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  1. [ubuntu] Re: Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on 2018 HP Pavilion laptop

    Where are sudo parted -l sudo gdisk -l /dev/sda to be posted?
  2. [ubuntu] Re: Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on 2018 HP Pavilion laptop

    @old fred, the HP Pavilion has 16 GB PCIe® NVMe™ Intel® Optane™ which is, I think, SSD. So does this preclude installing Linux?
  3. [ubuntu] Re: Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on 2018 HP Pavilion laptop

    @ajgreeny, sorry, I initially looked at BarryBKS post and missed the highly detailed post of old fred just below. Thanks very much for your help, it's much appreciated. I feel I'm getting close to a...
  4. [ubuntu] Re: Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on 2018 HP Pavilion laptop

    @ajgreeny, thanks for your comments. I checked out the link. It refers to dual boot. I would very much prefer to have Ubuntu as the sole OS. Can this be achieved? I really hope so.
  5. [ubuntu] Re: Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on 2018 HP Pavilion laptop

    Thanks for your help. I ran powercfg.exe /hibernate off in the Command Prompt (Run) dialog box, but this not fix the problem, the hard disk, /dev/sda cannot be partitioned. /dev/sdb occupies the...
  6. [ubuntu] Unable to install Ubuntu 18.04 on 2018 HP Pavilion laptop

    Hi,

    I have been using Ubuntu on a laptop since 2010 and have installed all the versions since then up to 17.10, all on a Samsung RV11 laptop
    I have now encountered a problem trying to install...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Is ubuntu 17.10 using too much memory?

    Hi,

    Thanks for your comments. cat /proc/meminfo yielded this output


    roy@medea:~$ cat /proc/meminfo
    MemTotal: 3834144 kB
    MemFree: 175512 kB
    MemAvailable: 1177784 kB...
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    [ubuntu] Is ubuntu 17.10 using too much memory?

    I've recently installed ubuntu 17.10. With Firefox Quantum running and only one tab (this site), the System Monitor shows memory usage at 2.1 GiB (58.7%) of 3.7 GiB. Without the browser running, the...
  9. [ubuntu] Can't restore from deja dup after installing ubuntu 17.10

    Hi,

    in a recent post, I checked that I should be able to restore files backed up with deja dup after updating to 17.10 from 14.10. Before moving to 17.10 I checked the integrity of the backup by a...
  10. [ubuntu] Re: Restoring files after installling ubuntu 17.10

    Hi Caboose,

    Yes, I backed up to an external disk drive so I guess I can just restore all the files. Thanks for your help, much appreciated.

    Roy
  11. [ubuntu] Restoring files after installling ubuntu 17.10

    Hi,
    I'm about to upgrade my laptop from 14.04 to 17.10. I've backed up the present system (with a few excluded folders) using the ubuntu dup backup/restore utility.

    My question is this: after...
  12. Why does gnome 3 minimize without obvious user input

    Hi,
    I don't know whether the title is all that meaningful but the problem I have with gnome 3 on ubuntu 14.04 is that gnome spontaneously (inadvertently or without obvious cause) minimizes from full...
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    [ubuntu] Re: deja dup restore button grayed oug

    Hi ikki_72, I did think of reinstalling but I'm worried that i might lose my existing backups on the external drive. Is that outcome at all probable?
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    [ubuntu] deja dup restore button grayed oug

    Hi,
    I'm got a problem with deja dup. It backs daily to an external hard disk as scheduled but the restore button is grayed out and I can't work out how to check whether I can restore or not. I've...
  15. [ubuntu] recurrent problem with loss of wifi security setting

    Briefly, the problem is that the WPA security on the connection (TP-LINK_6FAD25) persists only for the current session and has to be reset when I login again. My previous attempt to resolve this...
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    [ubuntu] HP LaserJet 1022, CUPS

    I have had problems with CUPS since 10.04, I'm now running 12.04 on a laptop, Samsung RV511 with an HP LaserJet 1022. The HP 1022 prints but only one or two pages before a page is half fed thru and...
  17. [SOLVED] Re: Audacity lost sound while being used to edit mp3 file

    Hi, you got it!!. I deleted the .pulse file, no change. I then went to audio prefs and changed devices to Default. Voila!! it worked. Many thanks for your help.
  18. [SOLVED] Re: Audacity lost sound while being used to edit mp3 file

    WOW, is there no one that has had this problem with audacity. Pretty hard to believe! Surely, I'm not the only one ever to experience this hassle with audacity.
    Any help would be most welcome
  19. [SOLVED] Re: Audacity lost sound while being used to edit mp3 file

    Has nobody any suggestions on this problem?
  20. [SOLVED] Audacity lost sound while being used to edit mp3 file

    I have a fairly large mp3 file of spoken words and I've been exporting individual words as small mp3 files. I have done this quite a few times (I use the files in an English language class). I've...
  21. [ubuntu] Re: wifi connection loses security on reboot or disconnect/reconnect

    Hi,

    The cell01 section of the iwlist scan output has the setting: Encryption key: off. I thought that if this were set on, it would force a request for a key on startup.
    But it is not consistent...
  22. [ubuntu] Re: wifi connection loses security on reboot or disconnect/reconnect

    Hi,

    Here are the requested outputs



    lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

    eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
  23. [ubuntu] Re: wifi connection loses security on reboot or disconnect/reconnect

    OK, I deleted all connections related to my internet provider (leaving two for other locations). On reboot, after selecting from Available list, it connected without asking for a security p/w. I did...
  24. [ubuntu] Re: wifi connection loses security on reboot or disconnect/reconnect

    Hi,

    I created a new connection with no MAC information, as you suggested. Saved it. Rebooted the laptop and modem.

    After the reboot, there was no wifi connection, I checked the...
  25. [ubuntu] Re: wifi connection loses security on reboot or disconnect/reconnect

    OK,
    output for sudo cat "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/TP-LINK_6FAD25 1"

    [connection]
    id=TP-LINK_6FAD25 1
    uuid=93017a5e-6ab2-45c9-9556-5a10787fb7d1
    type=802-11-wireless...
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