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Can't upgrade Ubuntu Mate from 18.04 to 20.04

I managed to upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04. Now I can't upgrade from 18.04. I receive authentication failed. Any ideas? lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: ...
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Show time that has elasped

I would like to modify this to display how much time has elapsed. #!/bin/bash # # Sound alarm after specifying time and message # Must input time delay AND message in double quotes !! # # # **...
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Change prompt using export PS1=

I want to change my terminal prompt. I ran this in a terminal. export PS1="\u@\h \w> " My .bashrc. # ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells. # see /usr/share/doc/bash/...
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Move 700 mb of files to another directory

I have a directory with a lot of mp3 files. I want to be able to move up to 700 mb of those files to another directory. (700 mb is the limit of my blank CD size) I want to create an audio CD. How can ...
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Can I still use Ubuntu 18.04 MATE on my Raspberry Pi?

I am using ROS Melodic, which supports up to Ubuntu 18.04. I know that Ubuntu MATE 18.04 is no longer supported, but can I still download it to my Raspberry Pi 3 and install packages onto it?
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Problem with crash reporter

I am having frequent problems with Crash Reporter showing up whenever I use Seamonkey. I have tried re-installing it as well as using a new profile. It is so frustrating. Can someone please help?
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Icons are doubling in my panels

Something is really screwed up with my panels. When I add icons, the next day some of them have doubled. When I remove one of the two icons, they both are deleted. Any clues as to what is wrong? ...
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Lost menu bar on all programs

All of my programs have either lost the menu bar or it shows up in my panel(as in VLC). Is there some global setting causing that?
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Software updater takes multiple tries

I noticed that Software updater often takes multiple tries. It usually says it can not download files even though my internet is fine. It looks like it only partially downloads file on the first try. ...
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Where are the quick launch entries of the top bar saved in Ubuntu 18.04 Mate 32-bit?

I am running Ubuntu 18.04 Mate 32-bit. Sometimes when I add a program shortcut to the quick launch section of the top bar, it will be gone after a restart. I hope to bypass that by manually editing ...
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Dependency is not satisfiable: openjdk-14-jre-headless

I am trying to install frostwire 6.9.4 but I get this message. This package is uninstallable Dependency is not satisfiable: openjdk-14-jre-headless I am using frostwire-6.9.4.amd64.deb with ...
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Script does not execute when returning from sleep state

I have this in /usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/ but it does not execute when returning from the sleep state. #!/bin/sh PATH=/usr/bin/:/usr/share/sounds/ case "$1" in resume|thaw) ...
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Is it possible to remove Debian 8 GRUB background from Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS?

I have two laptops upgraded to Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS. The first laptop was upgraded Ubuntu 10.04 LTS → 12.04 LTS → 14.04 LTS MATE → 16.04 LTS MATE and then to Ubuntu MATE 18.04 LTS. For some reason ...
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Change background for login screen for 18.04

I want to change the background for my login screen for 18.04. I tried to change my login screen background via modifying /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css but that file does not exist. I found ...
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Losing indicator applet complete from my panel

Sometimes I lose the indicator applet complete from my panel. I looked in syslog, but there is no entry showing it closing down. I need help diagnosing how to fix that problem.
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