Paul B's questions

I took the opportunity to upgrade to a wonderful Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04 sadly without researching the MySQL server upgrade effects on my Drupal 7 projects setup. I need to remain really on mySQL community server 5.7 as my data is Drupal v7.56+ and I'm not yet ready to jump upto D8 for a few months and just need to drop 5.7 in as to reconnect with my <localhost/project-name> mySQL data.

I have (post install Ubuntu 20.04) read much such as (https://www.fosstechnix.com/how-to-install-mysql-5-7-on-ubuntu-20-04-lts/) but am a little perplexed.

My :~$ apt-cache-policy mysql-server reads as:

mysql-server:
  Installed: 8.0.21-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
  Candidate: 8.0.21-0ubuntu0.20.04.4
  Version table:
 *** 8.0.21-0ubuntu0.20.04.4 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     8.0.19-0ubuntu5 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main i386 Packages
     5.7.32-1ubuntu18.04 500
        500 http://repo.mysql.com/apt/ubuntu bionic/mysql-5.7 amd64 Packages

How do I safely downgrade to mySQL 5.7 from mySQL 8 using CLI without losing my current SQL databases? Cheers.

I have noticed the past week that Chromium (3945.79) now appears to be laggy and slow loading URL content and pages, it hangs and if left takes about 1 minute to actually fulfil loading or if I quickly hit another chromium browser tab, the page then completes the load. I've looked in the chrome://flags and cannot find out a solution. I've read that some JavaScript legacy functions could be the issue but after disabling them in the chrome/Flags/ experiments, nothing seems to have changed. I running a AMD Desktop with 16gb and SSD. I cannot see anything in the logs.

Anybody got any clues to what are the issues?

Amended: I changed some Render options in the Chromium Flags, please refer to the second screenshot whereby I set the said Render to either 'enable' or 'default', this appears to have halted the issue. Maybe it's now a hardware problem (ie gfx card), I'll leave this open for few hours/days to see if it stays fixed and then I'll close it and feedback. I don't think is was a URL browsing issue as previously suggested.

I've finally moved over to MariaDB from mySql 5.6 on my Ubuntu 16.04 (upgrade from 15.10). I have about a dozen previous web data tables sets (Drupal v7.4x) which are current and still in use on my localhost (LAMP). I have sql backups, but I'm not sure if I can (or should) simply drop the old DB tables from the previous mySQL5.6 directory/folder into the newly created MariaDB dir. I'm not afraid to try or merely drop them into the dir, I just don't want to then spend more time fixing problems which I cannot foresee at the present. If 'importing' rather than 'dropping in' the data-table SQL is the best approach then so be it, but my question is:

What is the best approach to upgrading SQL to MariaDB?

Thanks in advance for any advice on this.

I am exporting an Inkscape vector graphic (.SVG) to the PDF format required by the digital printers but one of the fonts used (namely Futura BdCn BT) is not formatting correctly in the exported PDF whilst everything else works fine. I have done pre-press (for too many years) albeit on Macs/MS-Coreldraw using the same techniques, but a few years ago moved over completely to Ubuntu for all my computing needs; now needing some new business cards, stumbled on this error and cannot work out why it's occurring. The design is simply text with a single QR graphic on it and that works fine, except for the Futura BdCn BT not formatting correctly and coming out more 'fat' and bold as opposed to the slim Futura BdCn BT style.

I'm using Ubuntu 14.10 with the 0.48 Inkscape install, but prior to next trying an Inkscape upgrade, has anyone experienced this issue and how do you overcome it? Failing that, anyone have a solution for the pre-press PDF requirement.

Thanks in advance.

Just changed my dual-head graphics card to a NVidia Geforce 210 (MIS 210 brand) from a previous failed AMD. Upon shutting computer down (desktop 14.04) the process shows all the termination of mySQL, server etc text instead of the lovely looking previous shutdown Ubuntu graphics. It looks messy, scrappy and I would like it to look more clean as it did before.

What so I need to do to clean it up?

Thanks in advance.

Running Unity on my desktop (2*20" LCD displays), I initiated a standard daily update on my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS today and Google Chrome updated itself to Version 35.0.1916.114.

The URL address bar input now shows IMO a too larger font size which then proceeds to auto show in green. I prefer the smaller font size and have no need for 'gooey slime green' auto complete font colours. Any advice on how to revert back to smaller, generic Address font styling.

I use both FF and Chrome for numerous tasks, Chrome being my primary browser and I've checked my system Unity 'default' theme (Ambiance! LOL.. yes I'm tired of that also).

Thanks for sharing.

I've been at whit's ends for over 4 months with this issue on my HP-550 laptop. Finally after 2 more hours today, found this solution (09/2013), but it doesn't appear to 'remember' once I reboot. Not sure how to fix it now as I've spent hours reading online.

Once I "Term" the below, my Wireless top right bar comes alive in 13.04 and connects to my network; once I reboot/turn off, I lose it and have to go back into Term and do the B43 Modprobe again, a pain.

Now I would like a really simple quick solution to the B43 Modprobe solution as listed below website: http://linuxg.net/how-to-fix-broadcom-bcm4311-wireless-driver-on-ubuntu-and-linux-mint/:

This is what they said:

Remove the default driver:

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge bcmwl-kernel-source

Install a the Linux Firmware nonfree drivers:

$ sudo apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree

Load the b43 module:

$ sudo modprobe b43

To make it work automatically, do:

$ sudo su

cho "b43" >> /etc/modules

Help most welcome. Thanks.

Some of us work 7 days (well, we like to 'map out' out week 7 days) and not 5 days. I used to like MS Outlook (pre Vista) for being able to print out my planned forthcoming 7 days scheduled week and throw a printed copy on my office door. Now I've moved 100% Ubuntu I like using Evolution as it is a 'close' clone to MS Outlook and really does everything I need. I don't really want to move/change to another Diary application, and don't really want add any external functionality (Google apps etc). When I come to print out the 'Work Week' in Evolution, my 7-day screen view only appears as a 5-day view, pretty annoying and from all the Prefs, I cannot find a way to print out 7-day view other than an alternative work week view, which simply doesn't show the days in detail.

Is this an App design fault, an omission, or something that can't be done in Evo 3.6x compared to MS Outlook (ala pre Vista) or something I'm missing as a whole, as I cannot find any templates etc to meet my needs? FYI, I'm on Ubuntu 12.10 with Evo 3.6x.

Comments on how/if it can be changed. Thanks.

Just had the message:

Low disk space.. 2 GB left

Judging by a posted message on ubuntu.org forums, I found that I have a .log file in /var/log at 22 GB in size! My root is an 82 GB partition and Disk Analyser shows the offender to be in log. The system root was installed circa 8 months ago, so clearly this is not a good thing in creating a 22 GB log on an 82 GB root partition.

Is it safe to delete the log file or please advise on the correct safe procedure to cleanse it without messing up my system. I presume it may be ok, but would like some other opinions before I do the task of delete.

If my memory serves me correctly, in the early '90s on a Mac (but not on any MS O/S), one could print a hardcopy as an ordered list of a folders contents.

It occured to me that this is still a helpful thing for quickly printing out for condensed list where one hs many items such as docs, pics, music etc in a structured list. Does anyone know if this is possible on Ubuntu's Unity/frontend or if there is a small app in software centre. For now I cannot find one and for certain work would be a great 'time saver' instead of jotting down on paper with a pen. Any directions much appreciated.