Questions tagged [xubuntu]
Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based (Ubuntu with XFCE desktop environment) GNU/Linux operating system. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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xubuntu 22.04 How to make workspaces span multiple displays
I have 3 displays and I want my current workspace to span all of them so that when I switch work spaces all 3 displays will switch to a new workspace.
As you probably know, the default is that you can ...
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Xubuntu broke after removing the readline-common package [duplicate]
First of all, I would like to apologize in advance for the little content I can bring to this problem.
My problem is as follows: I'm running Xubuntu 22.04, and I unintentionally removed the readline-...
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Which release of Xubuntu has PipeWire by default?
According to release notes 22.10 does not have it but what about later releases?
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characters in terminal not 100% white and backgournd is not 100% black on terminator window on xfce4
I use two machines often using vnn. One is ubuntu 20.04 unity the other is ubuntu 22.04 xfce4.
I used terminator window on both systems.
But in the xfce4 case, the character is not 100% white and the ...
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Xubuntu 22.04 - want a simple script to remember audio volume between sessions
This is similar to a previous question:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/bk5czo/audio_volume_levels_not_remembered_after_reboot/
But I didn't want to try that solution as it seemed like ...
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What to do if Xorg eats up too much of my CPU?
This happens with Xubuntu 20.4 (I know, there is 22.04, but before I with to it, I have to do some cleanup work and make a full backup too).
I encountered a computer almost-freeze when working with ...
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Wireless adapter stopped working on Xubuntu after upgrade
Been using Xubuntu 16.04 with D Link DWA 182D1 (wireless adapter). Switched to Xubuntu 22.04.03, and the adapter stopped working.
I can see the adapter, and the network, it asks for password but the ...
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Xubuntu doesnt show user on login screen
It is Xubuntu 22.04.3 LTS.
On the welcome screen:
When I click black triangle button to expand list of users I see some of them and some others are not there. Of course I can click "Other" ...
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thunar regenerate thumbnail for a single image
I see there is a solution to regenerate all image thumbnails, but what if I do not want to regenerate all thumbs, but just for one image.
the thing is, that if I rotate an image using for example: ''' ...
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xubuntu windows manager does not keep settings
It's a great feature in Xfce that allows you to keep other windows visible while typing in a window that's underneath. The only issue is that every time the system restarts or goes into sleep mode, ...
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Laptop fails to open desktop after upgrade to 23.10
Sorry, the information here is going to be basic as I am on my Windows OS as the xUBUNTU will not open since my upgrade.
I upgraded yesterday, following the usual instructions. Was straightforward and ...
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problem during distribution upgrade to 23.10
I run xubuntu and yesterday i try to upgrade 23.04 to 23.10.But I had a lot of errors like :
243 2023-11-06 19:04:19,660 DEBUG got a conffile-prompt from dpkg for file: '/etc/systemd/journald.conf'
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Xubuntu 23.10 ISO Verification
I'm new to the community and have a question re verification of my Xubuntu 23.10 iso image that i downloaded via torrent link from their site.
I did the iso verification on my macbook as per these ...
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When I fresh install Ubuntu 22.04, after restart it says "Attempt to read or write outside of disk 'hd0'"
I am install Xubuntu 22.04 on a machine that was just running Kubuntu 18.04 (or maybe 22.04). It worked well.
I then removed the old HD and installed a brand new one. I ran then Xubuntu installer and ...
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audio suddenly stutters, whole system freezes
I was listening to some music using Strawberry when all of a sudden, the audio on my computer started stuttering and the whole system became unresponsive. I had to turn off the computer and turn it ...
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How to change desktop (Xubuntu) appearance via terminal?
Always using dark mode isn't great either. A quick change using buttons in the taskbar would be interesting.
The system is Xubuntu (Ubuntu 23.04). The solutions you find don't work with this. Thanks ...
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Xubuntu 22.04 not saving desktop settings in persistence
I'm using xubuntu 22.04.2 with live persistence and it's working fine except for a few things.
Does anyone know why xubuntu live persistence doesn't save some settings? Mainly desktop environment such ...
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How to access Huion Tablet driver settings on Xubuntu (XFCE) 22.04.3 LTS?
I followed the official instructions given by Huion for downloading their tablet drivers on Linux (I use a Huion Inspiroy H610X), and the driver seems to work for the most part.
One issue, however, is ...
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Can't automate user creation with xubuntu.pressed
I'm installing xubuntu 22.04 and can't set the password automatically, my xubuntu.pressed file:
Please help.
Ty.
#### LOCALES ####
d-i debian-installer/locale string ru_RU.UTF-8
#### KEYBOARD ####
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Power Management on a Seagate External drive
I am using a Silicon Power Armor A30 USB 3.0 external drive on a Xubuntu 22.04 system.
The hard disk Silicon Power has put inside is a Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172.
This drive's only issue is that it ...
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sox (SOund eXchange): How to detect audio devices that can use to recording/playing?
I'm using sox that installed with homebrew.
Although I can play audio stream/audio file with "play" command, but when I using rec -d sample.wav, I got nothing, just a file with blank sound.
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VPN configuration box is grayed out, Xubuntu Desktop
I am facing a issue where when I try to add a VPN connection, the VPN configuration Box is grayed out and unclickable (attach in image).
This is a fresh install of Ubuntu server and overthat I had ...
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22.04 fresh install won't recognise existing home folder - login loop
can anyone help with this please?
I upgraded xubuntu 18.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS. Laptop is elderly but trusty Lenovo T400. I have an encrypted home folder which I kept on a separate partition (mount point ...
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Software updater notifies daily for non-security updates, despite being configured for two weeks
The update manager pops up daily despite there not being any critical updates and I configured it to display other updates every two weeks.
Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
python3-update-manager 1:22.04.10
update-...
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How to fix the error of complete removing python from Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I made a stupid mistake of complete deleting python 3.10 from my laptop with Ubuntu 20.04, when I tried to update it to 22.04 version. After doing this, I can only access tty1 mode (i.e. a black ...
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XRDP Windows Remote Desktop restricts all groups except root
I have several internal nvme drives and I discovered they weren't mounted. I couldn't get them to mount using "disks" because I'm "not authorized to perform operation". My account ...
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How often should we expect component upgrades (particularly pipewire) [duplicate]
I am running Xubuntu 23.04 which includes pipewire 0.3.65.
However the latest release of pipewire appears to be version 0.3.80 and this has not been the only release since version 0.3.65.
So my ...
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Reverse scrolling is not working in Xubuntu 23.04 with Chrome
I have just now installed Xubuntu 23.04, updated the system and installed my wifi and Nvidia drivers, but I'm facing a issue. Even after enabling reverse scrolling in the settings, reverse scrolling ...
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How to fix XFCE's xflock4 reapeatedly launching the screensaver?
I just upgraded to Xubuntu 23.04 and it turns out that now, xflock4 repeatedly launches the screensaver when locking the screen, even if I keep moving the mouse and typing into the keyboard, it keeps ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 fresh install DNS not working on LAN but works perfectly on WLAN
As in the title, I am experimenting a strange behaviour on ubuntu (both 23.04 and 22 lts). DNS doesn't resolve domain addresses if connected by wired LAN,but it does it on wifi (on the same network).
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How do I play mp4 and mkv on Parole media player?
I have Xubuntu 22.04 LTS with Parole media player preinstalled. I am able to play audio formats and AVI video format without any problem, but when I try playing mp4 or mkv it doesn't display the video ...
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Software Centre doesn't work
Suddenly Software Centre is not working at all on Xubuntu 22.04.3
When I start it, I see I the startpage and categories and when I click them, there all empty and will not load. The internet offers ...
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Compiling Okular from source successfully, but experiencing "Could not find plugin okularpart" after opening it
This is the output after I have compiled and opened Okular.
kf.xmlgui: cannot find .rc file "shell.rc" for component "okular"
kf.coreaddons: "Could not find plugin okularpart&...
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How to open ANYDESK from ROOT USER in UBUNTU?
I tried opening anydesk from root user but it shows following error message (screenshot mentioned below) ? I wonder what is the solutions to solve this problem so that ANYDESK can be open from ROOT ...
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Broken Xubuntu installation in HP Compaq 6720s
I was trying to install Xubuntu 22.04.2 in an old HP Compaq 6720s along with Windows.
I chose "Try Xubuntu" option, and then opened the Xubuntu installer. During the installation, I noticed ...
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Xscreensaver not locking automatically on OS Xubuntu 22.04
I upgraded my operating system from 18.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS however after the upgade I wanted to use XSCREENSAVER instead of the default light or xfce, now when I copied all the configurations from 18....
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Where can I find the vector sources of the Xubuntu wallpapers?
I like the wallpapers that come in xubuntu-wallpapers package, so I'd like to use them as intended. But, while the general graphical idea of them is nice, the implementation is bad: the wide gradients ...
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How to use other than null sink when running PulseAudio with lightdm in headeless mode?
I start PulseAudio like this:
sudo -u lightdm /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=yes --log-target=journal
with the intention to use it with mopidy.service:
[Unit]
Description=Mopidy music server
After=...
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US dead keys Xubuntu not present
I read some topics about missing the US dead keys missing and can´t find a solution. I did a clean Xubuntu 22.04.3 installation and marked Dutch as system language and US with dead keys for keyboard ...
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How can I let Xubuntu / Xfce ignore me turning my screen on/off?
I'm using Xubuntu Jammy 22.04.3 LTS with Xfce 4.
I have a multi-monitor setup and I don't like the default behaviour when I turn one of my screens off. When I turn a screen off (using the button on ...
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I know exactly which package is causing me problems, but it must be installed. What are my options?
Both Steam and VLC are broken on my Xubuntu 22.04 LTS machine. VLC gives the simplest error logs.
$ vlc 'myVideo.AVI'
VLC media player 3.0.16 Vetinari (revision 3.0.13-8-g41878ff4f2)
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Xubuntu 22.04 freezes on login screen
I'm running Xubuntu 22.04 on a Lenovo Thinkcentre M710s SFF (no Nvidia) that I bought used. There have been occasional problems with it turning on, but it has mostly worked.
Today, the machine booted ...
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how mount previous ubuntu installation?
I installed Ubuntu 20.04 and upgraded it to 22.04. Unfortunately I created an unnecessary /usr mount point. I would like to move the /usr into /. To do this I've been told to boot off of new media ...
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Use Linux without wiping Windows. Preferrable option?
I would like to use Ubuntu without deleting or erasing my Windows partition. Which option should I choose?
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How can i remove and unistall completely Cloudflared Packges in ubuntu?
hello I'm new in Linux Ubuntu.
I installed cloudflared by this steps :
sudo dpkg -i cloudflare_warp_2021_8_1_1_amd64_a8f66bae8a.deb
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt update
sudo dpkg -i ...
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Terminal not blinking and impossible to type
My terminal isn't blinking and it is impossible to type anything.
It is doing that since several weeks, I don't know the reason and as I have no working terminal, I don't know how to investigate / ...
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slow booting of xubuntu in virtual box
I installed Xubuntu 22.04 in virtualbox. But takes more than five minutes.
I have given the system plenty of ram, 6 cpus and disk space is half used.
The longest acitve service while booting is:
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Keyboard borked after update
I'm running Xubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a laptop, and recently ran a system update. After restarting, my keyboard no longer inputs to the OS. According to a quick online search, this is not uncommon, and ...
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Problem with Scroll_Lock and Super
My keyboard lighting always on because Scroll Lock does not work.
After
xmodmap -e "add mod3 = Scroll_Lock"
Scroll Lock indicator LED turn on and the LED in keyboard turn off
If Scroll Lock ...
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How do I delete "Other" option in login menu?
I started learning to code with The Odin Project. I needed to install virtual box and Xubuntu before I started my study. When I set up Virtualox and Xubuntu. I see the "Other.." section ...
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