Linux Using Ubuntu, my desktop icons are duplicating and blowing up. How do I make this stop, or at least clear the screen?

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• Using Ubuntu, my desktop icons are duplicating and blowing up. How do I make this stop, or at least clear the screen?
• Shutting computer down properly?
• An executable wont launch
• Forgot to add swap drive
• GUI Mailclient that can be configured to work with mbsync?
• VMware vs VirtualBox
• Can’t login after screen times out.
• CUPS not configured correctly, it seems (armbian + Brother HL-2270DW)
• Locking the screen properly?
• Where can I find the standard C libraries in centos 7?
• Editing ssh config without conflicts
• Ubuntu: System doesn't boot into GUI anymore
• Wayland vs. Xorg
• Need help with samba
• Can't boot [Failed to mount /dev/sdb1 as root file system].
• Audio problem.
• Dropbox alternatives with universal package?
• Did I setup Thinkfan properly?
• "Segmentation fault (core dumped)" ?
• Snap Store not working
• Add Icons to Icon Pack
• Install a program with the terminal
• Sound issues on some games (crackling, echo and latency)

Using Ubuntu, my desktop icons are duplicating and blowing up. How do I make this stop, or at least clear the screen? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 11:05 AM PST submitted by /u/Jbnels2 [link] [comments]

Shutting computer down properly? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 03:12 AM PST Hi, what is the proper way to shut down a pc? I use a wm, so there is no menu really, so I just run shutdown now in the terminal. But this is very abrupt, and I suspect that this is not the proper way to turn off the pc? So what is the proper way to do this? (Using a distro with systemd if that's relevant) submitted by /u/lyadavy [link] [comments]

An executable wont launch Posted: 30 Nov 2019 07:07 AM PST I downloaded this game and it wont launch. As you can see here, this file should be able to run but there is a weird message underneath. When I double click on it, nothing happens. I am using Debian 10. One more thing. Is there a way to install latest python on debian 10? Currently python 2.7.16 is installed. submitted by /u/konjna [link] [comments]

Forgot to add swap drive Posted: 30 Nov 2019 01:36 PM PST I'm on kubuntu (uefi) used the auto install (use whole drive) mode and I didn't notice it didn't create a swap drive I've only got 4gb of ram, is there a way to add it? It won't let me boot from a live USB (uefi sucks) submitted by /u/dzamoraf [link] [comments]

GUI Mailclient that can be configured to work with mbsync? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 01:32 PM PST Anyone knows or can recommend a Mailclient that can be configured to read the maildirs created by mbsync? If it is possible to use msmtp or something similar, for sending emails, together with some rules to chose the account it would be ideal. Currently i am using neomutt and I want to still use it, however sometimes it would be nice to have GUI... submitted by /u/duktus [link] [comments]

VMware vs VirtualBox Posted: 30 Nov 2019 01:29 PM PST Linux noob here, just wanted to ask what virtual machines was better, if so why? And any recommended youtube videos on how to install? Thanks in advance!! Happy holidays! submitted by /u/Don_Belga [link] [comments]

Can’t login after screen times out. Posted: 30 Nov 2019 12:39 PM PST On Ubuntu 19.10, my password doesn't work when it goes to the lock screen. This doesn't happen when I first boot it up, only when the screen times out. submitted by /u/Adalwolf311 [link] [comments]

CUPS not configured correctly, it seems (armbian + Brother HL-2270DW) Posted: 30 Nov 2019 11:51 AM PST Linux noob, CUPS ultra-noob here. I installed CUPS with the armbian-config utility, which appears to do apt-get -y install cups lpr cups-filters Added my user account to lpadmin group In CUPS web interface I select my wireless printer; there are no Brother drivers listed, but it says "or select a PPD file" so I used the HL-1660e PPD from openprinters.org which is said to work perfectly with my HL-2270DW. But when I try to print a test page from CUPS, I get "Unable to locate printer "BRN30055C070BA1.local"." I suspect that I am missing a step of installing or specifying a printer driver, but CUPS web interface suggests that PPD is an alternative for a driver and I can find no noob-friendly instructions suggesting otherwise. Brother provides proprietary linux lpr and cups-wrapper drivers for this printer; they are described as being for i386 architecture (my device is arm) but I've seen comments claiming that there is no architecture-specific code in these drivers. I've not tried anything with them. Description: Brother HL-2270DW (CUPS) Location: Driver: Brother HL-1660e Foomatic/hl1250 (recommended) (grayscale, 2-sided printing) Connection: dnssd://Brother%20HL-2270DW%20series._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/ Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=na_letter_8.5x11in sides=two-sided-long-edge $ lpstat -t scheduler is running no system default destination device for Brother_HL-2270DW_series: dnssd://Brother%20HL-2270DW%20series._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/ Brother_HL-2270DW_series accepting requests since Sat Nov 30 11:45:03 2019 printer Brother_HL-2270DW_series is idle. enabled since Sat Nov 30 11:45:03 2019 $ sudo egrep -i "name|model|filter" /etc/cups/ppd/* /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*% "foomatic-rip" backend filter script of Foomatic 4.0.0 or newer. This /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*PCFileName: "HL1250.PPD" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*cupsModelNumber: 2 /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 100 foomatic-rip" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-pdf 0 foomatic-rip" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*ModelName: "Brother HL-1660e" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*ShortNickName: "Brother HL-1660e hl1250" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*NickName: "Brother HL-1660e Foomatic/hl1250 (recommended)" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd:*driverName hl1250: "" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*% "foomatic-rip" backend filter script of Foomatic 4.0.0 or newer. This /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*PCFileName: "HL1250.PPD" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*cupsModelNumber: 2 /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 100 foomatic-rip" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-pdf 0 foomatic-rip" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*ModelName: "Brother HL-1660e" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*ShortNickName: "Brother HL-1660e hl1250" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*NickName: "Brother HL-1660e Foomatic/hl1250 (recommended)" /etc/cups/ppd/Brother_HL-2270DW_series.ppd.O:*driverName hl1250: "" submitted by /u/mc510 [link] [comments]

Locking the screen properly? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 03:10 AM PST Hi, I use betterlockscreen to lock the screen. I made a keybind in sxhkd to execute it with a simple keyboard shotcut. But I also want to not only lock the screen, but also put the pc to sleep. So I wrote this into the sxhkd config file: super + shift + l betterlockscreen - l dim systemctl suspend but when I execute the shortcut, then betterlockscreen executes properly, but the pc is not put to sleep. What could be the problem here? submitted by /u/lyadavy [link] [comments]

Where can I find the standard C libraries in centos 7? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 10:37 AM PST For a lab i'm doing I was asked to run this command: nm /lib/libc.so.6 | grep ' T ' | cut -f3 -d' ' | grep -v '^_' | sort -u | less libc.so.6 didn't exist in /lib, but I did find it in /lib64 When I replace /lib//libc.so.6 with /lib64/libc.so.6 in this command it gave me a massive list of C libraries. How Do I just see the standard C libraries? submitted by /u/DMM710 [link] [comments]

Editing ssh config without conflicts Posted: 30 Nov 2019 09:53 AM PST How to write a config file for all my ssh connections? When connecting to my router, it is connecting to github I have github and my wifi-router. In the ~/.ssh/config Host * Hostname github.com User git IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github Host router Hostname 172.16.1.1 User git I changed * to github and it still presists. Also should i add an identityfile for my router as well? submitted by /u/puven_lalola [link] [comments]

Ubuntu: System doesn't boot into GUI anymore Posted: 30 Nov 2019 03:48 AM PST Distribution: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS (maybe with Gnome 3.28.2 or maybe I accidentally uninstalled it. I'm not sure.) Problem: I always boot into a command line or something instead of into a Graphical User Interface like Gnome. How did I get here: I installed kde-full using sudo apt-get install kde-full I tried uninstalling kde-full again using sudo apt-get uninstall kde-full It returned an error in which it said that I should try apt-get autoremove I use sudo apt-get autoremove I reboot my machine Notes (maybe some of them are helpful, maybe they aren't): I had a similar issue once before on a virtual device. Back then I was told that this "command line" is the X-Server or at least part of the X-Server (but I don't know if this is correct). To fix that problem I was told to completely reinstall the OS. There it wasn't much of a problem because I had no important files in there and in general didn't really have anything to lose. This time it's different because I don't want to lose all of the data. submitted by /u/raffiking1 [link] [comments]

Wayland vs. Xorg Posted: 30 Nov 2019 09:34 AM PST What do you think about it? Can Wayland be used instead of X, it it's still not ready? submitted by /u/progsft_ [link] [comments]

Need help with samba Posted: 29 Nov 2019 09:16 PM PST submitted by /u/aaronryder773 [link] [comments]

Can't boot [Failed to mount /dev/sdb1 as root file system]. Posted: 30 Nov 2019 09:11 AM PST similiar 2 lines like the below [ 2.424516] usb 3-3: device descriptor read/64 error -71 [ 3.604084] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 4, error mount: mounting /dev/sdb1 on /root failed: Invalid argument Failed to mount /dev/sdb1 as root file system. [ 4.128185] usb 3-3: device not accepting address 5, error 71 [ 4.128185] usb 3-port3: unable to enumerate USB device BusyBox v1.30 (Debian 1:1.30.1-4).... submitted by /u/RedditNoobie777 [link] [comments]

Audio problem. Posted: 30 Nov 2019 08:21 AM PST I can't record my system sound. ALSA is installed but I see Pulse too. Any solutions ? submitted by /u/_7ristan [link] [comments]

Dropbox alternatives with universal package? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 07:07 AM PST I'm enjoying Solus a bunch but debs and rpms aren't supported for it. Both a curse and a blessing - in this case it's a curse. I have moved away from Dropbox as their smallest "tier" is what, 2TB for ~100€ annually. My largest drive is 500GB and I have not even come close to 250GB of data. Found Mega.nz which was fine until I moved over to Solus. Asked the Solus folks on how to go about getting Mega client running and was recommended multiple solutions, one of which is running the Windows client through Wine, works great I suppose but it's constantly occupying ~120-160MB of RAM. Not sure how much the native client draws but it makes me curious if there's some smaller player out there that offer an app image, flatpak or snap? Dropbox - too expensive for the use case Mega - only debs rpms or compile yourself pCloud - only debs rpms SpiderOak - only debs rpms What other players are out there? Is there really none who have a app image, flatpak or snap? Edit: https://cozy.io/en/ - have an app image but if I understand them correctly it's either free 5GB, inexpensive 50GB and the next step after that is 1000GB.. submitted by /u/Upphovsmannen [link] [comments]

Did I setup Thinkfan properly? Posted: 30 Nov 2019 06:58 AM PST Hey guys, I just tried to setup my Thinkfan configuration on my T490 running Pop_OS. I followed this tutorial. I just wanted to double-check, if everything there is legit and that I didn't screw up my system with what I did. Thanks in advance :-) Edit: I didn't activate fan control yet, and I'm unsure what I would need to add to my thinkpad_acpi since I haven't found anything specific for my T490 yet. I'd be glad if anyone could help me out :-) submitted by /u/OakArtz [link] [comments]

"Segmentation fault (core dumped)" ? Posted: 29 Nov 2019 09:06 PM PST https://github.com/inkle/inky I'm trying to run this editor. I have downloaded the file, extracted, and am running ./Inky within the folder. I'm using Manjaro. Am I missing something? Thanks! submitted by /u/0rionis [link] [comments]

Snap Store not working Posted: 30 Nov 2019 05:32 AM PST I installed the snap store using the instruction on their website. I have the icon but when I try to launch it, it does nothing. I am using POP OS 19.10 and don't have a way to uninstall it (it's not showing in pop shop). How can I fix this or uninstall an re-install. Also, it uses my laptops power LED as a HDD LED, how can I fix this submitted by /u/chubby_chinese_ [link] [comments]

Add Icons to Icon Pack Posted: 30 Nov 2019 05:06 AM PST I apologise in advance if it's a stupid question, but here it goes. There's this icon pack I really like, Xenlism Wildfire. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the icons for some of the apps I use. Is there an easy way for me to create the missing icons in the same exact style? Bearing in mind I know nothing about Photoshop and the like. I tried using some online icon editors for dummies, but the results were crap! Thanks! submitted by /u/JudgeMeat [link] [comments]

Install a program with the terminal Posted: 30 Nov 2019 12:56 AM PST I tried Linux Mint for a while now and i like it a lot. Now i am trying to do as much with the terminal. Simple commands i understand, but now i try to install Tutanota with the terminal and i don't understand what to do. i tried "sudo apt install tutanota" then i get the message can't find the package. How can i find the package? Can i download the appimage with the terminal? submitted by /u/yongoi [link] [comments]

Sound issues on some games (crackling, echo and latency) Posted: 30 Nov 2019 04:29 AM PST Hi guys ! I didn't play to some games for a while (CSGO, Half Life 2 and Life is Strange) and recently I wanted to play again. Everything worked fine before, but now I have some issues: HALF-LIFE 2 : The sound itself is normal but I notice a latency (1 sec or less I'd say, it's short but still perceptible and thus annoying) CSGO: The sound is crackling and totally weird. Click to listen: https://voca.ro/eOjH2AS3FRY LIFE IS STRANGE: The sound is also crackling (not as much as on CSGO though) and it looks like I got an echo Click to listen : https://voca.ro/hNqhrFJkndX Besides them, everyting works fine (internet and local movies and music, other games). ​ Here some infos: ​ pacmd list-sinks | grep latency current latency: 171,29 ms fixed latency: 170,67 ms analog-output-speaker: Haut-parleurs (priority 10000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no) analog-output-headphones: Casque audio (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes) ​ /etc/pulse/daemon.conf ​ # This file is part of PulseAudio. # # PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License # along with PulseAudio; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ## Configuration file for the PulseAudio daemon. See pulse-daemon.conf(5) for ## more information. Default values are commented out. Use either ; or # for ## commenting. daemonize = no ; fail = yes ; allow-module-loading = yes ; allow-exit = yes ; use-pid-file = yes ; system-instance = no ; local-server-type = user ; enable-shm = yes ; enable-memfd = yes ; shm-size-bytes = 0 # setting this 0 will use the system-default, usually 64 MiB ; lock-memory = no ; cpu-limit = no high-priority = yes nice-level = -11 realtime-scheduling = yes realtime-priority = 5 ; exit-idle-time = 20 ; scache-idle-time = 20 ; dl-search-path = (depends on architecture) ; load-default-script-file = yes ; default-script-file = /etc/pulse/default.pa ; log-target = auto ; log-level = notice ; log-meta = no ; log-time = no ; log-backtrace = 0 resample-method = speex-float-3 ; avoid-resampling = false ; enable-remixing = yes ; remixing-use-all-sink-channels = yes enable-lfe-remixing = no ; lfe-crossover-freq = 0 flat-volumes = no ; rlimit-fsize = -1 ; rlimit-data = -1 ; rlimit-stack = -1 ; rlimit-core = -1 ; rlimit-as = -1 ; rlimit-rss = -1 ; rlimit-nproc = -1 ; rlimit-nofile = 256 ; rlimit-memlock = -1 ; rlimit-locks = -1 ; rlimit-sigpending = -1 ; rlimit-msgqueue = -1 ; rlimit-nice = 31 rlimit-rtprio = 9 ; rlimit-rttime = 200000 default-sample-format = float32le default-sample-rate = 48000 alternate-sample-rate = 44100 default-sample-channels = 2 default-channel-map = front-left,front-right default-fragments = 5 default-fragment-size-msec = 125 ; enable-deferred-volume = yes deferred-volume-safety-margin-usec = 1 ; deferred-volume-extra-delay-usec = 0 submitted by /u/MrSyphilis [link] [comments]

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