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Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift
You may use (GNOME) Tweaks to achieve your goal. First install it by running
sudo apt install gnome-tweaks
(on Ubuntu 18.04 and later) or
sudo apt install gnome-tweak-tool
Launch Tweaks and go ...
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A start job is running for wait for network to be configured. Ubuntu server 17.10
Don't mask or disable the systemd service.
Edit /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml and add optional: true to any devices that may not always be available.
sudo netplan apply
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Ubuntu 17.10 and later: can't change the input switching shortcut to alt+shift
You can achieve this using gsettings (command-line configuration tool).
Set forward switch to Shift+Alt(left)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-input-source "['<Shift>Alt_L'...
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How do I start pulseaudio-equalizer?
To start the pulseaudio equalizer run:
qpaeq
If this gives you the error
There was an error connecting to pulseaudio,
please make sure you have the pulseaudio dbus module loaded, exiting...
then ...
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Correct way to install python 2.7 on Ubuntu 17.10?
To install Python 2.7 you simply need to do the following in Ubuntu 17.10 in a terminal (they work beautifully side by side out of the box):
# refreshing the repositories
sudo apt update
# its wise ...
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Two-finger scrolling not working since ubuntu 17.10+
The answer here by @hpotter40 worked for me:
$ sudo modprobe -r psmouse
$ sudo modprobe psmouse
This was taken from comment #16 of this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+...
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Ubuntu 17.10 secondary display issue, missing menubar, launcher and bar on top of the screen displays date time and network status missing
I think its simpler than that. Just set "show on" to "All displays" in the Dock settings on Ubuntu 17.10:
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Wrong nameserver set by resolvconf and NetworkManager
Known systemd bug.
Temporary workaround with no need to reconfigure if the DNS IP's changes:
sudo rm -f /etc/resolv.conf
sudo ln -s /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
reboot
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A start job is running for wait for network to be configured. Ubuntu server 17.10
Use
systemctl disable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
to disable the wait-online service to prevent the system from waiting on a network connection, and use
systemctl mask systemd-networkd-...
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What does NetworkManager-wait-online.service do?
Some code runs off the network
In some multi-user environments part of the boot-up process can come from the network. For this case systemd defaults to waiting for the network to come on-line before ...
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Wrong nameserver set by resolvconf and NetworkManager
Try editing /etc/systemd/resolved.conf, adding your desired DNS server:
change this:
[Resolve]
#DNS=
to this (but use the one you want - this is an example):
[Resolve]
DNS=192.168.1.152
after ...
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Indicator icons do not appear after upgrade to Ubuntu 17.10
I've encountered the same problem. I tried to remove the indicator-application-service completely, and see, the problem went away!
I guess coming from 16.04 leaves some Unity-related stuff on my ...
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How do you switch from Wayland back to Xorg in Ubuntu 17.10?
When you boot your system and get to the GDM login screen you should find a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button. If you click on the cogwheel you should find an Ubuntu on Xorg option which will ...
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How do you switch from Wayland back to Xorg in Ubuntu 17.10?
If you wish to do it permanently, edit /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and uncomment the line:
#WaylandEnable=false
by removing the # in front of it.
Save the file and then on reboot you will never see the cog ...
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Drag and drop not working inside Nautilus on Ubuntu 17.10
As Matteo pointed out himself this happens if the Nautilus Flowbox View is enabled. To disable it open a terminal and execute the following:
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-...
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How can I install CUDA 9 on Ubuntu 17.10
Installation of NVIDIA driver 384
First we install a fresh Ubuntu 17.10 on a computer with an NVIDIA GPU and select "Install third-party software" during the process. Alternatively, we can add the ...
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How do I move the "Show Applications" icon in Ubuntu Dock?
If you don't like to run command then open dconf-editor (by simply click show applications icon and search dconf) then go to
org > gnome > shell > extensions > dash-to-dock
Then search for ...
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How to change the "Alternative switch to next source"
Finally I found the option. I had to install Tweaks and go to
Keyboard and mouse > Additional layout options > switching to another layout
The strange thing is that there is that the default ...
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How to get Quick Filter back in Synaptic [Ubuntu 16.04 and later]
you can try a couple of things:
sudo apt-get install apt-xapian-index
sudo update-apt-xapian-index -vf
If that doesn't work you can try:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall synaptic
sudo dpkg-...
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How to keep the audio profile at A2DP while using a mic with Bluetooth headset? (Push-to-talk)
Ondra, there is a very long pulse audio merge request discussion that contains most of the information.
tl;dr; to get things working pulse audio, bluez and kernel need to be updated (not trivially). ...
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In Ubuntu 17.10 and later how do I change the clock to a 12 hour format?
Click on Activities and search for "Settings" and launch it. Click on Details at the bottom of the sidebar and then select "Date & Time".
You'll find an option to change the time format.
For an ...
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How do I move the "Show Applications" icon in Ubuntu Dock?
The following command will work for the current user:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-apps-at-top true
Is the command-line equivalent to dconf-editor GUI.
To make it ...
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17.10: How to auto mount drives on startup?
Use the "Disks" app.
Load the Disks app (In System) and select the disk with the filesystem you want to mount on startup.
Then select the filesystem on that disk and click on the gears (for ...
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Disable "Mouse battery low" spam notification
for Ubuntu 20:
settings -> notifications -> power and then toggle off the notifiction-button .
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Screen randomly rotates on Ubuntu 17.10
Had the same issue. Seems like a bug. I disabled the screen rotation from task bar(top right) and it went to landscape mode. Just check if this works for you. Also, xrandr does not work on Wayland.
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Media Keys not working on Ubuntu 17.10
This whole issue looks like an "it's not a bug, it's a FEATURE" present from Gnome.
In short: when you press a media button it generates a keycode which is then translated into a command. Let's say ...
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Can I have 2x2 workspaces in GNOME 3?
After you have disabled "dynamic" workspaces using (GNOME) Tweaks and enabled "static" ones (with a fixed number, 4 in this case), install a GNOME extension called Workspace Grid. It
Arranges ...
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Fast switch input source via CapsLock button in Ubuntu 17.10
By trial and (a lot of) error, this works for me (I'm not sure whether the first three steps are required).
Open Settings (the default system setting app).
Go to Devices -> Keyboard and press ...
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Screen randomly rotates on Ubuntu 17.10
One of the easiest way that I found to fix this problem on Ubuntu 17.10:
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Media Keys not working on Ubuntu 17.10
If the keyboard media keys do not work from your Ubuntu desktop, you can use D-Bus support to send the proper commands to Spotify. Validate the following commands from the console:
Play/Pause
dbus-...
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