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How to mount VeraCrypt or TrueCrypt volumes with the boot password
For Windows, VeraCrypt implements a feature called "system favorite volumes".
It allows mounting additional discs
with the password entered at boot to unlock the system partition.
Specs: I ...
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Systemd service does not start (WantedBy=multi-user.target)
OS: Ubuntu 20.04.3
$ \cat /home/nikhil/.config/systemd/user/Festival.service
[Unit]
Description=Festival Service
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/festival --server
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
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Wrecked grub for encrypted system boot; got it back but now it is very slow
Sequence of events:
Running ubuntu 20.04 with encryption on work laptop
Booted with external usb (Pop-OS 20.04) to run personal stuff
That boot prompted firmware update
BIG MISTAKE: Ran firmware ...
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Ubuntu stuck at boot
My Ubuntu 20.04 is stuck at the boot. The screen becomes black and the only visible thing is a small underscore on top. I cannot enter the command line. I think I might have screwed something with ...
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Slow boot process while ubuntu starts because of systemd temporary file creation
I run ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell laptop; I just love the fact that you can set the workspace to a grid format in 16.04, unlike say 18.04 where it looks like a line, but not sure if 20 does have the grid ...
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How to rescue Ubuntu Server 16.04 which is getting shut down by systemd script?
I wrote a program which automatically shuts down a Raspberry Pi 3b (Ubuntu Server 16.04) as soon as a button is pressed. It's nothing than a small bash script which reads a GPIO pin of the Pi every ...
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Run a specific application in bg on start and being able to stop it
On system boot I want to run a chrome driver in background automatically and be able to stop and restart it when I want. I'm on Ubuntu 16, thus I'll use systemd. While I can add chromedriver & for ...
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Ubuntu's main bootup only returns blank screen, systemd bootup works fine
I use Grub to boot between Ubuntu and Windows. The options are somewhat like
Ubuntu
Ubuntu (Recovery Mode)
Windows
If I choose 1, it shows the Ubuntu logo, the little balls under it flowing. Then ...
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Unable to disable daemon using Systemd
I've tried disabling MPD (Music Player Daemon) using Systemd:
sudo systemctl disable mpd
sudo systemctl status mpd
mpd.service - Music Player Daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mpd.service; ...
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Cryptsetup: LVM is missing (on a system without LVM)
So, I have a problem with the partitions setup of my laptop. I will try to include as many details as possible in order to make it easier to help.
In the past, I had an ubuntu 15.10 system on my ...
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