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shay!ask where can i find a driver for ubuntu 21.04 for the Yamaha Audiogram 6 MIDI Board (USB audio input device)?01:22
ubottushay: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)01:22
klausfiendokay, i have a puzzler. i set up an LV on top of a VG striped across two physical disks (whole disks, no partitions) and the LV won't mount unless i open up parted and set partition 1 (which magically comes into existence) as "lvm" (although the UUID is persistent) … which means a manual step every time i reboot01:32
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klausfiendhas anyone encountered something like that before and if so is there a way to fix it short of wiping my entire PV and restoring?01:35
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AfdalCan someone tell me real quick where Ubuntu stores its system font configuration settings?03:08
AfdalHavin trouble locating it03:09
AfdalWhen I change stuff with the Appearance GUI for example, what file are all those changes written to?03:09
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Afdaloh I guess that's specifically an xfce4 tool03:12
AfdalAha, it's etc/fonts/fonts.conf isn't it03:15
AfdalI'm gettin good at using strace :)03:15
Bashing-omAfdal: My xfce install: sysop@2004x-c:~$ ls -al etc/fonts/ >> ls: cannot access 'etc/fonts/': No such file or directory .03:16
Afdaluh well03:17
Afdal /etc/fonts/03:17
AfdalNeed the first slash :)03:17
AfdalActually I think it might not be fonts.conf03:18
Afdaldangit what is it...03:18
Bashing-omAfdal: Uh Huh ! >> -rw-r--r--   1 root root  2808 Apr  6  2020 fonts.conf .03:21
Afdal:o?03:21
AfdalI don't think that physically stores current font settings though03:21
Afdalyeah, no, it's somewhere else...03:22
Bashing-omAfdal: Fonts are in /usr/share/fonts/ directory.03:23
AfdalYeah I know where fonts are stored03:23
AfdalWhat I want is the system file that stores the font settings.  Like what font is currently being used, its size, anti-aliasing, etc.03:24
AfdalAha, it's ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xsettings.xml03:35
AfdalNo, wait...  I guess that's only true on certain distros03:38
Afdaloof -_-03:38
AfdalI guess what I'm really looking for is where ubuntu stores its -default- font settings03:39
Afdalused when you don't specify something with your particular desktop environment03:39
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Guest6748Hi06:43
Guest6748I want to report a bug in ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS06:44
Guest6748Can report it here?06:44
Guest6748Is anyone listening me?06:47
ograGuest6748, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs06:47
golden_ticketI installed https://github.com/IBM/clai but it only executes under /bin/bash. I'm using /bin/zsh, how do I make my system recognize the command?06:49
Guest6748Can I just not tell it here?06:50
Guest6748That error or bug?06:51
ograGuest6748, how would that help anyone ? the developers that can fix it watch launchpad for bug reports06:51
ogra... they are usually not around here06:51
Guest6748Ok06:52
Guest6748But that process is a bit complex.06:52
Guest6748Isn't there a chat alternative for it?06:53
alkisgGuest6748: no, you can't expect application developers to be available on chat 24/7, you need to use bug trackers. But are you certain that this is a bug? You can discuss it here before reporting it...06:54
Guest6748Ok06:54
Guest6748Yes that's what I wanted to do06:55
Guest6748So when I open apps in ubuntu06:55
Guest6748And I click on the basket or folder  of utilities06:55
Guest6748Then if I do not click on any of the utility apps06:56
Guest6748Instead I click on the empty space far away from the folder06:57
Guest6748Then what happens is that06:57
Guest6748Many dots come in apps list06:57
Guest6748Before doing this all there were only two dots06:57
Guest6748Means apps were present in first page and then on second06:58
Guest6748And there were two dots one for first and other four second06:59
Guest6748But after this all the dots increased considerably06:59
Guest6748Even when the app pages remained two only06:59
Guest6748This was the bug or error I was talking about07:00
Guest6748So what should I do now?07:01
alkisgPersonally I'm not using Ubuntu GNOME, but Ubuntu MATE, so I haven't seen what you're describing. You may wait for feedback from others; sometimes people reply in a few minutes, sometimes in more... but you may go to launchpad and report the bug even if noone replies07:02
Guest6748Ok07:03
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nikolamHi, I am on 21.04 Xubuntu and having one monitor connected to DiplayPort to HDMI cable (DP on 4600HD i5 4570 on HP 600G1 TWR) and another monitor on VGA output. Problem is that , while in GRUB, when I go and select menus with keyboard cursors, meny selection gets _desinchronised_ between two monitors!08:20
nikolamE.G. refreshing the picture on DP output ot HDMI monitor lags behind 5+ seconds after the VGA monitor..08:21
nikolamThis must be a new behavior , because I didn't have that before... After booting HDMI monitor behaves almost normally, except it blacks down when I am starting some apps. and then it comes back.08:22
nikolamI wondwr how it's even possible for two mirrored images to be decynchronized at boot. Is it about GRUB.. or hardware08:23
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Saviqbfortified: hey,  no it's not (directly) possible.  You could use the `libvirt` or `LXD` backends and tweak the machine there directly08:43
Saviqbfortified: we try to avoid backend / platform-specific features in Multipass08:44
MetamorphosisHello everyone, I installed and purged Signal messenger, but I still see its repo link during cmd apt updates, how can I completely remove it?08:47
ravageRemove the sources file from /etc/apt/sources.list.d/08:49
daoumilseitekhey is it possible to install nodejs 12 in ubuntu 20.04 ? only node 10 is available by default09:23
ravagedaoumilseitek: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-20-0409:25
Proxysnadaoumilseitek, you can check this out. Second variant. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-node-js-on-ubuntu-20-0409:54
ProxysnaJust specify which version you want to install using apt.09:54
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ogradaoumilseitek,  just "sudo snap install node" ...  snap info node shows you the 11 stable versions maintained by nodejs upstream you can pick from by using the --channel option to the install command09:58
ogra(this is rolling, so it gets regulary updated, unlike the deb packages)09:59
daoumilseitekthanks for the recommendations10:03
daoumilseiteki'll do it in a vm though10:04
daoumilseitekit's too bad standard apt can't follow node10:04
daoumilseitekbetter*10:04
ograupdating stable debs in a release is hard (this is why snaps exist) ... also debs in universe get "best effort" security fixes only10:05
mohithello i need some help as i am unable to use webcam on firefox11:13
mohiti am using hp pavillion '11:13
lotuspsychjemohit: does your cam work on cheese?11:19
mohityes11:19
lotuspsychjemohit: the website you trying to cam on, using flash or so?11:20
mohithow do i see it11:20
lotuspsychjemohit: online test would, like https://seositecheckup.com/tools/flash-test11:22
mohitit does not include flash objects11:23
ramblebamblemohit, have you checked FF permissions for the website?11:24
mohityes11:25
mohitits was allowed11:25
ramblebambleyou don't happen to have s.th. like firejail or bumblewrap running with your browser?11:28
mohitno11:28
ramblebamblemohit, open the console in ff any webpage and paste navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true, video: true }) into the console, it will ask for access to the camera and mic, do you get a permissions prompt?11:30
mohitwhere exactly i have to paste it11:33
mohit??11:33
rambleba1mohit, got disconnected what is the result of the JS snippet?11:34
mohithow do i find the console11:34
mohit??11:34
rambleba1visit any website or the start-page does not matter, press F12 select tab Console11:35
rambleba1and for the record, there used to be a "worm" abusing the user's trust and they would past random, obfuscated snippets of JS in there and got owned11:35
rambleba1so be mindful what you are pasting in that console because it runs in the context of the website and has full sway as far as access to the website is concered11:36
mohitit says hidden11:37
mohitit says hidden11:38
rambleba1what do you mean hidden?11:38
rambleba1where does it say that?11:38
rambleba1console or UI11:38
mohitit does not show hidden in the area where i pasted the link11:38
rambleba1oh one more thing: did you by any chance run apt upgrade?11:38
mohitno11:38
rambleba1k11:39
rambleba1do we have a pastebin for screenshots?11:39
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mohityup11:39
rambleba1care to share?11:39
mohitx-special/nautilus-clipboard11:41
mohitcopy11:41
mohitfile:///home/mohit/Pictures/Screenshot%20from%202021-09-27%2017-10-22.png11:41
mohitdoes it help11:42
* rambleba1 laughs11:42
rambleba1nope, I was looking for a pastebin to share a screenshot WITH YOU and vice versa so I know what you see and you know what I was expecting11:42
mohitmohit00611:43
mohitthat is the username11:44
mohitfor pastebin11:44
mohiti have got the extension11:47
mohitin ff11:47
mohitsimple pastebin11:47
rambleba1mohit, naa that is not what I ment plus the screenshot utility in FF is most likely not able to take a screeny from the UI of FF11:50
rambleba1here that is what I would expect https://ibb.co/K92QvVS11:50
rambleba1is a drop down appearing below your URL-bar once you have entered the JS snippet11:50
rambleba1because cheese shows your webcam so your system knows of your webcame. so the problem must be with FF11:52
rambleba1mohit when was the last time you restarted FF?11:52
mohitdoing it now11:53
mohitno change still the same11:53
rambleba1mohit what does your about:config say when you enter amera11:55
rambleba1sry camera11:55
mohitmedia.getusermedia.camera.background.mute.enabledfalse11:56
mohitmedia.getusermedia.camera.off_while_disabled.delay_ms300011:56
mohitmedia.getusermedia.camera.off_while_disabled.enabledtrue11:56
mohitpermissions.default.camera011:56
rambleba1k that is default11:57
mohiti tried webcam test11:59
mohitit is working fine on that website11:59
mohiti also get the error as string time not recognized12:01
mohitas valid date/time12:01
rambleba1Then the problem is most likely with the website12:01
BluesKajHi folks12:01
rambleba1what does the console say when you try to have your webcam accessed by that website12:02
mohitWebExtensions: reset-default-search: starting. api.js:18312:04
mohitWebExtensions: reset-default-search: has already ran once and saw panel, exit. api.js:21012:04
rambleba1There you have it, contact the Admin and move on12:06
rambleba1nothing you or anyone else can do12:06
rambleba1at least anyone in this channel12:06
rambleba1if the error is fatal that is, but seeing that your webcam runs on your computer and with FF on other websites it is a good bet12:07
mohitadmin means whom should i contact12:08
mohit?12:08
alterjsivewhat mainline kernel version >5.12 would you recommend for kubuntu 21.04? (Got a problem with my dock https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1926809)12:08
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1926809 in linux (Ubuntu) "WD19 dock stops working in Ubuntu 21.04" [Undecided, Confirmed]12:08
alterjsive(k)ubuntu*12:09
rambleba1mohit whoever you can get a hold of that is responsible for the website or knows someoe who is12:09
mohitok thanks for being prompt to address this issue12:10
alterjsiveI was thinking about the kernel from ubuntu 21.10 beta12:10
alterjsivebut I don't know the exact version there12:10
alterjsiveI guess itś just Linux 5.13 kernel12:14
alterjsiveis it relatively safe to install a newer kernel with mainline? ppa:cappelikan/ppa12:18
ograalterjsive, no, it is not ...12:20
alterjsiveogra: ok thanks. I guess I better switch to another distro since I I also have custom kernel modules for my laptop12:20
alterjsivehttps://asus-linux.org/asusctl/12:21
ograalterjsive, the mainline PPA is only for testing/verification when some kernel team person asks you to do so in a bug, these kernels are not maintained, receive no security fixes, miss a lot of patches and will not auto-upgrade12:21
alterjsiveok thanks12:21
jushuractually it depends, if it is compiled with the same src and settings, and say enabling a module it would be fine. if you change src in any way your out on thinner ice..12:21
ograalterjsive, see the first paragraph at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds they are clearly not for daily use12:23
alterjsiveogra: ok thanks allot.12:23
ReconGetting a screen tearing issue on Chrome while video playback and scrolling. nvidia x settings app is completely empty/blank for some reason. How do I get the nvidia xserver back?12:23
alterjsiveI guess I can wait a few weeks for the release of kubuntu 21.1012:24
ReconI have Ubuntu 20.0412:24
alterjsiveah wait it's 1 month.12:25
ograthe beta got released last week though12:27
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hyperknotHi, I've locked myself out of my server's SSH, I don't know how. I can get in via KVM and I've enabled password authentication, yet I still cannot log in via SSH. I can log in via KVM. How can I debug this?12:36
hyperknot18.0412:36
ramblebamblehyperknot, you happen to try to login as root?12:37
hyperknotyes12:37
ramblebamblethen check your sshd config there is an option dedicated to disable logins from user root12:38
ramblebambleafter that restart sshd12:38
hyperknotOK, I am able to log in as non-root user12:38
hyperknotbut what is happening with root? I've always been able to log in as root12:41
ramblebambledunno, updated sshd recently, new server, did maintenance of your server(managed?) change the sshd-configuration12:42
hyperknotI didn't do any of these12:42
ramblebambleis a password set for root? changed the ssh-key recently is the ssh-key under $HOME/.ssh/autorized_keys the right one?12:43
hyperknotAuthentication refused: bad ownership or modes for directory /root12:43
hyperknotI think I found it in auth.log12:43
ramblebambleah then lock at tree -al $HOME/.ssh12:44
hyperknotit's not that, it's /root, it became user12:44
ramblebamblethen do a sudo su ;)12:45
hyperknotwith chown it's fixed now root works12:45
hyperknotbut I'm super curious how could it happen12:45
ramblebambledid you create the autorized_keys recently?12:45
ramblebambleor .ssh for that matter12:46
hyperknotwow this is crazy, untarring a tar sets the chown of the folder12:46
hyperknotI just run tar -xjvf ... as root in /root and it changed home dir's ownership12:47
ramblebamblehyperknot, off the cuffs I don't know baout tar but you may also have a look at umask12:48
MrBarhello12:51
oerheks 12:51
ToniusHi! Someone try to use iostat with mdadm raid ?13:06
lotuspsychjeplease no crossposting in the ubuntu channels Tonius13:06
hyperknotHi, what is the right way of installing the linux-tools package? Should I install generic or `uname -r`?13:44
hyperknotwill it upgrade in the future if I install `uname-r` today?13:45
oerheks!find find  linux-tools13:46
ubottu'linux-tools' is not a valid release13:46
oerheks!find linux-tools13:46
ubottuFound: linux-tools-5.11.0-1004-azure, linux-tools-5.11.0-1005-oracle, linux-tools-5.11.0-1006-aws, linux-tools-5.11.0-1006-gcp, linux-tools-5.11.0-1006-kvm, linux-tools-5.11.0-16, linux-tools-5.11.0-16-generic, linux-tools-5.11.0-16-lowlatency, linux-tools-aws, linux-tools-azure and 68 others <https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=linux-tools&searchon=names&suite=hirsute&section=all>13:46
oerheksi think so yes13:46
oerheks!find linux-tools focal13:46
ubottuFound: linux-tools-5.4.0-1009-aws, linux-tools-5.4.0-1009-gcp, linux-tools-5.4.0-1009-kvm, linux-tools-5.4.0-1009-oracle, linux-tools-5.4.0-1010-azure, linux-tools-5.4.0-26, linux-tools-5.4.0-26-generic, linux-tools-5.4.0-26-lowlatency, linux-tools-5.6.0-1007-oem, linux-tools-aws and 427 others <https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=linux-tools&searchon=names&suite=focal&section=all>13:46
hyperknotso how do I install the kernel version depended packages?13:47
hyperknothow do they stay updated to new kernels?13:47
lotuspsychjehyperknot: apt is smart, it will ask you to install depends13:48
oerheksinfo linux-tools-common13:48
oerheks!info linux-tools-common13:48
ubottulinux-tools-common (5.11.0-36.40, hirsute): Linux kernel version specific tools for version 5.11.0. In component main, is optional. Built by linux. Size 240 kB / 560 kB13:48
oerhekscommon package will do, i guess13:49
hyperknotok, so I need to install common and it takes care of the versioning for me?13:49
oerhekshmm, i tested it, but it does not pull linux-tools-<something>13:50
lotuspsychjehyperknot: what are you trying to do exactly?13:51
hyperknotuse cpupower13:52
hyperknotOK, -common didn't work, it still needed the kernel modules13:52
hyperknot-generic installs everything13:52
oerhekskernel update comming in, brb13:52
lotuspsychjehyperknot: in this tut, they install several; https://krimson8.github.io/linux/2019/03/13/Configuring-CPU-frequency.html13:55
hyperknotbtw, how can I persist cpu governor changes?13:58
ravagehyperknot: sysctl.conf14:00
hyperknotI didn't find anything in sysctl14:01
hyperknotthere is /etc/default/cpufrequtils14:02
hyperknotbut I don't know what uses it14:02
oerhekssudo systemctl disable ondemand # gives performance mode ( not sure why anyone wants to control cpu speed ), else https://askubuntu.com/questions/1021748/set-cpu-governor-to-performance-in-18-0414:02
hyperknotoerheks: great!14:11
jayamadeGoodday users, has anyone had any issues connecting a second monitor where the second hdmi is not discovered14:51
ravageim sure someone did at some point14:57
mythoshiho. just looked at https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-2992115:48
ubottuIn Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses. <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29921>15:48
mythosand there is something weird with ubuntu focal15:48
mythosit says it fixed it with 3.8.5. which could be true. but the latest version is 3.8.10, which was backported from groovy15:49
mythosso i pulled the source and can't find that fix in the patch series nor a reference to that CVE15:50
mythoswere those CVE fixes forgotten because of that backport?15:51
ravagethe packges includes python3.8-3.8.10/debian/patches/CVE-2021-3177-3.8.patch16:00
ubottuPython 3.x through 3.9.1 has a buffer overflow in PyCArg_repr in _ctypes/callproc.c, which may lead to remote code execution in certain Python applications that accept floating-point numbers as untrusted input, as demonstrated by a 1e300 argument to c_double.from_param. This occurs because sprintf is used unsafely. <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3177>16:00
ravageso you should be fine16:00
loganrunwhen I log back in after the screen saver has been on, my monitor settings are scrambled. I use NVIDIA-settings program to set up the monitor arrangement. But there is apparently now way to save the settings, you can only apply them16:00
ravage+++ python3.8-3.8.10/debian/patches/CVE-2021-29921.patch16:02
ubottuIn Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses. <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29921>16:02
mythosravage, ah, thx. will check again16:02
mythosravage, how do you fetch the source? apt-get source python3.8?16:04
loganrunIt is strange the Nvidia program wants to save an xorg.conf file, but it doesn't seem that Ubuntu uses it16:05
ravagemythos, yes. but the diff is here: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/546203028/python3.8_3.8.5-1~20.04.3_3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.diff.gz16:05
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mythosravage, where is that diff referenced. i can't seem to find it. here for instance: https://packages.ubuntu.com/source/focal/python3.816:10
mythosand doesn't apt-get source apply the current diff?16:10
ravageapt-get source Downloads. It does not apply anything16:11
ravagethe diffs are linked on https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/focal/main/security/python3.8 for example16:11
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arooniare samba mounted drives like this: //192.168.1.1/NetworkDriveArooni /media/HardDriveArooni cifs guest,uid=1000,iocharset=utf8,dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777,gid=1000,auto,_netdev,vers=1.0 0 0 ;; mounted as root?16:22
aroonii'm having trouble writing to it via transmissino16:22
mythosravage, that patch you linked removes that patch: https://paste.debian.net/hidden/e9616336/16:26
mythosand i'm unable to fetch a focal python3.8 source with that patch16:27
mythosmaybe you could show me the commands to get a full focal python3.8(.10) source? :)16:28
mythosI think, that CVE was fixed with 3.8.5 and was reintroduced with 3.8.1016:29
oerheksarooni, i would download locally, and move it to smb when done.16:32
mythoshttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/groovy/+source/python3.8/+bug/1928057 refers to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python3.8/3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.0416:44
ubottuLaunchpad bug 1928057 in python3.8 (Ubuntu Groovy) "SRU: backport Python 3.8.10 to 20.04 LTS and 20.10" [Low, Fix Released]16:44
aroonithe root cause is that ubuntu tries to create each new file as root16:45
aroonion the samba drive16:45
mythoswhere the source is avaiable at the bottom. it doesn't include CVE 2021 2992116:45
ubottuIn Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses. <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29921>16:45
aroonieven though uid and gid are set correctly16:45
mythoshirsute has it16:46
oerheksThis bug was fixed in the package python3.8 - 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.0416:46
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oerhekslast comment16:46
ezakimakis there same way to configure dkms to use more than -j 2 when building kernel modules?16:47
mythosoerheks, could you give me a link to the source where that patch is either applied or a in a patch series?16:47
ravagei gave you the exact line in the diff16:48
oerhekshttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-2992116:49
ubottuIn Python before 3,9,5, the ipaddress library mishandles leading zero characters in the octets of an IP address string. This (in some situations) allows attackers to bypass access control that is based on IP addresses. <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-29921>16:49
oerheksincl commit16:50
mythosravage, i rechecked. that diff removes that CVE patch16:50
mythosoerheks, yes. but it referes to 3.8.5. which does have that patch16:51
mythosas far as i see 3.8.10 doesn't16:51
oerheksif you think and proof that it does not, file a bugreport16:52
mythoswell, normally i would think, the proof is not on my side. fetching source and looking for a patch in a patch series or already applied, shouldn't be that hard16:57
mythoshirsute has it. easy to verify16:58
oerheksgroovy is EOL, btw16:59
mythosoerheks, it's focal's python17:01
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ravagei got the source too17:08
ravagethe patch is missing17:08
mythosthx ravage17:08
ravageLib/ipaddress.py is the file that has the actual leading zeroes patch17:10
ravageor.. should have17:10
mythosyes17:11
mythosit doesn't17:11
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ravagemaybe someone with experience to report regressions can file that bug at the right place17:12
ravagei have no idea if you would comment on the old bug or open a new one17:12
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Ali_nzis there such a thing as a repair install in Ubuntu18:11
Ali_nzunless someone thinks they can fix my blackscreen no boot issue18:16
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alkisgWell you can install on top of the old one and it'll keep /home18:18
alkisgbut if you describe the issue, how it happened etc, maybe someone can help18:18
minimecAli_nz: There is the possibility to boot the installer USB medium and use 'chroot' to execute tasks on the existing installation on the computer. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCdRecovery18:18
Ali_nzWell I tried to boot the live CD, and all the options except something else said they would wipe the existing disk, there wasnt an option to install "over the top" so to speak where it would keep files18:19
minimecAli_nz: You just use 'Try Ubuntu' and boot in to the graphical interface.18:20
Ali_nzthe reason my install is borked is because I tried to install VMWare which needed me to follow these instructions to work with secure boot: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1096052/vmware-15-error-on-ubuntu-18-4-could-not-open-dev-vmmon-no-such-file-or-dire - i got to the reoboot step and got the blue screen and installed the key - but then it wont boot - black screen18:21
Ali_nzminimec: I dont want to try - I need reinstall18:22
minimecAli_nz: In case you have a blackscreen on boot try to use the 'recovery mode' boot procedure 'Advanced options for Ubuntu'. Do you have an Nvidia GPU?18:23
minimecAli_nz: 'chroot' mode would allow you to fix a broken system that is installed on your computer without overwriting it with a reinstallation.18:24
Ali_nzwell I looked at journalctl and syslog18:25
privato89Hi guys18:25
Ali_nzI cant see anything obvious thats wrong18:25
Ali_nzminimec: no nvidia - its a HP Elitedesk Mini G318:25
Ali_nzonboard graphics, prob intel18:26
oerheksAli_nz, AFAIK you need vmware 16?18:29
oerheksseen lots of issues with 15, no clue how to fix them18:30
Ali_nzoerheks: I did have the latest and got the error at the top of the stack exchange thread, so I followed the instructions18:30
minimecAli_nz: Ok. Indeed... Probably Intel internal GPU. I would try 'recovery mode', drop to a root shell and do things like "apt update" "apt full-upgrade" "sudo apt install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop" as a start18:30
Ali_nzminimec: ok18:31
Ali_nzeven when installing ubuntu fresh (after ticking the option for secure boot during install) it is going to blue screen during boot for mok management - what key do I press? (continue or add key?)18:38
johnjayyou mean ubuntu crashes while it's printing out system messages?18:39
minimecAli_nz: Unfortunately I cannot give you an answer here...18:39
tomreyn"blue screen" sounds like you'r eon another OS.18:40
johnjaymok says it's for secure boot. maybe check your efi vars and grub settings?18:40
johnjaywait by blue screen i think he means the mok screen18:41
johnjayhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot/DKMS18:41
Ali_nzI will enroll it,18:41
tomreynjohnjay: oh, right, probably.18:41
alkisgAli_nz: in some cases, failed "secure boot" dialogs result in half-updated initramfs. Try to temporarily disable secure-boot, then go to grub > advanced options > and select the previous kernel which will have a normally generated initramfs18:41
johnjayi've honestly never heard of mok before. is this a new thing in linux?18:43
alkisgIt's a tool to manage secure boot keys (UEFI)18:43
alkisgIt wasn't there back when BIOS dominated the world...18:44
johnjayi probably should learn more about that.18:44
tomreynhttps://edk2-docs.gitbook.io/understanding-the-uefi-secure-boot-chain/additional_secure_boot_chain_implementations/machine_owner_key_mok18:44
johnjayi thought in linux it was just the efi boot manager and then grub18:44
tomreyn"machine owner key"18:44
tomreynjohnjay: that's what you have if you don't use "secure boot", yes18:45
johnjayi see18:45
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