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  1. Re: Ubuntu 23.10 Logitech mouse side buttons have stopped working

    The Logitech M650 side buttons can be configured under Wayland using the application Input Remapper. As this was already installed on my system I can only assume it is how I configired the buttons...
  2. Ubuntu 23.10 Logitech mouse side buttons have stopped working

    I have today upgraded to Ubuntu 23.10 from 23.04 and the side buttons on my Logitech "Logi" mouse no longer work. My 23.04 installation used Wayland as does the new 23.10. I cannot remember how I set...
  3. [ubuntu] 20.04 upgrade from 19.10 stopped. Unidentified error occured

    I am running Ubuntu 19.10 on Wayland in a laptop with no other OS. I have been an Ubuntu user since 6.06 and have regularly upgraded my systems over the years. I have had my present laptop since...
  4. [ubuntu] New “important” log entries under 19.04

    I have recently updated to 19.04 from 18.10 and my log files have the following "important" new entries which didn't appear under 18.10:


    gdm-session-wor: gkr-pam: unable to locate daemon control...
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    Sticky for 19.04 workarounds

    I recently upgraded from 18.10 to 19.04 but had a lot of minor issues which caused me to revert to 18.10 for the time being. I remember that earlier there used to be a sticky thread with known...
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    Re: Why does Anacron need an MTA?

    It was a joke. But seriously the fax has been around a lot longer than email. Since 1846 in fact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax
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    Re: Why does Anacron need an MTA?

    And older software sends a fax?
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    Why does Anacron need an MTA?

    I am using Ubuntu 18.10 and have added a short script to anacrontab. Now I get this log warning from Anacron:



    I receive messages from other utilities (printer jobs, usb connected etc) via the...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Boot into Grub with Esc key no longer works.

    Yes, I did think of that and set the GRUB_TIMEOUT=5, but it is not as nice as having no Grub menu unless you actually want one.

    I have a few other minor issues with 19.04, for instance the...
  10. [ubuntu] Re: Boot into Grub with Esc key no longer works.

    I have reverted back to my 18.10 OS via a Clonezilla image and the Esc key now causes the laptop to boot into BIOS. I suspect the problem is an UEFI issue but I don't know enough about it to confirm...
  11. [ubuntu] Re: Boot into Grub with Esc key no longer works.

    Thanks, but I did write that the Esc key worked until I upgraded to 19.04. My laptop is a Tuxedo linux laptop.
  12. [ubuntu] Boot into Grub with Esc key no longer works.

    I have recently upgraded from a new install of 18.10 to 19.04. This is the only OS on the laptop. Previously if I wanted to change things in the BIOS/UEFI I pressed the Esc key during bootup and I...
  13. [ubuntu] Re: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop

    Thanks for the response. I followed the instructions you linked to to calibrate the screen but the "calibrate" button is grayed out.

    Here is the output of "colormgr get-devices-by-kind display"
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  14. [ubuntu] Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop

    I am running a brand new install of Ubuntu 18.10 under Wayland (but the same error occurs under Xorg) on a brand new laptop. I use about 15 Gnome extensions. In my logs I get the "important" warning...
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    [ubuntu] nVidia proprietary drivers.

    I have a GeForce GT540M GPU and use it with Nouveaux because of problems with nVidia proprietary drivers in the past.

    I am looking to buy a new laptop with a modern nVidia GPU such as the NVIDIA...
  16. [gnome] Re: usr/bin/screen not showing keyboard entry

    I have found a part-solution that satisfies my requirements. Instead of screen I use minicom. At first minicom has exactly the same problem but you can switch local echo on with Control-A then E...
  17. [gnome] usr/bin/screen not showing keyboard entry

    I have succesfully paired and connected an Arduino to my Ubuntu 18.04 laptop via an HC05 bluetooth module. I can send data to the Arduino using the terminal opened with
    sudo screen /dev/rfcomm0...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Cannot reinstall mysql

    Fixed it! The problem was the file /etc/mysql which wasn't being removed by purge. I renamed it with mv and then installed mysql-server and now I can log into mysql.
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    [SOLVED] Re: Cannot reinstall mysql

    Tried "mysql_upgrade" but it gives the warning



    I have prged *mysql* and *mariadb* and run autoremove and autoclean and tried to reinstall mysql-server but still kee getting this FROZEN...
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    [SOLVED] Cannot reinstall mysql

    I have been having problems with Owncloud after upgrading my server to 18.04 so I decided to try Nextcloud with Mariadb following these instructions The command "sudo systemctl start mariadb" kept...
  21. [SOLVED] Re: Choppy videos and animations since 18.04

    I fixed the problem by removing nvidia-settings and disabling the gnome extension "NVIDIA GPU Stats Tool".
  22. [SOLVED] Choppy videos and animations since 18.04

    Since upgrading from 17.10 to 18.04 my video streaming and amimations have become choppy. Running glxgears it can be seen that the animation stops and then starts again every 3 seconds or so. The...
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    [SOLVED] How do I edit tags?

    I accidentally added the wrong tags to a post on these forums and would like to remove or edit them. But when I go into edit mode I cannot see a way of editing the tags. Couldn't see how under the...
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    [ubuntu] Annoying gnome-calendar popups

    Since upgrading from 17.10 to 18.04 I keep getting gnome-calendar popups asking me for my password to update "holidays in Austria" and "contacts" from Google Calendar. I have removed "holidays in...
  25. [SOLVED] Globe and headphone icons appearing in Thunderbird email list

    Since I upgraded from 17.10 to 18.04 whenever I open Thunderbird there is a globe icon, and sometimes also headphones icon, appearing in my list of new emails. These icons hide the titles of my...
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