Questions tagged [kubuntu]
Kubuntu is the official Ubuntu derivative using the KDE Plasma Desktop. Use this tag only for questions that are Kubuntu specific. Questions for Kubuntu are probably better asked at http://askubuntu.com/, the stackexchange site for Ubuntu.
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Mesa OpenGL Drivers not Being Appropriately Used
I am setting up a somewhat but not super old laptop (4ish years) and am having an issue with OpenGL. WHen launching programs that use modern OpenGL like Kitty, I get errors such as the following:
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How do I use LUKS encrypted partitions with Kubuntu 24.04 installation?
I am trying to install Kubuntu 24.04 with manual partitioning. I have created primary partitions for EFI and boot, and an encrypted partition with logical volumes for swap, root, and home.
Previously,...
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Lenovo touchpad becomes very slow in random intervals on Kubuntu
I just installed a fresh Kubuntu on my Ideapad 3. The touchpad was working fine but then after a while, I noticed it became very slow and hard to move in random instances and then it went back to ...
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Ctrl-= in terminal mode
In Emacs, I have bound Ctrl-= to a custom function.
What is strange is that when I run Emacs in a terminal, hitting Ctrl-= just enters an equal sign and does not execute this custom function. In a GUI ...
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Plasma 5.27.8 Microsoft keyboard switch expression key to right ctrl
I have a Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard. I recently installed Kubuntu and wanted to use the "expression key" key as a right ctrl. In windows it was a simple solution, changing the key ...
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Can’t set up 4K resolution on new PC after cloning Linux Kubuntu SSD from laptop with Clonezilla
SOLVED! THE REAL PROBLEM WAS MY HARDWARE:
I tried running Kubuntu in a live environment through my USB and I had the same problem (and in the windows setup then as well, but I didn't notice). After ...
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Can I install latest Kubuntu (23.10) on top of dual boot with Windows with old Kubuntu version (13.10)?
I have a dual boot PC with old versions of Kubuntu and Windows installed.
I can't upgrade Windows but I can/want to upgrade Kubuntu.
The Kubuntu installed version:
Kubuntu version: 13.10
Qt Version: 4....
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Do these hardware specs support Linux working system? [closed]
I have a PC with the following specs:
Processor: AMD Phenom II x6 1055T Processor, 2800 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 6 Logical Processors
RAM: 6GB
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology GA-890-FXA-UD5
Adapter: ATI ...
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KUbuntu / Windows 10 dual-boot issues
I have installed KUbuntu on my computer, along with GRUB.
I however am facing a persisting issue: whenever I boot into KUbuntu, when I shut down and boot my computer back up, I get immediately booted ...
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Quizzical bluetooth boot error on Linux 6.5 kernel
I recently upgraded the kernel on my KUbuntu 22.04 desktop machine to version 6.5.0-14. It now will not boot successfully to the default kernel, with the error message:
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How to choose between cold and warm reboot when using the reboot command?
Wikipedia makes a difference between cold and warm rebooting.
So when using the reboot command on Linux how to choose between warm and cold reboot?
Edit: Wikipedia mentions a third reboot mode on ...
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Strange boot issue installing KUbuntu
So, I've installed Linux many times in the past, generally from a liveUSB, as I'm using now. It's a 32 GB SamData SD101, on USB 2.0. (Probably excessive for an installer, but it's what I had on hand ...
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Kubuntu not shutting down
I just built a workstation that is running Kubuntu 23.10 (Kubuntu is basically Ubuntu + KDE Plasma desktop) with the 6.5.0-14-generic kernel.
Specs: ASUS Pro WS WRX80e-sage SE Wifi ii motherboard; ...
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How to apply same settings for Yakuake and Konsole flatpak?
I attempted to install Yakuake and Konsole using Flatpak due to issues with the default installation, which produced garbled output and occasional blank lines, resulting in inconsistency. After ...
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Kubuntu crashes randomly (Kali too)
I have installed Kubuntu and then uninstalled it because I noticed that from time to time, it freezes and I have to reboot every time.
I thought maybe there was a problem with my distribution
so I ...
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How do I resolve this GStreamer codec update fault?
I recently installed KUbuntu on a Lenovo Ideapad laptop. It's functioning fine aside from a problem that came up with a recent update—after updating all packages, three remained:
GStreamer Multimedia ...
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Open Konsole terminal always in split view
I am using Konsole (the default terminal) in Kubuntu.
I am aware that I can split Konsole using SHIFT + CTRL + 0.
I would like Konsole to automatically split by default every time I launch it.
I have ...
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`md(4)` command turns screen on when it starts or stops checking the arrays
Every time md (or is it mdcheck?) performs a RAID check or pauses/continues it, the screen of my device turns on.
These are the relevant syslog entries, the screen turned on at 6:15:
Jul 4 06:11:25 ...
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FortiVPN Route Add Failure
I am running Kubuntu 23.04 with the latest public version of FortiClient (7.0.7.0246) which can be obtained via the website, here. I have configured the product to connect to my IP VPN, which worked ...
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[kubuntu]Two-line title for taskbar windows
Sorry for my English.
I am using Kubuntu 20.04.
After a recent update, the taskbar windows titles were displayed in 2 lines as in the screenshot below:
This is convenient for me. But after another (...
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External NVMe slow once?
I’ve bought an external NVMe and the first time I’ve tried to copy a (large) folder it was super slow.
I’ve immediately thought of some defects but smartctl doesn’t report anything wrong, then I’ve ...
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.desktop files for packages installed using Nix are broken
I've recently installed Filezilla and Keepass using Nix on Kubuntu 22.10 and symlinked my ~/.nix-profile/share/applications to /usr/share/applications, so that the apps appear in the application menu.
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Kubuntu freezing for no apparent reason - xdg-desktop-portal-kde[2594]
Kubuntu is crashing on seemingly random occasions about once a week.
After a crash
journalctl -b -1 -e
shows the following events:
xdg-desktop-portal-kde[2594]: xdp-kde-background: GetAppState called:...
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Kde plasma freezes unexpectedly
I have Kubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. Last few weeks KDE started to 'freeze' occasionally. Is this a known issue? Is there any way how I can gracefully close/restart just the UI from terminal?
But most ...
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How do I upgrade Kate editor to the latest version in Kubuntu 20.04?
I am running Kubuntu 20.04 with Kate editor pre-installed through Discover software center. Recently I've noticed, that the version of Kate I have is not the latest version available.
Latest available ...
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connect to public Wifi with Kubuntu
When I want to log into a public Wifi with my Android phone, I get a notification to register for this Wifi, then it opens my default browser, where I have to agree to the terms of service.
If I try ...
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I need to activate tap to click on a Lenovo E525
I want to activate tap to click on my Lenovo e525 trackpad using libinput.
I have list-devices saying that its not activated.
I'm on Kubuntu 22.04.
How do I do this?
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How to enabling big_writes option during mounting of ntfs drives in kubuntu 22.10
During copying of big files i am suffering from high cpu usage. I read multiple linux forums saying adding big_writes flag during mount of ntfs drives results is less cpu usage.
Below is my ...
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Laptop & External monitor issues
Expected behavior:
plug in an HDMI cable to my laptop and use external monitor.
What I need help with:
How can I ensure I don't bork a fresh install trying to get my nvidia graphics card to play nice ...
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How to disable PyCharm pending snap update notifications?
I often see messages from snapd indicating that PyCharm has an upcoming update (see example attached below), and I'd like to prevent these from appearing on my desktop.
PyCharm is the only application ...
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