Apparently the problem has been reported on the application's github and is not resolved yet

Issue 156

Issue 451

I propose to use another TAG MP3 editor like Easy Tag for the moment and follow this issue on the Github project

$ sudo apt install easytag


I reinstalled AMD graphics driver, which I downloaded from AMD website and everything works fine. I still don't know what caused the issue, but it's fixed.

Edit: I found out that the issue may be caused by AMD drivers which break after kernel upgrades. It's possible that upgrading kernel to newer version and installing AMD open source drivers could fix this issue
https://allienworks.net/2015/elementary-os-freya-amd-drivers/


Panthon Files context menu entry to set image as wallpaper

In fact in Loki it's already there. As indicated in the comment below the question.

  You can find the corresponding contract in /usr/share/contractor


Same here. The buttons only appear when you press CTRL + D to compose the message in a new window.

There also seems to be no shortcut to send to get around this, CTRL + S just opens another previously hidden search box.


Trouble with bluetooth intermittently working

I have finally managed to sort this out by reading through a number of bug reports and eventually getting some help from a friendly good Samaritan. If anyone comes across this issue, here's what you need to do.

First, update your kernel to the latest long-term support:

sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-wily

Then, download these two firmware files:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-utopic/+bug/1462614/+attachment/4453553/+files/AthrBT_0x11020100.dfu

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-utopic/+bug/1462614/+attachment/4453554/+files/ramps_0x11020100_40.dfu

And put them in: /lib/firmware/ar3k/

Reboot, and then rejoice!

So delighted to finally have everything working properly on my Librem 13 with Elementary OS! :)


Will elementary OS 5 Juno upgrade to 5.1 Hera automatically?


Press and hold FN, press F9. Release FN.


Elementary OS has ended their relationship with Bountysource


cant change app launcher grid in settings/tweak

The option of custom columns and rows is removed from the slingshot - that's why it is not in dconf editor neighter elementary-tweaks anymore. There are few closed issues on that into github and the new ones appear, but the team is working on another approach wich do not include these keys anymore.

The only way I know to achieve this functionality now is to downgrade the slingshot, which is not recommended, but this is what I did because I really miss a bigger apps grid. There is a guide how to achieve this on https://hastebin.atvg-studios.com/dobamidivi.txt it works flowlessly at the moment, but probably it will brake with the next update of the slingshot.


Operating system updates using AppCenter stuck

If this is a fresh install, I always log in and restart before running any updates because I've had this issue as well. Logging out of your session might fix it.


What keyboard shortcuts are available in Code?

The ones I could find so far:

Ctrl + Z / O / C / X / V / W / Q All do the same as in every other app

Ctrl + / Comment the line
Ctrl + I Go to line
Ctrl + T Open new blank tab
Ctrl + N Also open new blank tab
Ctrl + R Search and replace
Ctrl + F Also search and replace
Ctrl + D Duplicate line
Ctrl + . Insert emoticon
Ctrl + \ Toggle sidebar
Ctrl + Shift + T Open last-closed tab
Ctrl + Shift + S Save as
Ctrl + Alt + T Switch between code and the terminal (when open)


Eclipse Mars (fresh install) won't run on Freya

The problem will be solved by adding the following to the last line in eclipse.ini  :

-Dorg.eclipse.swt.internal.gtk.cairoGraphics=false

This setting will resolve the JVM terminated. Exit code=1 problem.

Reference here


How do I find shortcuts to text editor Scratch?

You can change between the editor tabs and the terminal with Ctrl+Alt+t.


Epiphany shows Oops Something went wrong while displaying this page

That means the web process has crashed. To diagnose crashes, developers need to see a backtrace of the crash taken with gdb. Sadly, I believe elementary doesn't have any tools to report the crash automatically, so you will have to learn to do it manually if you want the developers to look at the issue. After verifying that you are running the latest stable version of WebKitGTK (currently 2.26.2), get a quality backtrace for the crash using coredumpctl gdb (installing any required debuginfo), then report it on WebKit Bugzilla against the WebKitGTK component. Prefix the bug title with [GTK].


Under elementary OS 0.4 Loki you can simply install gcalcli with

sudo apt install gcalcli


There isn't xenial release to that PPA. You can find the accepted releases at

Versable PPA dists

If you want to install Elementary Tweaks you can try:

Loki Elementary tweak PPA by Felipe Escoto


After installing Elementary os. computer won't boot

Actually there is no operating system / boot loader on your system. You will have to reinstall or repair elementary OS as there is something that went wrong.


Can't mount Windows 10 Partition on Loki

I believe that this is caused by Fast Startup feature on Windows 8 and 10. The good news is that it can be disabled, try to Google it.


what happens to tweaks after upgrade from luna to freya

Just as a reminder/disclaimer elementary tweaks has never been supported by the elementary OS developers (for reasons like this). These settings persisted because elementary tweaks modified user settings (not system settings) and since you kept your /home partition intact the settings were not overwritten.

All your user settings are stored in a GSettings file located in ~/.config/dconf/user. If you wanted to completely reset all of your user settings, you could rename this file and start from a blank slate. However, I would not recommend doing so. If you wanted to just change the Cerbere setting, you could have reset it to the default by running the following command:

gsettings reset org.pantheon.desktop.cerbere monitored-processes


I would check Software & Updates, Updates. Where it says: Notify me of new Ubuntu Version:

Is it set to Never? or something else? Set it to Never.


Driver install AMD Radeon mobility HD 4330 - crash, remove driver, find the right driver

If you had problems after installing Elementary second time, then check Additional Driver section, and select a driver then install it.


ElementryOS only shows desktop background for around 1 mintute after first login

Same occurred with me, fresh install using elementaryos-0.4.1-stable.20180130.iso on a HP Pavilion with NVIDIA GForce 1050 and integrated Intell Graphics.

The way I resolved this is when the login screen appears instead of typing the password I have pressed Ctrl+Alt+F1 (F2,F3..F6 will also work), login from console (username, enter, password, enter) and  then I have typed

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

The last line helps sp intel microcode and NVIDIA drivers was also installed. Force shutdown  by holding a few seconds the Power Off button (sudo reboot now freezes with a lot of nouveau error messages) and once the system has started again I was able to login into the desktop.


it sounds like you broke your installation.

it's probably going to be easier to reinstall it with correct partitions at this point considering you just installed it so there's nothing to migrate.

and you should know that it is impossible for people to help you if you aren't more specific about your error messages. take a picture with your phone if they go past to quick to write.


As @matigo said, Disabling fastboot in Windows is a possible fix.
Windows:

Control Panel
Power Options
Choose what the power buttons do.
Change settings that are currently unavailable.
Click Turn on fast startup (recommended) so that the checkmark disappears.
Save changes.

Shutdown and then boot into elementary OS. The files should be unlocked now. If not, boot into Windows and restart into elementary OS.


Black screen with Linux kernel 3.19.0.41

NVIDIA drivers were causing the problem. I removed drivers completely with --purge flag and then installed current drivers again and now everything works. Here's how to do this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/41681/blank-screen-after-installing-nvidia-restricted-driver


This problem has now been resolved.  The link below has the answer.

Solution


Pantheon files will not auto mount cdrom or dvdrom media. How do I do this via command line?

I'ts pretty simple to do

sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom && sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

This will first create the folder /mnt/cdrom (mkdir = make directory) and then mount the cdrom (/dev/cdrom) to that directory.


libreoffice themes in elementary os problem?

You can select any other UI from the menus:

view -> user interface

If you're more of a ribborn UI style, the select the tabbed UI, on the other hand I just selected the white background under tools -> options -> customization to have a more "cleaner" buttons layout.


How can I remove default "Screenshot" app from Freya

The default name of the app is : gnome-screenshot

Open software center and remove it.

If you want to use terminal:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-screenshot


Freya is based on Ubuntu 14.04 and loki on 16.04.

It looks like there is no version of Grive-Tools for 16.04 based distributions.

Maybe you can take a look at Insync or overgrive instead.


Terminal does not auto fill anymore with tab key

Can you tell if the problem is specific to io.elementary.terminal (the default elementaryOS terminal GUI), or is it the Bash shell in general?

Try keyboard combo Ctrl-Alt-F2 to switch to another virtual console (TTY), log in as the same user, and try using Tab Completion there. If you haven't switched TTY before, remember that by default pressing Ctrl-Alt-F7 will return you to your graphical (GUI) session.

If Tab Completion doesn't work in another virtual console either, then you may have an issue with your Bash configuration. If that's the case, try checking out the following thread from the Ubuntu support forums: https://askubuntu.com/questions/33440/tab-completion-doesnt-work-for-commands.


Problem with VLC minimal X theme on freya OS

I guess the answer is probably that you should not use this theme. You may want to seek help from a VLC specific forum. Generally if a specific app is doing something odd, it's the fault of that app. In this case, it's only with a specific mod to that specific app. So that theme is probably just not compatible.


Windows controls layout not changed after configuring through Elementary Tweaks

looking at your screenshots you want the buttons to be on the right side with winboze order. In order to achieve this, execute this into the terminal application:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout ':minimize,maximize,close'

If you want the buttons to be on the left site use

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'


Files does not currently support this feature. There is this PR https://github.com/elementary/files/pull/1189 to allow customising file icons but there is no guarantee when or if this will be accepted into master.


You can try this

setxkbmap -option altwin:swap_lalt_lwin

See the difference? lalt = left alt, ralt = right alt. The same with lwin and rwin.

To restore default

setxkbmap -option


Windows 7 gets started automatically after installing elementary OS, I cannot see options to choose OS

That shouldn't have happened; I am not sure that all went ok with your installation.

(Installing and using Linux these days and especially ubuntu-based ones is easier than ever and easier than using Windows or Mac I think, but there are some settings during installation that you may have touched and changed in the wrong direction.)

If you are sure elementaryOS was installed:

Boot from live usb
Install Boot Repair
Try: Recommended repair

Please report back.


Application Windows are flickering when moving , closing and opening

I used to have the same issue, random flickering then after a search I found this. Try doing this commands:

sudo apt-get install mesa-utils
sudo mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
echo -e 'Section "Device"\n Identifier "Intel Graphics"\n Driver "Intel"\n Option "AccelMethod" "sna"\n Option "TearFree" "true"\nEndSection' | sudo tee /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf
sudo reboot

Credits goes to Guy Van Sanden who saw this solution on Reddit.


Can't switch between keyboard layouts via shortcuts - none of them work

For me it is working.

Next time, don't reinstall anything, just delete the ~/.Xauthority file, it will be recreated automatically next time you log in:

sudo rm ~/.Xauthority

Then log in normally. Let me know did it solve the issue.

Other solutions are here: How can I switch between keyboard layouts with a keyboard shortcut in Freya?


According to this, control-alt-delete.conf is no longer used in Loki (which is based on Ubuntu Xenial).

They recommend:

systemctl mask ctrl-alt-del.target
systemctl daemon-reload


Stuck with windows Automatic repair loop after installing eOS alongside Windows 10

Your problem is that you change to AHCI. Windows was installed on IDE. I had same problem some times ago, try to revert back to IDE and try to boot Windows. If you fix it you need to reinstall elementary to use IDE... or to do whole new installation of Windows with AHCI enabled on boot... Your choice  ;) Good luck ;)


How to properly set up a DSL(PPPOE) connection with ipv6 in Loki?

I solved it. IPv6 doesn't need to be stopped. I needed to add the line "mtu=1492" in the file /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Connection name like this:

[ppp]
lcp-echo-failure=5
lcp-echo-interval=30
mtu=1492

After making the DSL connection at first, of course. Then reboot and updates are working, and software is visible in AppCenter.


if you are using Nvidia card
see which version you are using.
Install additional drivers

sudo apt install additional-drivers

the package name might be different but you can also find it in the app store

after it was installed check there which drivers you are using for your graphics card.
I had such problems with nouveau drivers (open source drivers for Nvidia)

so I installed the latest drivers from Nvidia and everything was resolved


Error with uninstalling Eclipse SDK when it is bugged

Open your terminal application, and run first flatpak list. This command should list all flatpak installed applications. Notice the name of eclipse there and run
flatpak uninstall name_of_eclipse or flatpak remove name_of_eclipse.


Can I safely remove capnet-assist package?

Yes you can safely remove it. The purpose of the capnet-assist package is to:

  Assists users in connective to Captive Portals such as those found on
  public access points in train stations, coffee shops, universities,
  etc.

  Upon detection, the assistant appears showing the captive portal. Once
  a connection is known to have been established, it dismisses itself.

So removing it will only take away the ability to automatically display a  Captive Portal's login page when you connect to a wifi network (which is not really a must have).

However, you may still want to report a bug so that developers can investigate the issues that you are seeing.


How do I copy files/folders over to locked folders?

Try running files as an administrator (root) by right clicking Files and clicking Open Files As Administrator

It should be opened as administrator now.


Calendar, caldav and nextcloud not working

To solve this issue install Evolution from AppCenter and add your CalDAV there. Then the elementaryOS Calendar will start working.

It's an old issue.


How to launch Screenshot by typing the PrintScreen key?

Go to System Settings -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts

Choose Custom and click on the + sign.
You'll be requested to enter a command. Type this as a command: screenshot-tool.
Click on the Disabled string next to it.
Press your Print Screen button.

You'll get this dialog. Press the Reassign button.


download a free app from the AppCenter called Dimmer


Problems at installing elementary OS in emmc

That sounds like you're choosing the live image instead of installing it? What do you do after you've booted Elementary OS from something like a live usb / cd?

Maybe the following articles help.
https://elementary.io/docs/installation
https://itsfoss.com/guide-install-elementary-os-luna/
http://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2016/09/how-to-install-elementary-os-04-loki.html


To find Midori for elementary OS Freya in Software Center you need to search for midori-granite, not midori. To install Midori Granite simply run the following command in the terminal and it will install the same Midori that comes with the elementary OS Freya.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install midori-granite


MacBook Pro 2014 and Loki external monitor issues

I don't think this particular issue is hardware specific; I'd file an issue at github.com/elementary/pantheon-greeter.


remove disable-light-locker package from the system.


You can find pantheon-mail's data in ~/.local/share/pantheon-mail/. Inside this folder you'll find a folder for each email account. Inside each account folder you'l find an attachements folder, a geary.ini file, and a geary.db file. The geary.db file can be opened with any SQLite client. DB Browser for SQLite works great: sudo apt install sqlitebrowser. The ContactTable contains everything related to the Contacts from the elementary OS email client.

EDIT: Sequeler also works fine, and it's designed for elementary OS :)


Change metadata on several images at once

There are two good tools to edit meta-data of image-files:

exiftool and exiv2

exiftool:

You will find exif here: official site

It also has a graphical frontend: frontend for exif

exiv2:

This is a better tool than exiftool. You can find it here: official site.
Here is a man page on how to use this: exiv2 man page


"The repository 'cdrom://elementary OS 0.4 _Loki_ - Stable amd64 (20160921) xenial Release' does not have a Release file"

Did you install cdrom://elementary OS 0.4 _Loki_ - Stable amd64 (20160921) as a repository? See if it's listed with grep ^ /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*

If so, you want to remove it. If you are attempting to upgrade to Loki, you'll need to do a fresh install from boot (not an upgrade). There are installation directions on the official website.


In Terminal, without installing anything:
gsettings set org.pantheon.desktop.gala.behavior hotcorner-topright 'minimize-current'


Laptop won't turn off and requires holding power button

Now seems to be working fine, perhaps one of the updates fixed the problem, as I've seen that other people had a similar issue.


Can Maya be connected to Yahoo! Calendar via CalDAV?

I have the same issue, been searching for a solution for a long time and haven't found any. It's silly, considering the fact that the only problem is Evolution server (which is used by Maya, just as Gnome-calendar and California) using wrong URL for Yahoo calendars.
The correct URL is https://caldav.calendar.yahoo.com/dav/YOUR_USERNAME/Calendar/YOUR_CALENDARNAME and it's working in Lightning.

on askubuntu: https://askubuntu.com/questions/729585/impossible-to-sync-yahoo-calendars-with-ubuntu


Apps no longer install after 0.4.1 upgrade

Looks like you added the AppCenter repo when we were still in beta. You'll need to edit your apt sources list (/etc/apt/sources.list) to refer to http instead of https.

If you have software-properties-common you can do this with the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove 'deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.elementary.io/appcenter xenial main'


Slack native application only shows an icon in plank but no window

So, today I downloaded a fresh app  ( .deb [64bit] ) from Slack site and surprisingly it worked.

Either some downstream fixes from Elementary packages or fixed version 2.0.6 of Slack application, but the app works now.


I had the same issue and solved it by deleting all languages in keyboard settings, and re-adding them again, as stated in this post:
Problem with keyboard language indicator


VM Installed-Love What I see, But Have Some Questions Before Native Install

(1) elementary OS is build on Ubuntu LTS versions, there will only be a major update if there is a new LTS version of Ubuntu. So as long as Canonical keeps their update cycle two years should be a good estimation.

(2) To add a custom PPA in elementary OS, you need to install the package software-properties-common, probably not installed by default for the stated security reasons.

(3) It's just a way elementary handles things, maybe to make a more sleek appearence. This post is a bit older, but might help you achive what you want.

(4) Generally i would say, it depends. Mostly probably yes, but there are maybe some packages not compatible with Pantheon or Gtk, so you would have to add the dependencies by yourself.


I'm running Elementary an a low-spec HP laptop, and it runs at least as well as it did under Win8 (which I hated), and probably better.

My laptop has an AMD e1-2100 dual-core CPU and 8GB of RAM

Below site compares the performance of the G3220T vs my e1-2100:

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/235/AMD_E1-Series_E1-2100_vs_Intel_Pentium_Dual-Core_G3220T.html

As you can see, that Intel chip way outperforms my AMD, so I would say you'll have no issues at all running Elementary on that Lenovo, and the elelentary.io website lists recommended specs as

1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor
1 GB of system memory (RAM)
15 GB of disk space
Internet access

Give it a go - as long as you're careful when installing, so you don't wipe Windows 10 until you're sure you don't want it, you've got nothing to lose :)


Firefox right button on selected text start Inspect Tool not right button menu

I confirm the same behaviour, but don't believe it to be a Linux issue, rather a Firefox issue/setting upstream.

Solution:

Open new tab in Firefox and type about:config in the address bar.
Accept the warning displayed.
Search for ui.context_menus.after_mouseup.
Change it from false to true.
Close tab and test.

References:

I stumbled on the solution above @ reddit.


Install Windows 7 and erase Elementary OS

It's definitely possible to restore Windows 7 and remove Elementary. You'll need a Windows 7 restore disc to do so. One might have come with your computer. If you don't have one, you can create one:

Get your Windows 7 Installation disc or download the ISO from Microsoft.
Follow these instructions to create a bootable recovery drive.

You'll need to do this before you remove Windows, of course.

When you boot into the Elementary install DVD/USB, you'll have the option to try Elementary before you install it. I'd recommend doing that to make sure everything works properly before you erase Windows. Enjoy! :)


Do you have tlp (linux advanced power management) installed?
If the answer is yes you could install the tlpui and disable the power saving mode when in battery, and see if it still happens.

To install tlpui :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/apps
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tlpui

Page of reference: https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/11/install-tlpui-in-ubuntu-or-linux-mint.html


The problem with using modifiers (shift, ctrl, alt, super) is that they are modifiers, and not designed to actually change something themselves. I would suggest that a far easier fix would be to simply assign the shortcut to , Ctrl + Shift + L or something similar. Basically, include a non-modifier key in all your shortcuts.


How to fix screen tearing with Nvidia GTX 970M Elementary OS?

Take this with a grain of salt, as I am a fresh Linux user. I have an AMD card and had the same issue. Everything was blurry in games and "out of sync" as I will describe it. I found somewhere somebody suggesting running these commands.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:eek:ibaf/graphics-drivers
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

I actually did this and then later played Torchlight II. Whatever this did made a big difference as things were way more smooth and less blurry/out of sync. Thus, I believe this task may help you. I just don't know exactly it does.

Interestingly, I just tried to run it again as a test and now I get

ERROR: '~eek' user or team does not exist.

So maybe just running

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

is what did the trick for me.

Hopefully someone with more experience will have some drivers for you.


File manager doesn't mount NTFS partitions

If you are using Windows 8:

Go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options > System Settings or search on the main menu power options

Choose Change what the power buttons do
Press Change settings that are currently unavailable

Uncheck Turn on fast start-up.

This should avoid any problems in the future with unmountable partitions. For safety, shutdown your windows with your Ctrl key pressed, it forces a regular shutdown.

If that doesn't fix the issue, that's when you should follow Dusan's indications.

if you don't change this setting in your Windows you might run into this issue everytime you boot into elementary OS coming from Windows.

Source and pics: Dual Mount issues

One of the many accounts I've seen of corruptions happening after ntfsfix:
Don’t use ntfsfix in Linux, just turn off Fast Boot in Windows


Will more git features to coming to Files?

Yes, requests for other git features have already been filed at https://github.com/elementary/files/issues such as the ability to change branch.  I do not think git add has been requested there yet so please do so if you wish


I installed Juno yesterday, and night light was working during installation from an USB, but later it did not show up, and I experienced the same behavior. And it's weird, but just setting the schedule to manual and changing the time made it show up and work perfectly. Hope it helps


Keyboard on Surface Laptop does not work

I found this and maybe this Github project help you : https://github.com/jakeday/linux-surface


Run plank --preferences and select "Show Unpinned" on Behaviour-tab.


elementary os not booting or login Screen not Display

Try to remove the "splash guiet" flags in the grub entry on boot to see boot logging output to see possible errors.
Get to edit grub entry by pressing one of those
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/07/key-to-show-grub-menu-ubuntu/amp


I don't think this is a problem on your end.  I have the same issue and i am sure they are working on this and hopefully an update will hit soon to fix.  Apps should still download and install with no problem.  You may want to read the description carefully as there are no icons to know exactly what you are downloading.
Hope this helps.


Can I get a menu item for Pastebin in Files?

Nautilus and Files do not share any code. Any extensions written for Nautilus are not compatible with Files.

There is a package called "webcontracts" that provides Pastebin through a system service called Contractor among other things. You can download a .deb from the link or install through the unstable daily PPA.


Are you by chance running elementary OS in a VM? Apparently there's a problem with the latest Ubuntu update (14.04.2, using kernel 3.19.0-51) that's causing virtual machines to fail on boot. The solution is to boot using an earlier version of the kernel. More info here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2314723


pCloud installation problem, Can not install or run Pcloud

Not sure about the issue, but strikes me as a surprise that you're using 4.15.xxx kernel while 5.1 was 'upgraded' to 5.0.xxx.

Can you try rebooting and check in the "Advanced options for elementary" if you can boot the newer kernel?

if you can, can you re-try the AppImage installation?

thanks!


It is necessary to know more information about your system, but I will tell you what worked in my case:

download the driver from the official website of amd. After that unzip and edit the files amdgpu-install and amdgpu-pro-install.
In line 90 change ubuntu by elementary and save the change.

If you do not do that, it will say OS not supported.

Depending on the version of the driver you will also need to edit the system file / etc / os-release on line 6 of VERSION_ID = "0.4" to VERSION_ID = "16.04" if you are using Eos loki (open "files" with administrator privileges for to be able to make the change).

After that open the folder where the driver is with the terminal and put there:

./amdgpu-pro-install -y

(this installs Base kernel, Accelerated graphics, Multimedia table, Pro OpenGL, Pro Vulkan, Pro OpenCL).

After installing everything correctly edit the system file / etc / os-release again, on line 6 of VERSION_ID = "16.04" to VERSION_ID = "0.4" to leave that file as it was before.

Sorry bad english.


Are you looking at the Super++ and Super+- keyboard shortcuts? These allow you to zoom the text size in a specific application. (On macOS, zooming in the browser, Terminal, etc. works similarly.)

If you're looking to scale all text on the screen, there's an option to do that in System Settings --> Universal Access.

If you're looking more for something like the "zoom content on the screen" feature in macOS, you could try an app such as xzoom.


Inside app-center It will be a kernel update (bcmwl-kernel-source). Simply click on free button to start the Broadcom 802.11 Linux STA wireless driver update.
Done, everything working fine after this.


There are a number of outstanding wishlist bug reports requesting the ability to show and sort by columns other than those currently provided in List View.  Limited developer resources means this may be not addressed for a while.


How to change text style of the top panel and app menu

I think you should install elementary tweaks. And you can visit the previous question similar like these in Here


(Bug) No thumbnail of wallpaper in Settings

Sometimes I have the same problem, but when I switch the system settings to the main tab and return to Background - there is a tumbnail image. Try this, if it do not work, you can post a bug (called an issue there) into https://www.github.com/elementary - just find the appropriate section and follow the rules for posting issues in order the team to take a look on it.

Edit: I just found out that you are using a different theme then the original. Before you file an issue, check out do you have the same problem with the default theme - sometimes the problems came from using not well written themes.


Gabriel,

Any customization to the Plank is done at the user account level. So, we could attempt to find your data this way:
1. Go to Applications -> Terminal (or Win+T)
2. Type: cd ~
3. Type: cd .config/plank/dock1/launchers
4. Type: ls -lt
NOTE: This will list all of the files, newest first.
5. Type: cat sublime_text.dockitem | grep Launcher
NOTE: The path to the executable will be displayed (e.g. .../usr/share/applications/sublime_text.desktop)
6. From step #4 you should see a second variation on the name sublime_text.dockitem.  Please repeat step #5 with the name of the second dockitem for the path to the second Sublime text application.
7. After you have the path, the removal of the application can be accomplished with the usual procedures.
8. When you are finished with Terminal you can exit with Cont+D.

I hope that helps.  Good luck!

UPDATE: Gabriel, from our experiments with the Plank (and Sublime text) we know the name of the executable for Sublime. So, if you return to the Terminal (or Win+T) and type: sudo find / -type f -name sublime_text (all on one line) that should do the job! That command uses sudo for full access and will only locate file names with the exact name "sublime_text".
Good luck.


To install updated drivers for all hardware run the following command in a terminal and reboot your system once it completes, reference:

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04

To get the latest stable graphics drivers (for better performance and compatibility with newer games) you can add this PPA to your system.


Elementary OS install doesn't show up as an option on startup

The Internet is full of guides and tools for creating bootable USB drives. You could give Ventoy a try and see how it goes :) https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html
Good luck!


Forgot to check "install third party software" when installing Loki

Open a terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

The next time I suggest you use a meaningful title for the problem :)


Try running sudo apt-get update in the terminal, it worked for me at least.


It is a bug. see here.

you may consider to confirm ... consider confirming the bug !

The available version of foto is 1.0 which is testing, see here.

In the bug report- status: Fix commited.

  Fix Committed  means:
  Fixed, but not available until next release.


File a bug report at the relevant Github repo elementary/videos.

Alternatively there is an issue already open Audience doesn't show subtitles here. Try renaming the subtitles to match the video file exactly.


Using your favorite editor open the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic and change:

APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
to
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0";


elementary OS Juno starts with a black screen in virtualbox

Maybe you should consider a disk partition of your Mac hd
Open Disk Utilityand add a new partition (I used 100gb), format your new partition to "windows fat"
Download "balena etcher" for Mac
flash a 5-gb USB stick using "balena etcher" with your elementary.iso
Boot your Mac pressing and keeping the alt/opt key after the system chime
Selecting your stick to boot from
Once your Mac runs Juno from your USB stick, install Juno from there to your partition you created before on your Mac hd

Juno is great. I found many good software which can replace Mac. The minimalism in Juno and it's applications helps us to fully focused on our workflow.


I found a way to fix it! You only need to edit the informations of all your m4a songs and delete the year and the compositors!
It's a nuisance, but it worked for me... hope it helps!


Install Libreoffice 6.0 and new elementary OS icons

Here my fast reply:

Step 1 Remove the installed version of Libreoffice

  sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-core && sudo apt-get
  autoremove

Step 2 Download Libreoffice 6.0 archive from the website in your Downloads folder:

https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

Step 3 Extract the archive, and enter:

  sudo apt install -f ./~/Downloads/LibreOffice*/DEBS/*.deb

As far as I can see, the elementary icons set is the default one!

Luca


is it safe to install elementary OS on Acer Swift 3 SF-314-57

Elementary OS is based on Ubuntu. If you had no problems with the hardware on Ubuntu there's a strong indication that you'll be able to use it without any hiccups on Elementary too.


Wallpaper stretched for short moment after login (dual monitor)

I noticed this happened to me when i change screen resolution. Login screen doesn't adapt to the current resolution, then after login it stretches wallpaper (and rest of the display) to adapt to the correct resolution. Are you using different resolutions that the one used by the login screen?


Can't start GUI in Elementary OS Loki 0.4.1

After a little bit of experimentation I found that the issue is related to the VirtualBox guest packages.

To allow the GUI to boot as normal and get back to your OS, you need to remove them as outlined below. Note that doing so will result in some VirtualBox functions being lost - the most prominent being bidirectional copy and pasting, and mouse highlight functions.

Boot up machine in VirtualBox
Wait for cursor blinking issue, then access tty1 using Ctrl + Alt + F1
Log in as normal user
Run the following three commands:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualbox-guest-dkms

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualbox-guest-dkms-hwe

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove virtualbox-guest-x11
Reboot using sudo reboot now

You should then see the GUI start and present you with your normal login screen.

It's worth noting that even after installing the latest version of VirtualBox in Windows, installing the latest guest utils and VirtualBox additions on Elementary, and ensuring everything else is up-to-date still causes the same problem, even on fresh install.

Unsure of exact cause of conflict when these are installed.


Can I generate a custom notification? [solved]

I found an answer that works for me. I can use the command

notify-send

More info at: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_notifications


Try to upgrade your distro. You can check for updates in the AppStore or just type :

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

If it doesn't work reinstall geary.


Assistance required for troubleshooting digital sound output

i disagree optical is better for music unless your receiver is a pair of empty food cans. digital is digital. if you spdif you are trying to avoid processing on the reciever? i dont see benefit. digital is digital and conversion aside the connection over spdif or hdmi is lossless. but whatever.

your optical cable is probably junk (stepped on, dirty, etc) and dropping the digital connection due to a signal quality issue. try with new cable. i can't test because i dont use optical out anymore. this doesn't sound like a software issue since audio in linux usually 'just works'.


Juno - Notifications inside Visual Studio Code's integrated terminal

You can manage notifications here

io.elementary.switchboard settings://notifications

, if you can't change it/disable it there then you should ask their support channel directly.

  Ask a question [Stackexchange]

  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=536384

  Report an issue

  https://www.github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/new

  Request a feature

  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=533482

ref: https://code.visualstudio.com/community


Unable to connect to own WiFi network (Freya)

Please update your post with the output from lshw -c network as this will provide us with information regarding your WiFi device and driver in use. Also examine and provide any information you can gleam (or the entire contents on somewhere like pastebin) from the commands dmesg and cat /var/log/syslog relating to your WiFi device (usually called wlan0)

Update 1:

Thanks for the extra info. The lshw command tells us the chipset of your WiFi device is an Atheros AR9485 and is using the ath9k driver. You even have an IP so I presume this output was after you got it to connect?

I don't see anything obvious in your syslog. Did you gather this info immediately after a failed connection?

  NetworkManager[873]:  nl_recvmsgs() error: (-33) Dump
  inconsistency detected, interrupted

The above message does appear often, though from what I can see it isn't really an issue and this logging has been patched out of recent versions of network-manager anyway.

Here's a couple of common fixes for ath9k driver issues you could try. I suggest just testing with the temporary methods.

Disable Hardware Encryption

Temporary

sudo modprobe -r ath9k
sudo modprobe ath9k nohwcrypt=1

Permanent

sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf
sudo scratch-text-editor /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf

Add options ath9k nohwcrypt=1 as the last line

Disable WiFi Power Saving

Temporary

sudo iwconfig wlan0 power off

(or)

sudo modprobe -r ath9k
sudo modprobe ath9k ps_enable=0

Permanent

sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf
sudo scratch-text-editor /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf

Add options ath9k ps_enable=0 as the last line


I just tried running an Arch system via live USB and it crashed the same way elementary has been.  I conclude it must be a hardware issue.


Looks like we have to answer our questions ourselves to close it:)

  If you want to do something before you suspend, like unload a module
  or run some script, it’s quite easy with systemd. Similarly, you can
  easily do something when the system resumes (like reload the module).

  The details are in the systemd-suspend man page: man
  systemd-suspend.service

  Simply put an executable script of any name under
  /usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/ that checks whether the first argument
  is pre (for before the system suspends) or post (after the system
  wakes from suspend).

  If it is pre, then do the thing you want to before suspend, if it’s
  post then do the thing you want to do after resume. Simple!

  Here’s a useless example:
  #!/bin/sh if [ "${1}" == "pre" ]; then   # Do the thing you want before suspend here, e.g.:   echo "we are suspending at $(date)..." >
  /tmp/systemd_suspend_test elif [ "${1}" == "post" ]; then   # Do the
  thing you want after resume here, e.g.:   echo "...and we are back
  from $(date)" >> /tmp/systemd_suspend_test fi

So, I implemented this solution from here
https://blog.christophersmart.com/2016/05/11/running-scripts-before-and-after-suspend-with-systemd/
That would ensure that after sleep and resume psmodule will get reloaded. This should do.


Can't make Wallch (wallpaper changer) show up in Loki, even though it's running

Couldn't resolve the Wallch issue, but loaded Variety and it does the job.
Thanks.


Can drag top panel in a touch screen device

This is a known bug, which will be fixed in the next release of elementary OS: https://bugs.launchpad.net/wingpanel/+bug/1432512


I found this issue after trying to turn on input-feedback-sounds with dconf

If your configuration value for org.gnome.desktop.sounds.input-feedback-sounds has been set to true then revert this change back to false to resolve the issue.

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/sound/input-feedback-sounds false


You can install gnome-color-manager to do that yourslef

$ sudo apt install gnome-color-manager


cant drag files or folders anywhere in freya

Hold the right-click button and drag using the trackpad.

If you hold the right-click button too long before dragging, then the contextual menu opens up instead.


How can I use my Wi-Fi (Broadcom BCM43142)?

It seems that the Broadcom BCM43142 has some problems with the Ubuntu 16.04 base kernel that elementary OS Loki uses. There are two solutions for this.

Option 1. Install the Kernel built specifically for your Wi-Fi Module

Run the following two commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source

Option 2. Blacklist the offending items manually.

Edit the blacklist file with this command:

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Then append the following lines:

blacklist b43
blacklist bcma
blacklist ssb


How to install Brave browser on elementary OS 0.3.2 Freya

If you have Freya, you'd have to have the 64-bit version to install Brave since there is no 32-bit version of Brave for Linux. If you do have 64-bit Freya, you can try the Ubuntu instructions here:

https://brave-browser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-brave.html#linux

If you have 32-bit Freya, like I do, you won't be able to install Brave.

https://github.com/brave/browser-laptop/issues/2468


Install Nvidia dual-graphics driver on Loki?

I don't have dual graphics, but I do have a Haswell based machine with a GTX 960. I installed the release version of Loki and had slow, stuttering Nouveau graphics even though I had selected to install proprietary drivers during installation. This is what I did to fix it, afterwards I had fully accelerated binary drivers from Nvidia and a smooth, fast desktop experience.

Open a terminal and type sudo ubuntu-drivers list. You should see the Nvidia driver version that matches your card listed. If so, type sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall and the system will install the correct driver and any needed dependencies. Reboot, and you should have the correct driver installed. Note that your boot splash screen will be replaced with boot messages in a low resolution, however once the display manager loads you'll have fully accelerated graphics.


I have Nvidia GTX 765m, had screen tearing fixed. 2 things to do:

1) In Firefox open new tab, go to about:config and set gfx.xrender.enabled to true

2) Create a new folder /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d and inside there create a file 20-intel.conf which contents are:

Section "Device"
   Identifier  "Intel Graphics"
   Driver      "intel"
   Option "AccelMethod" "sna"
   Option "TearFree" "true"
EndSection

That's it.

In Nvidia Prime settings be sure you are using Intel Graphics as the default. After all these changes you may need to reboot.


xbindkeys not working with another layout on Gnome session

Ok, I've found a way to fix this. I created simple script in python, that changes layouts order in preferences when the layout changing event was received. And it works!

My sript: https://github.com/Arjentix/Gnome-Layout-Fix

Hope it will be useful for someone, who will have the same problem.


Does ElementaryOS have a 'minimal install' option like Ubuntu?

elementary does not have a minimal install option due to the fact it is pretty light in the first place.

The minimal option in Ubuntu removes things like LibreOffice, Transmission, etc... that can get pretty large and not all users want. As far as I know, it's mainly for saving disk space, and probably doesn't offer much if anything in terms of performance gains.

There are only a couple of pre-installed applications in elementary that run in the background (and hence possibly have an impact on performance). These are namely AppCenter and Calendar. Keep in mind that if you remove the autostarts for those or remove them completely, you won't get software update notifcations or calendar notifications respectively.

Pretty much everything else starts and closes on demand so they'll only have an impact on system resources if you explicitly launch them and leave them running.

Anything else that's left running after that is pretty much a required component of the session. You could experiment with stripping things out a bit more, but it would be likely to cause issues.

Edit: Also worth adding that latency for audio production is more likely to be affected by kernel things like the scheduler and various drivers etc... than it is the applications that are running. I know Ubuntu provides low latency kernels in the repository but I have never experimented with them or know whether they work with elementary. Just bear in mind that unless you're using the exact same kernel in two different distros, it's probably not a fair comparison.


If elementary OS is the only OS installed on your PC, it's hard to tell, whether it's elementary OS' fault or Ubuntu's - as elementary OS Juno is Ubuntu-18.04-based.

I'm dual-booting elementary OS with Windows, and my PC suspends normally in both. My PC's power LED is off during sleep/suspend, but as far as I know, on other PCs it may as well blink, because this behavior is motherboard-specific.

Anyway, as this random dysfunction might be hardware-specific (old PC, failing HDD) or software-specific (some process or app messing with power settings and preventing normal suspend), you can upload your logs to a hosting and update your question with a download link, so more technically proficient users than myself could have a look at them.


How do I create a toggle custom command shortcut to "show desktop" and "hide desktop"? Combine two shortcuts that view / hide desktop into one

If I understand your question correctly, this will help.

Please go to system settings, and click keyboard.
After that click on the Shortcuts tab and select custom.
Now please click the "+" icon and paste this /usr/bin/com.github.spheras.desktopfolder show-desktop in the command field and click on Disabled to assign shortcut.
Here, press any combination you like to add and you are good to go.


Freya applications menu doesn't respond ("System program problem detected")

This problem is a known issue of Ubuntu, inherited by Elementary OS.

The solution to that message is to open a terminal and paste the following line:

sudo service apport stop ; sudo sed -i 's/enabled=1/enabled=0/g' /etc/default/apport

Then reboot your system and the error message should be gone forever :)

Cheers!


Loki: make not found (trying to update Realtek drivers)

Forget about that. Just download the .deb file from here and then install it on the other pc with sudo apt install ./r8168*.deb

That version is for Loki only. If you decide to use Juno you'd need to download this version


Install issue (black screen after grub splash) with elementaryos-5.1-stable.20200706 ISO

You can try this:
-On the GRUB screen press the "E" key on your keyboard, this will launch an editor.
-In the editor, use the arrow keys to locate the end of the line that starts with "linux /boot/vmlinuz***" (each bootloader may say something slightly different).
-Type "nomodeset" at the end of the line. You might end up with something like "quiet splash nomodeset" for that line. You can make sure is the end of the line by pressing the END key in the "linux /boot/vmlinuz***" line.
And that's it, if it works update or install your video card drivers which is more likely causing this issue.


Empty window popping up after resume from suspend

This is not a bug.
It just checks if there is internet connection.

After a while it should print a text 'You are now connected to the internet blah blah blah...'. :)

It's just an information for you.


Deleted all .list files on /etc/apt/sources.list.d* recover elementary .list files

ok, i'm noob too, but I have a elementary.list file there and it contains:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu xenial main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/elementary-os/stable/ubuntu xenial main

I'm using loki too


Software-update Problem in Elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki

I don't think that's a standard repository; it's an add-on repository and the error means that there is no "Xenial" release for it.
At some point you must have added this repository to add some software that wasn't supplied by Elementary. You should probably remove this PPA, otherwise it doesn't hurt leaving it because the error is specific to that PPA and not the rest of your system.
Perform this at the command line to make sure your system is up to date and ignore the PPA error, sudo apt update && apt upgrade


Notifications for volume changed using terminal

Install the xdotool
package, and try using the following commands instead:

xdotool key XF86AudioLowerVolume

and

xdotool key XF86AudioRaiseVolume


The fix was to reinstall libappindicator and reboot.

Here's the link to the answer:
https://askubuntu.com/a/586319/203856


There is no system tray feature for third party apps i.e. qBittorrent, KeepassXC etc

the "problem" is that the Wingpanel-indicator-ayatana is no longer in elementary juno. if you want to install it, try the following link:

Wingpanel-indicator-ayatana

resume:

sudo apt install software-properties-common

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yunnxx/elementary

sudo apt update

sudo apt install indicator-application wingpanel-indicator-ayatana

sudo nano /etc/xdg/autostart/indicator-application.desktop

change OnlyShowIn=Unity;GNOME; to OnlyShowIn=Unity;GNOME;Pantheon;

Ctrl + O (save change) Ctrl + X (close)

reboot

It worked for me.

Cya.


It should be under:

/home/username/.local/share/backgrounds


There is no upgrade path from Loki to Juno (at least for now).

As Juno is not yet released you also can´t really install it now. You could install Ubuntu 18.04 and use the unstable PPA to setup an environment very similar to Juno, but that is not recommended unless you are an developer.


Beginner help installing Sophos antivirus package on elementary os Loki

After downloading the sav-linux-free-9.tgz file, it will be in the Downloads folder.

Yes, like you said, the instructions say to copy it to a temporary directory.

1) Create the directory (I use /opt): sudo mkdir /opt/sophos

2) From your downloads folder, extract the file into the newly created folder:

sudo tar -xzvf sav-linux-free-9.tgz -C /opt/sophos

3) Change to the folder: cd /opt/sophos

4) Install Sophos: sudo ./sophos-av/install.sh

5) For most of the prompts, you can select the default. But when prompted for Free or Supported, choose Free.


Notification system showing ugly Ok-Cancel alert

Try this quick workaround

sudo touch /usr/lib/libunity-electron_notification_fix

Then restart session.


Don't show minimized windows in overview

This is not possible as long as the windows are not closed but only minimized.

As a workaround, you can put these windows you do not want to see among the other to another workspace so they do not show up in the overview on your primary workspace…


System Load Indicator (indicator-multiload) doesn't work correctly on Loki

I'm using syspeek but indicator menu content doesn't refresh automatically. And dropbox indicator has no menu entry..


I've changed my system stylesheet or icons and things broke, now what?

In general, changing these important system assets is not recommended. App developers consider the existence of system icons and stylesheet classes to be a given. There is no way to ensure quality or compatibility for third party assets. That said, you can:

Revert back to the stock stylesheet and icons

You can always reset to the stock system configuration by opening up System Settings → About and selecting "Restore Default Settings"

You can also use the following Terminal command to reset the gsettings keys for the stylesheet and icons respectively:

gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme
gsettings reset org.gnome.desktop.interface icon-theme

File an issue report for the custom assets

You can try reporting the issue to the designers/developers of the custom assets that you downloaded. They may have an issue tracker or a forum or other place where they accept feedback.

Do not file issue reports against elementary OS for problems with custom assets. There is nothing that elementary developers can do to fix assets distributed by 3rd parties.

Try to modify the assets yourself

If you have enabled the Gtk Inspector debug gsettings key, in many cases you can use Gtk Inspector to see what style classes or icon names that a specific widget is looking for. Using this information, you can copy those missing pieces from the stock assets to your custom assets. This will likely require some understanding of CSS stylesheets and may cause things to become even more broken if not done properly. It is not recommended to try this unless you really know what you're doing.

You can find the stock elementary icons at this location on your disk:

/usr/share/icons/elementary

You can find the stock elementary stylesheet at this location:

/usr/share/themes/elementary


run executable linux file without extension in elementary os

Actually it's the openxcom extended executable, in plank i strangely got an icon, see the image:

I just may make a .desktop file, namely a launcher, or there is a more straightforward way?


According to pkexec man:

  The environment that PROGRAM will run it, will be set to a minimal
  known and safe environment in order to avoid injecting code through
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH or similar mechanisms. In addition the PKEXEC_UID
  environment variable is set to the user id of the process invoking
  pkexec. As a result, pkexec will not allow you to run X11 applications
  as another user since the $DISPLAY and $XAUTHORITY environment
  variables are not set. These two variables will be retained if the
  org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui annotation on an action is
  set to a nonempty value; this is discouraged, though, and should only
  be used for legacy programs.

Thus to make it work - create a policy file:

/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.policy

And put inside following text:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
 "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>

  <action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.run-gedit">
    <description>Run Gedit</description>
    <message>Authentication is required to run Gedit</message>
    <defaults>
      <allow_any>no</allow_any>
      <allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
      <allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
    </defaults>
    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/usr/sbin/gedit</annotate>
    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">TRUE</annotate>
  </action>

</policyconfig>

Note, this is a policy config only for gedit, it contains path to the executable.


How to access data from another operating system files

elementary OS is able to read macOS HFS+ disks.

If you want to write to HFS+ disks from elementary OS, you need to install some additional software.

Alternatively, to avoid any possible mess with HFS+ disks being written to by Linux (and if you don't plan to use your Mac drives for booting your Mac) you can reformat your macOS drives to exFAT file system, which has native read/write support in elementary OS, macOS and Windows 10.


Crazy slow ssd speeds with a Samsung 850 evo

I have the exact same drive (250gb, 1 month old). I ran same command as you and got

1073741824 bytes (1,1 GB) copied, 1,29003 s, 832 MB/s

which didn't seem right :D With second try I got

1073741824 bytes (1,1 GB) copied, 2,28104 s, 471 MB/s

and with third try 543 MB/s.

With reading, I got

1073741824 bytes (1,1 GB) copied, 2,0356 s, 527 MB/s

They seem to be in line with specifications. I am sorry I can't help more with your problem.

EDIT: Is this reliable benchmark? I tried one more time and got 1400 MB/s when writing new file. When overwriting I get those ~500


How to know which packages I have installed manually?

There's another easy way to know the installed packages in your system.

Please open terminal and execute apt list --installed to see what packages you have installed in your elementary OS.
Please note that executing this command will give you a long list depending on your installed packages. However, if you execute apt list --installed | less it will wait for you to press Enter. And after you press Enter, it will be showing / loading package name one-by-one.
Let's say you want to find something from the installed packages. You can grep <package_name> to achieve this. For example, apt list --installed | grep 'language' will list every package installed in your system with "language" keyword in its name.

And to get the list of the apps/packages you manually installed please execute, comm -23 <(apt-mark showmanual | sort -u) <(gzip -dc /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz | sed -n 's/^Package: //p' | sort -u).


Steam cannot be installed because of missing 32-bit libraries

One of these should do the trick. Test if it opens after each one and report back?

sudo apt install steam
sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx-lts-utopic:i386
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo nano /etc/ld.so.conf.d/steam.conf
opens a text editor, so insert these lines:
/usr/lib32
/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa
(save with ctrl+o and exit with ctrl+x)
sudo ldconfig

(If 4/5/6 doesn't work by itself, cycle back through 1–3 again)


When will elementaryOS based on 18.04 LTS be released?

This article states that it won’t be released before April but it should not be going as far as September.


How can I / Is it possible to install Freya 3.1 on a MacMini G4?

This is not possible. elementary does not provide images that are compatible with the PPC processor architecture


I can't install elementary and i'm stuck in an endless loop

If it is it a dual boot probably /boot/efi partition is not created. I recommend to manually create partitions
/ - 50 - 100 GB
/boot/efi - 1024 - 2048 MB
/home - 50 - 100 GB
/var - 25 - 50 GB
/swap - 8192 MB
Other partitions can be created but it is not necessary.


WiFi is not working in Loki 0.4.1 (HP Pavilion)

I SOLVED THIS BY SIMPLY GOING INTO THE BIOS AND DISABLING SECURE BOOT. Took me a week to find this out, but I hope this helps out anyone with similar issues.


I have a Dell Precision 7530 that had the same issue. I had to go into the UEFI/BIOS and change the SATA settings from RAID to AHCI, even though I'm using an M.2 NVMe drive. Once I made that change and rebooted into the installation USB I was able to see the SSD and install the OS. Changing from RAID to AHCI may not allow you to boot into your Windows installation.


I wrote a bunch of bash scripts a while ago, and struggled with this issue as well. This is what I have going now, and it works:

This icon is located in ~/.local/share/icons. In this case it's a .svg file, but it will also work with other types:

This is a python example:

And these are the results:

The general idea is to put the icon file in the icons folder, maybe also reload the icon cache, and refer to that image in you commands by its name (using the full path will not work), without the extension.

So, your command should look like this:

notify-send -i stock_lock-broken  summary test


Geary - can't access my outlook.de account *Connection Error*

Try setting it up with Service:Other (I believe it is), then configure the mail settings manually. I had to do this to get Gmail working on it.

Under Incoming::
Make sure IMAP is selected.
Enter “imap-mail.outlook.de” for Server hostname.
Select “993” as the Port.
Make sure SSL/TLS is selected for SSL.

Under Outgoing::
Enter “smtp-mail.outlook.de” for Server hostname.
Select “587” as the Port.
Make sure STARTTLS is selected for SSL.


I made a light and mac-ish theme that also targets some elementary OS specific features that are not so well supported in other themes (and no need to mess around with your GTK Version as this works under GTK+ 3.18.x)

correct elementary OS specific and adaptive Wingpanel behaviour: dark transparent background with light and/or noisy wallpapers, fully transparent with dark and clean wallpapers, solid black with maximized windows.
corrected a graphic glitch with 3rd party themes in Photos by inserting the code from the og elementary theme from apps.css to GTK-3.18/gtk.css  (.checkerboard-layout) (this issue here Weird graphical glitch in Photos (apps) )
changed transparency of Wingpanel from alpha 0.5 to 0.3 (readability is still there and it blends a little bit nicer with your wallpaper IMO).
reduced header-bar button padding (spacing)

Issues (any help or hints appreciated):

Level-bar for drive capacity in Files sidebar now "almost" works. Background/border missing. - Please help? Where to tinker?

Check it out here: LINK: http://fav.me/dbh88n2 < LINK


Maybe try this way...
1. Press ALT-Control-F1 and use ASCII login
2. Type mv ~/.config ~/.config.old
3. Press ALT-Control-F7 to back to the origin screen and login again


Method 1

What worked for me was installing the Wicd Network Manager.

sudo apt-get install wicd

You may or may not also need to uninstall the default network manager.

sudo apt-get remove network-manager-gnome network-manager

Method 2

If /etc/nsswitch.conf has this line:

hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4

Try editing it so it instead says:

hosts:          files dns

Method 3

Another suggestion is to type this in the terminal:

sudo modprobe -r rt2800pci
sudo modprobe -v rt2800pci nohwcrypt=1

And if the internet speed improves, then:

sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/rt2800pci.conf

and type into the file:

options rt2800pci nohwcrypt=1

Method 4

IPv6 can cause issues, so to prefer IPv4 instead:

sudo nano /etc/gai.conf

Locate this line (note that it says 100 at the end, not 10):

#precedence ::ffff:0:0/96 100

and remove the #.

Sources:
http://www.techdrivein.com/2012/09/slow-erratic-wifi-ubuntu1204-fixed.html
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2175345
https://askubuntu.com/a/790022/628841


Stable 'use and forget' elementary OS install: how?

elementary is meant to be stable. Only to those who want it stable. You have complete freedom to have your OS work like you want it to.

Just forget about doing the maintenance yourself, and touching the command line to install any software or tweak your system if you want stability. But it does provide a security risk, therefore just simply update system once in a while with the default software updater.

You also took the risk yourself. Got your hands under the hood and hence dirty, therefore before trying anything new, DO research about the topic.

In the world of Linux, there is no pain no Gain. Even I deleted my whole Ubuntu partition the previous year and had the rigorous experience of fixing it up. So, If you Indulge in the Not so simple part of the Linux environment, You do need to take risks, but in the end you do get a immense experience.

But the choice is absolutely yours. Don't look for new features, install security updates frequently, don't mess up the system settings and have a beautiful stable system running.

Do the opposite and have a bleeding edge cool, and crashing distro, with a rich experience about Linux.

I do feel that if you like stability you can try Debian.


Which Installler does elementary OS use?

elementary OS uses a forked version Ubiquity which changes branding to elementary OS instead of Ubuntu.The source code should be able on LaunchPad but I could not find it.

You can see that elementary OS uses Ubiquity by typing ubiquity in a terminal while running from a live USB / CD. This will open the elementary OS installer.

EDIT : Daniel Foré commented that the patch for Ubiquity is location on LaunchPad @ https://code.launchpad.net/~elementary-os/elementaryos/os-patch-ubiquity-xenial (this is for Xenial)


It seems like you unistalled parts of your desktop.

sudo apt-get install --reinstall elementary-desktop should do the trick.

BTW you can install chromium from the official repositories.


There is no Software Center, and I cannot install it

Here is something that I found on:

    https://itsfoss.com/fix-application-installation-issues-elementary-os-loki/

    "Now, there are two ways to install the .deb packages: command line way and GUI way.

    If you go by command line, there are numerous ways to install the .deb packages but I’ll go with the simplest one. Open a terminal and use the following command:

    sudo apt install

    Alternatively, you can use a dedicated GUI application gDebi. gDebi is a lightweight and yet powerful application for installing .deb packages. It is particularly useful in handling dependencies. This is why I have often advised to make gDebi the default application to install programs.

    You can install gDebi from the AppCenter. Just search for it. You can also install it via the command line. Just use the command below:

    sudo apt install gdebi

    Once you have installed gDebi, right click on the .deb package and choose to open with gDebi. That’s it."

There is also the soluntion found by this user.

    https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/a/7191/5824

By doing this you should be able to install ubuntu software-center as they have explained.

Hope this helps.


How can I set .kdenlive mime format icon on Elementary os?

Using gtk-update-icon-cache --force /usr/share/icons/elementary fixed a similar issue for me. Make sure you use the --force option.


moving from Zorin 12 to elementary OS juno

I think you basically want to install elementary OS replacing Zorin OS. Please follow the instructions bellow,

At first please download elementary OS from the official website. If you have downloaded already please go to next step.
After that please open the Zorin Menu and go to "Utilities" > "Terminal" and change directory to where you download files is by cd <path to your dir>. For example if you have that file in "Downloads" folder than you should execute cd Downloads.
Now please execute the command sha256sum elementaryos-5.0-stable.20181016.iso to verify the download. You will have exact output as shown in the elementary OS website which is, a8c7b8c54aeb0889bb3245356ffcd95b77e9835ffb5ac56376a3b627c3e1950f.
After that you need to install UNetbootin. To install execute these commands in the terminal one after one, you can also follow other instructions provided in this page. If you have installed already you can skip this step.
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install unetbootin
At this point please follow steps of using UNetbootbin from elementary.io website. Which goes as follows,

  Open UNetbootin from the Dash. It will open a window like the one below:
  Select "Diskimage"
  Click "…" to select the ISO that you downloaded previously.
  Unplug all USB memory devices apart from the one you want to use.
  Click "OK" and wait for the process to finish.

  Booting from the Install Drive   In order to start the installation process, you must boot your computer from the install
  drive.

  Assuming that your computer is still on, start by inserting your install drive and restarting your computer.
  Most computers will briefly allow you to change the boot order for this boot only by pressing a special key — usually F12, but
  sometimes  ESC or another function key. Refer to the screen
  or your computer's documentation to be sure.
  Press F12 (or the appropriate key) and select the install drive—usually "USB-HDD" or something containing the word
  "USB", but the wording may vary. If you choose the incorrect drive,
  your computer will likely continue to boot as normal. Just restart
  your computer and pick a different drive in that menu.
  Shortly after selecting the appropriate boot drive, you should be presented with the elementary OS splash screen. You may now follow the
  on-screen instructions which will guide you through the rest of the
  process.

Hope it helps.


Freya crashes when exiting full-screen from youtube

I think both Chrome and Firefox use PPAPI, the pepper flash plugin so could be a compatibility issue with that. I would try looking in ~/.xsession-errors or ~/.xsession-errors.old if you have had to reboot.

Also if you have an Intel display adapter then try enabling "sna" as the Acceleration Method, it fixes a lot of video issues with some Intel chipsets in Ubuntu based distro's. Here's a link on how to do it.

http://www.apolitech.com/2016/01/how-to-solve-video-tearing-on-intel.html


Freshly installed elementary OS Freya missing in boot menu

Grub currently shows the old list of operating systems installed (hence the Luna boot option instead of Freya).

To show the updated list of entries, you have to refresh GRUB from the Ubuntu installation (or a Ubuntu Live Media) with the command update-grub.

(Thanks @r3bl !)


You have Startup Disk Creator as in Ubuntu you can install it from the AppCenter or via the command line:

sudo apt install usb-creator-gtk


Vsync issue with switchable graphics ( nvidia 630m / intel hd 3000) on elementary OS 0.4.1 Loki (64 bit)

Assuming that you're using prime profiles and not bumblebee, you're wanting primesync described here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/957814/prime-and-prime-synchronization/

To easily enable this in Loki, make sure that you have the latest OS updates and proprietary Nvidia drivers enabled.

Do the following steps from the terminal:

1.) sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia-graphics-drivers.conf

2.) Change the line that says "nvidia-drm.modeset=0" to "nvidia-drm.modeset=1"

3.) Press Ctrl+x to exit and press "y" to indicate that you like to save your change.

4.) sudo update-initramfs -u

5.) Reboot your computer.

These steps will enable primesync through the Nvidia proprietary drivers. If you have issues, just change modeset back to 0 and update your initramfs again!

Troubleshooting:

If you have further issues, you can try updating your intel graphics firmware for Skylake, Kabylake, or Broxton: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/firmware

If you're still having issues using the power-saving, intel GPU under the prime profiles, you can try changing your ACPI OS Interface string to make your bios/efi DSDT behave a little better under linux.

1.) sudo nano /etc/default/grub

2.) Change GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="" to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_osi="
  If that doesn't work, try GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="acpi_osi=! acpi_osi=\"Windows 2009\""

3.) sudo update-grub

4.) Reboot

When all else fails, reinstall your nvidia graphics package:

sudo apt --reinstall install nvidia-(your version here: i.e. "nvidia-375")

Enjoy!

-Reed


You have the wifi card Intel Wireless AC9560

So I think this question asked here will help you, you have a very good answer from  Vlad Pop

Qestion

Vlad Pop answer


Slow boot time after changeover from Ubuntu to elementary OS

Long boot time can be caused by a lot of things.

In first place you should check systemd journal (systemd is operating system initialization program) by using journalctl -b command, which will show last system boot log.

Then you can scroll down and look at the timestamps to determine which process takes long time to be completed.


I may be misunderstanding, but it sounds like you want an Elementary base image.  You could always try rolling your own following these instructions:

https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/eng-image/baseimages/

I would guess (though I don't know), that you might be able to use the mentioned debootstrap tool to create one given it also works with Ubuntu - ie, what Elementary extends.


No, elementary is not available in 32 bit.
You may find this useful: https://itsfoss.com/32-bit-linux-distributions/


How do I permanently disable suspend and hibernate modes on Elementary OS 5 "Juno" 64 bit?

Open up the terminal and type this in and your password:

sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target

Change your directory to /etc/default. Type in these commands:

sudo cp /etc/default/acpi-support /etc/default/acpi-support.bak
sudo apt install gedit
sudo gedit /etc/default/acpi-support

Look for the line SUSPEND_METHODS=. Type this in and save the document:

SUSPEND_METHODS="none"
*. exit gedit

Restart your desktop, notebook or server to make the changes take into
effect.


This is a hardware limitation according to issue #1274 in the Rasberry Pi firmware.
If support is added, I wouldn't be surprised if it starts working in elementaryOS 6 or previous versions as the updated firmware becomes available.
There is also an issue in the GNOME Settings daemon - which elementary OS uses for this feature - to expose whether or not the hardware supports Night Light.


System won't wake up after suspend (black screen)

Well I've tried a lot of solutions that I found out there in another stack-overflow forums, but sadly it didn't work, but at the end I found a lead that takes me for one solution that work with my system. First I will share the things I've tried and don't work and finally I'll tell what indeed fixed my problem

What didn't work:

I found that my notebook weren't really suspending because the "Caps Lock" key still powering on if i pressed in the keyboard, and the power light never started to blink as my notebook usually does when is suspended, that symptom make's me thought that my problem was related whit this issue: https://askubuntu.com/q/1029474/537536

Then i tried the diagnose and solution proposed by monty47 but it didn't take any effect in my system.
Editing the grub line:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
with
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash mem_sleep_default=deep"

I read the following answer https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/500111 and i try it editing grub (again) with the options suggested adding nouveau.modeset=0 to the line that says GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""
But it didn't make any difference neither.

The lead:

I start to notice a trend in many answers not accepted in the questions i was reading, compatibility issues with video drivers, many of them suggested video drivers update and kernel updates, so i firstly try to update my current open source drivers. I followed the instructions for install the latest open source amd drivers in the next guide:
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-latest-amd-radeon-drivers-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver-linux

The installation was successful, but the problem was still there.

The real solution for my problem:

Then i decided update my system kernel.
In the following reddit post many people was talking about the kernels that best suit their builds whit AMD ryzen 7 2700u vega 10 (oh! the same build i have)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/ahwu76/are_rysen_7_2700u_and_vega_10_well_supported_at/

Summary almost all answers were suggesting to use kernels 4.19 and 4.20, since 4.19 is a LTS release I though it was a good idea start trying it and then moving forward to 4.20, but it wasn't really necessary, when i installed the new kernel the suspending issues stopped, it was my solution.  What i did in order to update my kernel:

I made a backup of my system in case anything goes wrong, i strongly recommend backup your system even more if you are going to do something dangerous like update the kernel. I used Timeshift a wonderful and easy to use tool, the instructions for backing up and restoring are in this page:

https://itsfoss.com/backup-restore-linux-timeshift/

I installed ukuu and select the latest release of kernel 4.19 (at this moment 4.19.79-041979-generic) the instructions to do this can be found here:

https://linuxhint.com/upgrade-kernel-ubuntu-1804/

Well that was my experience whit this issue, i recommend check if your problem is a problem of configuration or a compatibility problem and always make a back up of everything before applying any solution that may prevent you from starting your system


Google Chrome version 62 has no window buttons when maximized

This is specific to Elementary. This is due to a bug I fixed to show the app indicator in the status bar. The side effect of the implementation detail, was it caused the buttons to get removed when maximized. Knowing the GTK work was going on (which is now in v 63) to make this work as expected anyways, I didn't raise any flags since it is just about 6 weeks that this would be in the wild.

There is no way around this while having system titlebars off. If you use the system titlebars, then this should work fine while just eating a little extra space on most monitors.

Version 63 (current dev channel) has this issue fixed. I'm running it right now and the previous update or two brought the buttons back when maximized. Even when not using the system titlebars.


I used a json array to save some data for an application I'm building. The data is saved in a file in the user's .config folder. Take a look at the writeServers method.

If you go over the entire file, you'll see that it first verifies that the file exists, and creates it if it does not.


Wifi Not Working Elementary Os Loki 0.4.1

If you have a working Internet connection via Ethernet, run this:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install bcmwl-kernel-source

Reboot.


Bleeding Edge Non-elementary OS Packages

Do not add Debian sid to the sources as this will overwrite all the Freya / Ubuntu packages with Debian sid ones and will break your system.You might be able to find a PPA somewhere though


Odd Window appears when I lose connection, 'Unable to load Page'

This is the Captive Network Assistant (CapNet Assist). It attempts to find out if your network traffic is being caught in a captive network portal (like what you find in the airport or a coffee shop) and assist you in logging in to this captive network. elementary is still ironing out a few issues with how and when it decides to appear.

If CapNet Assist is showing up unexpectedly, please check in Launchpad to make sure that this case has already been reported. If it hasn't been reported, please make a new report describing the situation in which it appears by following the elementary bug reporting guide.


How can I fix Networking, Wi-Fi and Ethernet, not being available after update?

The Ubuntu proposed repository recently released version 3.2.21-1ubuntu1 of several libnl* packages. There currently break the networking manager in elementary OS Freya.

Step 1. Download the architecture appropriate files for these three packages.

libnl-3-200
libnl-genl-3-200
libnl-route-3-200

Step 2. Downgrade the Packages and Restart the Service

sudo dpkg -i libnl-*.deb;
sudo service network-manager restart

Step 3. Make sure it doesn't happen again.

Uncheck the proposed repository from your update settings. Sometimes these checkboxes don't work, since it is older Ubuntu software, so comment out the lines in /etc/apt/sources.list


Gloobus-preview not working in Freya 0.3.1?

I was also trying to figure this out. I found the following article (& comment) describing using dconf-editor (the configurator you mentioned?) to set gloobus-previewer as the previewer
http://elementarytips.blogspot.nl/2013/04/gloobus-preview-in-elementary.html

Later on I found the following bug report, which sadly finished in a won't fix.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/pantheon-files/+bug/1400501


I've managed to solve my issue with this by going back to an old kernel version. Have you tried that at all?


I am not in front of a computer right now, so I can't try. But see if you don't press SHIFT if the S is capital or not


Will there be an update path from Loki to Juno?

Nope, there won't be. The devs said there's plans to add it on future releases but not right now.


On elementary OS you have a maximize and a close button. There's no need to minimize because closing an app and opening it again will also open what you were working on before. This only works with elementary apps and maybe some apps designed for elementary.
However you can alt-tab or press another icon in the dock to go to another app. That way it won't close the previous app.

If you REALLY need the minimize button you could enable it with elementary-tweaks. That same app also allows you to install themes, but it's not supported by the elementary team.

About the compatibility, Loki is based on Ubuntu 16.04 so you will have everything that's in there but also you will get more recent versions of some packages and drivers that the elementary team have actualized.


Elementary OS Hera updates create problems

There is a new update in order to make not only fullscreen but also maximized applications to go to a new space automatically and there is a call for testing on another website. Probably because of this feature the option for switching on and off the dynamic workspaces is removed, I cannot say if it will be changed or not after the next updates, but for the present moment there are some fixes:

1. Buttons layout fix

If you want the buttons to be on the right side, move the semicolon(:) before their names

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'

2. An option to change the fullscreen behaviour

gsettings set org.gnome.mutter dynamic-workspaces false

prevents opening a fullscreen app on a new space for me. Replace the false with true on the line above in order to restore the default behaviour.


apt-get upgrade error because of appstream-data-pantheon-loki-stable-icons - 0.4

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/appstream-data-pantheon-loki-stable_0.4+r13~ubuntu0.4.1_all.deb


How can I change the order of icons in Wingpanel?

I'm pretty sure it is not possible without rewriting Wingpanel.
You can propose your wish at the Wingpanel bugtracker, and if the developers like your idea, they may consider implementing it in the future.


Bluetooth Keeps Getting Turned Off at Wake up

This solution worked for me so far:
Edit /etc/bluetooth/input.conf and under section [General], uncomment the line IdleTimeout=0
# Set idle timeout (in minutes) before the connection will
# be disconnect (defaults to 0 for no timeout)
IdleTimeout=0

Interesting that defaults to 0... but in my computer bluetooth was disconnected after roughly 10 minutes.
After specifically defining "0", I tested with more than 1 hour inactivity.
Also, I switched the USB adaptor from a regular USB port to a USB 2.0 port (it didn't fix the problem before, but since I enabled the IdleTimeout, it's working now).
Hope it helps you too...


What is the most simplest way to change (fix) the colors in the terminal (bash)

Try Elementary Tweaks, as described here (https://itsfoss.com/install-elementary-tweaks-in-elementary-os-freya-luna/). It will appear in Settings panel.


Downloading on a different network solved the problem. Not sure what this means with regard the first network I used though.


I had uninstalled evolution* packages (I thought I didn't need them) and the time indicator dissapeared

I reinstalled it with:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall indicator-datetime

logged out and everything went fine

also check: https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/a/1377/244


http://blog.elementary.io/ direct to https://www.datenschutz.de/?

Looks ok for me, may it is a problem with your ISP.


WiFi gets disconnected after 5 to 10 minutes

I have that same WiFi card on an HP Pavilion X360.

On my laptop wifi was completely broken. I had to blacklist the default acer-wmi module and install a patched version from: https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new

I also had to add this line to my /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8723be.conf

options rtl8723be ips=N fwlps=N swlps=N swenc=Y disable_watchdog=Y ant_sel=2 msi=1

Since your wireless was technically working, unlike mine, but just dropping connections, I wouldn't recommend cloning that github repository.  That's just what got mine working, but adding those options to your rtl8723be.conf file might help. Just be sure to backup the original version of that file just in case these changes makes things worse.

Some more information on your laptop would be helpful.


Unable to boot elementary OS after new important security and hardware support update

Finally i have to do a fresh install.  don't know what will happen when i  upgrade to the Loki. I know this is not the best solution. but i mark this as "accepted". if anyone know how to ignore unsupported updates feel free to comment below. it maybe a proactive solution for this.


It is possible to install MongoDB on elementary OS?

Follow this, It should work, elementary OS Juno is based on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic, So follow the same reference:

Follow this order:

  wget -qO - https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-4.2.asc | sudo
  apt-key add -

  echo "deb [ arch=amd64 ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu
  bionic/mongodb-org/4.2 multiverse" | sudo tee
  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org-4.2.list

  sudo apt-get update

  sudo apt-get install -y mongodb-org


If the message messes the protocol, it is not MotD nor Banner, but it is written from some of the startup scripts. You should check for ~/.bashrc or other scripts used by your shell.

Consult your shell manual page to see what scripts are being used at startup, grep over the /etc/ where this string is written.


KMyMoney isn't up to date in elementaryOS AppCenter

latest version thats in tied to ubunthu repo can be found here:
https://pkgs.org/download/kmymoney

that is a debian packaged version

  kmymoney_5.0.6-1_amd64.deb

other wise if you want the latest version you can download source files and build it

https://kmymoney.org/

there are instruction in the "README.cmake" file


Do you have the message: „printer rejects jobs“?

I had this bug too. You have aktivate the printer in the cups settings.  in your browser.


I had this problem and rectified by selecting VMSVGA as graphics driver.


Elementary OS 5.0 Juno grub installation error [Single Boot]

[UPDATE]

I managed to fix the problem.

The problem was in a single boot. When you have Windows installed and are trying to have dual boot, as far as I understand, you do not ran into problem like this because Windows creates boot partition automatically, but when you install single boot Linux you have to do this on your own.

I got it to work by splitting SSD space into two partitions: EFI partition that takes 200MB, and the rest of the space for ext4 / partition.

For Device for bootloader installation I chose /dev/sdb1 which is my EFI partition. Then I started the installation and everything worked.

Hope this helps.


Taking time on Shutdown and when boot after that then the just logo flashes

According to Dewa Sembiring on askubuntu,

    Go to tty
    mode using Ctrl+Alt+F2, if you can't,
    insert a live cd then get into chroot, try to reinstall your
    plymouth but before reinstalling the plymouth, try to reconfigure
    the plymouth first,

sudo dpkg-reconfigure plymouth && sudo update-initramfs -u

    if it doesn't work. then reinstall it,

sudo apt-get install --reinstall plymouth


Freya Wingpanel taking a long time to load after update

I solved this problem by uninstalling the Parental Control plugin in System Settings:

sudo apt-get remove switchboard-plug-parental-controls

Not sure why.


You can host your server like this:

Create a directory for your server.
cd && mkdir Server
Change your active directory to the new folder.
cd Server
Let's download the latest minecraft server (in this case 1.8.8).
wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/1.8.8/minecraft_server.1.8.8.jar -O minecraft_server.jar
We need to have openjre installed (you probably already have this for the mc client).
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
Create a bash script to run your server.
touch server.sh && chmod +x server.sh
Time to edit our script
scratch-text-editor server.sh

Paste this and save

#!/bin/bash -
#title           :server.sh
#===================================

java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

Run our server with:
./server.sh

You'll have to agree with the EULA but since you've already done it under Mac I'll trust you don't need help with that.

Under normal operation, just cd Server and ./server.sh


You have to create a bootable USB using your ISO. On Windows you can do that with
Rufus, and on a Mac - with Etcher. To dual boot with Windows, install elementary OS on a separate partition.

For details please read this article or this one.


What I did since the option to use more than 5x3 grid was removed was to downgrade it to a specific version, following this guide https://hastebin.atvg-studios.com/dobamidivi.txt After a few updates in order to prevent doing the same again and agian I have locked it for updates with apt-mark, and now I'm crossing my fingers after every update will it work, but it pays the price to have a more comfortable applications list.

As far as I know the devs really like the new view with icons like on your screenshot and I believe there is no option to turn it back without downgrade.


Installed elementary OS Freya alongside Windows 8 but does not show up

Check if your HDD with linux is top priority (I know you tried it already, but it's really a common mistake). GRUB manual is also a thing you can find your answer at https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#Installation

Plus, all this UEFI stuff (it sounds like your laptop is fairly new, so it should have UEFI) can mess you up. Try turning off Secure Boot in your BIOS (it's really stupid anyway, except, you're afraid of someone breaking into your house with a flash drive and installing virus into PC from BIOS).


It seems like you messed up your main repository source list /etc/apt/sources.list, you'll have to fix it manually.

Open Scratch with administrator privileges:

pkexec scratch-text-editor

then open /etc/apt/sources.list and change

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu freya partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu freya partner

to

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu trusty partner


I recommend using the official Thunderbird PPA instead.

Add ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-next to your sources,
Update the software sources,
Then upgrade Thunderbird.

Commandline option:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mozillateam/thunderbird-next
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade


try setting your laptop display to 1600 x 900 resolution.
Unfortunately, the current Linux desktop supports only one scale factor for the entire desktop, so either you scale down your HiDPI monitor, or you get double size on your external. For more info check out these blog posts:

  https://medium.com/elementaryos/what-is-hidpi-and-why-does-it-matter-b024eabea20d
  https://medium.com/elementaryos/top-3-misconceptions-about-hidpi-f5ef493d7bf8


How create account with other existing account settings

Let's assume your account is Alice, and your duplicated account should be Bob. Sorry, my screenshots are in German, but I will explain it in English.

Create the second account Bob by using System preferences (switchboard), user plug. Add name Bob, the password and so on. After that, login with this user to create the home folder (will be found in /home/bob/).
Start Files as admin (please be aware that working with root privileges could be dangerous) by typing in terminal: gksudo pantheon-files. Please type your password.
Find the two home folders of Alice and Bob (/home/alice/ and /home/bob/). Type Ctrl+H to see hidden files.
Copy all folders beginning with . from Alice's home folder to Bob's home folder.

Going with this, your accounts now have the same settings, after new login.


Wireless Using Intel Wireless 7260 Won't Activate (eOS Loki)

Are you using a laptop? Brand?

With my HP Omen and Intel 7260 (no dual-band) I had to blacklist acer_wmi to connect with Wifi.

Create a .conf file in /etc/modprobe.d/ with

  blacklist acer_wmi

Save and Reboot.


If other operations are slow then it may be an information bottleneck for your machine. I had a 2011 mac mini with an i5 and 16gb of ram, but the HDD was 5200 RPM and became the bottleneck for that machine. With 20 icons on the desktop and plenty of docs on the desktop, it had a slow initial boot but was fine once everything loaded. I have only deployed Loki on SSD machines with DDR4, some have even been M.2 SSDs, I have never experienced an App menu hang up on them, they are as fast as I expected them to be. Given that you may experience the same behavior in other data-heavy-loading scenarios I think it is safe to say there is a bottleneck for your machine.


What are the different methods to switch between windows and workspaces?

Windows
You can switch between windows several ways:

Click on the window you want to switch to
Click on the app's icon in the dock
Hover over the app's icon in the dock and scroll up and down
Press Alt + Tab
To see an overview of your open app windows, press ⌘ + W.

You can customize these shortcuts through System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Windows.
Hot Corners
You can also configure "hot corners" (shortcuts activated by placing your cursor in the corner of the display) to activate multi-tasking functions like the window overview, workspace overview, and more.
You can customize hot corners through System Settings → Desktop → Hot Corners.
Workspaces

To see an overview of your workspaces, press ⌘ + S, or ⌘ + ⬇
To quickly move left or right through your workspaces, press ⌘ + ← or ⌘ + →
To cycle through your workspaces, press ⌘ + Tab
You can jump straight to a specific workspace by pressing ⌘ + 1 through ⌘ + 9. You can always jump to a new workspace with ⌘ + 0.
You can also drag app windows between workspaces by dragging their icons in the workspace overview. To see an overview of app windows across all workspaces, press ⌘ + A.

You can customize these shortcuts through System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts → Workspaces.
Note:
⌘ refers to the "super" key. It is also known as the "Windows" key on most PCs or the "Command" key on Macs.
This information is taken from the "Learning The Basics" guide on elementary.io


How do you Partition On Elementary to Install Windows?

If you want to install windows 8 and remove elementary  you do not need to create partitions from elementary.

If you want to create partition without Windows pre-installed on the hard drive, you can use a Windows installation disc to run Diskpart.

If nevertheless you insist on doing it from elementary you can use the application gparted included on elementary installer disk.

Use Loki Live-USB
Boot Elementary from that USB.
Open "Application" and run Gparted (There you can change your partitions)
Restart removing Live-USB
Install Windows 8

I understand that Microsoft will remove grub from master boot record with a clean install (I cannot check that as I only use linux in my computers).

Just in case this is not true try the following method:

Put a windows installation cd/dvd it in your optical drive or usb live installation in your USB and boot from it. On the installation screen where it asks you to install windows, click on Repair Your Computer on the lower left corner of your screen.
Now go to command prompt (It probably will show a window saying "Trying to repair windows automatically", close it) and type BootRec.exe /fixmbr
after it finishes GRUB is gone and you can now boot into windows directly.


Audio devices working but not showing up in the settings

I have solved this issue for me. The permissions in the home folder were very strange -- root:root and 777. I changed them to the my user and 755 for directories, 644 for files, and all works now. If you're running into this and you don't have messed up permissions in your home folder, I recommend you check the solutions in this thread for more information.


I have the same network card, lenovo ideapad 330-15arr.

This work, tested

https://askubuntu.com/questions/990378/wi-fi-not-working-on-lenovo-thinkpad-e570-realtek-rtl8821ce

Only problem is you do not have make and the necessary dependencies out of the bat so first you need to connect to the internet by other means

I used my phone's USB tethering then:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo install make

, and after that you do inside 8821ce folder:

make all
make install
modprobe -a 8821ce