Questions tagged [ubuntu]
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How can I reset corrupted font sizes in KDE Plasma 5.27?
My system is KDE (5.115.0) Plasma (5.27.12) on Ubuntu Studio (24.04), with a 32 inch 4k monitor. There seems to have been some corruption of text-display values not accessible through System Settings. ...
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Ubuntu issues with mouse scroll wheel slipping
Been struggling with this for a bit. I'm a bit of a linux newbie, so please keep that in mind (e.g. I might not know something you think is common knowledge). I've started a new job a few months ago ...
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Querying application versions in Debian-style Linux versions
I'm going through a somewhat painful exercise of updating an application server which, among other things, runs some legacy Windows code in a Qemu guest. The legacy Windows code, which will be in use ...
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Unable to find Libcrypto on Ubuntu Docker container with Django Python
For a Django Python project, I develop in a Docker container. The oscrypto Python package I need is unable to find the Libcrypto library on the Ubuntu container. The Docker image is ubuntu:24.04. I am ...
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When opening my wsl terminal it give an error stating "wsl: Failed to start the systemd user session for 'linux'. See journalctl for more details."
I am running Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS in Windows Subsystem For Linux. When I start my laptop and then open my wsl Terminal it give an error which state: wsl: Failed to start the systemd user session for '...
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maximising performance HDR AV1 on old hardware
I'm using an old Mac mini (i7 2xxx, 4c/8t with integrated graphics, i915 driver) as a media player using Ubuntu 24.04 on wayland and MPV. This setup is old but more than enough for 1080 and most 4k ...
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Ubuntu core running Ubuntu-frame with chromium has no sound despite audio-playback is connected
I have Ubuntu server 24.04.3 running a kiosk application. With both ape-WebKit-Mir-kiosk and chromium, I am unable to get sound working. :audio-playback interface is connected, but there is no sound ...
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Resizing encrypted system partition on Linux Ubuntu
How can I resize an LUKS encrypted system partition? Is it as simple as resizing (shrinking more specifically) using a tool such as Gparted? I found some guides, but they all assumed a LVM layer, ...
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Trying to get ClamAV clamonacc on Linux VM host monitoring the Docker overlay2 file system on the host
I've been trying to get ClamAV's clamonacc on-access scanner to monitor the overlay2 file system where Docker container file systems are mounted on my Linux (Ubuntu 24.04) VM, so that I can detect any ...
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On Ubuntu Server 24, the "o" key on my keyboard doesn't work properly in the GRUB command line
On Ubuntu Server 24.04.3, the "o" key on my keyboard doesn't work properly in the GRUB command line. Grub Version: 2.12 I've tried several different keyboard, but none of them work. But when ...
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Unbind/re-bind usb device via systemctl service running as user (with a custom group)
Basically, without giving the user any new permissions, I am looking to be able to write to /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind and /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/bind via a systemd service running as the ...
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Python>3.9 install on Ubuntu 20.04 focal
deadsnakes recently removed support for Ubuntu 20.04: https://github.com/deadsnakes/py3.11/commit/54c42edda82a91620e5c26b5e27eeda1527e2cff So, currently, trying to install any version of python newer ...
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Unable to save program data that uses root authentication dialog
I'm running Gnome 48 using Ubuntu on TUXEDO Pulse 14 laptop. I have a program(Tuxedo Control Centre)that requires the root password to save any settings. The program works fine on another distro. When ...
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How to use a "grep" result as an input of another grep, resulting in multiple lines?
I have built a Visual Studio solution, containing 92 projects. While building them, I get the following line for every one of them: 10>------ Rebuild All started: Project: HostLinkSw, Configuration:...
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apt-get upgrade fails: a 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.40 package is missing from our jammy-updates pool. How can we catch it?
I've received an Ubuntu 22.04.1 computer in an environment where packages come from an internal Artifactory repository only. I did an apt-get update / apt-get upgrade on it, with an /etc/apt/source....
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