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dumb question but here goes. I downloaded the iso over Ubuntu's official page a month ago, installed it and have been using it since with regular updates but I see now (uname -a) that my Ubuntu version is 22.04.1.

linux gtomas-Swift-SF314-41 6.2.0-36-generic #37~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Oct  9 15:34:04 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I see now that the version 22.04.3 is on the website. How do I update to 22.04.3. Software updater does not offer that upgrade without me changing the updates to "all new versions".

Should I even do it if it risks stability? What are the pros and cons?

Thanks,

I've been using Ubuntu 22.04.03 for a while and once in a while WiFi will disappear from the icons above and the settings page. Most of the sites I've checked regarding this issue resolve the problem of no WiFi upon installation, but this randomly happens during use.

Once this happens, restarting the network from the terminal does not seem to make a difference (sudo service NetworkManager restart)

Rebooting usually helps but the problem persists.

sudo lshw -C network recognizes it.

>  *-network                 
>        description: Wireless interface
>        product: QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
>        vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
>        physical id: 0
>        bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
>        logical name: wlp1s0
>        version: 32
>        serial: e4:aa:ea:60:f1:a9
>        width: 64 bits
>        clock: 33MHz
>        capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
>        configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath10k_pci driverversion=6.2.0-35-generic
> firmware=WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00157-QCARMSWPZ-1 ip=192.168.213.114 latency=0
> link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11
>        resources: irq:71 memory:c0200000-c03fffff

rfkill list
    0: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
    1: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
    2: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

Is this a common bug? Is there a safe workaround? It's a laptop so I also don't have an ethernet adapter.

EDIT #1:

 iwconfig; cat /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf
lo        no wireless extensions.

wlp1s0    IEEE 802.11  ESSID:"Gaj's Xiaomi 11T"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.412 GHz  Access Point: 12:17:8E:37:28:BB   
          Bit Rate=130 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on
          Link Quality=66/70  Signal level=-44 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:63   Missed beacon:0

[connection]
wifi.powersave = 3

When I connect my GoPro Hero 7 camera via USB I see it in Files as HERO7, but when I click on it, it either mounts and says Folder is empty. Or the USB connected message on the camera appears and disappears and Files show the error

Unable to open MTP device usb: 002, 015). 

I've tried different cables and ports.

Help!

I'm using Samsung XPress 2070FW over WiFi and I cannot get the printer to scan using the on-the-printer scan to pc function. The error message is "Scan to PC not available". However, scanning using the PC (sane) works fine. The driver is the unified one for the model, but there's no interface like the one of windows so I cannot tweak scanning on Ubuntu.

Anyone encountered a similar problem?

When I connect my HDMI along with my second monitor and built in display, I get this from my top bar, a weird two-row duplication.

How do I get rid of it?

I seem to have forgotten how to make WebTorrent, or any torrent application automatically grab the magnet torrent links from websites like thepiratebay.org?

There's no file to download so I cannot choose the prefered application, and it's being opened my the Ubuntu's default - Transmission.

Help?

After a recent upgrade it seems that I have removed network-manager-gnome, or did upgrade -f did it, so I do not see the network indicator in the panel. Network is active, both wireless and local.

I have tried:

1. nm-applet, it's not installed. If I try to install it by installing network-manager-gnome I receive:

   The following packages have unmet dependencies: 
   network-manager-gnome : Depends: default-dbus-session-bus but it is not installable or dbus-session-bus but it is not installable
                           Recommends: mobile-broadband-provider-info but it is not going to be installed
   E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
   

2. Restarting the service sudo service network-manager restart just restarts it to make it work again, but again, no indicator.

Edit (Requested Outputs):

• Output of cat nm-applet:

  [Desktop Entry]
  Name=Network
  Comment=Manage your network connections
  Icon=nm-device-wireless
  Exec=nm-applet
  Terminal=false
  Type=Application
  NoDisplay=true
  NotShowIn=KDE;GNOME;
  X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Bugzilla=GNOME
  X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Product=NetworkManager
  X-GNOME-Bugzilla-Component=nm-applet
  X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true
  X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=nm-applet
  

• locate nm-applet indicates:

  gaj@gaj-Lenovo-Z51-70:~$ locate nm-applet
  /etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop
  /usr/share/app-install/desktop/network-manager-gnome:nm-applet.desktop
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/nm-applet.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/nm-applet.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/nm-applet.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/hr/LC_MESSAGES/nm-applet.mo
  

• If I try to install network-manager-gnome using using aptitude i get:

  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    network-manager-gnome{b} 
  0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 910 kB of archives. After unpacking 6049 kB will be used.
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   network-manager-gnome : Depends: default-dbus-session-bus which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package.
   or
                                    dbus-session-bus which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package.
  
  The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
  
       Keep the following packages at their current version:
  1)     network-manager-gnome [Not Installed]              
  
  
  
  Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
  

  Outputs:

  Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 1
  Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 1
  Investigating (0) network-manager-gnome [ amd64 ] < none -> 1.2.4-0ubuntu2~ubuntu16.04.1~ppa1 > ( gnome )
  Broken network-manager-gnome:amd64 Depends on default-dbus-session-bus [ amd64 ] < none > ( none )
  Broken network-manager-gnome:amd64 Depends on dbus-session-bus [ amd64 ] < none > ( none )
  Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:
  
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   network-manager-gnome : Depends: default-dbus-session-bus but it is not installable or
                                    dbus-session-bus but it is not installable
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  

Every USB stick I plug in is read-only and I cannot copy files to it.

Here's what I've tried so far.

1. I've formatted each one to either FAT32 or NTFS, quick and detailed format in Disks and GParted.
2. I've used GParted to format the stick and recreate the msdos partition table layout. The device mounts fine, but won't copy files
3. I've tried using other USBs that already have files.
4. I've tried to unmount, remount:

   sudo chmod 777 /media/USER/USB_LABEL and 
   sudo mount -o remount,rw '/media/gaj/Working'
   

5. I've changed permissions on all my media.
6. There are no panic messages when plugging in the USB:

   dmesg | grep -i panic
   

7. These are the dmesg log messages after plugging in and trying to copy to USB (Kingston is the brand):

   [ 4596.836206] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access     Kingston DT 101 G2        PMAP PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS
   [ 4596.836620] sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
   [ 4598.105667] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 15646720 512-byte logical blocks: (8.01 GB/7.46 GiB)
   [ 4598.107900] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
   [ 4598.107903] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
   [ 4598.110120] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found
   [ 4598.110123] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   [ 4598.140729]  sdb: sdb1
   [ 4598.146626] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
   [ 4598.372004] FAT-fs (sdb1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.
   

8. I run fsck on my USB device /dev/sdb1, which finds some "dirt" and fixes it, but again nothing changes.

Can anyone help me before I smash my computer into pieces and move to Fedora?

Pressing printscreen or clickin the screenshot will capture both screens, what if I only want the active monitor display captured, is it feasible? Or should I use shutter or sth?

So not spaces of the same screen, but dual monitor system two screens.

I have a weird problem I cannot trace a cause to.

I successfully install HP LaserJet 1018, through Printers / Add Printer / (recognizes the USB connected printer) / select HP / Select driver / Printer successfully installed and I see it in Printers. It's USB connected. When choosing driver, I try the recommended (HP LaserJet 1018 Foomatic/foo2zjs-z1 (recommended).

However, attempting to print says processing, then completed, but nothing comes out, there's no reaction from the printer.

lpq output:

    HP-LaserJet-1018 is ready
    no entries

lpc status all says:

HP-Deskjet-3520-series:
    printer is on device 'hp' speed -1
    queuing is enabled
    printing is enabled
    no entries
    daemon present
HP-LaserJet-1018:
    printer is on device 'hp' speed -1
    queuing is enabled
    printing is enabled
    no entries
    daemon present
Samsung-SCX-4200-Series:
    printer is on device 'usb' speed -1
    queuing is enabled
    printing is disabled
    no entries
    daemon present

the problematic printer is LaserJet 1018. Others are currently not connected, but work fine, either from USB or network.

lpstat -a:

HP-Deskjet-3520-series accepting requests since Čet 21 Tra 2016 20:31:21

After processing, I see completed, but there's no printing.

I'm using ubuntu 16.04 LTS, problem persists at kernels 4.4.0.22 and 4.5.2, and only this printer.

P.S. Worked fine in 14.04 LTS.

Help?

When I first installed 16.04 LTS, at kernel 4.4.0, I had a decent battery life of about 3 hours average, but I upgraded to 4.5.2 to solve the suspend problem and some other issues, and now it's less than 1.40 hours, even at low brightness.

What could have caused a drop between the kernels? 4.5.2 is stable, and the same thing happened when upgrading to 4.4.8 (lts).

I'm attaching TLP outputs. I'm desperate to make this a better battery life.

uname -a:

Linux gaj-Lenovo-Z51-70 4.5.2-040502-generic #201604200335 SMP Wed Apr 20 07:37:26 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I did a tlp -stat output of both kernels in use (4.4.0 and 4.5.2), and the only difference I can notice is that the latest kernel 4.5.2, outputs this, compared to the 4.4.0 which saves battery:

/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/min_perf_pct      = 18
/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/max_perf_pct      = 100
/sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo          = 0

x86_energy_perf_policy: program for your kernel not installed.

When I try to install linux-tools, as explained at TLP's troubleshooting website, which says

tlp-stat -p shows "x86_energy_perf_policy: program [for your kernel] not installed."

Depending on the distro your mileage may vary:

Ubuntu: install the meta-package linux-tools (or linux-tools-lts-* for HWE stack kernels), no package available for mainline kernels.

I get:

 Package linux-tools is a virtual package provided by:
      linux-tools-virtual 4.4.0.21.22
      linux-tools-lowlatency 4.4.0.21.22
      linux-tools-generic 4.4.0.21.22
    You should explicitly select one to install.

So no tools for 4.5.2 kernel. Or should I install HWE stack tools? What does HWE mean in relation to the stable 4.5.2 kernel?

Many thanks.

EDIT: At 4.5.2 I can also hear the fan more frequently and intensely, even at opening Chrome, Skype, etc.

EDIT 2: It might be worth noting that I use a hybrid graphics system INtel and ATI, but I haven't installed any propriertary drivers, or manually upgraded any.

EDIT 3: sudo tail -f -n 1000 /var/log/syslog when starting TLP:

^[[B^[[AMay  5 21:52:57 gaj-Lenovo-Z51-70 kernel: [ 7945.966502] acpi_call: Cannot get handle: Error: AE_NOT_FOUND
May  5 21:52:57 gaj-Lenovo-Z51-70 kernel: [ 7945.976707] acpi_call: Cannot get handle: Error: AE_NOT_FOUND
May  5 21:53:12 gaj-Lenovo-Z51-70 kernel: [ 7961.360242] acpi_call: Cannot get handle: Error: AE_NOT_FOUND

I'd like to have a terminal opened and study the processes and everything happening in a regular use of Ubuntu. What commands and files can I use to see the logs in real-time?

Thanks.

I've upgraded from 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 and then 4.5.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit, and it's still happening.

At 4.5.2 it's even more frequent, and mainly in Chrome (haven't tried firefox or opera just yet). Every time I open a new web page. Any way to fix that, or is it a bug?

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 5500 (rev 09)
04:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Venus XTX [Radeon HD 8890M / R9 M275X/M375X] (rev 81)

Cheers.

I upgraded my kernel to version 4.4.8 in an attempt to enable suspend/hybernate, but in turn it decreased the battery life. So i want to either

a. delete je 4.4.8 and revert to 4.4.0 kernel in my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

b. leave the new kernel, but make the older (4.4.0) default booting kernel.

I'm a bit inexperienced with this, so I'd like steps and heads-ups :)

Also, should I just stick with the shipped kernel and await fixes and updates for my systems, or should I upgrade kernels as I see fit. What is the recommendation?

Output of dpkg -l | grep linux

ii  console-setup-linux                           1.108ubuntu15                                       all          Linux specific part of console-setup
ii  ladspa-sdk                                    1.13-2                                              amd64        sample tools for linux-audio-dev plugin architecture
ii  libselinux1:amd64                             2.4-3build2                                         amd64        SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  libselinux1:i386                              2.4-3build2                                         i386         SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  libv4l-0:amd64                                1.10.0-1                                            amd64        Collection of video4linux support libraries
ii  libv4lconvert0:amd64                          1.10.0-1                                            amd64        Video4linux frame format conversion library
ii  linux-base                                    4.0ubuntu1                                          all          Linux image base package
ii  linux-firmware                                1.157                                               all          Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii  linux-generic                                 4.4.0.21.22                                         **amd64        Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers
ii  linux-headers-4.4.0-21                        4.4.0-21.37                                         all          Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.0
ii  linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic                4.4.0-21.37                                         amd64        Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP**
ii  linux-headers-4.4.8-040408                    4.4.8-040408.201604200335                           all          Header files related to Linux kernel version 4.4.8
ii  linux-headers-4.4.8-040408-generic            4.4.8-040408.201604200335                           amd64        Linux kernel headers for version 4.4.8 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-headers-generic                         4.4.0.21.22                                         amd64        Generic Linux kernel headers
ii  linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic                  4.4.0-21.37                                         amd64        Linux kernel image for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-4.4.8-040408-generic              4.4.8-040408.201604200335                           amd64        Linux kernel image for version 4.4.8 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic            4.4.0-21.37                                         amd64        Linux kernel extra modules for version 4.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii  linux-image-generic                           4.4.0.21.22                                         amd64        Generic Linux kernel image
ii  linux-libc-dev:amd64                          4.4.0-21.37                                         amd64        Linux Kernel Headers for development
ii  linux-sound-base                              1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5                                all          base package for ALSA and OSS sound systems
ii  linux-tools-4.4.0-21                          4.4.0-21.37                                         amd64        Linux kernel version specific tools for version 4.4.0-21
ii  linux-tools-4.4.0-21-generic                  4.4.0-21.37                                         amd64        Linux kernel version specific tools for version 4.4.0-21
ii  linux-tools-common                            4.4.0-21.37                                         all          Linux kernel version specific tools for version 4.4.0
ii  linux-tools-virtual                           4.4.0.21.22                                         amd64        This package will always depend on the latest minimal generic kernel tools.
ii  pptp-linux                                    1.8.0-1                                             amd64        Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Client
ii  syslinux                                      3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1                               amd64        collection of bootloaders (DOS FAT and NTFS bootloader)
ii  syslinux-common                               3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1                               all          collection of bootloaders (common)
ii  syslinux-legacy                               2:3.63+dfsg-2ubuntu8                                amd64        Bootloader for Linux/i386 using MS-DOS floppies
ii  util-linux                                    2.27.1-6ubuntu3                                     amd64        miscellaneous system utilities

Have you guys used Acestreams? The repository has not yet issued for 16.04 LTS, but besides, it might not be free anymore.

Is anyone watching Acestreams/Sopcast with any other software + where can I find such software?

Thank you!

Since I have an onboard Intel graphics card, and a ATI Radeon display controller, I was wondering if I could switch between the two as my graphics in use, as I could in 14.04 LTS through ATI Catalyst?

16.04 LTS is using the onboard, and the hardware listing lists ATI as well as display controler, but not in use. Additional drivers don't provide anything.

So is AMDGPU being used, or is ATI disabled?

lspci:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics (rev 09)
04:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Venus XTX [Radeon HD 8890M / R9 M275X/M375X] (rev ff)

lspci -nnk | grep VGA -A1

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09)
    Subsystem: Lenovo Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [17aa:3824]

I have an onboard Intel graphics card, and a ATI Radeon accelerator in hybrid graphics. In 1404 LTS, my previous version, I used ATI's catalyst driver, and I could switch betweeen the graphics system in it.

Now, my 16.04 LTS is using onboard Intel as the default VGA controller, and lists ATI as well as display controler, but not in use. Additional drivers don't provide anything. So is AMDGPU being used, or is ATI disabled?

lspci -nnk | grep VGA -A1:

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [8086:1616] (rev 09)
    Subsystem: Lenovo Broadwell-U Integrated Graphics [17aa:3824]

lspci:

04:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Venus XTX [Radeon HD 8890M / R9 M275X/M375X] (rev ff)

They said this is going to be an option. Anyone care to provide the way of updating BIOS?

Using Lenovo Z51-70. Need it to enable hybernate and suspend options, since sudo pm-hibernate or suspend doesn't work.

There used to be a workaround with enabling suspending and hibernation, which worked for me at 14.04 LTS, but having cleanly installed 16.04 LTS I lost that, and now my computer won't come back from suspend.

I tried the tutorial listed here: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/04/enable-hibernate-ubuntu-14-04/ to enable hibernation but running

sudo pm-hibernate

Leaves me with black screen and processor running, I cannot restore the system, I can only manually shut it down and run again.

Yet my SWAP is bigger than my RAM (8.5 GB).

So I cannot hibernate nor suspend (the latter I can, but the computer doesn't wake up until restarted).

Please help?

Using Lenovo z50-71, i5 laptop with ATI /Intel hybrid graphics.

so before I try a clean install of 16.04 LTS when it's released, is there any way to find out whether my AMD graphics card is fully supported by the driver?

I'm not talking gaming, just the open source driver that is replacing the fglrx driver. I'm using a hybrid Intel/AMD system.

Here's my card:

04:00.0 Display controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Venus XTX [Radeon HD 8890M / R9 M275X/M375X] (rev ff)`