Questions tagged [system]
For questions regarding the function of the entire operating system and issues that affect users system-wide.
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Software not using/finding OpenGL 3.3 drivers
ANY software I install on the system cannot access my OpenGL drivers for whatever reason. Most software uses OpenGL 3.3 and I have exactly that -- OpenGL 3.3, and I checked too! Running glxinfo | grep ...
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Cannot boot after running “apt-install -f”
So i was trying to install zoom but it showed errors so on one forum they said i need to run apt-get install -f. Then suddenly all of my apps started to disappear even my terminal icon and the status ...
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How do I clear the list of completed print jobs?
There is no button to clear the list of completed print jobs. How do I do that?
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Installed Libreoffice by adding the Libreoffice PPA - now system is broken
I installed Libreoffice via PPA (ppa:libreoffice/ppa) and all installed fine. Running "apt upgrade" afterwards, everything was fine. Then after a recent update something seems to have broken and I ...
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How to create a web app in elementary os
simply create a .desktop file and put in
/usr/local/share/applications
or
home/USERNAME/usr/local/share/applications
For example, using midori:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Name=NAME ...
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Set laptop bightness at level persistent at reboot
ON 5.0 juno every time i start my laptop it's always at maximum brightness level, so how do - once I set it - may i make it persistent at reboot so everytime i turn on the computer it remain the same?
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Everything missing in Elementary OS
I was attempting to fix a full root drive today and when I restarted my computer, the background was black, all of my settings are missing, my taskbar is back to the original installation options (...
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Can i reset my whole operating system i mean can factory reset the data on my OS ??
my hard drive is suddenly filled up and that's 80GB ?! and all i have is few doc files and few snaps installed thats's it ? i tried to install a snap earlier this day and that was not successful so i ...
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Wrong time after wake up from suspend
every time my system wakes up from suspend it shows the wrong time, even though it is set to get the network time.
What could be the issue?
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eOS Hera freezes, every day, several times a day
Not sure what's happening. eOS Hera 5.1 freezes at least once a day, sometimes more. It happens when all I have open is Firefox or Chrome. The cursor stops moving then all keys are unresponsive. All I ...
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How to know what I am using Hera 5.1.2?
I recently installed 5.1 and now 5.1.2 has come out, I keep the updates up to date, but in the section about, I still get 5.1, how do I know that I have updated to 5.1.2.
Thank you. Greetings.
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Elementary Hera 5.1 Freeze
My Elementary OS hangs. I specially When I work on PyCharm and Firefox. It slows down.
My PC configuration is
core-i5 6th gen
ram 4gb DD4 ram
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System language changed without volition
Obvioulsy it's convenient to have so many choices of system languages, but to my surprise, Elementary had changed its system language by itself when I logged in today.
How is that possible?
How do I ...
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Latest System Updates broke both my Wifi & Sound capabilitie
I'm a Linux newbie. I have an Asus UM433DA-NH74 Raven Ridge Zenbook. I'm using 5.1 Hera Elementary OS with an AMD R7 3700u Vega 10 processor with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and a partitioned, dual-boot 1TB ...
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Adding NFS shares to FSTAB
Ive moved from Ubuntu to ElementaryOS and the only drawback I've had is with my NFS shares. I usually setup my NFS shares via FSTAB however I receive an error after trying to open the share. However ...
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backport-iwlwifi-dkms broke my wifi
I rebooted and found that not only did I not have a wifi connection, but the System Settings Network panel had lost its Hotspot and WiFi tabs (only VPN & Proxy)! When I checked the AppCenter ...
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Popup descriptions in whole system [duplicate]
today after system upgrade mi dock and all menus shows as the attached image, anyone has the same issue? I'm running 5.1 Elementary OS.
Thanks for any help.
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How would I go about disabling my Page Up key?
Good evening.
Due to a hardware issue, my keyboard thinks the Page Up key is getting pressed continuously. I've removed the physical key, no cigar. Unfortunately, this is a laptop, and I've tried ...
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Erro Update Hera
Instalei recentemente o elementary OS Hera e n'ao estou conseguindo buscar atualiza;'ao, sempre retorna com o erro abaixo
E: The repository 'http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hera Release' does not ...
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Elementary 5.1 not respecting power options on desktop/workstation
I had been using Elementary 5.1 for the last two weeks on a System76 desktop/workstation. The system is fully updated/patched. For some unknown reason the system is going into sleep/suspend even when ...
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Login Password Not Working After Changing User from Admin to Standard
After I changed my user from administrator to standard user to setup Parental Controls on my own account, which was the first account I created on my fresh installation, I could not login with the ...
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Not waking up after closing the lid
So it started happening after I installed 5.1 and updated the kernel to 5.0.
Always when i close the lid it suspended and when i opened back i showed me lock screen now it doesnt show the lock screen,...
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Changing icons brakes everything in hera
Every time i change the icons in hera everything just crashes i can reboot because there is no panel nor any shortcut works. I have to erase the icon folder from the terminal to be able to reboot and ...
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changing/disabling color profile
I'm using a large TV as my monitor for elementary os. When I use spotify, It's too dark. In Ubuntu i could fix this by disabling the color profile through gnome settings. How can I do this in ...
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Fan Control - Dell XPS 9360
I am after some assistance with getting fan control working on my Dell XPS 9360. As most of the time the fans seem to be running at full whack. Thanks in advance! BQ
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Cannot disable display
I have elementary OS installed on my laptop, and when I hook it up to an external monitor I'm unable to disable either of the displays. I click disable, apply, and then it asks if I want to keep ...
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CPU frequency stuck at 1.550 GHz
I have my system running Juno with the 5.3.11 Kernel, with a Ryzen 7 1700 set in the UEFI to 3.9 GHz, but I've noticed the cpu doesn't go above 1.550 GHz, even while rendering with Blender.
Entering
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De-installing windows?
I'm totally new to the linux world, so I know it might not be a wise decision to completely de-install windows 10 (which I have in dual boot with Juno).
Still, despite of the nerving sound problem, ...
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Black screen after unlock screen
Frequently I need to lock my screen using Super+L, but when I put my password to unlock, the system presents a black screen for over 10 seconds. After that all things are ok, but this black screen is ...
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Changed login page appears, and after I log in a black, empty screen appears
Just a few hours ago elementary was working fine.
I restarted the computer and booted into windows.
Now I restarted it again to boot back into eOS and first thing different was that instead the ...
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Volume of sound (on speakers) when running eOS in a Lenovo ideapad 330 is much different than when running windows 10 on the same computer (dual boot)
I have a Lenovo ideapad 330, which came with windows 10 preinstalled. A few days ago I made a partition and installed eOS on it for dual booting.
While -- when I use windows 10 -- setting the volume ...
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Freezing and spike in processor usage when changing brightness
I know I'm using an old entry level laptop (specs in the end), but I'm having problems with instability with Elementary OS that I never had with Gnome Shell and lighter DEs like MATE with Compiz, ...
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Broke my install while installing a theme
I installed an Icon theme with elementary tweaks, I guess it was broken because the settings force closed, wingpanel disappeared and most of my apps won't start anymore...
Right now I can only open ...
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updates to the operating system
Excellencies
I really like your operating system for its simplicity and appearance.
I'm a fan of elementary operating systems, but I had three headaches.
All due to updates to the operating system, ...
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How to optimize Juno to be less resource hungry?
I'm a long time xubuntu user (while not very technical I love linux). I switched recently to elementary OS because it looks so beautiful out of the box.
However: the applications are very high on ...
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Where do I find drivers for elementary OS?
If I install elementary OS, where should I get wifi sound and other drivers for my laptop to make these work? I want to delete Windows 10 completely.
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Parental Controls in elementary OS 5 not working
I just today (Sept. 5 2019) installed elementary OS 5 as a virtual machine using Virtualbox.
While logged in to my administrator user account, I created another standard user account for my son. I ...
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system freezes while watching video or after wake up
Im new on elementary os. I quite like it so far but i have a serious issue. My computer freezes while watching videos or after wake up. I can only move the cursor but i cannot click not even with ...
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Ignore touchpad when mouse is connected
So, i found this option on System settings => Mouse & Touchpad => Touchpad => Ignore when mouse is connected
This is exactly what I'm looking for, but, (I have no idea why) this options does ...
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elementary OS auto screenshots and freeze!
Guys i have installed juno version and have worked fine for about 6 months. Now i have some keyboard problems and OS capture my screen automatically and then OS freezes. What should i do?
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system Update failure
I have latest version — juno which used to bring frequent notifications for update and used to get updated easily but for the last 3 weeks it has stopped sending notifications and doesn't get updated ...
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Which Task manager is most similar to the Mac OS task manager
Is there a good task manager similar looking to the Mac OS one. I’ll link an image since I’m using the stack exchange app and it’s giving me errors when uploading a photo
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I get loged out when I go into my Files
Whenever I try to access my files my screen goes blank and I get logged out. When I log back in the only thing that loads is my wallpaper.
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System will not login automatically to SMB server after login
I am new in the Linux world. I want to let elementary OS automatically login to my NAS after each reboot. Now I have to login manually after each reboot which is getting pretty annoying.
I connect ...
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How to know which packages I have installed manually?
Where on the web is Loki's install manifest file? I want to compare it with the current build to see what I have installed?
Or is there another way?
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How to overcome “flip_done” timed out errors
Installed Elementary OS on Lenovo R61 laptop. Takes over 5 minutes to start. Black screen filled with flip_done timed out error messages before splash screen displayed. Once started it takes exactly ...
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[SOLVED]randomly “sleeping/shutting down” while using ElementaryOS
new User here...
I have a "old" tablet pc ( 2 in 1 ), this one : https://www.pipo-store.com/pipo-w1-pro-stylus-tablet.html
i have it for 4 years, and now the performance with windows10 is not as ...
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Only using 2 cores instead of 4
I have installed elementary OS 5 and when i run lscpu i see only 2 CPUcores working instead of 4.
I have notebook Asus E203N. Any ideas to solve it ??
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For some reason amdgpu stopped working
I'm desperate to get a resolution to this problem, the thing is a managed to get the drivers working on and r9 390, went to launch and when I go back the pc was shut off, I start it off and I got a ...
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Update error - signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available
I installed a few days ago(monday I think) elementary OS 5.0 Juno. Everything went really good, I'ma pretty experienced Linux user, I've been using ubuntu,elementary os and linux in general for quite ...
