output of the command:
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How to enable AVX2 on Ubuntu 20.04
I'm trying to get AVX2 enabled on a machine with Ubuntu 20.04.
I've run these commands to install AVX2:
Update the package index:
# sudo apt-get update
Install libmkl-avx2 deb package:
# sudo apt-get ...
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Could not connect to in.archive.ubuntu.com [duplicate]
I am new with Ubuntu, so please give detailed answers.
I want to fix this error:
Could not connect to in.archive.ubuntu.com
Each time I try to update, it shows up.
I have included the following ...
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topspin interface crash on ubuntu 20.04
Recently, when using Ubuntu 20.04 to run topspin 3.2, the topspin can start normally. However, when I click the button on the software interface, the software interface will crash and the terminal ...
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software and hardware problems after upgrading from 18.04LTS to 20.04LTS
18.04 worked perfect in my System 76 laptop. I got a message that 20.04 LTS was available, so I figured, "Sure, why not?" I upgraded and my gscan2pdf would no longer work. In fact my printer ...
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After upgrade to 20.04: "Sorry, there is nothing that matches your search"
I just upgraded from 18.04LTS to 20.04, and now my desktop search function for applications always says "Sorry, there is nothing that matches your search". The search for other types of ...
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Ubunut 20.04 no wifi adapter found randomly
The system drops the wifi adapter. After the start everything works fine. Than randomly the wifi adapter disappears. Sometimes even after reboot no wifi anymore. After a while and many reboots its ...
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Login only via Ubuntu Wayland possible and User is missing in Login List, Ubuntu 20.04
After update from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, all works fine. My notebook has two users there have access to the client with a separate user profile.
After Unsubscribe from my profile, is it impossible to ...
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Unable to fix libwine-development dependencies on Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 (from Ubuntu 18.04). During the upgrade, I noticed some dependencies issues related to libwine-developement package. After upgrade, I tried to update and upgrade ...
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Next & Previous Image doesn't work properly
Let's assume I have 15 images in a folder. I opened an image located in 10th index. When I hit (right key) or click the right/left arrow in an image they just don't work.
I have a feeling that it ...
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Ubuntu doesn't detect thai number font "TH Niramit IT๙" anymore
"TH Niramit IT๙" is a thai font which inserted thai number instead of arabic.
http://www.scdc5.forensic.police.go.th/IT%E0%B9%99.zip
I have used this font for years. It worked well until ...
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