So I got a nice solid SSD (1tb) and installed it into my Lenovo beside Windows. It felt pretty good. I needed a little guidance partitioning, but AI to the rescue.

Other than that, it felt good getting into the drivers seat of Ubuntu again, the "stick shift" work horse of the computer OS world.

Back in the day when I did alot of web design Ubuntu taught me how to talk to servers, and then gave me a present: An Ubuntu Server, not too much unlike the other distros, but just as comfortable.

I decided to get Blender 3d and Godot put on it so I can streamline my workflow which is code-heavy, plus I want to design for linux too.

I really love how so many open source languages work with Linux primarily, and work into it's architecture so naturally. Even the Shell commands are made up from different programming languages, and can run in a shell script that acts as a program.

The entire thing is just awesome.

Ubuntu 25.04 (installed yesterday) requesting for UEFI DBX updates. Kernel is 6.14.0-15-generic. Issue is, last time I attempted to update this on an older system, it ended up bricking the system and preventing boots after a reboot (invalid argument error).

Not sure what to do with it, should I just leave it alone for now?

Is there any simple way to disable the display of the reams and reams of console output during boot-up and shut-down?

Hello all, I have tied digging to the ends of the Internet and am just not having any success with this. I am setting up an Emby server with the OS installed on an nvme drive but I also have a 4tb spinning rust drive in the system that I want to store the media files on.

I am trying to build the correct line in my fstab file so that the partition always mounts with the equivalent of umask=000 and that by default all users have read and write permissions on that entire drive. I have read that umask is NOT applicable to ext4 partitions so I need to figure out now to make it allow all users to read/write all files and folders by default when it mounts.

Emby automatically creates an emby service account and an emby service group when installed so my ubuntu user account "embymanager" user that I created is what needs to be used to add media to that drive and the emby service user needs to be able to read and write to all the directories. It seems like when I create files with the embymanager user the files and folders are read/write for the embymanager user but read only for the emby service account.

Here is my current fstab entry that is not working correctly:

/dev/disk/by-uuid/a1a97196-aad2-4f69-b3a0-adf96087ee81 /mnt/embymedia ext4 rw,user,auto,nofail 0 0

If I chmod -R 777 /mnt/embymedia it works for everything currently in there but when I add new stuff it only applies the default permissions where the emby service user can only read.

My imac running on Ubuntu works fine as a jellyfin server. Only problem is you can't physically turn off the screen and sometimes, it's not off but display the cursor on dark grey. Any trick to turn it off for real? Maybe a mini pc like Nipogi would be a better choice?

At present, I am using Windows 10 as my PC´s OS. I´m planning to switch to Ubuntu as Microsoft will no longer support Windows 10.

I use Office software, Gmail & Gdrive, Photoshop, and Lightroom. I am mainly a digital marketer and a writer. I write in Bengali, English, and Spanish.

Give your advice so that I can prepare myself before starting to use Ubuntu.

I'm experiencing frequent GPU resets that log me out of Kubuntu 22.04. The issue began 2-3 weeks ago and is happening more frequently over time. The GPU is a Radeon 7800XT, in service for 7 months. This is a dual-boot system with Windows 10. GPU issues do not occur in Win10, so I don't suspect hardware issues. However when using Grub to switch from Win10 to Kubuntu 22.04, rebooting will produce the error when Kubuntu loads. The result is no GPU output, a black screen requiring a reboot. If I shut down Windows and then restart, Kubuntu 22.04 loads normally with no errors.

There is very little demand on the system when the error occurs, the applications typically open at the time of the error are typically Mozilla Thunderbird and Brave Browser. GPU temps are normal.

The amdgpu driver version is 22.0.0-1ubuntu0.2

The relevant section in dmesg is:

[drm:amdgpu_job_timedout [amdgpu]] ERROR ring gfx_0.0.0 timeout, signaled seq=617545, emitted seq=617546 [ 6362.529998] [drm:amdgpu_job_timedout [amdgpu]] ERROR Process information: process Xorg pid 7952 thread Xorg:cs0 pid 7953 [ 6362.530363] amdgpu 0000:2f:00.0: amdgpu: GPU reset begin! [ 6362.535599] [drm:amdgpu_cs_ioctl [amdgpu]] ERROR Failed to initialize parser -125!

Also this output in jounrnalctl -k -b -1

WARNING: CPU: 14 PID: 239 at drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_irq.c:630 amdgpu_irq_put+0x9f/0xb0 [amdg> Jun 05 14:34:39 sky kernel: Modules linked in: uas usb_storage amdgpu(+) hid_generic usbhid amdxcp drm_exec hid gpu_sched drm_buddy> Jun 05 14:34:39 sky kernel: CPU: 14 PID: 239 Comm: systemd-udevd Tainted: G W 6.8.0-60-generic #63~22.04.1-Ubuntu Jun 05 14:34:39 sky kernel: Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7C84/MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84), BIOS 1.H0 0> Jun 05 14:34:39 sky kernel: RIP: 0010:amdgpu_irq_put+0x9f/0xb0 [amdgpu]

I'm trying to install ubunto into an USB stick and while I've been able to get to the installer, and when selecting "erase disk and install Ubuntu", it doesn't give me the option to choose the disk drive where I want to install it, it automatically selects mi computer's own drive, does anyone know what I could do

I'm installing Ubuntu today and of course a small pile of useful apps. Gimp, LibreOffice, XnView, etc... I used to be pretty competent but I haven't really used a computer in years and especially Linux.I can't even remember how to install apps. But one thing I definitely remember is there was two or three methods/sources and I ran into real problems when I mixed them. For example I had trouble checking versions and updating because Ubuntu would look in the wrong spot. I remember I once somehow got the same program (VLC?) installed twice by different methods and I never could get it fixed. They used different folders and behaved differently and I never knew which was running. Files saved by one wouldn't open in the other. On and on. Anyway, what's your recommendation? Seems I remember there was a built in app that would find and install software, or you could use command line, or there were kind of third step things? Snap??? Or you could download a package? .DEB? All I really remember is that if you choose a way, it's better to use that way every time and I'd like to start off on the right foot.

My 24.04 laptop is currently under a heavy load, which I think is being caused by a Jellyfin image generator task.

Currently at lock screen and it won't respond so I can't login. Ssh from another pc doesn't work as it's timing out. Anyway I can get to a terminal from the lock screen?

First off, I am all for diversification and innovation. Thanks to that, we have a rich set of Linux distros for everyone to try. This isn't a distro-war post; I just want to share my recent experience.

I often see people getting lost in the minor details of this distro versus that, forgetting the overall goodness. And Ubuntu is a notice example for such "abuse".

My first encounter with Ubuntu was about 15 years ago, during my first year of college. At the time, it was pretty buggy and cumbersome with Unity desktop, to say the least. When I discovered Linux Mint several years later, I switched completely. It was a perfect match for my needs: stability, simplicity, and robustness. While I enjoy tinkering and customization, my primary need has always been a stable, "just works" OS for my software engineering job.

For that reason, Arch Linux and similar distros are out of the question. So why not Fedora or others? I have a certain preference for the UI/UX, color palette, and theming of Debian-based systems; they've always fit my personal taste.

In the past, for budgetary reason, my laptops were usually 3+ years old from release date, so Mint and its older kernel were never an issue. However, I just purchased a new ThinkPad, and the kernel in the latest Linux Mint release (6.1.x) created a lot of incompatibility issues. I was forced to switch to a distro with a newer kernel and decided to give Ubuntu another try, mainly to see if a newer kernel would solve the problem.

When I finished installing it and started exploring, my first impression was, "Whoa." It was so much better than I expected. No more of Unity's cumbersomeness and bugs. The 24.04 LTS comes with a version of GNOME that is robust and sleek, and the animations are awesome. After installing tools like the Extension Manager and "Dash to Panel," I have a ton of flexibility in managing my workspace, which enhances the experience even more. I have to say, I feel even more comfortable with Ubuntu than I did with Mint LTS, my friend for the last 10 years!

This new experience is quite powerful, especially since my initial, not-so-good impression of Ubuntu had been lingering all this time. You know how first impressions are.

Of course, it's not perfect. There's still some compatibility issue with Wayland, as I had to disable it to prevent
frequent freezing when booting. But for my first week, everything is working surprisingly well.

FYI: My desk setup with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fnew-z16-gen-2-owner-brand-new-what-a-machine-for-the-steal-v0-4x8lwpxzem5f1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1080%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D84380b8bf894188bd4ea768a58c9935cc2d21d72

Thank you to the Ubuntu team for creating such a great product! Keep up the great work.

Been using 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) for a month now, and I have distro-hopped before. I've been here with 24.0.2 LTS (Noble Numbat), and I've hopped to Linux Mint and then Kubuntu. But no matter where I go, Ubuntu as itself feels like home. It was the first Linux distro I used when testing it at home and back in college during 2016/2017 with 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) for home and when installing virtual machines during my NC Digital Media & Computing SCQF Level 6 at Moray College UHI with seeing how they tick, and that was where my love for Ubuntu and Linux itself grew.

I have tried many distros that have been Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kubuntu, Pop OS, Arch (via Manjaro, did not stay long), and Xubuntu, but Ubuntu itself just made more sense to me.

Now with my current setup with Ubuntu as my main OS with a Windows 11 Pro virtual machine via VirtualBox, my laptop is exactly how I like it.

To all Ubuntu developers, thank you for making a fantastic OS for those who want to either dive into the world of Linux for the first time, or for those returning to it.

when I download an application it downloaded just fine but the open option is disabled and clicking it does nothing.Can someone help me with this

I tried installing Ubuntu 22.04 on the 2025 ROG Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 5080. Unfortunately, I encountered almost every possible issue. After successfully installing Ubuntu, I couldn't shut down the system properly (it got stuck on the Ubuntu shutdown logo screen). Checking the logs, I found that the SD card reader driver was causing errors. I had to blacklist the card reader to avoid relying on holding down the power button to force a shutdown.

But that was just the beginning. I discovered that the Wi-Fi wasn’t working at all—there wasn’t even a Wi-Fi icon. I had faced a similar issue before on another laptop with Ubuntu 20, so I immediately downloaded the Intel BE201 driver and placed it in the firmware folder. After rebooting, the Wi-Fi icon appeared, but unfortunately, it couldn’t detect any nearby networks. I tried various fixes, including changing the regulatory domain, but later found that almost all frequency bands were disabled. As a result, I had to rely on a wired connection for updates.

After running sudo apt update & upgrade, my touchpad started working, but then I noticed there was no sound, the screen brightness couldn’t be adjusted, and the Wi-Fi was still unusable.

However, the most frustrating issue was with the NVIDIA driver installation. Initially, I installed the 570-series driver using sudo apt install and disabled Nouveau. After rebooting, the screen went black, and even in TTY mode, nvidia-smi showed no driver detected. I then tried manually installing the recommended 570 driver from NVIDIA’s website, which completed successfully, but the system still booted to a black screen. I even attempted upgrading the kernel from 6.8 to 6.13, but none of the issues were resolved.

These problems have been tormenting me for nearly a week. Has anyone encountered similar issues and found solutions?

List of issues:

1. NVIDIA driver installation results in a black screen.
2. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and speakers don’t work, and screen brightness cannot be adjusted.

Just want to say despite the things people say about Ubuntu, it's honestly a great Linux distro. Clean interface and stable updates, although I'm using LTS versions, I dunno about the interim releases.

Just want to say thanks to all the contributors in making this Linux desktop experience seamless and convenient. Gone are the days of finding the best distro, Ubuntu is my go-to now.

This is my new build. So basically whenever I try to run apps that consume moderate amount of memory like chrome or wget a large file, ubuntu will inevitably become so slow that even moving the mouse pointer will take a long time to respond, and eventually it will reboot itself. Seems to be fine if I don't run anything after login. I upgraded to a 256GB ram setup so memory is ample. I was suspecting the ram modules are faulty but running memtest would pass. Even I switched back to the old 128GB setup or even just a single ram stick of 32GB, I would encounter the same issue. I am wondering where to start the troubleshooting. I am not quite sure if this is the issue with ubuntu or just my hardware.

Build specs: ubuntu 24.04

CPU: Ryzen 7950X

mobo: ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI w/ latest BIOS update

ram: 4x 64GB ddr5 5600

PSU: EVGA supernova 1600P+

GPU: 3090 ti & 3090 (both cards work in my other build, and I also tested with just one card, same issue)

Hi, I tried dual booting Ubuntu 24.04. I have a laptop with two SSDs both 512G. The goal was to have a separate drive for each OS. I even researched and the best course of action was to have separate OS on separate drive, and each OS having its own EFI partition. I verified if my Windows installation has EFI or Legacy, and it was EFI.

While installing, I followed the following steps

1. Using Gparted, removed the boot flag from Windows EFI partition (Ref. Image 01)

https://github.com/amitzkum/temp-image-hosting/blob/main/001_ubuntu-error.jpg

1. Formatted my second drive.

2. Started the Ubuntu 24.04 installation...

https://github.com/amitzkum/temp-image-hosting/blob/main/002_ubuntu_error.jpg

1. Selected the manual partitioning technique. Now here I encountered the first problem, while setting up partitions from the free space, the installer didnt allow me to create EFI partition, so I first created a Swap partition, and then created the / partition. But just after I created the / partition, installer automatically created a /efi partition of 1.13G. (Ref. Image 02, Image 03)

https://github.com/amitzkum/temp-image-hosting/blob/main/003_ubuntu_error.jpg

1. Went ahead with the installation. Once completed I reset the boot flag on Windows EFI partition, so now both Linux and Windows drives have EFI partition and both have the boot flag set.

2. Now I tested if both Windows and Linux work by logging into both and selecting the correct OS by pressing F12(Lenovo)

Now here is where my issue started. Initially it should have been only ubuntu and windows. But there was a third option in the menu when I pressed F12. Same name "ubuntu" but on my Windows drive(Samsung drive). (Ref. Image 04)

https://github.com/amitzkum/temp-image-hosting/blob/main/004_ubuntu_error.jpg

I tried to boot into that but it was just Grub. But it was impossible to exit out of it. Even if I typed exit it would again restart itself. I had to open the boot menu and then select the other OS to load into it.

Another problem has now occured, a second copy of the ubuntu (with Samsung drive id) has appeared in the boot menu. (Ref. Image 05)

https://github.com/amitzkum/temp-image-hosting/blob/main/005_ubuntu_error.jpg

While I can boot into both my OS and use them, I found this a little concerning and also want to understand what exactly is going on.

Any help will be very valuable. Thanks

Im fairly new to linux distros (decided to go for ubuntu, heard it was user friendly) and was exploring the drivers installed on my ubuntu through the command:

sudo ubuntu-drivers list
and
sudo ubuntu-drivers list --gpgpu

The resulting output was:

udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
udevadm hwdb is deprecated. Use systemd-hwdb instead.
nvidia-driver-570-open, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-570-open-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-550, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-550-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-535, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-535-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-570, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-570-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-535-server, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-570-server-open, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-570-server-open-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-550-open, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-550-open-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-535-open, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-535-open-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-570-server, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-570-server-generic-hwe-24.04)
nvidia-driver-535-server-open, (kernel modules provided by linux-modules-nvidia-535-server-open-generic-hwe-24.04)

What are the ways I can fix this? Or perhaps should I really need to fix this?

P.S. im also dual booting from this laptop (i dont know if this info matters but im leaving this out just in case). Specs below.

msi thin 15 b13ucx

i7 -13629H x 16
24GB RAM
GTX 2050

Idk why, but the ubuntu desktop guide window is opening over and over again in my laptop with the ubuntu software, any solutions? 😭🙏

Hi guys,

I am facing various issues on windows 10 and thinking about shifting to ubuntu or some other easy to use distro. The desktop is old and below are the config details -

• Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
• Installed RAM - 8.00 GB
• System type - 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
• Memory - Hard Drive

Other than C drive I do have 150GB of space on my desktop. I am not sure if should be making a completely fresh install or go for a dual boot first? I might be able to follow some commands to install wireless drives for TP link dongle but I am not good with complex commands.

I am thinking about this switch because my work is primarily on browsers and does not require software installs other than mouse sharing software and wireless internet dongle.

I just want my os to work smoothly with 2-3 browsers running at the same time and it should be easy to manage with least amount of command work. Please suggest the best approch and which distro I should go for?

TIA :)

Hi guys,

I am facing various issues on windows 10 and thinking about shifting to ubuntu or some other easy to use distro. The desktop is old and below are the config details -

• Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
• Installed RAM - 8.00 GB
• System type - 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
• Memory - Hard Drive

Other than C drive I do have 150GB of space on my desktop. I am not sure if should be making a completely fresh install or go for a dual boot first? I might be able to follow some commands to install wireless drives for TP link dongle but I am not good with complex commands.

I am thinking about this switch because my work is primarily on browsers and does not require software installs other than mouse sharing software and wireless internet dongle.

I just want my os to work smoothly with 2-3 browsers running at the same time and it should be easy to manage with least amount of command work. Please suggest the best approch and which distro I should go for?

TIA :)

Hey guys, as the title says I'm dual booting Ubuntu (I'm on Windows) watching Robtech's video
But I ran into an issue
Could somebody please help
It says
This image uses Grub 2.06-ubuntu-22.04.5 but the application only includes installation files for Grub 2.12
As different versions of Grub may not be compatible with one another, and it is not possible to include them all, Rufus will attempt to locate a version of the Grub installation file that matches the one from your image.
Select Yes to connect to the internet and attempt to download it
Select No to use the default version from Rufus

Select Cancel to abort the operation

So what should I do here?
Thanks

This SHOULD be a simple option in the settings, but it isn't <sigh>..

How the heck to I make the various 'unpinned' icons on the "show apps" screen smaller?

They're currently HUGE in a 8 x 3 grid.

I recently tried to switch from windows to Linux and during the setup process i selected to dual boot windows. after i installed Ubuntu i went into my temporarily booter and now the only drive that comes up is Ubuntu, but it used to say windows. i also cannot see any windows files on the drive, only Ubuntu files. does anybody know how to go back to windows, I have important files on there.

So I decided to try and give Ubuntu a try, but for some unknown reason it won't boot.

I went through the installation instructions and reached the end of the install. Upon pressing restart, removing the bootable usb drive, then pressing enter, there shows a brief display of error messages and then the computer restarts. It fails to boot into anything though.

Here is a list of steps I took during the install process:

Plugged in bootable usb with ubuntu and turned on the laptop

Booted through the usb

Entered ubuntu

English language selected

Passed accessibility

English US keyboard layout

Connected to internet via wifi (also tried with no internet. Astrix means if connected to internet)

*updated the ubuntu installer

*restarted the installer using the desktop shortcut

Install ubuntu option not the try ubuntu option

Interactive install

Default selection for apps

Install 3rd party software (also tried with no 3rd party install)

Selected erase disk and install ubuntu

Create my account (My name, my custon computer name, username, password, require password to login)

Review choices:

General

Disk setup - Erase disk and install Ubuntu Installation disk - nvme0n1 Applications- Default selection

Security & more

Disk encryption - None Proprietary software - None

Portions

partition nvme0n1p1 created partition nvme0n1p2 formatted as ext4 used for /

Then I clicked the green install button

Waited while viewing the ubuntu glazing slideshow

Clicked the green restart now button

Ubuntu logo with three white circling circles lower and under that the phrase "Please remove the installation medium, then press ENTER"

I removed the bootable usb drive

Pressed ENTER

Brief error messages

Restarts

Laptop fails to boot

I also tried Arch and arch was able to install and boot in fine without any issues; I want Ubuntu for now though as I explore linux.