It is best to choose GUID partition table (GPT) even if our motherboard is BIOS and not UEFI. With MBR partitioning there is a limit to the number of partitions that we can have and a workaround that...
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It is best to choose GUID partition table (GPT) even if our motherboard is BIOS and not UEFI. With MBR partitioning there is a limit to the number of partitions that we can have and a workaround that...
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And so we all learn. :) We all have stories to tell of our learning experiences.
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For that matter, when I first downloaded the Ubuntu ISO image it could be burnt to a Read/Write CD. Then things changed and a Read/Write DVD was needed. So, what? My first install of MS-Dos was on a...
I gave up experimenting with Linux more than 12 years ago when I installed my first version of Ubuntu. That was Ubuntu 7.04. I am still using Ubuntu. I do have a couple of other distributions of...
What Linux kernel do you have?
uname -a
I think there have been problems with the 5.8 kernels and I also think Nvidia drivers have also been connected to some of the problems.
Can you use...
If I understand things correctly, Software Updater removes older kernels when a new one has been installed. But apt update/upgrade does not. We have to use apt autoremove or run Software Updater to...
When I examine my sources.list file I see similarities.
This looks about right.
But this looks a different path. Or am I misunderstanding?
And so does this.
I do not mean to be awkward but you have run Boot Repair and obtained a report which you have provide a link to but you also allowed Boot Repair to do a repair. So, what is the situation now? After...
Are you like me mystified as to the topic of this thread?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input%E2%80%93output_memory_management_unit
Wikipedia didn't enlighten me much. :) But congratulations...
I do not have a printer ethernet or WiFi. So I am not speaking from experience. What happens when you open system settings>Printers tab? Does the printer show in the panel. Can you click Add a...
This is the Ubuntu guide for doing an OEM install. It does not help you. The OEM has to set a password. But once clicking that icon Prepare Shipping to End User the next re-boot will allow the...
In Ubuntu 20.04 search the Software app for Microsoft and in the list there is Microsoft Teams - Preview. The Universe repository is enabled but not the Canonical Partners repository. This Teams...
I think that you need to have a routine for shutdown or hibernation. Decide which monitor is to be on during the boot process or decide that both monitors should be on when booting or coming out of...
This is the official explanation. It is comprehensive and may be too much information for someone who is unfamiliar with upgrading from one Ubuntu LTS version to another.
...
Please put the hard drive back in the Lenovo, run a Live Session, open GParted and take a screenshot of the hard drive partitions as represented in GParted. Post the screenshot in this thread. We use...
From the Grub boot menu select Advanced Options for Ubuntu and select an older kernel. The first one on the list might be causing the problem so select a kernel lower down the list and see what...
Do you not see the manufacturer's splash screen with its option to load into the UEFI settings utility? Note this advice from Boot Repair
Have you done that? The Grub boot loader will give you...
Did you notice this?
If Ubuntu is loading but you are seeing the Grub menu and you do not need or want to see the Grub menu because Ubuntu is the only OS then you need to change that setting....
Could it be that we are 2 weeks away from the second point release of 20.04 (20.04.2)? Could it be that you have enabled the proposed updates channel in Software & Updates>Developer Options tab. If...
Are you thinking of the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)?
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/faq
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I have done what has been described above and it does work. As I gain experienced I saw the wisdom of having a partition for root ( / ) and a separate partition for /home. You have to give both...
This is an old answer to a similar question and I do not know if it is still applicable. We still have deconf Editor installed in Ubuntu and all the settings mentioned in that reply are still there....
There are a few important things to remember when resizing; creating and deleting partitions.
1) Use Windows tools to resize Windows partitions. And you will need to resize the Windows partition...
I think this is one of those cases where we discovery that computers are not so smart. The programs are following directions. When you moved that shortcut to the trash can you created a variable that...
From my experience of upgrading 18.04 with Unity to 20.04 - I was asked if I wanted obsolete packages removed. I authorised that and most of Unity was removed. Unity was one of a few login options....