I have two laptops that are still running Focal and I intentionally chose NOT to run the HWE (hardware enablement) stacks so I was still running the linux-generic 5.4 series kernel, which did still...
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I have two laptops that are still running Focal and I intentionally chose NOT to run the HWE (hardware enablement) stacks so I was still running the linux-generic 5.4 series kernel, which did still...
I haven't even looked at the flashback session since 20.04 (Focal) was released and thought since the 22.04 Beta was released I might as well take a look. Any idea which display manager would be...
I'm trying to get you back to the state you were in May 2020 with 20.04:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2443622&page=2
At that time 20.04 would have been running the 5.4 series...
Just thought to add - a reboot is needed after every change. For example if you're missing any "modules" for the 5.4 series 'linux-generic' kernel they won't load after installation until you reboot....
What method did you use to install the 5.4 series kernel? The proper way would have been:
sudo apt install --install-recommends linux-generic
If already installed may help to run:
sudo...
I read that old thread to get up to speed and suspect the kernel jump from the 5.4 series to the later "hwe" series kernels may be the culprit. But first lets gather a bit of info.
Please post...
I can attest to a swap partition providing "more speed" on low RAM systems that use a SSD. I maintain several Latitude 2110's that max out at 2GB RAM and they're frustratingly slow even with a swap...
There is an "official" process:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack#Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_-_Focal_Fossa
BTW trying to "upgrade out of a problem" almost never works. I speak from personal experience. If it's broke an upgrade will usually only make matters worse!
I would absolutely NOT upgrade that 16.04 PC until you have any other issue resolved! Ubuntu 16.04 is still supported until April, at which time you could even sign up for the free ESM:
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Me too, in fact I may have been one of those who recommended Kubuntu to you. But I maintain a few dozen PC's for other people and they were mostly having none of it. I'd hoped to satisfy them with...
So if you logout and select flashback w/metacity and then log back in you actually get to the true flashback session? But if you then reboot you get the default Ubuntu/Gnome shell DE? That's a...
It sounds like you're not using GNOME Flashback then. On this box I have flashback set up with one panel on the bottom and if I hold Alt and right click the panel I see this dialog:
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Run...
First of all you need to know that 20.04 is supported until April 2025 but 20.10 is only supported until July 2021:
https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle
That business of trying to get updates...
In GNOME Flashback you have to press Alt and right click on the panel to add things from the menu. Drag-n-drop doesn't work.
No extensions are built to work with the flashback session!
I see you're using the nouveau graphics driver. You might want to try opening the Additional Drivers UI and installing the nVidia driver if it's offered there.
I'm rather curious how exactly you upgraded - 16.04 > 18.04 > 20.04? Or did you perform a fresh install?
Regardless though I'm curious about the kernel version being used and what graphics card...
It seems that GNOME (and especially Nautilus) now wants (maybe more accurate to say "demands") me to do things their way - the old "my way or the highway" approach. I worked in environments where...
I'll have to experiment a bit with that. One recent project involved purging nvidia drivers from TTY but it took me a long time to figure out exactly what version and what the full package name was.
Sweet! That brings the wildcard into play as I'd inquired about. Also shows available (uninstalled) packages as well.
Reading the dpkg man pages led me to using this:
dpkg --list | grep <partial-package-name>, eg:
lance@lance-desktop:~$ ls /boot
config-5.4.0-62-generic memtest86+.elf...
So being more specific here's one example. Let's say I wanted to search all packages (both installed and just available) that begin with "linux-generic". If I know the full package name I can:
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I haven't found any documentation for this but it used to be you could use * as a wild card to search packages, or maybe I had a bad dream :D
Anyway, if I'm right about the past, has that changed?...
What is the full output of:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
I opened a bug report about this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1911614
I like to use synaptic package manager to remove such things as unwanted kernels. Step one,...