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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Places | Recent Document - Docs don't open in correct app
I'm using Mate 24.04, but this same problem occurred with 22.04 and the last 23 releases.
Clicking on Places | Recent Documents often opens Geany (a text editor) instead of the appropriate app. One ...
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Unable to boot Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu 20.04
About a month ago, I successfully installed Ubuntu MATE 20.04 on my Raspberry Pi 4B by flashing it into the card. Then I flashed Ubuntu MATE 22.04 and now I’m trying to go back to 20.04 but, no matter ...
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Official pages mentioning system requirements for official Ubuntu flavours [duplicate]
I have a 11.6 inch Asus laptop with following configuration
OS: Windows 10 Home
Processor: Intel Celeron N4500 Processor 1.1 Ghz (4M Cache, upto 2.8 GHz, 2 cores)
Memory: 4GB DDR4 onboard, Memory Max ...
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Schrödinger files that Ubuntu can see but thinks don't exist
I have a number of media files backed up from an old phone to a hard drive. I was trying to copy all my backups to another drive. I encountered a contradictory message like "Could not copy file [....
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The middle button of my 3-button mouse has begun to scroll instead of behaving as a real middle button
My operating system is Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa) 64-bit, with Kernel Linux 5.15.0-107-generic x86_64 and MATE 1.24.0.
Generally, I use a mouse with 3 real, physical buttons (a left, a middle, ...
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Can I get help with playing a DVD movie? [duplicate]
I am trying to play a DVD movie using VLC.
I did this.
sudo apt install libdvdcss2
Then this.
sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg
[sudo] password for andy:
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/...
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SSH Connection: Ubuntu Mate 22.04 64 bit on Raspberry Pi 4B (no screen)
I have a Raspberry Pi 4B 64 bit. I have flashed an Ubuntu Mate 22.04 Desktop 64 bit onto a 64GB SD card with Win32DiskImager (the reason I don't use official Raspberry Pi Imager/Etcher is because the ...
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Ubuntu MATE starts w/o task bars or icons
When I login to my Ubuntu MATE system after a hard reboot, I don't get any task bars or icons. Sometimes this resolves with a another hard boot, and sometimes I have to go through two hard boots.
Any ...
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Can I adjust my brightness for Amazon videos
I am running Ubuntu-Mate 22.04.
I play Amazon videos and often the light level is low.
I did a search but could not find any thing helpful.
Is there a way that I can make those light levels higher?
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printer pending, print report , and Random printer issues
So im trying to print on multiple printers. Sometimes they work, sometimes they dont. it seems random.
Currently im using an epson p8570 and yesterday it worked fine, today, in the print que it says ...
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Is there a site to upload text files? [duplicate]
I would like to upload text files to a site so I can share with others.
The sites that I use only allow pictures.
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Thunar shows a non-existent directory
I use Thunar as my file manager.
I once had a Python directory but it was deleted.
But Thunar is still displaying it.
Caja does not show that directory.
How can I fix the issue with Thunar?
When I ...
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Install a newer version of Ubuntu_Mate from a second hard drive [duplicate]
Can I install a newer version of Ubuntu_Mate from a second hard drive?
I do not want to install from a pendrive or a DVD.
Thanks.
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How can I repair synaptic-pkexec
When I try to run synaptic-pkexec, I get this.
andy@7 ~> synaptic-pkexec
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR com.ubuntu.pkexec.synaptic ===
Authentication is required to run the Synaptic Package Manager
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Two services allocated for the same bus name org.bluez
When I run sudo apt upgrade on my Ubuntu MATE 20.04, I get the following:
[various stuff]
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up bluez (5.53-0ubuntu3.7) ...
Failed to restart bluetooth.service: ...
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MacBook Air Intel keyboard issues on Ubuntu MATE
I installed the current Ubuntu MATE 22.04 on my old MacBook Air Intel and everything looks great, except for the so-called "Common editing shortcuts" (CTRL+C, CTRL+X ...).
I tried various ...
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How can I restore my desktop
I am not sure what I did or what is is called, but I no longer have that bar on the bottom of my screen.
https://imgur.com/a/3fF6DYb
Can someone help me restore it ?
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can't have multiple login screen
I am trying to use Ubuntu 22.04 on a PC and multiple X terminal (vcxsrv on window)
XDMCP and X-11 works but i can't have multiple greeter running at the same time :
Until i login on the server screen,...
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Graphically showing the same functions as the Brisk menu
I thought I had this issue solved.
My brisk menu keeps disappearing again.
If that can not be fixed, is there another way of graphically showing the same functions as the Brisk menu?
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Is it possible to revert to my previous Ubuntu_Mate version on my computer
I have Release 22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) 64-bit. Ubuntu_Mate
This version with my AMD hardware has some bugs that are very irritating.
I have made many posts about it.
It concerns the file ...
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Timer program that plays 4 sounds one after another for 30 seconds each
Could someone help me. I need a bash script to play a short sound file, wait for 30 seconds, play another sound file, wait for another 30 seconds.
(I will use it as a reminder to spend 30 seconds on ...
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Program that shows the sound output in decibels of my speakers
Is there a program for Ubuntu 20.04 that shows the sound output in decibels of my speakers? My speakers are connected to a home computer system.
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Hide the mouse cursor while viewing a Amazon movie [duplicate]
Is there a way to hide the mouse cursor while viewing an Amazon movie?
Without disabling it when I stop viewing the movie.
I also frequently have to adjust my volume which does require my mouse.
A ...
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Ubuntu mate 22.04: external monitor problem
I have a problem since yesterday. I put my laptop on standby and when I rebooted it was stuck. So I turned it off and after rebooting it can't see the external monitor (I've already tried with ...
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Small window starts to appear after boot up
It starts to appear after boot. I did feel a bit of slowness when I use the machine.
Using Lunar, any idea how to check it, remove it, fix whatever is going on.
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Prevent an open terminal from being closed
It has been a long time, so I am rusty with my commands.
I use a script to have reminders. One I have running will display "Meteor shower occurs after midnight." after 3 hours.
Is there a ...
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Weird Arrow elbems showing up in Caja
Wierd Arrow emblems are showing up in Caja, also in ls in Terminal these directory are highlighted light blue, but it seems that they are not a link at all.
Output of ls:
Gui:
I'm using Ubuntu MATE ...
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set up background from cli with feh
I've read the manual pages from feh, and this command should work:
feh --fullscreen --no-menus --randomize --recursive --bg-fill wallpapers/
I can see a flicker on the screen, but my old background ...
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Status indicator on the status-bar based on the return value of a periodic execution of a command
I want to execute a command periodically and based on its output to have a visual indication of its last return value (0: green, non-zero: red).
e.g. by using the command below I can check whether my ...
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How to install Ubuntu on ARM64 chromebook with MediaTek mt8183?
I have a Chromebook that uses MediaTek mt8183.
This device has no UEFI or Legacy Boot. only altfw.
Chrome OS is so useless. The specs are what I was needing, but it's almost impossible to do anything ...
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