Garbled laptop screen on 22.04
Ever since I installed 22.04 (Lenovo Thinkpad T480, Nvidia GeForce MX150, Linux kernel 5.15) in April I've been having episodes of my laptop display becoming garbled seemingly at random, every 1-2 days...
View ArticleApt suggesting auto remove of important packages
This comes up when i try to sudo apt upgrade.The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: atop bmon cabextract ccze dctrl-tools deltarpm dnf-data gir1.2-clutter-1.0...
View ArticleTroubleshoot and resolve various issues on your Ubuntu system, promoting...
Step 1: Check System ResourcesBegin by assessing system resources to identify any potential limitations or issues. Execute commands such as:free -h to check available memory.df -h to monitor disk space...
View Article'A start job is running for wait for network to be configured'
Just upgraded a headless server to 22.04.4 LTS.Every time I start up now, I get this annoying 2 minute delay.EDIT: to be more specific, I tried sudo systemctl disable systemd-networkd.service. No...
View ArticleCannot install Zoom on 22.04
I'd like to install Zoom on 22.04. This shouldn't be difficult...Followed these instructions:Using the terminal Download the DEB installer file from our Download CenterOpen the download location using...
View ArticleWhy does nvidia-detector return a value when nvidia should be purged? Where...
Currently, the NVidia driver is unloaded from my system, as reported by inxi, lsmod, and dpkg:$ inxi -SG --displaySystem: Host: mycomp Kernel: 5.15.0-106-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: N/A Distro:...
View ArticleBrother TD-4420DN Ubuntu 22.04 installed - but not printing
When i want to print a label or anything like a testpage from the printer's app in ubuntu - it shows completed, but the printer does not print anything.I have installed the Driver from Brother's...
View ArticleScreen blinking occasionally
This is my first time using Linux. I had Ubuntu 22.04 installed a few weeks and there has been many issues, but to start with, the screen blinks every few minutes - it goes black for a second then...
View ArticleUbuntu 22.04 LTS snap can't open blockdev on system boot - multiple snaps
I was going to remove a snap version of Thunderbird and nearly maxed my root system partition. In an effort to free space I used sudo ncdu -x/var and drilled into /var/lib/snapd/snaps to reveal the...
View ArticleBackup Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS to Google Drive or OneDrive
I have set up my first Ubuntu Server(running Wordpress) and am wanting to backup the entire thing to Google Drive personal or Microsoft OneDrive personal . I have seen the Duplicity...
View ArticleSub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1). Whilst using OAI 5G
So I have cloned the OpenAirInterface repository into my system and navigated to cmake_targets and run this command,./build_oai -I --install-optional-packages -w USRP.It seems to be trying to install a...
View ArticleNvidia GPU does not work with Wayland in Ubuntu 22.04.4
My computer (Acer Nitro N50-650 with Ubuntu 22.04.4 can't run wayland with Nvidia, but Xorg does.GPU: GeForce RTX 3050 OEMDrivers: NVIDIA driver metapackage from nvidia-driver-535 (private, tested)
View ArticleRTX 4080 16GB Super not recognised by Ubuntu 22.04
My new RTX 4080 16GB Super is not recognised by Ubuntu 22.04. I have installed the 550 driver using the script. lspci does not list it. I have installed many cards in the past and I'm certain it's...
View ArticleError during NVIDIA drivers installation using recommended tool ubuntu-drivers
Cannot successfully install drivers using the documentation and recommended tool on ubuntu server 22.04.Official guide: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/nvidia-drivers-installationRun sudo ubuntu-drivers...
View ArticleWhat is causing "Thunderbird is already running" error if mailbox on SAMBA mount
On Xubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 If a thunderbird mailbox is on a SAMBA controlled Ubuntu mount, starting thunderbird I am getting the error screen which begins:Thunderbird is already running, but is not...
View ArticleNVIDIA Server Driver metapackage (nvidia-driver-550-server) fix failed...
I have a problem with my graphics driver under Ubuntu 22.04 and with the official NVIDIA driver. Due to an error, I have installed the server version. There seems to have been a conflict and I cannot...
View ArticleHow to fix "tuned" errors for KVM set up?
I am following this video on setting up KVM. On the part setting up tuned, I am encountering this problem. How do I fix these errors?$ sudo tuned-adm profile virtual-host$ tuned-adm activeCurrent...
View ArticleHow to find out the cause of an Desktop Crash?
I've got the following system:OS: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTSKERNEL: 6.5.0-28-genericCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-CoreGPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (navi23, LLVM 15.0.7, DRM 3.54,6.5.0-28-generic)GPU DRIVER: 4.6...
View ArticleUbuntu upgrade to 22.04 from 20.04 fails
I'm trying to upgrade my ubuntu box from 20.04 to 22.04 and getting the following error.Can anyone help me please2022-09-07 12:13:11,901 WARNING Can't mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade (E:Unable to...
View Articleencfs decrypting usb folder needs root permissions
I have a usb drive with an encfs encrypted folder. I usually decrypt this withencfs /media/user/DBx/enc /media/user/DBx/decWhen I try this with a new Ubuntu install using 22.04.3, I get the...
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