Questions tagged [ubuntu-mate]
Ubuntu MATE is an official flavor of Ubuntu, using the MATE desktop environment. Use this tag for questions specific to this flavor.
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Items missing from desktop when using rdp
I access Ubuntu 22.04 Mate from Windows remote desktop. When I log in, the top and bottom bars are missing from the desktop. While searching for a solution, I found that the command mate-panel --...
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DVD drive activates every time I save a text file, and at other inappropriate times
I am writing a text file on my laptop.
However, every time I save the text file, the DVD drive activates. The DVD drive also activates at other inappropriate times.
I could eject the DVD of course, ...
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Ubuntu MATE Battery percentage shows up in lightdm but not available after logging in
I am using Ubuntu MATE 22.04 in a laptop.
While the battery percentage shows up in the login screen (lightdm), after logging in, it only shows the estimated time remaining.
Login Screen
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Attached monitor is off, but window is still there, and I can't move the application back to active monitor
I sometimes use an external monitor on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. However, the monitor is off now.
The problem is that sometimes application windows will get sent to the deactivated monitor, upon which they ...
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Audio output doesn't switch when headphones connect or disconnect
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.
When I log in to Ubuntu, the audio output is set to whatever is in when I log in, and will not change whether or not I put in the headphones.
If I login with the headphones in,...
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Using xbindkeys to assign suspend to Pause/Break key
Xbindkeys sure has a person doing some "fancy dancing" trying to get a command assigned to a key.
Using material from here,
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xbindkeys#GUI_method
This is in ....
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New keyboard has no sleep button
I got a new keyboard(Lenovo) but it has no sleep key which I use very frequently.
I have a script to do the suspension.
Can I take a rarely used key, like the Pause/Break key and cause it's pressing ...
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How do you run the alexa snap?
I installed the alexa snap.
How do I run it?
snap list
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
alexa 1.1 ...
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Automatic/unattended installation of Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop
I would like to provide to my students a Virtual Machine several software pre-installed. The software is updated quite regularly so an automated way to generate a VM would be very useful. I plan to ...
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Need to get more info on my sensors, fan speed etc
I had sensors working in 18.04 but having difficulties with 20.04
I installed sensors and ran sensors-detect selecting the default choices.
I would appreciate the opportunity to learn what I need to ...
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Criteria used by update-notifier
I did a search for "update-notifier criteria used for determining when to update" but did not find anything.
I have always been curious about the criteria used to determine when an update is ...
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No such file or directory - file is present
enter code hereI do not understand why I am getting the "No such file..." error.
fstab is in home/andy/Downloads/
Here is what is relevant in my backup script.
# Backup fstab
cat /etc/fstab &...
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Creating tar files without including the directories
I am fairly new using tar having used zip files in the past.
I want to just create the tar file without the directories being included.
I went here, but found it a bit confusing.
https://www.baeldung....
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Time to execute a backup script to determine efficiency
Creating the tar file seems slow to me. ( I learned 2 days ago that files in zip files do not retain file permissions.)
The tar file is 15 Mb in size.
It spends around 2 seconds to create the tar file....
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Make phone calls from desktop computer
I have a microphone and camera on my desktop system.
I would like to be able to make phone calls using the computer.
I use zoom, so it seems like it should be doable.
Is it possible using Ubuntu Mate?
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