I would like to set up a single computer running Ubuntu with two monitors, keyboards and mice so that it can be used simultaneously by two people (specifically, my children). Is this feasible, and if...
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I would like to set up a single computer running Ubuntu with two monitors, keyboards and mice so that it can be used simultaneously by two people (specifically, my children). Is this feasible, and if...
A clean install was, unfortunately, my only solution.
With thanks to all of those who tried to help, but I gave up on this after spending a long, futile time trying to resolve the situation.
I have resinstalled Ubuntu 17.10 but, as I have / and home...
I am reporting here that I gave up on this. Obviously there was something stuck somewhere, so to speak, but I was wasting too much time trying to fix it. I therefore did a fresh install of Ubuntu...
@damienjbyrne Under 17.04 I had at one point installed gnome, and then removed it. So, I followed your suggestion,, and renamed ~/.config/dconf/user
It removed all of my custom settings in Unity...
Thank you @solitaire. I am not sufficiently knowledgeable to know what I am looking for but I tried a login under Wayland and for that time found the following:
Oct 21 18:42:20 martin...
Having just read this thread https://askubuntu.com/questions/846862/stuck-in-login-ubuntu-14-04-after-trying-everything
I ran sudo ubuntu-drivers devices and found that intel-microcode could be...
I have now followed the instructions at https://askubuntu.com/questions/551991/ubuntu-stuck-on-login-screen (but replacing lightdm with gmd3, and including a purge of gdm and ubuntu-desktop, and...
Thank you for this interesting idea, which I have tried. I can roll back to the 4.10 kernel, but it does not resolve the situation.
Some further information on this problem. Following the advice in https://askubuntu.com/questions/450545/login-loop-14-04-but-guest-account-is-accessible, I used
ls -ld ~/.*authority
and...
Thank you. Graphics card:
$ lspci | grep VGA
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0b)
I have tried both the default wayland...
I upgraded my Dell XPS yesterday to Ubuntu 17.10. I am able to login with Unity, but not via either of the other two options (that would lead to gnome): the login screen simply returns (a login loop,...
Many thanks: these links are very useful, especially as I need to go through the same process with another computer!
Thank you for the various wise words of advice. I am reporting back that I successfully copied all hidden files and folders to a separate location, deleted the originals, and then reinstalled Ubuntu...
Thank you for the advice ian-weisser and mastablasta. The documents (i.e. all non-hidden folders and files) in my home partition are backed up. I will now also make a backup of all hidden folders and...
My hard drive has two partitions: one on which I stall root, and a second (much larger) which contains my home folder: this allows me to install a new version of Ubuntu without having to overwrite my...
There have been no responses to this question, so perhaps nobody knows the answer. But does anybody know where I can look for a potential solution (I don't even really know which parts of Ubuntu...
Commonly, when I install a new version of Ubuntu on my Dell XPS 13 laptop the bluetooth connection to my mouse and keyboard become is present when I first boot, but then drops off some minutes later...
They have indeed!
I have tried to install hplip v. 3.16.9 from http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html (this is a later version than that available with 16.10) but it fails at the last stage. I continue to...
Many thanks. I suppose that is an option but I have so many things installed and 16.10 otherwise runs fine that I am reluctant to do a fresh install. I have tried purging and reinstalling hplip but...
Upon upgrade from 16.04 to 16.10 I am no longer able to print or scan (either with a USB connection or by wireless) on my HP Laserjet MFP M125 NW. I can install/reinstall the printer but every print...
Using Ubuntu 15.10 on a Dell xps 13 the bluetooth connection to my mouse and keyboard fails every 20-30 minutes. I can reconnect with 'service bluetooth restart' in a terminal but it is a continual...
chili555, thanks again. I have added a note at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1270808.
You have also answered my final question (what to do when a later linux-image...
Following on from my post this morning, I have used the laptop all day, rebooting several times, and using wireless on both 2.4 and 5.0. All seems well. I t is a great relief to be able to work all...