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do-release-upgrade silently fails upgrading from 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS in WSL
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It's high time I upgrade Ubuntu from 18.04 to 20.04! But I don't get very far before the process aborts without an error message. Is there a log file I can check for further information?

$ uname -a
Linux tribble 5.4.72-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Wed Oct 28 23:40:43 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubunt ...
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Marshhh avatar
GRUB and system boot order not detecting Windows
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Recently, I tried to dual boot Ubuntu alongside windows 10. I didn't have free space on my windows partition, i.e, C:, so, made a partition in the D: drive and installed Ubuntu on it. I ran into several problems, like after turning on my laptop, my screen continuously showed No Boot device found. Hence, I tried to go into boot order settings by pressing F9 and my system was able to boot into Ubuntu by B ...

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user241990 avatar
sudo apt-get update failed to Cannot initiate the connection to security.ubuntu.com, where able to perform apt-get update root
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Am using ubuntu 20.04, where using proxy to connect internet.

Able to perform "apt-get update" as "root"

where not able to perform "apt-get update" && apt-get install vnc" as non-root user with sudo prefix

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koyakun avatar
Why do Japanese keyboard arrow keys scroll in LibreOffice Calc but move cell with US keyboard layout?
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After upgrading to Ubuntu 21.04, the arrow keys on my USB Japanese 108-key keyboard scroll in LibreOffice Calc as though scroll lock is toggled on (even though the scroll lock light is not on) instead of moving the selected cell. (Actually, this happens with the US-intl keyboard layout too.) The arrow keys work as expected in other programs though, including LibreOffice Writer.

If I switch to the ...

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REZ amer avatar
Is there a specific control panel for intel HD graphics in Ububtu
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I have and Intel HD Graphics (1st gen) (ironlake)

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pvdb avatar
How to change the Microsoft account for OneDrive in Ubuntu
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I have installed onedrive (version v2.4.13-9-g7857a50) on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

After using my (test) microsoft account I want to use my "production" microsoft account.

I did the following : rename ~/.config/onedrive/refresh_token into refresh_token_backup and removed the originale file. After starting Onedrive it still uses my test MS-account.

Have someone a solution for me ?

rgds pvdb

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El Señor Gato avatar
Problems updating Kubuntu 20.04.02 Focal Fossa - Many error messages
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I have a problem updating my system. For some reason error messages are being displayed in Spanish even though I don't use it.

This is the error message what I got in terminal

E: El repositorio «cdrom://Kubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS _Focal Fossa_ - Release amd64 (20210209.1) focal Release» no tiene un fichero de Publicación.
N: No se puede actualizar de un repositorio como este de forma segura y por tanto  ...
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How to view which packages /files where updated last and when, is there a list online?
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I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 and I'm trying to find out which packages and files where updated/changed last and when on a machine, also is there a list online that says which packages are the latest for an LTS and what was changed?

I know about

cat /var/log/dpkg.log | grep "\ install\ "

and it gives me

2021-08-03 11:30:12 install libjcat1:amd64 <none> 0.1.3-2~ubuntu20.04.1
2021-08-03 11:30:18 inst ...
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nautanasgiseda avatar
USB/SATA cable simply does not work on Ubuntu
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I couldn't find an answer to my problem because all other similar questions have Ubuntu properly recognize the external HDD as a storage medium and assign it to /dev/sdb. If only it were this easy. It doesn't matter what HDD I plug into the cable, Ubuntu just does not recognize it. A /dev/sd[x] link is never assigned to it. lsusb lists the drive as ID 1234:5678 Brain Actuated Technologies VLI Prod ...

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Mippi avatar
Problem with installation of nvidia driver 340 after last update ubuntu 20.04
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After yesterday update of Ubuntu 20.04, I am not able to install nvidia driver 340 and all Ubuntu systems with driver 340 crashed:( Has somebody met the same problem? Is there any simple and quick solution? All suggestions are very welcome.

I have Nvidia Quadro NVS 295. The systems have worked for last two years without any problem. Since last update All are crashed.

I tried to reinstall one of them ...

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HDD not installed after Ubuntu install Ideapad 15ALC05
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I got an brand new 15ALC05 (ryzen 7) and tried to setup ubuntu(20.04.2.0 LTS)  dual boot using a bootable usb drive. After successful installation when I tried to restart I get the boot menu with Windows boot manager, Ubuntu and Setup. The only option that works is "Setup" that takes me to Bios setup.   Also in the Information tab in the Bios setup I see "HDD : Not installed".   I called up Lenovo su ...

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Mike DeSimone avatar
How to reduce/restrict resolution on startup
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I've got an old Intel Haswell NUC using onboard Intel graphics connected to a new LG monitor with a native resolution of 1920x1080 on the HDMI port.

However, on startup (right after Grub hands off to the kernel, before the "Ubuntu" screen shows up with the spinny triskelion thing) the system decides to change the resolution to 3840x2160 at 30 Hz, which the screen resamples down to its native 1920 ...

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kws3778 avatar
Screen flickering after upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04
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I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 LTS on my laptop (Lenovo Ideapad FLEX 6-14IKB). After a while the screen would start flickering (similar to the video in this post here). I notice that sometimes it would flicker a lot an then stop for a while - it would usually happen more often when I'm actively browsing Chrome/Firefox. The issue does not exist on an external monitor that I connect ...

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Tameni Rahman avatar
How can I increase trackpad sensitivity?
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I am new to Linux and downloaded Ubuntu 20.04. My trackpad isn't working properly. I have to press down somewhat to use the trackpad. That is the only time it works. How do I increase the sensitivity?

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jones0610 avatar
Audio keeps turning off in Firefox 90.0.2, Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
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I suspect this might be a Firefox bug except that all was working fine and seemed to all of a sudden break. This did not start happening immediately after any update or system change.

Obvious and easily repeatable symptoms are playing a youtube video on Firefox. Audio will be turned off. If you go into settings and move the firefox audio slider to full it will only stay there for a brief perio ...

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