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gerald17006
February 5th, 2020, 07:54 PM
Dear all,
I have installed Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell XPS-13 using the UEFI. But most of the time some of the applications are not working; i can only have read-only write to directories. When i restart or startup the system i am having snapd issue which i have to fix using the following commands:
fsck -fy /dev/sda1
and then reboot

Please how can i fix this issue permanently?

CelticWarrior
February 5th, 2020, 07:59 PM
Something is really wrong if you need to be error correcting your drive all the time. Yes, that's what fsck does.

yancek
February 5th, 2020, 08:42 PM
i can only have read-only write to directories.

Not sure what your problem is but have read only access to anything as a normal user outside that user /home directory is standard. More specifics on what applications you are using and what exactly the problem is might help someone to help you.

gerald17006
February 12th, 2020, 11:03 AM
Thanks everyone for your responses but what i want to know is XPS-13 (Intel® Core™ i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz × 8 ) compatible with Ubuntu 18.04.3? Because my laptop is showing:
thermal sensor failure;
steps to correct the SSD drive (fsck -fy /dev/sda1)
**and then **
initramfs

mörgæs
February 14th, 2020, 05:35 PM
With a CPU this new you should not consider 18.04. It was released before your computer entered the market, and even though new kernels have been added to 18.04 over time it's still yesterday's news.

19.10 is a better choice.

oldfred
February 14th, 2020, 09:22 PM
Seems to be various models of XPS 13.
These may or may not be similar.

Dell XPS13 9370 Developer Edition - Install Windows after Ubuntu
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1203329/installing-windows-10-dual-boot-after-installing-ubuntu-on-a-custom-ubuntu-comp
(https://askubuntu.com/questions/1203329/installing-windows-10-dual-boot-after-installing-ubuntu-on-a-custom-ubuntu-comp)
Dell 9380 Dell has 18.04 image with correct drivers
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1136409/new-xps-13-9380-with-ubuntu-18-04-flicker-problems
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln151664/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-on-your-dell-pc?lang=en
Dell XPS 13 9380 + Intel Core i7 8565U Ubuntu Linux Performance Benchmarks
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=dell-xps-9380&num=1
Dell XPS 13 What to fix with the fresh factory Ubuntu 16.04 April 2017 Updated to 18.04
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2357424
Dell update UEFI/BIOS from Linux
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln171755/updating-the-dell-bios-in-linux-and-ubuntu-environments?lang=en
Dell support - Update on XPS 13/15 2016 Developer Edition availability
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/4613/t/19670562?pi22229=9
http://www.dell.com/support/article/ca/en/cabsdt1/SLN301754/en

(https://askubuntu.com/questions/1203329/installing-windows-10-dual-boot-after-installing-ubuntu-on-a-custom-ubuntu-comp)