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Sometimes Linux doesn't boot at all (not even GRUB, no sign of life)

Now I only have Linux (an Ubuntu flavor) on my laptop, but the same problem appeared some time ago when I still had a dual boot setup (Linux and Windows). What happens is very strange, because it ...
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Why Is My GUI Screen Blank On Linux Startup When I Can Still See & Use The Login Screen?

I’m not very experienced with Linux (at all), so please forgive me if I am using terms incorrectly. I am running Mint on my laptop (an old Dell). I had no issues until I downloaded Zoom yesterday. ...
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Computer will not boot into OS after installed Graphics Driver

Here are the computer specs. Intel DH67BL, 3.4 ghz i7, 32 GB DDR3 2333 mHz, 750W EVGA PSU, EVGA GTX 980 Ti Kingpin. I've been trying to get this graphics card running for a few days, but to no avail....
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How to disable gnome "Blank screen"

I am using SUSE Linux with gnome-2. My screensaver runs for 5 minutes and the screen goes blank after that. I want to disable the "Blank screen". I tried the following commands: $ setterm -blank 0 $...
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How to turn off screen with shortcut in Linux?

Since my monitor takes an awful lot of time to turn back on after being physically turned off, I'm looking for a command or a simple utility to turn off my screen with a shortcut. Setting a black ...
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